General Questions
Q: What is
the Pacific Northwest Water News?
A: The Pacific Northwest Water News (PNWN) is a free
weekly Internet mailing with links to news stories concerning water resource issues in
the Pacific Northwest. It is an "instant clipping service" for people who
need to stay current on regional and local water issues.
Q: What
kinds of news does it cover?
A: We cover news on potable water, wastewater,
groundwater, flood control, surface water, and stormwater. We also carry run-off related
coastal water quality news as well as out-of-area stories that seem important,
interesting, or (sometimes) amusing. In addition, the PNWN has the web's
most comprehensive links to water
resource agencies and professional organizations.
Q: Who can
subscribe?
A: Subscriptions are available to officials and
employees of agencies directly involved in managing water resources. Agencies may request
subscriptions for their consultants, lawyers, or other advisors. We retain the absolute
right to refuse a subscription to any person, for any reason.
Q: How do I
read the PNWN?
A: The PNWN is delivered to your e-mail
inbox as a short e-mail with a link to the newsletter. To read the PNWN, merely
click on the link. If you have a
web browser, it should open automatically and display the newsletter. To read or print any
story listed, simply click on the headline. When you're done with the story,
close the story window and you will again see the newsletter.
Q: How can I
subscribe?
A: Easy. Just visit our subscription
site at www.bcwaternews.com.
You qualify if you have an interest
in Pacific Northwest water issues and are:
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A director, board member, or
employee of a water resources agency, or
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Employed in public service or
education with the "need to know" regarding the
water resources field.
We are sorry that, due to the
administrative workload in managing our subscriber rolls and the
expense of distribution, we cannot offer subscriptions to persons
in private companies such as equipment vendors, engineers,
consultants, etc.
Q: What
about privacy and security? Any dangers from viruses?
A: See our statement on these issues
here.
We will not sell, give away, or purposely disclose your
e-mail address, and we always do our best to make sure we
are virus-free.
Q: You said
it's free. I see also that there's no advertising. What's the catch?
A: If there is one, we haven't found it yet!
Technical
Questions
Q: Occasionally
when I click on a story, it is unavailable. Why does this happen?
A: Most Internet news sources archive their stories
after a few days, sometimes very quickly. The stories are then unavailable or available
but only for a fee.
Q: Why
doesn't the PNWN display all the way across my screen?
A: The PNWN is designed to display full-width on a
screen with the lowest resolution normally used by Windows. Many of us use higher
resolutions, so the PNWN will only display over the center part of our screens.
Q: I can't
believe you missed that important story in the Sand Canyon Outlook-Picayune! How do I let
you know about this?
A: We monitor a limited number of news
sources. There are some sources we'd like to monitor, but
we just don't have the time to deal with those sites' inadequate
search engines. Please
e-mail
the editor with the URLs (Internet addresses) of interesting
stories, or with news sources you believe may be interesting
or useful.
Q: Why do I
have trouble printing some stories?
A: Most of our stories are really “links” to
other sites, e.g., The Washington Post. These sites control how the stories are
presented and formatted. For best results, make sure you have upgraded to the latest
version of your Internet browser, since print routines have improved recently. Some sites
have a handy link to bring up a "printable version" of the story. Also, if the
text is clipped off at the right, try printing in landscape mode.
Q: Sometimes
when I click on a story my computer won't display it. Why?
A: Some of our items are in PDF format, identified by
an asterisk after the story description. You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to display
and print them. You can download the Reader by clicking the link in the left-hand column of the PNWN. Save the downloaded file to your hard
disk and then double-click it to install it. You will then be able to read and print PDF
files from within your browser.
