Susanna Eden
- Research Outreach Programs Officer
Contact
- (520) 621-5670
- WATER RSCH CTR
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0437
- seden@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Water Resources Administration
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Deciding to Recharge
- M.S. Water Resources Administration
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Negotiation as a Strategy for Resolving Water Disputes
- M.Arch Architecture
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Huning Highlands Addition to the City of Albuquerque: History and Preservation
- B.A. Linguistics
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Work Experience
- UA Water Resources Research Center (2013 - Ongoing)
- UA Water Resources Research Center (2005 - 2013)
- UA Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) (2005 - 2009)
- United Nations Hydrology for Environment, Life, and Policy (HELP) program (2003 - 2004)
- Office of the Global Water Cycle Program Interagency Working Group and Science Steering Group (2002 - 2004)
- Arizona Department of Water Resources, Tucson Active Management Area (1996 - 1997)
- University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center (1994 - 1996)
- UA Water Resources Research Center (1989 - 1993)
Awards
- Crescordia Award for Environmental Excellence
- Arizona Forward, Fall 2016
- New Arizona Prize - Water Consciousness Challenge
- Arizona Community Foundation, Spring 2015
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Megdal, S. B., Varady, R. G., & Eden, S. (2013). Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Israeli, Palestinian and Lower Colorado River Basin Water Challenges. IHE (UNESCO), The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkemam, Taylor & Francis Group.More infoA collection of articles that as a whole address the similarities and differences of Israeli-Palestinian and Colorado River Basin water management challenges and solutions
- Megdal, S. B., Varady, R. G., & Eden, S. -. (2013). Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Israeli, Palestinian and Colorado River Basin Water Challenges. London, UK: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Chapters
- Megdal, S. B., Megdal, S. B., Varady, R. G., Varady, R. G., Eden, S. -., Eden, S. -., Cleveland, J., & Cleveland, J. (2013). Preface, Introduction and Concluding Insights chapters. In Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Israeli-Palestinian and Colorado River Basin Challenges(pp 3 pp,, 4pp., 2 pp., respectively). London, UK: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Journals/Publications
- Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Shamir, E. (2017). Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management. Water, 9(3), 190-6.More infoEditorial article for Special Issue of Water titled "Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management."
- Eden, S., & Hummer, N. (2016). Potable Reuse of Water. Arroyo, 1-16.More infoAnnual WRRC publication that receives external review
- Eden, S., & Roudaut, M. (2016). Studies Support Planning for Environmental Water--More Research Needed. Arizona Water Resource, 24(3), 1-2.
- Eden, S., & Sanchez, A. (2016). AWR Changing with the Times. Arizona Water Resource, 24(4), 1-2.
- Eden, S., Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., Megdal, S. B., Shamir, E., Shamir, E., Chief, K., Chief, K., Mott Lacroix, K., & Mott Lacroix, K. (2016). Opening the Black Box: Using a Hydrological Model to Link Stakeholder Engagement with Groundwater Management. Water, 8(216). doi:10.3390/w8050216
- Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., & Mclain, J. E. (2016). Potable Reuse of Water: A View from Arizona. Impact, 18(4), 10-11.
- Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., & Mclain, J. E. (2016). Potable Reuse of Water: A View from Arizona. Water Resources Impact, 18(4), 10-11.
- Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., Shamir, E., Chief, K., & Mott Lacroix, K. (2016). Opening the Black Box: Using a Hydrological Model to Link Stakeholder Engagement with Groundwater Management. J. Water, 8(216). doi:10.3390/w8050216
- Eden, S., Ryder, M., & Capehart, M. A. (2016). Arizona Water Supply: Closing the water demand-supply gap in Arizona. The Water Report, 144, 12-14.
- Eden, S., Cleveland, J., Moxley, J., & Audrey, A. (2015). Charting a Path Toward Integrated Water Resources: Using water harvesting as a community-scale problem solver. Stormwater, 32-43.
- Eden, S., Cleveland, J., Moxley, J., & Audrey, A. (2015). Charting a Path Toward Integrated Water Resources: Using water harvesting as a community-scale problem solver. Water Efficiency, 10(5).More infoReprint of Stormwater article
- Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Carrillo, C., Castro, C. L., Chang, H. I., Chief, K., Corkhill, F. E., Eden, S., Georgakakos, K., Nelson, K., & Prietto, J. (2015). Climate change and water resources management in the Upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona. J. Hydrology, 521, 18-33. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.062
- Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Carillo, C., Carillo, C., Castro, C. L., Castro, C. L., Chang, H., Chang, H., Chief, K., Chief, K., Corkhill, F., Corkhill, F., Eden, S., Eden, S., Georgakakos, K., Georgakakos, K., Nelson, K., , Nelson, K., et al. (2015). Climate change and water resources management in the Upper Santa Cruz River. Journal of Hydrology, 18.
- Eden, S. -. (2013). Desert Water Harvesting Initiative: Rainwater and Stormwater Harvesting, Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development for Improved Sustainability and Adaption to Climate Change. The Kachina News, 22-23.
- Eden, S. (2011). Lessons on the generation of usable science from an assessment of decision support practices. Environmental Science & Policy, 14(1), 11-19.
- Eden, S., Scott, C., Lamberton, M., & Megdal, S. (2011). Water-energy interdependencies and the Central Arizona Project. The Water-Energy Nexus in the Western United State.
Proceedings Publications
- Shamir, E., Carillo, C., Castro, C. L., Chang, H., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014, June 2014). Water resources vulnerability to climate change in the Upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona. In 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs), 8.More infoShamir, E., Carrillo, C., Castro, C., Chang, H., Megdal, S.B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014). Water resources vulnerability to climate change in the Upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona. In Ames, D., Quinn, N., & Rizzoli, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. San Diego, CA: International Environmental Modelling & Software Society. ISBN: 978-88-9035-744-2
Presentations
- Eden, S. (2016, December). Groundwater, Climate, and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE). Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative Webinar Series.
- Eden, S. (2016, October). Water Harvesting Assessment Toolkit. Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative Webinar Series.
- Eden, S. (2016, September). Are We Ready for Potable Reuse?. Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Symposium. Casino del Sol, Tucson, AZ: Arizona Hydrological Society.
- Eden, S. (2016, September). Energy & Water Session moderator. Arizona Hydrological Society 29th Annual Symposium; Thriving in a Tough Neighborhood: Fortune Favors the Prepared. Casino Del Sol Resort, Tucson, AZ: Arizona Hydrological Society.More infoModerated a session
- Eden, S., & Sheehy, C. (2016, March). Beyond the Mirage ..... University of Arizona Osher Lifelong Learning Class. University of Arizona Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
- Eden, S. (2015, March). Value of Water. OLLI-Green Valley course on water resources. Green Valley, AZ: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Green Valley.
- Eden, S. (2015, May). Case Study and Transferability Research on a Methodology for Linking Climate with Groundwater Management. AZ Water 88th Annual Conference & Exhibition. Glendale, AZ: AZ Water Association.
- Eden, S. (2015, May). Defining the Value of Water in Arizona: It Depends ….. AZ Water 88th Annual Conference & Exhibition. Glendale, AZ: AZ Water Association.
- Eden, S. (2015, October). How Full is Our Water Glass?. LIFELONG LEARNING IN RETIREMENT AT THE HIGHLANDS. Marana, AZ: LIFELONG LEARNING IN RETIREMENT AT THE HIGHLANDS.
- Eden, S., Audrey, A., Cleveland, J., & Moxley, J. (2015, October). New Water Harvesting Assessment Tool for the Desert Southwest. WaterSmart Innovations ‘15. Las Vegas, NV.
- Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., Chief, K., & Shamir, E. (2015, June). A Methodology for Informing Management Decisions in Groundwater Dependent Communities Coping with Climate Uncertainty. 2015 UCOWR/NIWR/CUAHSI Annual Conference. Henderson, NV: UCOWR/NIWR/CUAHSI.
- Shamir, E., Carrillo, C., Castro, C. L., Chang, H. I., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2015, June). Water resources vulnerability to climate change in the Upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. San Diego, CA: International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software.
- Chief, K., Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014, April). Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Phoenix: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Phoenix Transferability Workshop. Phoenix, AZ: University of Arizona.More infoChief, K., E. Shamir, S. Megdal, S. Eden, and J. Prietto. 2014. Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Phoenix: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Phoenix Transferability Workshop, April 23, 2014, Phoenix, AZ.
- Chief, K., Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014, April). Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Prescott: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Prescott Transferability Workshop. Prescott, AZ: University of Arizona.More infoChief, K., E. Shamir, S. Megdal, S. Eden, and J. Prietto. 2014. Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Prescott: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Prescott Transferability Workshop, April 22, 2014, Prescott, AZ.
- Chief, K., Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014, April). Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for San Pedro: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Sierra Vista Transferability Workshop. Sierra Vista, AZ: University of Arizona.More infoChief, K., E. Shamir, S. Megdal, S. Eden, and J. Prietto. 2014. Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for San Pedro: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Sierra Vista Transferability Workshop, April 30, Sierra Vista, AZ.
- Chief, K., Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Eden, S., & Prietto, J. (2014, April). Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Tucson: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Tucson Transferability Workshop. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.More infoChief, K., E. Shamir, S. Megdal, S. Eden, and J. Prietto. 2014. Groundwater, Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) for Tucson: Santa Cruz AMA as case example. Tucson Transferability Workshop, April 29, 2014, Tucson, AZ.
- Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Carrillo, C., Castro, C. L., Chang, H. I., Chief, K., Corkhill, F. E., Eden, S., Georgakakos, K. P., Nelson, K. M., & Prietto, J. (2014, July). Connecting Climate Change and Surface Water Flows to Aquifer Recharge and Groundwater Management. 14th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (BSMAR14), July 31-August 1, 2014. Orange, CA: Managed Aquifer Recharge (BSMAR14).More infoShamir, E., S.B. Megdal, C. Carrillo, C.L. Castro, H.I. Chang, K. Chief, F.E. Corkhill, S. Eden, K.P. Georgakakos, K.M. Nelson, and J. Prietto. 2014. Connecting Climate Change and Surface Water Flows to Aquifer Recharge and Groundwater Management. 14th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (BSMAR14), July 31-August 1, 2014, Orange, CA.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, April). Arizona Water Resources. Meeting of Change Is Happening - Green Valley. Green Valley, AZ: Change Is Happening - Green Valley.More infoGeneral overview of water resources in Arizona, future challenges and potential strategies with a focus on Green Valley, AZ.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, April). GCASE Update and Workshop Objectives. GCASE Milestone Workshop. Nogales City Council, Nogales AZ: Water Resources Research Center.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, June). Introduction to GCASE (Groundwater Climate and Stakeholder Engagement). Santa Cruz AMA Groundwater Users Advisory Council meeting. Nogales City Council, Nogales AZ.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, May). WHAT? Water Harvesting Assessment Tool. AZ Water Association 86th Annual Conference. Glendale, AZ: AZ Water Association.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, November). GCASE Update and Workshop Objectives. GCASE Milestone Workshop 2. WRRC Conference Room, Tucson, AZ: Water Resources Research Center.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, September). Stakeholder Engagement in Model Development Incorporating Climate Change Uncertainty. Arizona Hydrological Society 2013 Annual Symposium. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Hydrological Society.
- Eden, S. -. (2012). Arizona's Water Resources-Green Valley. Green Valley Gardeners meeting. Green Valley, AZ.
- Eden, S. -. (2012). Arizona's Water Resources-Tucson. Tucson, AZ: Tucson Garden Club.
- Eden, S. -. (2012, March). Arid Green Infrastructure Research. Arid LID 2012 conference. Tucson, AZ.
- Eden, S. -. (2012, September). Using low-impact development & smartscape to create sustainable landscapes. Arizona Hydrological Society 2012 Annual Symposium. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Hydrological Society.
- Moxley, J., Eden, S., Audrey, A., & Cleveland, J. (2012). Utility Guide to Rainwater/Stormwater Harvesting as an Adaptive Response to Climate Change. meeting of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Municipal Water Users Association.
- Eden, S. -. (2011). Introduction to the Arivaca Aquifer Vulnerability to Drought Project Evaluation. Arivaca, AZ: Arivaca Water Resource Committee.
Case Studies
- Megdal, S. B., & Eden, S. (2015. Box 2.1: Climate change-driven stakeholder engagement in Arizona.(pp 58 (one page)).
Others
- Eden, S., & Roudaut, M. (2016, January). Water Resources Protection Spurs Forest Restoration Actions. Arizona Water Resource.
- Eden, S., & Roudaut, M. (2015, October). Conference Themes Emerge from a Program of Diverse Perspectives. Arizona Water Resource.
- Eden, S., Ryder, M., & Capehart, M. A. (2015, July). Closing the Water Demand-Supply Gap in Arizona. Arroyo.
- Ferris, K., Porter, S., Springer, A., Eden, S., & Megdal, S. B. (2015, October). Keeping Arizona’s Water Glass Full. 107th Arizona Town Hall Research Committee Background Report. Arizona Town Hall, http://www.aztownhall.org/resources/Documents/107%20Background%20Report%20web.pdf. http://www.aztownhall.org/resources/Documents/107%20Background%20Report%20web.pdf
- Mclain, J. E., Rock, C. M., Eden, S., & Cusimano, J. (2015, June). Agricultural use of recycled water for crop production in Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Extension Publications.
- Eden, S. -. (2013, April). 2013 Conference Offers Wide Range of Perspectives on Water Security Challenges. Arizona Water Resource.More infoFeature article
- Eden, S. -., & Radonic, L. (2013, October). Along Urban Waterways: Cities Try New Strategies for Clean Waters and Shaded Streets. Arizona Water Resource.More infoFeature article
- Ragav, M., Eden, S. -., Mitchell, K. L., & Wittee, B. (2013, April). Arroyo: Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water. Water Resources Research Center. http://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/arroyo-newsletter/arroyo-2013-contaminants-emerging-concern-waterMore infoAnnual newsletter on a single topic of concern in Arizona, the 2013 issue summarized for the layperson the state of knowledge regarding emerging contaminants.
- Eden, S. -. (2010, Fall). Arizona Water Resource.
- Eden, S. -. (2010, Fall). WRRC Website redesign.