The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s fifth annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference will focus on water quality issues important to Nebraska and the Great Plains. It will be April 22-23, 2008 in Lincoln and will feature a lecture by William Reilly, former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

This conference will survey a broad array of water quality topics, including impacts of biofuels and nanotechnology and emerging contaminants, quality impacts on land values, and a review of the value of atrazine. New this year is a one day track on introduction to water law. More information and registration is online at http://watercenter.unl.edu/WaterConference/WConf.asp

Tickets: General admission $5, student/senior $3, available at the door approx. one hour before the performance.