Water Environment Lectures in GuangDong, China

I was invited to give lectures at Sun Yat-Sun University and South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (one of the three research institutes under Ministry of Environmental Protection), both located in GuangZhou, China on July 11 and 12, respectively. The lecture was titled "Water Environment Assessment, Protection, and Restoration."

Photo to the left shows a restored urban stream in GuangZhou, Capital of GuangDong Province, that used to be a covered sewage channel. Photos of other locations that I visited in GuangDong can be found in my water photo album.

2011 EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress Attended

I attended the EWRI Congress from May 22 to 26 in Palm Springs, California. Our two papers were presented at the Congress and published in the proceedings. They are titled "Maintenance Interval for Stormwater Hydrodynamic Separators" and "Information for Inspection and Maintenance of Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices," respectively.

Photo to the left shows fan palms native to California. Additional photos that I took can be found in my water photo album.

Saint Anthony Falls

I attended the International Symposium on the Future of Environmental Hydraulics on May 12 in Minneapolis, organized by the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota.

Photo to the left shows St. Anthony Falls, with downtown Minneapolis in the background. Additional photos that I took can be found in my water photo album.

Replenished Beach at Atlantic City

Snow-Fed Millstone River

Beautiful Fall on Raritan River (near my office)

Pipe up the Leaking Oil: An Initial Success!

BP announced earlier today that "oil and gas is being received onboard the Discoverer Enterprise following the successful placement of a containment cap on top of the Deepwater Horizon's failed blow-out preventer (BOP). This follows the cutting and removal of the riser pipe from the top of the BOP's lower marine riser package (LMRP)."

Congratulations to BP, U.S. Government, and everybody involved!

I hope performance of the system would be enhanced soon to minimize or eliminate the residual oil leak around the imperfectly fitted/sealed cap.