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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10 - 16 April 2021

Integrated land and water planning! What a concept! Check out AWRA's Virtual Summer Conference: 'Connecting Land & Water for Healthy Communities' Registration & Program now available! Click here.

Read the issue of Water Resources IMPACT based on this conference: click here.

Here is a PDF of the graphic below: Download 2021 Summer Conference Flyer_Updated_2

Sad news about the death of 'virtual water' guru and 2008 Stockholm Water Prize winner John Anthony 'Tony' Allan. You can view a page set up to honor and remember him; go here and search on his name. I met him in Iran in 2015. A delightful, intelligent human being. Few like him these days - he'll be missed.

Enjoy!

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The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.

Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here. If a link does not work, paste the URL into your browser.

Coronavirus and COVID-19
It's @nature Briefing - 16 April 2021. Today we consider monkey-human chimaeras, learn that 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex roamed Earth and learn how to curb the spread of #COVID19 vaccine disinformation. https://bit.ly/32l6xMl

It's @nature Briefing - 15 April 2021. Today we learn how India’s #COVID19 vaccine crunch is putting global supplies at risk, discover the struggle to clean up orbit and explore the science of #coronavirus variants. https://bit.ly/3e0wmGY

It's @nature Briefing - 14 April 2021. Today we explore the race for antiviral drugs to beat #COVID19 — and the next #pandemic. Plus, we discover the sources of microplastics in the air and consider what we can learn about leadership from plants. https://bit.ly/3mLNSTr

It's @nature Briefing - 13 April 2021. Today we listen to the sounds of spiderwebs, investigate post-vaccination #COVID19 and get some tips on career progression. https://bit.ly/3dgje17

It's @nature Briefing - 12 April 2021. Today we take a look at US plans to boost science spending, discover a potential pitfall of #COVID19 vaccine passports and explore why our brains favour adding over subtraction. https://bit.ly/2Qm3yQT

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 April 2021 https://bit.ly/3mGrPxi

Wonderful tribute by @FareedZakaria to his amazing mother Fatma on @CNN this morning. https://cnn.it/3268mg2 #coronavirus #COVID19

Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
In @highcountrynews: California tackles microplastics in drinking water https://bit.ly/3uUCck1 #cawater

In @AGU_Eos: Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms https://bit.ly/2Q1DUkZ

An @AWWA Expert Panel Report: 'Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches' https://bit.ly/2PW26Fm

In @capitalpress: Reassessment' of Klamath Project obligations dropped by Biden administration. https://bit.ly/3tc72UL #PNWater

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3ahyx7P #PNWater #EUGwater

From @AWRACO Please join us for "Building Your Water Network," a virtual student event, on Tuesday, 27 April 5-6pm. Register here: https://bit.ly/3spnnnT

In @AGU_Eos Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas https://bit.ly/3uXBna5 #globalwater

CRS Report: 'Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs' https://bit.ly/3ac7UBb #PNWater

H2Oregon - May 2021. https://bit.ly/3tlIuc9 #PNWater #NEWater

Paper in @Water_MDPI: 'Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review' https://bit.ly/3mCQnas

Via @BCWaterNews: Extreme rainfall statistics may shift as U.S. climate warms https://bit.ly/3mI1ejv

In @guardian: Endangered US rivers at grave risk from dams, mining and global heating https://bit.ly/3uThnWd #globalwater

It’s time to update stereotypes and tap into the ingenuity of rural Americans when it comes to addressing climate policy. Read more from the @AspenInstitute’s @AspenCSG: https://ctt.ec/d9bxy+

From @WLRN Environmentalists Say Florida Bill Boosting Sea Level Rise Resilience Is Good Step But More Investment Needed. https://bit.ly/3dXVGxb #FLwater

In @denverpost: Colorado's flood risks are on the rise, and consumers will pay for it https://dpo.st/3deBA2P

From @BBCworldservice: 'Water: Too Much and Not Enough - Part 3 Ecological Crises' https://bbc.in/3sgm7mO

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 April 2021 https://bit.ly/3mGrPxi

From @AJEnglish: 12 April 1961: 60 years since Yuri Gagarin’s historic spaceflight https://aje.io/jt4pj

From @IWMI_: Five African countries - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe – have joined forces to better manage shared groundwater resources https://bit.ly/3t7t4rL

From @KOAA: Colorado snowmelt kickstarts after early spring heat https://bit.ly/3g1Nwqq

CRS Report: 'The National Science Foundation: An Overview' https://bit.ly/3sax3SY

Wonderful tribute by @FareedZakaria to his amazing mother Fatma on @CNN this morning. https://cnn.it/3268mg2 #coronavirus #COVID19

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 16 April 2021. Wild Places Can Hide Bloody Human History; Political Climate; Water and Power; More! https://bit.ly/3soYsB0

Professor John Anthony 'Tony' Allan, water management guru best known for the concept of 'virtual water' and 2008 Stockholm Water Prize, died 15 April 2021 at 84. Will be missed! View his memorial page and share memories and condolences. https://bit.ly/2RAVlJf #globalwater

2021 @AWRAHQ Virtual Summer Conference: 'Connecting Land & Water for Healthy Communities' Registration & Program now available! https://bit.ly/3hfVOrB

In @sdut: San Diego’s soaring water rates have avocado, other growers eyeing break with county. https://bit.ly/3g1d4DT

It's @Water_MDPI, 13(7) April 2021: Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrodynamics & Hydrogeology; Wastewater Treatment & Reuse; Policy,Governance & Management; More! https://bit.ly/3s3yiTV

From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. In This Issue: Story Map, Brown Bag Recap, MAR, APW, We Are Water, More! https://conta.cc/3tpoR2U

Books, Reviews and Related
By Dora P. Crouch: 'Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities'. See chapter 7:'Karst: The Hydrogeologicl Basis of Civilization' https://amzn.to/3agZ99g

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
In @highcountrynews: California tackles microplastics in drinking water https://bit.ly/3uUCck1 #cawater

An @AWWA Expert Panel Report: 'Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches' https://bit.ly/2PW26Fm

Bullshit and Crap Detection
In @sdut: San Diego’s soaring water rates have avocado, other growers eyeing break with county. https://bit.ly/3g1d4DT

California
In @highcountrynews: California tackles microplastics in drinking water https://bit.ly/3uUCck1 #cawater

In @sdut: San Diego’s soaring water rates have avocado, other growers eyeing break with county. https://bit.ly/3g1d4DT

Canada
From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 12 April 2021. Wastewater Professionals Release Specification for Flushability; Ocean Startup Project Launches Second Ocean Startup Challenge; More! https://bit.ly/3tfmdwz

Paper in @Water_MDPI: 'Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review' https://bit.ly/3mCQnas

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Via @BCWaterNews: Extreme rainfall statistics may shift as U.S. climate warms https://bit.ly/3mI1ejv

From @KOAA: Colorado snowmelt kickstarts after early spring heat https://bit.ly/3g1Nwqq

It’s time to update stereotypes and tap into the ingenuity of rural Americans when it comes to addressing climate policy. Read more from the @AspenInstitute’s @AspenCSG: https://ctt.ec/d9bxy+

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 16 April 2021. Wild Places Can Hide Bloody Human History; Political Climate; Water and Power; More! https://bit.ly/3soYsB0

Paper in @Water_MDPI: 'Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review' https://bit.ly/3mCQnas

In @AGU_Eos Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas https://bit.ly/3uXBna5 #globalwater

In @AGU_Eos: Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms https://bit.ly/2Q1DUkZ

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
The @AWRAHQ & @AwraNcrs Virtual Water Symposium, 15-16 April. Theme: 'Human Dimension to Resilient & Sustainable Water Management: Promoting Integrated Collaboration'. Program Online! Registration ends TODAY - 14 April! https://bit.ly/3sOiXIj

TODAY! Thought you'd heard it all about the Colorado River? Think again! @AWRAHQ WEBINAR: 'Undercurrents-Multiracial Histories of Resistance and Survival in the Colorado River Borderlands', 14 April, 1 - 2 PM EST. Speaker: Dr. Daniel Grant of @Harvard https://bit.ly/38QVD4G

2021 @AWRAHQ Virtual Summer Conference: 'Connecting Land & Water for Healthy Communities' Registration & Program now available! https://bit.ly/3hfVOrB

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Via @FourWorldsLLC Course: “Water Conflict Management & Transformation", 14-18 June. Instructors: Aaron Wolf & Lynette de Silva, @OregonState, Corvallis, OR. Info: https://bit.ly/2Pzb8b1

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
In @BradentonTimes: @GovRonDeSantis
Promises Permanent Solution for Piney Point https://bit.ly/3te41mS #FLwater

From @WLRN Environmentalists Say Florida Bill Boosting Sea Level Rise Resilience Is Good Step But More Investment Needed. https://bit.ly/3dXVGxb #FLwater

In @denverpost: Colorado's flood risks are on the rise, and consumers will pay for it https://dpo.st/3deBA2P

From @BBCworldservice: 'Water: Too Much and Not Enough - Part 3 Ecological Crises' https://bbc.in/3sgm7mO

In @AGU_Eos Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas https://bit.ly/3uXBna5 #globalwater

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
California Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dm9tPc #cawater

California Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2Qq7KPJ #cawater 

California Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3g7pv0X #cawater

California Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3scM8n1 #cawater

California Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3mEfhGN #cawater

California Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2QipI6x #cawater

California Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3fUSchI #cawater

Colorado Water Daily
Colorado Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3eanmz0 #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 15 Aprl 2021. https://bit.ly/3sh8Nil #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3ti0G6n #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3a8HK2q #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2RxZVIx #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2PT9jWw #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3s319Yx #cowater

Florida Water Daily
Florida Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3ai9emi #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/32hw2hB #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3mLXZr7 #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3a6H3Xt #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3mFWLh3 #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2OFAS59 #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/322iI0e #FLwater

Northeast US Water Daily
Northeast US Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3gd336N #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dloTmD #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3scfL88 #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3g4QeLB #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/329VRjq #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3wOoLUA #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dRgHJX #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3do6JRi #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dYuQ84 #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3aspMbt #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3wRKLh8 #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dVkNkh #PNWater

Eugene Water Weekly - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3wME6Vv #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2OKBu9G #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/325Ov0k #PNWater

Southwest US Water Daily
Southest US Water Daily - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2QAkvaI #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3mPK5US #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3uMJdTW #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dWJ6yl #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2PNAvGh #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dS23lG #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3s5n4yf #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
Texas Water Daily - 16 Aoril 2021. https://bit.ly/3srENQN #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 15 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2RsBYC7 #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 14 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3g6uAH3 #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3dYeyfJ #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 12 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3d8xY1Y #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 11 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3d8xY1Y #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 10 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2Qb2lMk #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @AWRACO Please join us for "Building Your Water Network," a virtual student event, on Tuesday, 27 April 5-6pm. Register here: https://bit.ly/3spnnnT

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 16 April. 1914: Condemn All Wells in Bridgeport (and what it means in a #COVID19 world) https://bit.ly/3uTGZ5a #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 15 April. 1923: New York City Harbor Pollution. https://bit.ly/3mQT889 #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 14 April. 1909: Champaign Urbana Water Works https://bit.ly/3dfc8de #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 13 April. 1918: Ft. Madison, Iowa Replacing Its Water Treatment Plant https://bit.ly/2PRdUbV #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 12 April. 1958: Death of Edward Bartow. https://bit.ly/3wNZeuA #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 11 April. 1956: Central Utah Project Authorization https://bit.ly/3wN5Eu8 #TDIWH

 

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3ahyx7P #PNWater #EUGwater

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
It's @nature Briefing - 16 April 2021. Today we consider monkey-human chimaeras, learn that 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex roamed Earth and learn how to curb the spread of #COVID19 vaccine disinformation. https://bit.ly/32l6xMl

It's @nature Briefing - 15 April 2021. Today we learn how India’s #COVID19 vaccine crunch is putting global supplies at risk, discover the struggle to clean up orbit and explore the science of #coronavirus variants. https://bit.ly/3e0wmGY

It's @nature Briefing - 14 April 2021. Today we explore the race for antiviral drugs to beat #COVID19 — and the next #pandemic. Plus, we discover the sources of microplastics in the air and consider what we can learn about leadership from plants. https://bit.ly/3mLNSTr

It's @nature Briefing - 13 April 2021. Today we listen to the sounds of spiderwebs, investigate post-vaccination #COVID19 and get some tips on career progression. https://bit.ly/3dgje17

It's @nature Briefing - 12 April 2021. Today we take a look at US plans to boost science spending, discover a potential pitfall of #COVID19 vaccine passports and explore why our brains favour adding over subtraction. https://bit.ly/2Qm3yQT

H2Oregon - May 2021. https://bit.ly/3tlIuc9 #PNWater #NEWater

From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. In This Issue: Story Map, Brown Bag Recap, MAR, APW, We Are Water, More! https://conta.cc/3tpoR2U

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3ahyx7P #PNWater #EUGwater

The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter - 16 April 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! https://bit.ly/3spoqnQ #globalwater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 April 2021 https://bit.ly/3mGrPxi

From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 12 April 2021. Wastewater Professionals Release Specification for Flushability; Ocean Startup Project Launches Second Ocean Startup Challenge; More! https://bit.ly/3tfmdwz

From @CaptrDocMike This Day in Water History - 10 April. 1913: Small Water Treatment Plants in Illinois https://bit.ly/3uAre2M #TDIWH

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
From @AGU_Eos Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health http://bit.ly/38zdwnI #SWUSwater

In @abqjournal: Universities to treat water on Navajo reservation https://bit.ly/30m2Oh7

Support Women in Water Scholarship Fund-Donate Now! https://bit.ly/2S63TVr

 

From @AP: Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement https://bit.ly/3uFg8tp #SWUSwater

 

Florida Water

In @BradentonTimes: @GovRonDeSantis
Promises Permanent Solution for Piney Point https://bit.ly/3te41mS #FLwater

From @WLRN Environmentalists Say Florida Bill Boosting Sea Level Rise Resilience Is Good Step But More Investment Needed. https://bit.ly/3dXVGxb #FLwater

Global Water
In @guardian: Endangered US rivers at grave risk from dams, mining and global heating https://bit.ly/3uThnWd #globalwater

From @BBCworldservice: 'Water: Too Much and Not Enough - Part 3 Ecological Crises' https://bbc.in/3sgm7mO

From @IWMI_: Five African countries - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe – have joined forces to better manage shared groundwater resources https://bit.ly/3t7t4rL

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 16 April 2021. Wild Places Can Hide Bloody Human History; Political Climate; Water and Power; More! https://bit.ly/3soYsB0

Paper in @Water_MDPI: 'Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review' https://bit.ly/3mCQnas

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
In @csgazette: Colorado Springs approves annexation agreement with El Paso County - should help protect groundwater. https://bit.ly/2RAP6W3

From @IWMI_: Five African countries - Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe – have joined forces to better manage shared groundwater resources https://bit.ly/3t7t4rL

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
CRS Report: 'Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs' https://bit.ly/3ac7UBb #PNWater

NE Water #NEWater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 15 April. 1923: New York City Harbor Pollution. https://bit.ly/3mQT889 #TDIWH

From @starledger: These vital N.J. needs would get big bucks from Biden’s new proposed budget https://bit.ly/39Z1sxo #NEWater

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have." - James Baldwin

Professor John Anthony 'Tony' Allan, water management guru best known for the concept of 'virtual water' and 2008 Stockholm Water Prize, died 15 April 2021 at 84. Will be missed! View his memorial page and share memories and condolences. https://bit.ly/2RAVlJf #globalwater

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R. Tolkien (quoted in @voxdotcom via @TheWeek)

"Bozone: the invisible layer that surrounds stupid people and won't allow smart ideas to penetrate." - Firesign Theater Newsgroup

Wonderful tribute by @FareedZakaria to his amazing mother Fatma on @CNN this morning. https://cnn.it/3268mg2 #coronavirus #COVID19

"The Earth is mostly just a boneyard. But pretty in the sunlight." - Larry McMurtry (quoted on @NPR via @TheWeek

“We talk (water) scarcity, yet we have set (some of) our largest cities in deserts, and then have insisted on surrounding ourselves with Kentucky bluegrass. Our words are those of the Sahara Desert; our policies are those of the Amazon River.” - Richard Lamm, former CO governor

"Yeah, we accidentally admitted 500,000 freshmen. Upside, maybe now we can fill those dorms we overpaid for! And we have admitted a record number of National Merit Finalists! And we may be one of few colleges with increased enrollment next year!" - @ass_deans

"Chemistry is physics without thought; mathematics is physics without purpose." - Unknown (probably a physicist)

PNW Water
H2Oregon - May 2021. https://bit.ly/3tlIuc9 #PNWater #NEWater

In @capitalpress: Reassessment' of Klamath Project obligations dropped by Biden administration. https://bit.ly/3tc72UL #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
By Dora P. Crouch: 'Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities'. See chapter 7:'Karst: The Hydrogeologicl Basis of Civilization' https://amzn.to/3agZ99g

It’s time to update stereotypes and tap into the ingenuity of rural Americans when it comes to addressing climate policy. Read more from the @AspenInstitute’s @AspenCSG: https://ctt.ec/d9bxy+

2021 @AWRAHQ Virtual Summer Conference: 'Connecting Land & Water for Healthy Communities' Registration & Program now available! https://bit.ly/3hfVOrB

Via @FourWorldsLLC Course: “Water Conflict Management & Transformation", 14-18 June. Instructors: Aaron Wolf & Lynette de Silva, @OregonState, Corvallis, OR. Info: https://bit.ly/2Pzb8b1

Free! @AWRAHQ's March/April 2021 Water Resources IMPACT magazine. Guest editor @mikeantos: "Arguably, managing water separately from land was one of the great missteps of the 20th century." Read the full issue now. https://bit.ly/3rdhAkw #globalwater

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 13 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3tkl9ra

Check out jobs @ @OregonState's Water Resources Graduate Program https://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/jobs #JobWaWi

Check out @WaterDistJobs! https://waterdistrictjobs.com  #JobWaWi

For the latest @TVAjobs Employment opportunities visit https://tva.me/4mRN6k  #JobWaWi

Amazing resource! Follow @joshswaterjobs and visit his website: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com  #JobWaWi

Check out @FLWaterDaily #FLwater jobs! https://tinyurl.com/jpffgoh  #JobWaWi

Positions: @CA_DWR - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc.https://bit.ly/1XaG4sw  #JobWaWi

Positions: @SeaGrant - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly. https://1.usa.gov/1SYL5RQ  #JobWaWi

 @BCWaterNews Jobs Click 'View Jobs' at https://bcwaterjobs.com 

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days https://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd

Current Positions: @NYCDEP (New York City & environs) - Various. https://tinyurl.com/zoq6jqc

Positions (many): @nature_org - Various locations and duties. https://jobs.nature.org/jobs/  #JobWaWi

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 6 April 2021 https://bit.ly/3wxydLK

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 30 March 2021. https://bit.ly/3frXpx2

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10 - 16 April 2021 https://bit.ly/32nVORa

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 3 - 9 April 2021. https://bit.ly/2Q9KnK7

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 March - 2 April 2021 https://bit.ly/2PQFVzZ

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20 - 26 March 2021 https://bit.ly/3su2t7R

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 March 2021 https://bit.ly/38UcdRd

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 March 2021 https://bit.ly/2Q1Adez

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 February - 5 March 2021 https://bit.ly/3kQktXh

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20-26 Feb. 2021 https://bit.ly/3r1gw3X

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 February 2021 https://bit.ly/2OQdn8Z

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 February 2021 https://bit.ly/3d7PKmq

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 January - 5 February 2021 https://bit.ly/3jm7cF2

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 - 29 January 2021 https://bit.ly/3owpynJ

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3abL8ZJ

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 January 2021 https://bit.ly/3oM17Ud

Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS Report: 'Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs' https://bit.ly/3ac7UBb #PNWater

An @AWWA Expert Panel Report: 'Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches' https://bit.ly/2PW26Fm

CRS Report: 'The National Science Foundation: An Overview' https://bit.ly/3sax3SY

It's @Water_MDPI, 13(7) April 2021: Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrodynamics & Hydrogeology; Wastewater Treatment & Reuse; Policy,Governance & Management; More! https://bit.ly/3s3yiTV

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 April 2021 https://bit.ly/3mGrPxi

From @AJEnglish: 12 April 1961: 60 years since Yuri Gagarin’s historic spaceflight https://aje.io/jt4pj

CRS Report: 'The National Science Foundation: An Overview' https://bit.ly/3sax3SY

 

In @AGU_Eos Making the Universe Blurrier https://bit.ly/3st6NDw

Southwest Water  #SWUSwater
From @AP: Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement https://bit.ly/3uFg8tp #SWUSwater

Study: Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic in the West https://bit.ly/3fNEflu

From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter - 16 April 2021. In This Issue: Story Map, Brown Bag Recap, MAR, APW, We Are Water, More! https://conta.cc/3tpoR2U

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
In @guardian: Endangered US rivers at grave risk from dams, mining and global heating https://bit.ly/3uThnWd #globalwater

From @BBCworldservice: 'Water: Too Much and Not Enough - Part 3 Ecological Crises' https://bbc.in/3sgm7mO

Texas   #txwater
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 9 April 2021. https://bit.ly/3wFzsIR #txwater

Guest column in @GalvNews: Texas water system, like the grid, failed in winter storm https://bit.ly/3sZtJLR #txwater

From @TxWRI: txH2O Magazine - Winter 2021: 'The Rio Grande' Getting to Know the Rio Grande; How the Rio Grande Came to Be; More! https://bit.ly/3fJbN4d

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
On @NPR's @TEDRadioHour: 'Our Relationship With Water' https://n.pr/31Ekp3o

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
From @latimes: @OCWDWaterNews works to clean polluted groundwater from decades of manufacturing https://lat.ms/2PWaGUb

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
From @AP: Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement https://bit.ly/3uFg8tp #SWUSwater

In @capitalpress: Reassessment' of Klamath Project obligations dropped by Biden administration. https://bit.ly/3tc72UL #PNWater

 

From @starledger: These vital N.J. needs would get big bucks from Biden’s new proposed budget https://bit.ly/39Z1sxo #NEWater

 

WTF?
"Nothing exists but atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion." - Democritos

"Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play."- Immanuel Kant

CRS Report: 'Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs'

Angela C. Jones wrote this CRS Report (13 April 2021):'Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs' .  

Download CRS_Report_CO2_Storage_Reporting_13April2021

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Summary
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is a suite of processes and technologies viewed by some stakeholders as essential for mitigating anthropogenic CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Others have raised concerns about CCS technical efficacy and cost-effectiveness. As the application and deployment of these systems evolve, reliable monitoring, measurement, and reporting of carbon dioxide injection and storage could contribute to the assessment of CCS’s role in mitigating GHG emissions.

Under Clean Air Act (CAA) authorities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated regulations for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and administers the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). GHGRP regulations require reporting of GHG emissions from large sources of GHGs and certain other facilities, but do not limit GHG emissions. EPA has established 46 GHG source categories subject to the regulations, with nearly 8,000 facilities in the United States currently reporting GHG data. Facilities report on six GHGs, including CO2, and are required to follow source-specific requirements for measurement, reporting, and verification. In 2010, EPA issued GHGRP regulations for facilities injecting CO2 for geologic sequestration or enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Geologic sequestration is the process of storing a fluid, including condensed CO2, by injecting it deep into an underground geologic formation, where it can be permanently trapped or transformed. In some EOR operations, CO2 is injected into aging oil reservoirs to produce additional oil; most of the injected CO2 is pumped out during oil production, but a portion can be stored incidentally in the underground reservoir. Under the GHGRP regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 98, Subpart RR), facilities injecting CO2 for geologic sequestration must report the amount of CO2 injected and sequestered and other CO2 data to EPA annually and have an approved monitoring, reporting, and verification plan, among other requirements. Subpart UU of 40 C.F.R. Part 98 requires that facilities injecting CO2 for EOR, or for any purpose other than sequestration, report the amount of CO2 received on an annual basis. In general, Subpart RR requirements are more rigorous and comprehensive compared to Subpart UU requirements. For reporting years 2012-2019, five facilities have reported to EPA under Subpart RR, and 125 facilities have reported under Subpart UU.

EPA also requires certain tracking and reporting of CO2 through its underground injection control (UIC) authorities provided in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Under SDWA, EPA has promulgated UIC regulations and established minimum federal requirements for injection wells, including wells used to inject CO2 for EOR (classified as Class II wells) and wells used to inject CO2 for geologic sequestration (Class VI wells). UIC regulations are intended to protect underground sources of drinking water from potential contamination associated with underground injection activity. UIC regulations require owners or operators of Class VI wells to report the quantity of CO2 injected for sequestration to the UIC program authority, either EPA or a state. EPA has not established comparable UIC CO2 reporting requirements for Class II wells. Most Class II wells are located in states with UIC Class II program oversight and enforcement authority (also known as primacy).

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), through the Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q, requires taxpayers claiming the federal tax credit for carbon sequestration to calculate and report CO2 data. In the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress authorized the tax credit and directed Treasury to develop regulations for “secure geological storage” of CO2. For CO2 injected for geologic sequestration, taxpayers must report the amount of CO2 disposed in underground formations, measured at the source of capture. For CO2 injected for EOR, taxpayers must report the initial amount of CO2 injected, measured at the source of capture. In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service promulgated regulations establishing that to be eligible for the Section 45Q tax credit, geologic sequestration facilities must comply with all Subpart RR requirements, including requirements for measuring and verifying the amount of CO2 sequestered. EOR facilities may fulfill the requirement through compliance with either Subpart RR requirements or designated internationally adopted EOR standards.

Issues for consideration by Congress related to reporting of CO2 injection and storage include oversight of EPA’s implementation of, and the effectiveness of, GHG reporting regulations under the CAA and Treasury’s verification of Section 45Q tax credit claims. Other issues that may be of oversight or legislative interest may include whether GHGRP regulations affect the development of commercial-scale CCS projects in the United States; how generally less-stringent federal requirements for EOR facility reporting may influence future CCS project deployment; and the implications of potential increases in the number of GHGRP reporting facilities and Section 45Q tax credit claims on federal agency capacity and resources.

Cutting to the chase...

Issues for Congress
Many analysts expect CCS to expand in the United States over the next few decades, resulting in more facilities handling increasing amounts of CO2 for injection and storage. According to the Global CCS Institute, in addition to the 12 commercial CO2 injection and storage projects currently operating in the United States, 10 new projects are in the advanced development stage. Growth in the number and size of geologic sequestration and EOR projects using captured CO2 could increase attention on CO2 reporting issues, including the scope of mandatory data collection and verification of data reported.

Issues for consideration by Congress related to reporting of CO2 injection and storage include oversight of EPA’s implementation of GHG reporting regulations under the CAA and oversight of both Treasury’s verification of Section 45Q tax credit claims and implementation of Section 45Q regulations. Other issues that may be of oversight or legislative interest may include whether GHGRP regulations affect the development of commercial-scale CCS projects in the United States; how generally less-stringent federal requirements for EOR facility reporting may influence future CCS project deployment; and the implications of potential increases in the number of GHGRP reporting facilities and Section 45Q tax credit claims on federal agency capacity and resources.

One issue of potential oversight interest to Congress is verification of Section 45Q tax credit claims and CO2 sequestration amounts. In recent years, some Members of Congress have raised concerns regarding potentially fraudulent Section 45Q tax credit claims. In 2021, the IRS issued Section 45Q regulations to address the issue of secure geological storage, among other requirements. Congress may consider whether the IRS has adequately addressed concerns about improper claims through its responses to Congress, Section 45Q guidance, and its new regulations on secure geological storage for purposes of Section 45Q.

Another issue that may be of oversight or legislative interest is whether GHGRP regulations affect the development of commercial-scale CCS projects in the United States. In its oversight role, Congress may consider the implications of GHGRP regulatory requirements for overall CCS project development. Some stakeholders have raised concerns regarding the mandatory requirements in GHGRP Subpart RR regulations for CO2 injection for geologic sequestration and their potential impacts on development and deployment of CCS projects in the United States. In their view, monitoring, verification, and reporting of CO2 quantities could be burdensome for the development of geologic sequestration projects and the utilization of CO2 by industry.

In its oversight role, Congress may consider how generally less-stringent federal requirements for EOR facility reporting on CO2 injection and storage may influence future CCS project deployment. Some analysts have noted that federal statutes and regulations, along with economics and technology innovation, play a role in driving industry decisions of whether to inject CO2 for EOR projects or for geologic sequestration only. Most CO2 is currently injected for oil production rather than for geologic sequestration purposes. As Section 45Q tax credits are available for both types of projects, an oversight issue for Congress is whether different, and generally less burdensome, federal requirements for CO2 reporting from EOR facilities, in combination with the tax credit, influence the development of more CO2-EOR projects compared to geologic sequestration projects.

Another potential issue for Congress in its oversight and appropriations role is the potential implications of projected increases on agency capacity and resources and the potential need for enhanced coordination between agencies and programs. EPA, in the preamble to the proposed Mandatory Subparts RR and UU, notes that “CCS is poised to play a sizable role in mitigating U.S. GHG emissions” and that many CCS-related technologies currently commercially available “will be more widely demonstrated over the next 10 to 15 years.” In addition, Treasury’s Section 45Q tax expenditure estimates, published in February 2020, are $0.6 billion over the 2019-2023 five-year period and $2.3 billion from 2020 to 2029, suggesting an increase in tax credit claims in future years. Congress may consider the effects of potential increases in reporting on EPA and IRS program responsibilities for collecting and verifying GHGRP data andSection 45Q tax claims.

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AWWA Expert Panel Report: 'Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches'

Thanks to G. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs at the
 American Water Works Association, who sent me the Expert Panel report: Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches'.

Download 20210413 Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking

Here is the EPA cover letter to Radhika Fox, who heads EPA's Office of Water:

Download 20210413 AWWA Cover Letter - Affordability Report

And the AWWA press release for this report:

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today announced the availability of a new document entitled “Improving the Evaluation of Household-Level Affordability in SDWA Rulemaking: New Approaches,” to help facilitate discussion of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) analysis of household-level affordability when making regulatory decisions.

AWWA convened a panel of experts led by co-chairs John Graham and Cary Coglianese. Graham, a professor at the Indiana University, was administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush. Coglianese is a law and political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as the director of the Penn Program on Regulation.

The expert panel concluded regulatory actions should simultaneously account for vulnerable people’s access to affordable water service and the need to protect their health. This conclusion is important because when cost-benefit analyses are conducted under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), it may be assumed all households are willing and able to pay for safer drinking water, even though households vary in their ability to pay.

The expert panel recommended EPA expand its analysis of household-level affordability when performing economic analyses supporting future primary regulatory development under SDWA. Among the suggested changes is to move away from using Median Household Income (MHI) as the sole metric in assessing the impacts of the regulatory structure on affordability and focus more on impacts to households in the lowest 20 percent of income (lowest quintile). Moreover, EPA should seek to use analysis of affordability impacts to inform SDWA policy development (including but certainly not limited to regulatory standard setting) so that it can enhance public health protections while ensuring affordability.

“This report offers a roadmap toward improved analysis of a growing water affordability crisis in the United States,” Coglianese said. “Meaningful universal access to safe, life-sustaining water is increasingly put at risk by infrastructure demands and other factors driving up the costs of basic water services. With better analysis of the scope and causes of these trends, policy decision-makers at the local, state and federal levels will be better able to take the actions needed to ensure everyone has access to a safe and affordable supply of water, no matter their level of income.”

“Most people will think we don’t need affordability analysis because EPA does cost-benefit analysis,” said Graham. “I want to emphasize that cost-benefit analysis, as currently practiced under SDWA, does not address affordability for low-income households. This report will help ensure low-income customers are considered in future rulemaking.”

“In bringing these experts together our goal was to spotlight the growing importance of addressing affordability as a component of sound water policy decisions, including regulatory rule making,” AWWA CEO David LaFrance said. “Ultimately, customers pay to maintain their water systems and services – drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. Decision makers need to consider all customers – particularly lower income customers – in their regulatory policy discussions.”

The document is available for free download on AWWA’s Affordability Resource page.

Finally - the Executive Summary (minus the footnotes):

Executive Summary
Regulatory actions should neither decrease vulnerable persons’ access to affordable water service nor neglect their needs for public health protection. To give due consideration to all members of the public affected by federal water policy, household-level affordability of water services can be evaluated within the SDWA regulatory process both to inform the rule requirements and affect the implementation of the rule to reduce burden on low-income households. 

Regulations under the SDWA are already subjected to cost-benefit analysis (CBA), so one might ask why is there also a need for affordability analysis? When CBAs are conducted under the SDWA, it is assumed that all households are willing and able to pay the same amount for safer drinking water, even though households vary enormously in their ability to pay. Thus, even if a regulation has greater aggregate benefits than costs for the average household in America, the regulation may still not be affordable for lower-income households. Affordability analysis considers the welfare of low-income Americans.

There is already a specific statutory duty under the SDWA and in longstanding executive order provisions requiring EPA to conduct affordability analysis. In addition, consideration of household-level affordability is an important aspect of evaluating environmental justice concerns. As the technical quality of affordability analysis improves in the future, such analysis can enhance the implementation of public policy to ensure the nation has safe, reliable, accessible, and affordable drinking water.

The panel recommends that, in economic analyses supporting future primary standard development under the SDWA, EPA expand its analysis of household-level affordability. Moreover, the Agency should seek to use affordability analysis to inform SDWA policy development (including but certainly not limited to standard setting) so that it can enhance public health protections while ensuring affordability.

Specifically, the panel suggests that EPA:

1. Analyze rule impacts relative to regional lowest quintile household incomes and costs of living rather than relying solely on comparisons to national median household income.

2. Review and expand on current cumulative cost analyses so as to estimate the anticipated household water bill relative to a series of household-level income metrics for a more complete array of water system sizes. Impacts of combined water, wastewater, and stormwater costs should also be considered.

3. Illustrate the incremental net benefit of the rule on households having different income levels and rule burdens (e.g., exemplars including high net benefit – high cost burden, low net benefit – low cost burden) in addition to continuing to estimate net-benefit analysis for the average US household.

4. Estimate the number and distribution of systems evidencing high potential for affordability challenges from the rule based on community measures of household or community fiscal stress (e.g., percent of homes with incomes at or below 200% of poverty level). Reflect, if possible, the degree of fiscal impact on distressed households and communities.

5. Conduct additional data collection and analysis on specific research questions that will be useful in conducting future affordability analysis, such as on the relationship between costs on lower-income households as estimated in agency regulatory analyses and the actual water rates incurred by such households.

6. Use affordability metrics and estimates to conduct ex-post evaluation of SDWA rules and compare the ex-post findings to the ex-ante estimates for the same rules.

7. Use affordability analyses to identify needs for research and development, modification of federal funding provisions, and recommendations for utility practices (e.g., rate structures) to mitigate affordability stresses.

Four specific new analyses are suggested, as well as a series of suggestions on data sources that could be enhanced to support this analysis. The four new suggested analyses address the following questions:

1. How many households bear the costs and accrue the benefits from a rule option, and what is the income distribution of those households (e.g., by household income quintile)?

2. How are the net benefits of policy options distributed as a function of household income for a cross-section of income strata?

3. What amount of hypothetical federal subsidy would be required to ensure all target water systems can comply without significantly increasing household level burden on lowest quintile? How can this hypothetical subsidy level be compared to the actual level currently available and how much shortfall is there likely to be?

4. Does the rulemaking have consequences that are occurring in a timeframe that overlaps with other water-related regulatory requirements that place an undue burden on financially challenged households (e.g., evaluate single rate payer burden)?

To date, the EPA has sought expert panel review of its response to statutory duties to provide for small-system variances. Given the extensive expert commentary on that provision, our recommendations do not focus on that SDWA provision. Similarly, SDWA includes provisions for general variances and exemptions. Based on available data, these SDWA provisions are so infrequently used as to be an unrealistic strategy for addressing either household-level or community-level affordability constraints.

Policymaking Must Recognize

Water is an essential service that must be available for a home to be inhabitable.

When provided through a utility, drinking water must be adequate in quantity, pressure, and quality to protect public health.

At present the primary source of funding for drinking water service derives from water rates charged to households and businesses receiving service.

Drinking water is one of several water services the costs of which are borne directly or indirectly by the same rate payers.

Enjoy this all! Thanks, Tracy!

“We talk (water) scarcity, yet we have set (some of) our largest cities in deserts, and then have insisted on surrounding ourselves with Kentucky bluegrass. Our words are those of the Sahara Desert; our policies are those of the Amazon River.” - Richard Lamm, former Colorado governor

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 13 April 2021

1) Josh's Jobs

Featured jobs:
 
The Northern Mariana Islands are searching for U.S. citizens for the following positions:

1) U.S. citizens: Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations “OS” – Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) (Northern Mariana Islands): Until filled
 
2) U.S. citizens: Chief Engineer, P.E. – Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC)(Northern Mariana Islands): Until filled
 
3) U.S. citizens: Deputy Executive Director – Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) (Northern Mariana Islands): Until filled

Highlighted:

4) Project Manager (Water Tracker for National Climate Plans) – Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA): Until filled
 
5) SDG 6 Evaluation Specialists (Several positions) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Home-Based): 30 April
 
6) Paid internship for Global WASH Cluster – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Home-Based): 14 April
 
Deadline today (13 April)!
 
7) Head of Climate Sustainability Standards – Climate Bonds Initiative (London): 13 April
 
8) Uganda nationals: Project Officer (WASH MOFA Project) – World Vision (WV) (Uganda): 13 April
 
The United Nations University’s Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) posted a slew of internships last week with today as the deadline:
 
9) Water and Health Intern (Antimicrobial Resistance-AMR) – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
10) Water and Health Intern (WASH disease Vulnerability and Surveillance-WAVES) – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
11) Intern (Hydro-informatics): Responsible Artificial Intelligence-RAI – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
12) Intern (Hydro-informatics): Historical Flood Mapping Tool-HFMT – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
13) Intern (Hydro-informatics): Flood Risk Index-FRI – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
14) Intern: Water Learning Centre – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April
 
15) Intern: Water Learning Centre (IWRM) – UNU Institute for Water Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) (Hamilton, ON, Canada): 13 April

Jobs by Region:
Africa jobs

Asia-Pacific jobs

Europe jobs

Latin America and Caribbean jobs

North America jobs

Home-based/Remote job

Minimum years experience requested:

 

0-2 years
 
16) Spanish speakers: Programme Analyst – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Panama): 21 April
 
17) Junior Officer (Climate) – ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability(Germany): 16 April
 
18) Associate Consultant (Environmental Impact Accounting) – South Pole(Stockholm): Until filled
 
19) Tanzania nationals: Assistant Environment Officer – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Tanzania): 21 April
 
20) Local recruitment: Hydrometric Monitoring Technical Specialist – BC Hydro(Edmonds, BC, Canada): 15 April
 
21) Canada nationals: Licensed Authorizations Officer (Water) – British Columbia Public Service (Various, BC, Canada): 21 April
 
22) Environmental Scientist – California State Water Resources Control Board(Rancho Cordova, CA, USA): 20 April
 
23) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Various, KS, USA): 21 April

3-4 years
 
24) Policy Lead Climate Change and Natural Resources – Oxfam (Netherlands): 19 April
 
25) Local recruitment: Senior Program Manager (Mekong Water, Energy and Climate) – Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) (Bangkok): 16 April
 
26) Netherlands nationals: Senior adviseur Assetmanagement hoofdwatersysteem – Rijkswaterstaat (Netherlands): 20 April
 
27) Netherlands nationals: Jurist water en bodem – Rijkswaterstaat (Netherlands): 20 April
 
28) Local recruitment: Especialista en Cambio Climático – Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (Colombia): 20 April
 
29) Chinese speakers: Staff Attorney (Environmental Law and Governance Project) – Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (Beijing): Until filled
 
30) Australia nationals: Project Officer, Communications and Engagement – Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA) (Mildura, VIC, Australia): 16 April
 
31) Australia nationals: Project Officer Operations – Mallee Catchment Management Authority (Mildura, VIC, Australia): 16 April
 
32) Hydrogeologist – Coffey (Melbourne or Geelong, VIC, Australia): 17 April
 
33) Communications Officer – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Winnipeg or Ottawa, Canada): 19 April
 
34) Director of Development Partnerships (Southern California) – League of Conservation Voters (U.S.A., Home-Based): 26 April

 

5-7 years
 
35) Deputy Chief of Party USAID Nepal Jal Jangal (Freshwater and Forests) – Winrock International (Nepal): Until filled
 
36) Call for Experts: USAID Nepal Jal Jangal (Freshwater and Forests) – Winrock International (Nepal): Until filled
 
37) Climate Security Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Fiji): 15 April
 
38) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi): 16 April
 
39) Local recruitment: Field water and GIS specialist (NPC) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Libya): 15 April
 
40) Local recruitment: Technical specialist (Natural Resources Management) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rwanda): 17 April
 
41) Jordan nationals: Project Officer – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Jordan): 14 April
 
42) Nepal nationals: Researcher (Renewable Energy, Water and Climate Change) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Kathmandu): 18 April
 
43) Australia nationals: Ecologist – Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA)(Mildura, VIC, Australia): 16 April
 
44) Groundwater Program Manager – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) (San Francisco, CA, USA): 15 April
 
45) COO & VP of Conservation Policy – Harpeth Conservancy (Brentwood, TN, USA): Until filled
 
46) Program Manager (Ocean-Based Climate Solutions) – Ocean Visions (U.S.A., Home-Based): 7 May
 
47) Agriculture Water Quality Specialist IV – State of Vermont (Williston, VT, USA): 20 April

 

8-9 years
 
48) Partnerships Coordinator (Bilateral and Multilateral partnerships) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Switzerland): 21 April
 
49) French speakers: Communications Consultant – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 20 April

 

10+ years
 
50) Chief of Party, USAID Nepal Jal Jangal (Freshwater and Forests) – Winrock International (Nepal): Until filled
 
51) Canada nationals: Senior Engineer (Water Capital Program) – Grand River Conservation Authority (Cambridge, ON, Canada): 16 April
 
52) Executive Director – Literacy for Environmental Justice (San Francisco, CA, USA): 15 April

 

Not specified:
 
53) Team Leader / Flood Specialist - Flood Risk Management Plan – Landell Mills(Turkey): 3 May
 
54) E.U. nationals or local recruitment: Project Manager (Climate Diplomacy Team) – Climate Analytics (Berlin): 18 April
 
55) E.U. nationals: Development Worker (m/f/d) Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Cambodia): 29 April
 
56) German speakers: Wasserwirtschaftliche Forschung und Beratung – Bundesantalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) (Germany): 19 April
 
57) German university students: Student Assistant (m/f/d) Risk Analysis (Water Risk Filter) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Berlin): Until filled
 
58) French speakers: Consultant (Climate Strategies) – South Pole (Paris): Until filled
 
59) Senior Fisheries Outreach Manager – Marine Stewardship Council (Paris): 15 April
 
60) Climate Policy Analyst – New Climate Institute (Germany): 16 April
 
61) Australia nationals: Senior Water Licensing Officer – Government of South Australia (Adelaide, SA, Australia): 21 April
 
62) U.K. nationals (see requirements): Senior Advisor (Water Resources and Infrastructure Projects) – Natural England (United Kingdom): 15 April
 
63) Senior Water Quality Consultant – Ricardo Energy & Environment (U.K., Home-Based): 15 April
 
64) Ground Water Modelling Hydrogeologist (Consultant/Senior) – Ricardo Energy & Environment (U.K., Home-Based): 15 April
 
65) Local recruitment: Water Policy Manager – Salmon and Trout Conservation(U.K., Home-Based): 16 April
 
66) Local recruitment: Ireland Development Manager – The Rivers Trust (Ireland, Home-Based): 19 April
 
67) Local recruitment: Engineer – City of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada): 19 April
 
68) Irrigation-Engineer – Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes Of The Flathead Nation (Pablo, MT, USA): 15 April
 
69) Policy Manager (Ocean and Watershed Conservation) – Turtle Island Restoration Network (Olema, CA, USA): Until filled
 
70) U.S. nationals: Water Rights Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation(Sacramento, CA, USA): 20 April
 
71) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Forest Service (USFS) (Various, ID, USA): 16 April
 
72) Assistant Director – Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, KY, USA): 17 April
 
73) U.S. nationals: Wetlands Conservationist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Various, OR, USA): 19 April
 
74) Local recruitment: Water Resource Engineer/Scientist – Delaware River Basin Commission (West Trenton, NJ, USA): 20 April
 
75) U.S. nationals: Hydrological Technician – U.S. Bureau of Land Management(Casper, WY, USA): 21 April
 
76) Senior Water Resource Agent – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Boise, ID, USA): 21 April

77) Water Resource Agent – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Boise, ID, USA):  21 April
 
78) Conservation Worker – City of Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI, USA): Until filled

 

Academic:

• Professors/lecturers

79) (Senior) Lecturer in Water, Urbanization & Climate Justice – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Netherlands): 19 April
 
80) Tenure Track Position: Assistant Professor in Hydroclimatic and Societal Interactions and Data Science – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam): 18 April

• Postdocs

81) Two Postdoc Positions in Fish Ecology, Stream Hydrology, and Environmental Flows – University of California-Davis (Davis, CA, USA): Until filled
 
82) French speakers: Postdoc in Critical Zone Hydrology and Geochemistry – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (France): 15 April
 
83) Postdoc in Water Resources Modelling, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management – University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen): 18 April
 
84) Postdoctoral scholar position on terrestrial systems modelling in the Arctic – Global Water Futures (GWF) (Canmore, AB, Canada): 15 April
 
85) Postdoctoral scholar position on ecological – hydrological feedbacks in the Arctic – Global Water Futures (GWF) (Waterloo, ON, Canada): 15 April

86) Postdoctoral Scholar: Forest Hydrology and Aquatic Ecology – Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR, USA): 16 April
 
87) Postdoctoral Fellow II (Colorado River Basin) – Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA): Until filled
 
88) Postdoctoral Research Associate in Coastal Hydrogeology and Water Quality – Texas A&M University (Corpus Christi, TX, USA): Until filled
 
89) Postdoctoral crop-climate modeler – University of Maryland (College Park, MD, USA): 7 May
 
90) Postdoctoral Researcher (Institute of Environmental Science and Technology) – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) (Barcelona): Until filled
 
91) U.S. nationals: Postdoctoral Researcher (Hydrology) – U.S. Agricultural Research Service (State College, PA, USA): 19 April
 

• Researchers/other

92) Research Associate (In Flood Inundation Modelling) – University of Bristol(United Kingdom): 18 April
 
93) Managed Aquifer Recharge Solutions Training Network – Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa (Italy): 15 April
 
94) Researcher: "Sustainable land and water management and geo-hydrological hazards assessment in fragile regions” – Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy): 16 April
 
95) Agro-hydrological models for irrigation water requirement estimation at district scale – Universita' di Bologna (Italy): 16 April
 
96) Environmental assessments of single-use plastic reduction strategies, From the use of mains water to the closed recycling of PET bottles – Politecnico di Milano(Italy): 20 April

 

WASH:

0-2 years

97) WASH Project Manager – Solidarités International (Nigeria): Until filled
 
98) Traineeship in the Water and Habitat Unit – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Geneva): 15 April
 
99) French speakers: Responsable d'equipe projet eau et assainissement – Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (Paris): Until filled
 
100) Hygiene Promotion Team Member – GOAL (Syria): 20 April
 
101) Canada nationals: Senior Policy Analyst (Drinking Water) – British Columbia Public Service (Victoria, BC, Canada): 15 April
 
102) Iraq nationals: Hygiene promotion assistant – Save the Children (Iraq): 18 April
 
103) Mali nationals: Assistant Promotion de l’hygiène – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Mali): Until filled
 
104) Venezuela nationals: Asociado WASH (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Venezuela): 19 April
 
105) Yemen nationals: WASH Engineer Officer – Save the Children (Yemen): 19 April
 
106) Somalia nationals: WASH & Infrastructure Assistant – World Vision (WV)(Somalia): 19 April

3-4 years
 
107) Project Officer (WASH/Hygiene Promotion and Community Engagement) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) (Nigeria): 21 April
 
108) Spanish speakers: Analista Territorial para Proyectos MRSE, sector saneamiento – Forest Trends (Peru): 15 April
 
109) Jordan nationals: JPF WASH Project Coordinator – World Vision (WV) (Jordan): 19 April
 
110) Mali nationals: Officer WASH Promotion de l’Hygiène – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Mali): Until filled
 
111) Mali nationals: Officer WASH Infrastructures – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Mali): Until filled
 
112) Nigeria nationals: Environmental Health Manager – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Nigeria): Until filled
 
113) Philippines nationals: Water and Habitat Engineer – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Philippines): 18 April

5-7 years

114) WASH Advisor for Whole of Syria – Relief International (Syria): Until filled
 
115) Female candidates: Training Coordinator – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (Delhi): 20 April
 
116) French speakers: WASH and Construction Specialist – Save the Children(DRC): 23 April
 
117) Arabic speakers: Senior Research Assistant (WASH) – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) (Lebanon): 17 April
 
118) French and German speakers: Country Director – Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA) (Mali): 15 April
 
119) Portuguese speakers: Subject Matter and Project Management Experts – ACDI/VOCA (Mozambique): Until filled

8-9 years
 
120) Senior WASH Officer – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Bangladesh): 15 April
 
121) Technical Coordinator (WASH/Shelter) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Lebanon): 15 April

10+ years

122) Chief of Party (WASH) – ACDI/VOCA (Mozambique): Until filled
 
123) Senior Advisor, WASH Monitoring & Evaluation and Research – World Vision (WV) (Various): 15 April
 
124) Senior Program Officer (Water/Sanitation) (Australia Indonesia Infrastructure Partnership (KIAT)) – Cardno (Jakarta): 16 April
 
125) Team Leader (Water & Sanitation, Investment Financing Facility Project) – GFA Consulting Group (Tanzania): 18 April
 
126) Chief of Party (WASH) – Population Services International (PSI) (Mozambique): Until filled
 
127) Amharic speakers: Head of Strategic Initiatives – Splash (Ethiopia): Until filled
 
Not specified
 
128) Technical Lead (WASH & Health) – WaterAid (Various): 16 April
 
129) French speakers: Project Coordinator – Tearfund (Central African Republic): 19 April
 
130) Local recruitment: Priority Projects Officer – WaterAid (London): 18 April
 
131) Greece nationals: Senior Officer (WASH Sector Co-chair) – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Greece): Until filled

 

Consultancies:

132) Request for expressions of interest for support to WHO water, sanitation, hygiene and health (WASH) training and communication tools and materials – World Health Organization (WHO) (Home-Based): 15 April
 
133) Development of Knowledge and Communication Products for Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) – Oxfam (Home-Based): 21 April
 
134) Consultants: Development of Climate Smart WASH Technology Catalogue with Modelisation – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-Based): 18 April
 
135) Consultancy: Study to assess the Carbon & Water Footprint in Eswatini as a measure to enhance Sustainable, Climate Smart Cane Production to mitigate risks resulting from Climate Change – Fairtrade International (Home-Based): 19 April
 
136) Climate Change Consultant (Uganda) – WaterAid (Uganda): 19 April
 
137) Water Resources and Irrigation Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Kyrgyzstan): 14 April
 
138) Consultant for Fish Friendly Irrigation Guideline – Mekong River Commission (MRC) (Home-Based): 20 April
 
139) Lead Expert for Capacity Gap Assessment, Training Program Design And Execution (NAP Process) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Home-Based): 20 April
 
140) Evaluation Specialist (Environmental and Natural Resource Management, Energy, Climate Change, Community Resilience, Waste Management and Disaster Risk Management) Independent Country Programme Evaluation – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 15 April
 
141) Supporting the UNCCD Science-Policy Interface (SPI) on land-drought nexus approaches for assessment and monitoring-the resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems to drought – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (Home-Based): 16 April
 
142) Mid-Term Review Consultant – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-Based): 14 April
 
143) Technical coordinator (Words into Action guide for Multi-hazard early warning systems) – United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)s (Home-Based): 15 April
 
144) Spanish speakers: Natural Resources Management Expert Consultant – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (Colombia): 20 April
 
145) Arabic speakers: Individual Consultant: PCR of the Water Transmission & Storage Development Project (Phase II) – Islamic Development Bank (Bahrain): 21 April
 
146) Call for Experts: Water and Development (WADI) II – ECODIT (Various): Until filled
 
147) Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (Water Resources) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Vietnam): 16 April
 
148) Spanish speakers: Northern Central America Climate Risks across Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-Based): 19 April
 
149) Kiribati nationals: PMU Safeguards Manager – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Kiribati): 15 April
 
150) Indonesia nationals: Expert for Blue Economy Development Index – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 16 April
 
151) Namibia nationals: Gender and Stakeholder Specialist for the CUVECOM PPG/IP – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Namibia): 20 April
 
152) Local recruitment: Consultancy To Explore Local Eco-Friendly Technology, Materials And Alternatives For Riverbank Stabilisation And Riparian Zone Rehabilitation – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Solomon Islands): 20 April
 
153) Ghana nationals: Financing Consultant (Basic Sanitation Fund) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Ghana): 21 April
 
154) Jordan nationals: Environmental Analyst – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Jordan): 20 April
 
155) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (Institutional/legal water resources) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Vietnam): 16 April
 
156) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (WRM Asst 1) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Vietnam): 16 April
 
157) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (Water Related DRM) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Vietnam): 16 April
 
158) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (Team Leader) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Vietnam): 16 April
 
159) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (Dam Safety) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Vietnam): 16 April
 
160) Vietnam nationals: Development of Viet Nam National Scheme on Water Security and Dam Safety (WRM Asst 2) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Vietnam): 16 April

 

RFP:

161) Invitation to Tender: Development of the Water Investment Scorecard as part of the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme – Global Water Partnership (GWP) Africa (Home-Based): 19 April
 
162) RFP: Hiring of a Consultant Firm for Conducting Program Monitoring Visit for Bank of America Partners – water.org (India): 15 April
 
163) RFP: Hiring of a Consultant Firm for Conducting Program Monitoring Visit – water.org (India): 15 April
 
164) Baseline study: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies – TWENDE Project. Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Kenya): 15 April
 
165) Request For Tenders: Mid-Term Review Of The 'Enhancing The Climate Change Resilience Of Vulnerable Island Communities In The Federated States Of Micronesia' Project – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Home-Based): 16 April
 
166) Request For Tenders: Mid-Term Review Of The 'Climate Information Services For Resilient Development In Vanuatu' Project – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Home-Based): 16 April
 
167) Strategic Communications Plan for the Long Island Sound – NEIWPCC (Home-Based): 7 May
 
168) Recruitment of an International Firm to investigate the potential of inter-catchments water transfer in Selected Rwandan Catchments – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Rwanda): 21 April
 
169) Request for Proposals: Urban Water Resilience Initiative Community Perspectives Project – World Resources Institute (WRI) (Rwanda): 16 April
 
170) Request for Proposals: Restoration Opportunities Assessment Consultant in Serbia – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Home-Based): 20 April
 
171) Tuvalu nationals: Terminal Evaluation Terms of Reference (Tuvalu Ridge to Reef Project) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Tuvalu): 16 April

 

Internships:

172) German speakers: Praktikant*in im Globalvorhaben Klimarisikomanagement – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany): 20 April
 
173) U.K. nationals: Graduate Intern (River basin planning) – Environment Agency(United Kingdom): 19 April
 
174) GIS Intern – The Freshwater Trust (U.S.A., Home-Based): 18 April

 

Scholarships/Assistantships:

175) PhD Studentship: Wastewater Integrated Selection Environment (WISE): A UK Model Comprising Regulation, Resilience and Sustainability – Cranfield University(United Kingdom): 16 April
 
176) PhD candidate: Numerical modelling of river-ice break-up, run-off, jamming and consequent flooding – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)(Norway): 15 April
 
177) PhD Candidate in Composite Pipeline Integrity Management – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Norway): 15 April
 
178) PhD scholarship for uncertainty quantification associated with hydrogeological systems – The University of Western Australia (Perth, WA, Australia): 16 April
 
179) PhD: Microplastic flux in modern estuarine environments – University of Liverpool (United Kingdom): 21 April

 

Fellowships:

180) Delaware River Watershed Fellow – The Nature Conservancy (TNC)(Wilmington, DE, USA): 18 April
 
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181) Position: @OSUCEOAS (Corvallis, OR) - Instructor (Academic Teaching/Research Faculty - Geography). Full consideration: 15 March; Closes: 30 June. http://bit.ly/2Z9c1Iu

182) Position: Marion Soil & Water Conservation District (Salem, OR) - District Manager. OUF. https://bit.ly/3s11AmI #JobWaWi

183) Position: @newmexicotech (Socorro, NM) - Hydrogeologist. OUF. https://bit.ly/3ds1zUD #JobWaWi

184) Position: @IdahoDEQ (Coeur d'Alene) - Water Quality Engineer (Engineering Intern). Continuous. https://bit.ly/3bPUkn5 

 

185) Position: Marion Soil & Water Conservation District (Salem, OR) - Conservation Planner. OUF. https://bit.ly/3b4C5Lr #JobWaWi

 

186) Position: INTERA (Houston, TX) - Hydrogeologist / Groundwater Modeler. OUF. http://bit.ly/30rDohr #JobWaWi

 

187) Postdoctoral Position: @LosAlamosNatLab (Los Alamos, NM) - Arctic land-surface modeler. Apps reviewed as received. Hope to fill by May 2021. https://bit.ly/39dAUbo #JobWaWi

 

188) Position: @UNL (Lincoln, NE) - Geoscientist with Conservation & Survey Division (non T-T, 12 months, 75% research, 25% extension). App review: 1 April.
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189) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Air Quality Manager (Principal Executive/Manager E). Closes: 19 April. https://bit.ly/3u7OZzk #JobWaWi

 

190) Position: @UNMwater (Albuquerque, NM) - Director, Water Resources Program (0.50 FTE). OUF; Best consideration apply by 26 March. https://bit.ly/3cTBkFY #JobWaWi (my former position; great opportunity; now occupied by @jfleck)

 

191) Position: @OregonDEQ (Salem or Eugene, OR) - NPDES Permit Writer (Natural Resource Specialist 3). Closes: 20 April. https://bit.ly/3dGLKIn 

 

192) Position: @OregonDEQ (Medford, OR) - Natural Resource Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 1). Closes: 18 April. https://bit.ly/3gf892z #JobWaWi

 

193) Position: @ColumbiaEstuary (Astorias, OR) - Field Technician (June - September 2021). Closes: 3 May. https://bit.ly/3t87MKy #JobWaWi

 

194) Position: @Alliance4Water - Communications and Events Officer, Water Tracker for National Climate Plans. OUF. https://bit.ly/3teiC1I #JobWaWi

 

195) Position:@Alliance4Water - Project Manager, Water Tracker for National Climate Plans. OUF. https://bit.ly/3a7qUkj #JobWaWi

 

196) Position: @USDA_NRCS (Portland, OR) - Electronics Technician. Closes: 26 April https://bit.ly/3dnAsd7 #JobWaWi

 

197) Positions (3): @NOAA (Silver Spring, MD) - Cartographer. Closes: 26 April. https://bit.ly/3n5pLiN #JobWaWi

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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 April 2021

Elaine informs me that today is National Licorice Day! Who knew?

But it is also the 60th anniversary of the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic flight - the first human in space. Read about it here.. 

 

Gagarin later (1968) died when his MiG-15 fighter jet crashed, but he had his day in the sun in 1961.

Here is his Vostok spacecraft.

Also on this date in 1861 Confederate troops under General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Union troops surrendered the next day. The Civil War had started. 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 12 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

April brings meteor showers, a supermoon & planets visible in the night sky

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/how-to-see-meteor-showers-a-supermoon-and-the-planets-in-april/ar-BB1cvLVu

Third stream of lava issuing from fissure on Mount Fagradalsfjall to Geldingadalir Valley in Iceland

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-iceland-volcano-unleashes-lava-stream.html

Global warming alarmists once again decrying the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere – “halfway to doubled CO2 [is] not of any physical significance” - have warmed since end of last Ice Age – humans contribute 0.0016% of CO2 in the atmosphere

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/carbon-dioxide-spikes-to-critical-record-halfway-to-doubling-preindustrial-levels/ar-BB1fktCA
• https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-the-rise-and-fall-of-co2-levels-influenced-the-ice-ages

Improved understanding of San Andreas Fault activity in Southern California

• https://www.sjsu.edu/transform/spartan-spotlight/kim-blisniuk.php
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/13/eaaz5691

Every day is “Geologists Day” – Hutton, Lehmann, Steno, Mary Horner Lyell, Gutenberg, et al.

• https://www.ibtimes.com/geologists-day-2021-7-geologists-you-may-want-know-about-3173616

Private well owners urged to test water quality – bedrock may contribute naturally occurring elements

• https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Press-Room/Press-Releases---2021/Private-Well-Owners-Urged-to-Test-Water-Quality--New-Report-Shows-High-Arsenic-Uranium-in-Some-Wells
• USGS OFR 2020-1111: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2020/1111/ofr20201111.pdf

Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross Mountains) Geopark in Poland awarded UNESCO status

• https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/swietokrzyskie-geopark-with-rock-formations-datingback-400-million-years-awarded-unesco-status-21034

Geology is not always a precise science

• https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/story/2021/04/01/news/why-dont-geologists-give-straight-answers/14723.html

In Memoriam:  Mark Joseph Davis (1960-2021) – Geologist & Fellow with American Ceramic Society

• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/name/mark-davis-obituary?pid=198240168

In Memoriam:  Edmund “Ross” Sawtelle (1930-2021) – International petroleum geologist

• https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/06/obituaryedmund-ross-sawtelle-2/

Phosphate is abundant in Florida – phosphate wastewater reservoir on verge of collapse

• https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/06/what-is-phosphate-and-why-does-so-much-of-it-come-from-florida/
• https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/05/live-news-conference-on-water-reservoir-emergency-in-manatee-county/

Interacting geological processes can cause complex cascades that pose hazards to humans who turn them into disasters by their actions

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00738-9

Increased glaciation in North Patagonian Andes influenced tectonic dynamics over past 7 million years

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/past-climate-change-affected-mountain-building-in-the-andes

Volcanic eruption forecasting may be improved by examining EQ mechanisms & clustering

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/relating-seismicity-and-volcano-eruptions
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB021294

Calibration of Mid to Late Jurassic Polarity Time Scale using multi-scale marine magnetic anomaly data in the Pacific

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/probing-the-age-of-the-oldest-ocean-crust-in-the-pacific

Thundersnow spotted near southern Texas

• https://eos.org/articles/rare-wintertime-thunderstorms-recorded-over-the-u-s-gulf-coast

Dendrochronology from oak trees provide continuous climate record for Central Europe

• https://eos.org/articles/oak-trees-offer-a-continuous-climate-record-for-central-europe

Rethinking oceanic overturning and exchanges of water between North Atlantic & Nordic Seas

• https://eos.org/science-updates/rethinking-oceanic-overturning-in-the-nordic-seas

Apparent increasing stability of the pycnocline – part of extremely complex oceanic interactions

• https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-is-becoming-more-stable-heres-why-that-might-not-be-a-good-thing-157911

Tectonics, weathering and erosion & climate are all inter-related

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-mountain-growth-greenhouse-effect.html

5,000+ tons of extra-terrestrial dust fall to Earth each year

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-tons-extraterrestrial-fall-earth-year.html

SW US, including Colorado River Basin, will be subject of more frequent hydroclimatic events

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-colorado-river-basin-due-frequent.html

Record precipitation over China resulted from combined influence of air masses from 3 oceans

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-combined-oceans-record-breaking-rainfall-china.html

Arctic seafloor data project will use new distributed acoustic sensing interrogator system

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-sandia-embarks-arctic-seafloor-underwater.html

Early indicators of magma viscosity could facilitate forecasting eruption style

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-early-indicators-magma-viscosity-volcano.html

Speed of sliding glacier in SW Greenland related to water pressure changes at base of the ice

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-glacial-river-reveals-greenland-ice.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL091418

Fossiomanus sinensis & Jueconodon cheni – two related species of Early Cretaceous herbivorous mammaliamorphs in China

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/fossiomanus-sinensis-jueconodon-cheni-09534.html

Rare Earth mining plays role in political voting in Greenland

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Rare_earth_mine_takes_centre_stage_in_Greenland_vote_999.html

ROV Jason sampling hydrothermal vents on the seafloor of the East Pacific Rise (long video)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Z2gWmoCz0&list=PLRAEfgEPSLx-rIzZ-gvoNLj2o7X3YhFoX

La Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent Island erupts

• https://weather.com/news/news/2021-04-09-volcano-st-vincent-la-soufriere

Sauropods swallowed gastroliths and then transported them long distances

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/rocks-made-1-000-mile-190327975.html
• Thesis: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=geogstudent

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Mountain lion P-78 died after being struck by vehicle in California – necropsy indicated 5 anticoagulant rodenticides in his system including 3 second-generation anticoagulants

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/editorial-when-will-mountain-lions-in-los-angeles-county-stop-being-killed-by-cars-and-rat-poison/ar-BB1fi1is

Plastics are causing infertility in humans – “Count Down:  How Our Modern World is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development & Imperiling the Future of the Human Race”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/how-plastics-are-making-us-infertile-and-could-even-lead-to-human-extinction/ar-BB1fi3Ve

Developing disaster-resilient food bank supply chains for disaster-response in Houston, Texas

• https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/04/02/vanderbilt-civil-engineer-to-design-tech-driven-decision-making-and-disaster-response-tools-for-houston-area-food-banks/

ATX toxin from algae blooms can become airborne

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/a-dangerous-toxin-from-pond-scum-can-go-airborne-study-finds/ar-BB1fk9PT
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meet-very-fast-death-factor-the-algal-toxin-scientists-are-finding-in-our-air/ar-BB1flygV
• Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10402381.2021.1881191

Aetokthonos hydrillicola - Cyanobacteria that grows on invasive Hydrilla verticillate identified as cause of bald eagle deaths

• https://earther.gizmodo.com/mysterious-bald-eagle-killer-finally-identified-1846553172
• Paper: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6536/eaax9050

82% of dead bald & golden eagles have anti-coagulant rodenticides (ARs) in their system

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Survey_finds_82_of_dead_eagles_with_rat_poison_in_their_systems_999.html
• Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246134

Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases stem from human exploitation of and impingement upon the natural environment – Nipah, SARS, MERS, Ebola, Lyme, HIV…

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-huge-hole-in-biden-s-pandemic-prevention-plan/ar-BB1fknNP

So-called “flushable” or “septic safe” wipes should NOT be flushed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/are-so-called-flushable-wet-wipes-actually-safe-to-flush/ar-BB1fkwV2

Concept & detailed plans for future Compact Advance Tokamak (CAT) “compact nuclear fusion plant”

• https://www.ga.com/us-researchers-design-compact-fusion-power-plant
• Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/abe4af

Technological hazard:  mass surveillance with facial recognition technology

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facial-recognition-tech-is-supporting-mass-surveillance-it-s-time-for-a-ban-say-privacy-campaigners/ar-BB1flBOR

Belgium seized 27.64 tons of cocaine being trafficked by criminals using encrypted phone network

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearly-28-tons-of-cocaine-seized-after-police-access-encrypted-network/ar-BB1fm0EF

Keystone XL pipeline permit cancelled but now Enbridge pipeline under Lake Michigan being touted as crucial infrastructure

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/enbridge-to-biden-lake-michigan-pipeline-tunnel-fits-u-s-plans/ar-BB1flMjp

Will endangered trout return to concrete corridor that is the Los Angeles River? Multi-billion $ proposal

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/endangered-trout-may-soon-return-to-the-concrete-los-angeles-river/ar-BB1fktom

Buying into the “global warming caused by CO2” mythology – Paris Accord targets not feasible

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/virtually-impossible-australian-scientists-sound-124426815.html
• AUS Report: https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/science-policy-and-analysis/reports-and-publications/risks-australia-three-degrees-c-warmer-world

Largest sugar maple tree is being taken down – more than 240 years old

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/safety-concerns-bring-down-largest-212425410.html

More cities assess stormwater fees to pay for flooding, erosion, water quality & repairs

• https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/04/02/increasing-rain-aging-infrastructure-lead-growing-number-of-municipalities-to-adopt-stormwater-fees/

New frameworks for conservation on working rangelands

• https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1762446
• Rangeland Analysis Platform App: https://rangelands.app/

Hope the Easter Bunny brought you dark chocolate (not milk chocolate) because it is good for your health

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/one-surprising-effect-of-eating-chocolate-new-study-says/ar-BB1fkgli
• https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.116.005162

PG&E faces new criminal charges for 2019 California wildfire

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pg-e-faces-new-criminal-charges-for-2019-california-wildfire/ar-BB1fmGEa

A moor frog has turned blue for first time in 700 years amid calls for reintroduction to Britain

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/frog-turns-blue-first-time-122121125.html

Irreplaceable 1,000-year-old Native American petroglyphs vandalized in Chattahoochee National Forest

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/irreplaceable-1-000-year-old-native-american-rock-carvings-vandalized-in-georgia-s-chattahoochee-national-forest/ar-BB1foqEG

Ubiquitous carcinogenic TCE (trichloroethylene) may be cause of increasing rates of Parkinson’s Disease

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/rates-parkinson-disease-exploding-common-130442198.html

Interacting geological processes can cause complex cascades that pose hazards to humans who turn them into disasters by their presence & actions

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00738-9

California needs to openly acknowledge that it is STILL in drought – precipitation at 50% of average

• https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/546778-third-driest-year-reported-in-california
• Snowpack report: https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/April-21/Statewide-Snowpack-Well-Below-Normal-as-Wet-Season-Winds-Down

Advances (?) in wind energy – bigger blades & taller towers take more precious resources but still only generate about 8.4% of US electricity demand

• https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/6-advances-in-wind-energy
• https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php

Is it wise – or even feasible – to artificially cool Earth by “geoengineering” the atmosphere?

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00869-4
• NASEM Report: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00822-5
• Link to download report: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/developing-a-research-agenda-and-research-governance-approaches-for-climate-intervention-strategies-that-reflect-sunlight-to-cool-earth#sectionPublications

Removing dingoes as the apex predator has impacted vegetation in accord with trophic cascade theory

• https://eos.org/articles/a-reminder-of-a-deserts-past-before-dingo-removal

Visualizing the futility of the Paris Accord

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-paris-agreement-is-the-worlds-climate-action-plan-on-track/

How do humans fix something?  They try to fix problems by adding stuff which does not work

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/the-takeaway-is-that-we-dont-tend-to-take-things-away/
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03380-y

Microbes found deep underground on 3 continents have been in evolutionary stasis for millions of years

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210408131423.htm

Socio-economic impacts of HABs (harmful algal blooms) in the US

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210407143759.htm

Lake Uru Uru in Bolivia is “made of plastic” – years of human garbage accumulation

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/made-plastic-cleaning-bolivias-uru-151849955.html

Superior Judge halts Tejon Ranch development of 19,300 houses citing wildfire risks & GHG emissions

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/citing-high-wildfire-risk-judge-halts-construction-of-massive-tejon-ranch-development/ar-BB1fru9E

Draft Inventory of US GHG Emissions & Sinks 2021

• https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2021-02/documents/us-ghg-inventory-2021-main-text.pdf
• Perspective: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2021/02/04/u-s-rejoins-paris-agreement/

5 possible future scenarios – not optimistic

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/long-range-forecast-future-world-110032606.html
• NIC Report: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/GlobalTrends_2040.pdf

Volcanic eruptions in 536-537 darkened the skies & triggered Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) – caution:  news report contains obvious factual errors

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/skies-went-dark-historians-pinpoint-164031658.html

Endangered flowering Tiehm’s buckwheat may stop proposed lithium mine in Nevada

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/old-documents-fuel-latest-bid-040623676.html

Drought conditions and anticipating wildfire season in the Western US

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/drought-plagued-california-and-western-u-s-may-see-another-devastating-fire-season/ar-BB1fvIeU

4 myths behind the carbon tax

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/co2-tax-support-is-based-in-myth-taxing-essential-energy-harms-more-than-it-helps/ar-BB1fvsCb

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) & CDC tracker

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive map s: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html
• CDC Weekly Tracker: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

Virus impacts highlight obesity that makes the health consequences worse

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/we-must-escape-the-covid-obesity-trap/ar-BB1fi3Ht

246 “fully vaccinated” Michigan residents diagnosed with virus – 11 hospitalized & 3 died

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/246-vaccinated-residents-diagnosed-covid-040100831.html

At least several thousand breakthrough infections since February

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cdc-ramps-up-scrutiny-of-rare-post-vaccination-breakthrough-infections/ar-BB1fubGl

“we can stay ahead of the virus” is just wishful thinking and wanton hubris

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-mutants-multiply-as-scientists-race-to-decode-variations/ar-BB1fjqRf

Cannot legally mandate “emergency use” vaccines

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/doctor-rejects-4th-wave-claims-says-us-ahead-of-much-milder-covid-19/ar-BB1fkewG

CDC finally puts an end to “hygiene theater” – such protocols are not necessary as risk is low

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-the-hygiene-theater-cdc-says-173440864.html
• Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html

Clear link between AZ vaccine and potentially deadly blood clots in the brain

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/clear-between-astrazeneca-vaccine-rare-115707510.html
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/possible-side-effects-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-come-into-sharper-focus/ar-BB1fmh4V

South African variant can break through vaccine

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/real-world-israeli-data-shows-south-african-variant-better-at-bypassing-vaccine/

Vaccination program in Mexico has some success but many problems and inconsistencies

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexico-s-vaccine-campaign-faces-problems-successes/ar-BB1fmEaT

Latest crisis:  a shortage of individual serving packages of ketchup

• https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/ketchup-packet-shortage-2021

Wallowing in mixed messages from “experts”

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdcs-messaging-problem-highlights-pandemics-213150819.html

Fiasco in Europe – vaccine shortages, rising cases, AZ vaccine, deaths from blood clots, lock downs

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-covid-19-vaccine-fiasco-continues-090013030.html

“Pandemic treaty” must follow acknowledging mistakes of the current plandemic

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00866-7

PPE litter is polluting the environment & killing wildlife

• https://www.treehugger.com/scientists-document-how-ppe-is-harming-wildlife-5121110
• Paper: https://brill.com/view/journals/ab/aop/article-10.1163-15707563-bja10052/article-10.1163-15707563-bja10052.xml
• Report: https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FINAL-Ocean-Conservancy-PPE-Report-March-2021.pdf

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 12 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Coastal Habitat & Protection Webinar scheduled for 19 April

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/coastal-habitat-protection-webinar-april-19/

• Registration: https://web.cvent.com/event/33405678-8f68-4bab-8555-65486e27bd38/regProcessStep1

Mozambique government reclaimed coastal town of Palma from terrorist insurgents

• https://www.voanews.com/africa/mozambiques-government-regains-control-key-coastal-town

Louisiana F&W accepting applications for Wetland Education Teacher Workshop 2021

•https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/ascension/article_e1b86a94-91a6-11eb-8a3a-9bc47d5b015e.html

• WETshop: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?action=pagebuilder&pageID=forteachers

Maerl bed habitats found in northeast Atlantic & now in Fal Estuary near Cornwall, England

• https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_851452_en.html

• Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.13219

Updates on Piney Point phosphate plant waste reservoir threat to Tampa Bay – safe to go home?

Wastewater being pumped into Tampa Bay to reduce risk of reservoir failure but could impact local sea life & waterway

• https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2021/04/06/piney-point-threatens-tampa-bay-but-other-flestuaries-are-in-trouble-too/

• https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-allowed-home-after-toxic-flash-flood-fears-at-formerphosphate-plant-site-12268345

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-officials-pumping-leaking-piney-211936974.html

Ghost forests along East Coast are result of land subsidence (not sea level rise) and salt water intrusion due to humans over-pumping fresh groundwater

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-level-rise-killing-trees-122907917.html

Collaborative effort recovers marine fishing debris from coastal waters – 3,000+ crab pots

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/04/lost-fishing-gear-recovery-project-complete/

• https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_a2ed7a4e-96e6-11eb-89ec-73ac00b2945a.html

Differences between coastal and inland wine regions

• https://www.winemag.com/2021/04/06/coastal-inland-wine-difference/

Beaufort, North Carolina, installs permeable paving to reduce stormwater runoff

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/04/towns-advance-water-quality-projects/

Law enforcement agencies in large coastal county ramping up UAVs to improve safety

• https://www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/sky-eyes-coastal-police-embracedrones/article_6c4e826c-96fa-11eb-8389-b3c810653681.html

Benefits of Louisiana coastal restoration to soil carbon sequestration

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-paper-benefits-louisiana-coastal-soil.html

• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JG005832

Perspective: Everglades restoration will not fix water quality in Caloosahatchee Estuary

• https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2021/04/04/everglades-report-focuses-waterquality-issues/7058820002/

Ribble Estuary & Morecambe Bay under consideration as future marine national parks

• https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/environment/ribble-estuary-and-morecambe-bayhighlighted-as-possible-future-marine-national-parks-by-conservation-charity-3191912

WWII shipwreck unearthed in River Exe estuary

• https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ww2-shipwreck-unearthed-river-exe-5245320

Lee County accepts Innovative Technologies Grant from Florida DEP for water quality & treatment research project

• https://www.fox4now.com/news/protecting-paradise/lee-commissioners-accept-180-000-grant-for-water-quality-and-treatment-research

Freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee impacting oyster beds & seagrass in St. Lucie Estuary

• https://www.wflx.com/2021/03/31/freshwater-discharges-impacting-oyster-beds-seagrass/

• https://www.wptv.com/news/protecting-paradise/u-s-rep-brian-mast-calls-on-army-corps-topermanently-end-lake-okeechobee-discharges

Too many humans tromping in Roberts Bank Wildlife Management Area disrupting habitat & wildlife

• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-delta-in-danger-the-beleaguered-ecologicalhot-spot-on-vancouvers/

Residents resisting free connection to sewer system in Indian River County, Florida

• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2021/04/06/sebastian-homeowners-offered-4-150-sewerconnection-free/7097112002/

Perspective: Connecting sugar industry use of glyphosate & impacts on manatees is a “distraction”

• https://floridapolitics.com/archives/417168-glyphosate/

Perspective: Can Congress actually help protect manatees?

• https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-manatee-conservationflorida-wildlife-federation-20210405-xcddrp2p4zfnvkcl2ky34c7ndy-story.html

Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant in Singapore treats seawater & freshwater

• https://source.asce.org/singapores-newest-desalination-facility-treats-seawater-andfreshwater/

Steep decline in giant sea turtle populations off US Pacific Coast

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/steep-decline-giant-sea-turtles-153910073.html

$6.3M hurricane repair project to begin at Biscayne National Park

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/63-million-hurricane-repair-project-begin-lateapril-biscayne-national-park

Regional habitat differences identified along Atlantic Coast for populations of threatened Piping Plovers

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/regional-habitat-differences-identified-threatened-piping-ploversatlantic-coast

• Paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3418

4 dead gray whales have washed ashore in San Francisco Bay area

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/4-gray-whales-found-dead-233415228.html

"The Earth is mostly just a boneyard. But pretty in the sunlight." - Larry McMurtry