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CRS Report: 'Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act - Bureau of Reclamation and California Water Provisions'

An updated (9 November 2018) CRS report by Charles V. Stern, Pervaze A. Sheikh, and Nicole T. Carter: Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act: Bureau of Reclamation and California Water Provisions 

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Summary
Most of the provisions in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act; P.L. 114-322), enacted on December 16, 2016, relate to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. However, the WIIN Act also includes a subtitle (Title II, Subtitle J, §§4001-4013) with the potential to affect western water infrastructure owned by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation; part of the Department of the Interior). Three sections in Subtitle J (§4007, §4009, and §4011) made alterations that would apply throughout Reclamation’s service area, the 17 states to the west of the Mississippi River. Most of the remaining sections of this subtitle include provisions specific to the Central Valley Project (CVP), a multipurpose water-conveyance system in California operated by Reclamation. Most of Subtitle J’s provisions were derived from bills that received consideration in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses. 

Although most parts of the WIIN Act had broad stakeholder support when enacted, some of Subtitle J’s provisions were (and continue to be) debated. Particularly controversial provisions include those related to implementation of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. §§1531-1544) as it relates to endangered salmon and threatened Delta smelt and to California water infrastructure, as well as authorities that alter Reclamation’s approach to water resources project development. The controversy of these provisions was evidenced by President Obama’s signing statement accompanying the bill, which focused on the Obama Administration’s interpretation of Subtitle J, particularly the act’s environmental provisions. 

 The WIIN Act was debated and enacted at a time when California was enduring severe drought. However, by most metrics, the drought in California ended with the wet winter of 2016-2017, which occurred after enactment of the WIIN Act. Regardless of hydrologic status, most of the WIIN Act’s drought provisions are to remain in effect until five years after its enactment, or December 2021. 

Due to the scarcity of water in the West and the importance of federal water infrastructure to the region, western water issues are regularly of interest to lawmakers. In addition to overseeing the implementation of CVP operational provisions in the WIIN Act, Congress also may consider their amendment, extension, or repeal. According to Reclamation, the relatively wet hydrology that followed enactment of the WIIN Act has largely limited opportunities to implement some of the act’s operational authorities, and some federal operational changes pursuant to the WIIN Act reportedly were proposed but deemed incompatible with state requirements. However, some of the operational changes authorized under the act have been implemented. Congress also has appropriated funding authorized for Reclamation (both for the CVP and for other projects) under the bill. CRS estimates that from FY2017 to FY2019, Congress appropriated a total of approximately $575 million for Reclamation projects and programs authorized under the WIIN Act. Some of the bill’s authorities have met their appropriations ceilings; thus, they may be proposed for extension or amendment. 

This report discusses selected provisions enacted under Subtitle J of the WIIN Act. It provides background and context related to selected drought- and water-related provisions, summarizes the changes authorized in the WIIN Act, and discusses issues and questions that Congress may consider. For additional background on the CVP, see CRS Report R45342, Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation, by Charles V. Stern and Pervaze A. Sheikh. 

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Josh's Water Jobs and More! 13 November 2018

Josh has some importnat information about changes yo the website and the email list. I will place those at the very bottom.

Josh's 13 November list:

PDF: Download JWJ_13November2018

Word: Download JWJ_13November2018

1) Josh's Jobs

The United Nations is going through a reform right now, aimed at improving national- and regional-level coordination of UN bodies, which has opened dozens of positions. I have put a special section on the bottom of the list that are ones that are focused on sustainable development.

Josh’s Pick:

1) Program Officer (Free-Flowing Rivers) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)(Washington, DC): Until filled (Join a great team! 2 years exp. w/Master’s; 4 years w/Bachelor’s)

Highlighted:

2) Part-time Coordinator – Oxford Water Network(United Kingdom): 5 December

3) Nominations for Oak Fellow: Water and Human Rights (Oak Institute for Human Rights) – Colby College(Waterville, ME, USA): 30 November

4) Consultant: Trans-boundary Basin Management – International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)(Dubai): Until filled

5) French nationals or those with a lot of experience in the French water sector: Adjoint.e au Directeur Général (Ayant vocation à devenir Directeur/Directrice Général.e) – Partenariat Français pour l’Eau(Paris): 22 November

GWP has lots of internship openings for next year all with 30 November deadline:

6) Monitoring and Evaluation Internship – Global Water Partnership (GWP)(Stockholm)

7) GWP Transboundary Water Governance and Asia region support Internship – Global Water Partnership (GWP)(Stockholm)

8) Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives Internship – Global Water Partnership (GWP)(Stockholm)

9) SDG 6 Support Programme Intern – Global Water Partnership (GWP)(Stockholm)

10) Strategic Communications Intern – Global Water Partnership (GWP)(Stockholm)

Deadline today (13 November)!

11) Bahasa Indonesian speakers: Project Manager – World Resources Institute (WRI)(Jakarta): 13 November

12) U.S. citizens: Hydrological Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)(Durango, CO, USA): 13 November

Minimum experience level requested:

0-2 years

13) Technical Officer (Water Resources Management) – Wetlands International(Ethiopia): 19 November

14) Associate (Climate Policy) – World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)(Geneva): 19 November

15) Hindi speakers: Assistant Consultants – Oxford Policy Management (OPM)(New Delhi): 19 November

16) Environmental Coordinator – Edwards Aquifer Authority(San Antonio, TX, USA): 16 November – With Bachelor’s, 3 years required

17) Research Assistant – Berkeley Lab(Berkeley, CA, USA): Until filled

18) U.S. citizens: Hydrologist – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(Hadley, MA, USA): 14 November

19) Water Program Lead – Sac and Fox Tribe of Iowa(Tama, IA, USA): Until filled

20) Water Resources Engineer – Dewberry(Fairfax, VA, USA): Until filled

21) Entry Level Water Resources Engineer – AECOM(Austin, TX, USA): Until filled

22) Environmental Scientist – Applied Research Associates (ARA)(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

23) Communications Specialist – University of Nebraska(Lincoln, NE, USA): 26 November

3-4 years

 

24) Local recruitment: Research Assistant – Social Impact(Lesotho): Until filled

25) Water Resource Project Coordinator – Futurewise(Seattle, WA, USA): 30 November

26) Communications Manager – Global Environmental & Technology Foundation(Arlington, VA, USA): 16 November

27) U.S. citizens: Civil Engineer (Hydrology) – Tennessee Valley Authority(Knoxville, TN, USA): 15 November

28) Environmental Analyst IV – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation(Montpelier, VT, USA): 19 November

29) EIT, Water Resources – WSP(Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled

30) Climate Resilience Specialist – ICF International(Los Angeles, CA, USA): Until filled

31) Executive Director – Georgia River Network(Athens, GA, USA): Until filled

32) Program Manager – AECOM(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

33) Communications & Marketing Officer – The Westcountry Rivers Trust(United Kingdom): 30 November

5-7 years

34) Project Officer – Wetlands International(Uganda): 30 November

35) Programme Specialist (Climate and Environment) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Dhaka): 20 November

36) Manager (Research Sustainability) – Simon Fraser University(Burnaby, BC, Canada): 20 November

37) Environmental and Resettlement Specialist – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)(Nairobi): 23 November

38) Drainage Engineer – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)(Nairobi): 19 November

39) Senior Catchment Management Officer (Waipa) – Waikato Regional Council (WRC)(New Zealand): 18 November

40) Executive Director – Texas Water Foundation(Austin, TX, USA): 30 November

41) Climate Change Adaptation Specialist – Morrison Hershfield(Various locations, Canada): Until filled

42) Business Development Manager – WaterAid(Kathmandu): 14 November

43) Yakima Basin Project Manager – Trout Unlimited(Wenatchee, WA, USA): 20 November

44) Senior Program Fellow (Phase Zero Project) – New America(Washington, DC): Rolling

45) Director of the Professional Learning Team – Chesapeake Bay Foundation(Annapolis, MD, USA): Until filled

8-9 years

46) Communications Consultant – African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)(Abuja): 24 November

47) Project Director / Operations Coordinator – Fraser Watershed Initiative(Vancouver, BC, Canada): 30 November

48) Deputy Chief of Party (Philippines Safe Water Activity) – Tetra Tech(Philippines): Until filled

10+ years

49) Climate Change Lead Specialist (Mainstreaming) – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)(Washington, DC): 20 November

50) Canada nationals: Manager (Watershed Resources) – Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority(Niagara Peninsula, ON, Canada): 23 November

51) Spanish speakers: Senior Policy Officer (Environment and Climate Change) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(Chile): 30 November

52) Spanish speakers: Chief of Party II (Water Smart Agriculture) – Catholic Relief Services (CRS)(Guatemala): Until filled

53) Director: Science & Research – World Resources Institute (WRI)(New Delhi): Until filled

54) Project Manager (Water Resources) – WSP(Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled

55) Vice President – American Water(Camden, NJ, USA): Until filled

Not stated (other):

56) IWRM Specialist – Zoa International(Netherlands): 21 November

57) Dutch speakers: Committee Secretary – Netherlands IHP-HWRP Committee(Netherlands): 18 November

58) Senior flood modeller / flood risk specialist – Mott MacDonald(United Kingdom): 19 November

59) UK nationals: Hydrology Officer – UK Environment Agency(United Kingdom): 18 November

60) UK nationals: Technical Officer (Hydrology) – UK Environment Agency(United Kingdom): 21 November

61) ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Specialist – BP(London): 22 November

62) Environmental Consultant – Sharples Environmental Services (SES)(South Africa): 30 November

63) Senior Hydrogeologist – Advisian(London): Until filled

64) Clean Water Network Modeller – RPS Group(London): Until filled

65) Dutch speakers: Beleidsadviseur (Water & Klimaat) – Waternet(Amsterdam): 15 November

66) Australia citizens: Senior Scientist (Ecological Modelling) – Victoria State Government(Australia): 19 November

67) Australia nationals: Wetland Management Officer – Government of South Australia(Australia): 22 November

68) Australia nationals: Hydrological Scientist – Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology(Australia): 22 November

69) Australia nationals: Senior Policy Officer – Government of New South Wales       (Sydney): 25 November

70) Australia nationals: Project Manager (Adaptation Policy) – Victoria State Government(Australia): 25 November

71) Technical Director (Water Strategy) – GHD Group(Australia): Until filled

72) Senior Groundwater Modeller – GHD Group(Australia): Until filled

73) German and French speakers: Projektleiter (m/w/d) Unterstützung der Tschadseebeckenkommission – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Chad): 21 November

74) German and French speakers: Berater (m/w/d) für umwelt- und klimaschutzpolitische Zusammenarbeit des BMU – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Berlin): 16 November

75) German speakers: Advisor (f/m/d) for international climate policy (finance, mitigation and adaptation) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 14 November

76) German speakers: Leiter (m/w/d) zweier Vorhaben im Bereich Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Dhaka): 25 November

77) Technical Assistance Senior Associate (Water) – Environmental Justice Coalition for Water(Salinas, CA, USA): Until filled

78) Wetland Science Technician – Colorado State University(Fort Collins, CO, USA): 18 November

79) Outreach and Project Development Manager – Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council(Pacific City, OR, USA): 21 November

80) Staff Environmental Professional – GSI Water Solutions, Inc.(Portland, OR, USA): Until filled

81) U.S. citizens: Physical Scientist, AST, Earth Sciences Remote Sensing – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)(Washington, DC): 27 November

82) U.S. citizens: Analyst in Environmental Policy – U.S. Congressional Research Service(Washington, DC): 30 November

83) U.S. citizens: Natural Resource Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation(Ephrata, WA, USA): 15 November

84) U.S. citizens: Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist (Environmental & Historic Preservation Lead) – U.S. Department of Homeland Security(Puerto Rico): 16 November

85) U.S. citizens: Physical Scientist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation(Lakewood, CO, USA): 15 November

86) U.S. citizens: Hydrologist – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)(Reston, VA, USA): 16 November

87) U.S. citizens: Watershed Representative – Tennessee Valley Authority(Chattanooga, TN, USA): 17 November

88) U.S. citizens: Water and Lands Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation(Klamath Falls, OR, USA): 23 November

89) Colorado residents: Professional Engineer II (Stream & Lake Protection Section) – Colorado Water Conservation Board(Denver, CO, USA): 26 November

90) U.S. citizens: Environmental Protection Specialist (Watershed Protection) – Government of Washington DC(Washington, DC): 30 November

91) Research Assistant – Silent Spring Institute(Newton, MA, USA): Until filled

92) Grants and Research Assistant – The Ferguson Group(Washington, DC): Until filled

Not stated (academic):

• Professors/lecturers

93) Assistant Professor in Precision Water Management – University of Florida(Gainesville, FL, USA): 30 November

94) Faculty positions (School of Environmental Science and Engineering) (via Nature) – Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)(China): Until filled

• Postdocs

95) Postdoctoral Research Scholar – North Carolina State University(Raleigh, NC, USA): 15 November

96) Postdoc in Health Risks on Water Treatment and Re-use in India – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam(Amsterdam): 23 November

97) Postdoctoral Fellow – Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium(Victoria, BC, Canada): 30 November

WASH:

0-2 years

98) Afghanistan nationals: National Professional Officer – World Health Organization (WHO)(Afghanistan): 19 November

99) Indonesia nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Indonesia): 25 November

100) WASH Specialist/Learn Consortium – Solidarités International(Syria): Until filled

101) Water and Sanitation Specialist – MSF – Holland: Until filled

102) Arabic speakers: WASH Project Officer – Oxfam Novib(Gaza): Until filled

3-4 years

103) Nigeria nationals: WASH Manager – International Medical Corps(Nigeria): 16 November

104) Rural Water Supply Utility Electro Mechanical Officer – Oxfam(Somalia): 18 November

105) Rural Water Supply Utility Management Officer – Oxfam(Somalia): 18 November

106) Rural Water Supply Utility Technical Advisor – Oxfam(Somalia): 18 November

107) French speakers: Project Manager Multisecteur (WASH / FSL) – INTERSOS(Chad): 20 November

5-7 years

108) Programme Manager – WaterAid(South Africa): 23 November

109) WASH Specialist (Refugee Coordination) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Ethiopia): 21 November

110) French speakers: WASH Specialist (M&E) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(DRC): 21 November

111) WASH Project Manager – INTERSOS(Lebanon): 22 November

112) Technical Advisor II (WASH) – Catholic Relief Services (CRS)(Kenya): Until filled

113) Water and Sanitation Specialist – Deloitte US | Deloitte Consulting LLP(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

114) Bangladesh nationals: WASH Specialist (Hygiene) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Dhaka): 24 November

8-9 years

115) WASH Specialist (Water, Climate & Urbanization) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Nairobi): 28 November

116) French speakers: Chief WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Haiti): 19 November

117) WASH Specialist (Urban Programming) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Addis Ababa): 21 November

10+ years

118) Chief WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Pakistan): 20 November

119) Senior Program Officer (Sanitation Industry Development Specialist) – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation(Seattle, WA, USA): Until filled

120) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist – Deloitte US | Deloitte Consulting LLP(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

121) Portuguese speakers: Head of Programmes Policy and Governance – WaterAid(Mozambique): 23 November

122) Tajikistan nationals: WASH Coordinator – Oxfam(Tajikistan): 15 November

Not specified

123) French speakers: Programme Manager (WASH) – Concern Worldwide(CAR): 28 November

Consultancies:

124) Consultant: Gap Assessment on Green and Climate Resilient Cities in Laos – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)(Laos): 15 November

125) Consultant (Hydrologist) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Pakistan): 14 November

126) Consultant (International Water Resources Development Planning Specialist) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Pakistan): 14 November

127) Spanish speakers: Evaluation Consultants: Independent Country Programme Evaluations in Latin America (Argentina, Uruguay, Panama, El Salvador) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Latin America): 18 November

128) Zimbabwe nationals: Provision of technical support in Information Management in the WASH sector – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Zimbabwe): 16 November

129) Consultancy: GTFCC WASH Working Group Coordinator – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(New York): 21 November

130) Coordination of Integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Lesotho): 22 November

131) Myanmar nationals: Environmental Screening Assessment – World Vision International(Myanmar): 16 November

Internships:

132) Internships – Future Earth(Paris): Until fileld

133) German speakers: Praktikant (m/w/d) im Sektorvorhaben Nachhaltige Wasserpolitik – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 19 November

134) German speakers: Intern (m/f/d) Sector Program Sustainable Sanitation (WASH in Schools/Fit for School) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 21 November

135) Sinhala and/or Tamil speakers: Internship (Environment Portfolio) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Sri Lanka): 16 November

Scholarships:

136) PhD assistantship in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources – Colorado State University(Fort Collins, CO, USA): 30 November

137) Ph.D. students interested in the intersection of environmental economics and conservation planning – University of California-Santa Barbara(Santa Barbara, CA, USA): 15 December

138) Two MSc students in River / Floodplain Ecology – Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)(Switzerland): Until filled

UN reform positions (Sustainable Development):

139) Policy Officer (UNSDG Mechanism) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 21 November

140) UNDAF/CCA Officer – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office(DOCO) (New York): 20 November

141) Regional Liaison and SD Officer (Latin America and Caribbean) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 20 November

142) Regional Liaison and SD Officer (Africa) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 20 November

143) Regional Liaison and SD Officer (Arab States) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 20 November

144) Regional Liaison and SD Officer (Asia and Pacific) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 20 November

145) Regional Liaison and SD Officer (Europe and Central Asia) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(New York): 20 November

146) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (East and South Africa) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Addis Ababa): 21 November

147) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (West and Central Africa) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Addis Ababa): 21 November

148) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (Arab States) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Jordan): 21 November

149) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (Asia Pacific) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Bangkok): 21 November

150) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (Europe and Central Asia) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Istanbul): 21 November

151) UNDAF Partnership and Programme Officer (Latin America and the Caribbean) – United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)(Panama): 21 November

2) Additional Positions from WaterWired

Posted: Last Week

152) Postdoctoral Position: Academy of Natural Sciences (Drexel University -  Philadelphia, PA) - Innovative Research Associate -Watershed Ecology.
Download Dolan_Fellowship_Job_Ad 

153) Position: Oregon Water Resources Congress (Salem) - Policy Coordinator. OUF; interviews begin December. Ideal start date: February 2019
Download OWRC_Policy_Coordinator_2018

154) Position: @ucsantabarbara (Santa Barbara, CA) - T-T Asst Prof in Urban Inequality and Health Disparities, Dept. of Geography.OUF. Next review: 1 Dec. Final: 30 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2B1PKRy  #JobWawi

155) Position: @ucsantabarbara (Santa Barbara, CA) - T-T Asst Prof in Vegetation Data Science, Dept of Geography. Next review: 15 November; Final - 30 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2EnVB7t  #JobWaWi

156) Position: @UToledo (Toledo, OH) - T-T/Tenured Asst/Assoc. Professor, Bioengineering. OUF. https://bit.ly/2PUFDWR  #JobWaWi

3) Some General Employment Resources

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

GoodWorkCanada - Canada's Green Jobs Site

Congressional Research Service Positions 

Check out @AidJobs - Vacancies in aid, development, humanitarian & nonprofit sector (volunteers, consultants or F-T employment) https://aidjobs.org

UN Jobs in Water Resources

UN Jobs in Water Management

UN Jobs in Water and Sanitation

Global Water Jobs

WASH Vacancies

Academic Jobs Online

Higher Education Job Site

Get Hydrology Jobs

AAG Jobs

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

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days. Click here. 

King County (WA) Jobs

Geoscience Job Board

California DWR Jobs

AZ Water Career Center 

Florida Water Jobs

NYC DEP 

Nature Conservancy jobs

State of Washington Careers

Idaho DEQ 

OSU Water Resources Program

Water District Jobs

Academic Jobs in Schools of Physical/Earth Sciences

Mac's List - Jobs in Portland and Beyond!

New Zealand Hydrological Society Jobs Board

California Water Jobs 

Government Jobs

Association of Oregon Counties Job Postings

Soil Science Societies Career Center

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager. https://bit.ly/1pIopLT  

The weekly water news summary: click here

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: click here

For the full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs.

From Josh:

Some changes are afoot on the list/website, so please read. Sorry for all the words this time!

• Probably the biggest request was to separate out further the years experience, especially on the junior side. So, that’s what we did. It’s now 0-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-9 and 10+. We’ll try this for a while to see how it works (please shoot me an email if you feel strongly about it either way). Please be aware that creating the new categories has thrown the years experience function on the website into disarray and will take some time before all jobs fall into the new categories (besides 10+). All old 0-4 fall into 0-2 right now and likewise for 5-9 into 5-7. New jobs as of this week will go into the new categories.
• WASH positions are also now divided by years experience in the email
• I’ve hyperlinked the categories in the email to the same categories on the website, as much as I can, so people can just go to those in their experience category if you choose. This was to appease those who don’t like the big lists, but 80% of you did!
• I played with the regions a bit (as you can search by region in the “Advanced search” function on the website if you did not know) to see about adding more, but, in the end, this became convoluted as there are too many sub-regions and there are different ways to categorize different countries, so I switched back to the five. This caused for a loss of previous uploaded jobs to have a regional categorization, so will also take some time to recover.
• We do realize the location search on the website is not ideal and this will be one of the larger fixes that will take some time to carry out. Right now, the website saves geographic locations, so you can start typing in the country, city, or sometimes state/province and if there was or is a job there, it will pop up. Washington DC is a tough one (as was noted by a few in the survey), but if you type “District of Columbia”, they are found there.
• I have to do some thinking about further changes that were suggested and, again, some will take some time. Everyone who works on the site does so in their free time, so things just take time. But, we’re doing our best to improve your experience.

“It’s not true that you never learn from history. You do, but then you forget.” – Martin Wolf

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 November 2018

Elaine sent this link to a moving Veterans' Day video. Be sure to remember those who keep us safe. 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 12 November 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Military use of geologists and geology - historical overview & introduction

• https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/frontline-geologists-deployed-during-wwi-commemorated/10037044.article
• https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/early/2018/11/02/SP473.15
• https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/frontline-geologists-deployed-during-wwi-commemorated/10037044.article

Punctuated earthquakes in New Madrid fault zone, Missouri – investigating sackungen in Peoria loess

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106150432.htm
• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/gsoa-pef110618.php

Bleached marine algae mark uplift in 2016 7.6M Chiloé earthquake in Chile

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/ssoa-wlo110618.php

Propiestus archaicus - a fossil species of rove beetle trapped in 99 myo amber on Gondwana

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/11/06/trapped-in-99-million-year-old-amber-a-beetle-reveals-the-history-of-modern-day-continents/#113a694e1887

Recognizing landslides in the Basin & Range

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/uoc-nwi110618.php

Aerial photography reveals landscape of The Great War

• https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/aerial-photos-show-incredible-human-cost-of-ww1-as-landscape-still-bears-the-signs-of-conflict-1-9430919

New details on Cryogenian Kingston Peak iron formation & glacial deposits in Death Valley, California

• https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/clues-to-ocean-chemistry-in-the-cryogenian/

Increased CO2 from human activities may be making ocean more acidic and dissolving some calcareous sediments on the seafloor

• https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/11/05/human-activities-are-dissolving-seafloor

GOCE mission providing data to identify lithosphere structures that define place tectonic activity

• https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/11/05/6801541445387/?sl=2
• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Enhanced_views_of_Earth_tectonics_999.html

Despite closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park USGS continues to monitor volcanic activity

• https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2018/11/06/287684.htm

Two deep geothermal wells to be drilled to 4.5 km in the UK for first electricity plant

• https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/drilling-to-start-at-the-uks-first-deep-geothermal-electricity-plant.html

Glacial erratics dot the Scottish countryside

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/06/country-diary-erratic-rocks-wandered-in-ice-age-assynt-sutherland

Google may improve forecasts of EQ aftershocks with AI technology

• https://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/11/06/0200000000AEN20181106004500320.html

Geology leads folks to drinking water with less arsenic in Bangladesh

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/gsoa-vft110518.php
• https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297072&org=GEO&from=news

Ground penetrating radar used to identify likely Holocaust mass grave site in Lithuania

• https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/11/05/2401541430364/?sl=2

Video examines belief in flat Earth

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/why-does-flat-earth-belief-still-exist/

Human generated noise from ships causing dolphins to modify language hindering communication

• https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dolphin-communication-ships-study_us_5bd46a66e4b0d38b5883f2d1

Reconstruction 1M years of precipitation history of the South Asian Monsoon

• https://phys.org/news/2018-11-million-years-precipitation-history-monsoon.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07076-2

Computer model reconstructs 115,000 years of Alpine glacial history during last Ice Age

• https://phys.org/news/2018-11-ice-age-years-minutes.html

Insight into ornithopod dinosaur tooth evolution – adaptations for herbivory in Changchunsaurus parvus

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181107143452.htm

Basturs Poble site includes many juvenile hadrosaur remains

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108105923.htm

310 myo fossil trackway discovered in Grand Canyon National Park

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108142448.htm

Using “Google Earth Engine” to analyze how much debris is lying on glaciers

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/ggph-hmd110918.php

Possible remnants of oldest soil on Earth may date to 3.7 billion years

• https://gizmodo.com/remnants-of-earths-oldest-dirt-may-have-been-found-in-g-1830342281

Insect subfossils used to reconstruct Holocene temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/uob-hti110818.php

Inland tsunamis may become more common in Alaska

• https://geographical.co.uk/places/wetlands/item/2951-mountain-waves
• Taan Fiord landslide & tsunami: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30475-w

No evidence that large lakes believed to have existed under East Antarctic glacier actually exist

• https://www.livescience.com/64054-antarctica-subglacial-lakes-missing.html

Testing traditional methods for strengthening adobe buildings to resist seismic shaking

• https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/keeping-sacred-mud-sturdy-as-the-land-quakes/

Exploration of kimberlites in Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan

• https://www.mining.com/kimberlites-exploration-drilling-underway-fort-la-corne-saskatchewan/

Gravity map reveals differing geologic histories for East & West Antarctica

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gravity-map-reveals-what-lies-beneath-antarticas-ice-180970769/

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 November 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Arlington, Texas, preparing for Prestonwood Lake Dam to fail & roadways to flood

• https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2018/10/31/city-arlington-declares-emergency-anticipation-roadway-flooding-private-dam-fails
• https://www.fox4news.com/news/dam-in-arlington-expected-to-fail
• https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article221165530.html
• Video: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/failure-imminent-at-prestonwood-lake-dam-in-arlington/287-610291842

UN report says ozone “hole” is healing – expect it to be “gone” by 2030 in the North & 2060 in the South – but it naturally varies: peaks in Sept-Oct and disappears by late Dec

• https://www.apnews.com/835094e7af61414981259ed69dbb185e
• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ozone_hole_in_northern_hemisphere_to_recover_completely_by_2030_999.html
• UN Report: https://conf.montreal-protocol.org/meeting/mop/mop30/presession/Background-Documents/SAP-2018-Assessment-ES-October2018.pdf

Wind farms act as “apex predator” & have cascading impacts on food chain & local ecosystem across almost 17 million hectares of land

• https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/wind-turbine-apex-predator-04233/

More than one year after H. Maria, Puerto Rico admits it does not have a disaster plan

• https://apnews.com/b1f7501185674871afb9ff12e71f0667

Bullitt Center in Seattle gets approval for rainwater to potable water system

• https://www.enr.com/articles/45726-after-five-years-bullitt-center-gets-nod-for-rainwater-to-potable-water- system

New study lists natural gas, wind & solar as cheapest sources of electricity generation – considers some but not all environmental costs

• https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/15804-new-study-looks-at-cheapest-energy-sources-in-us/
• Report: https://energy.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/UTAustin_FCe_LCOE_2016.pdf

North Carolina now estimates $17B in damages from Hurricane Florence

• https://www.apnews.com/5993c6a75e0742c4a8a23d302e842f84

In effort to provide national security, $145M border wall construction to begin in Texas in February 2019

• https://www.themonitor.com/news/immigration/article_a39ca8ea-ded6-11e8-b2d2-5f209ffc85b4.html

Proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline now estimated to cost up to $7B

• https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/11/02/cost-estimate-for-duke-energy-backed-atlantic.html

Getting ready to do more genetic engineering of beef cattle for “improvement”

• https://phys.org/news/2018-11-genes-beef-cattle.html
• Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200694

US District Court judge rules US F&W violated Endangered Species Act & NEPA on red wolves

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/11/judge-agency-violated-laws-on-red-wolves/

Mexico City extending massive water outage affecting millions of people for another 40 hours

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Mexico_Citys_massive_water_outage_extended_999.html

Roughly 36% of seeds from threatened plants cannot be frozen in seed bank

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/One-third_of_threatened_plant_species_unfit_for_seed_bank_999.html

France will permanently ban metam sodium pesticide – probable human carcinogen

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/France_bans_popular_pesticide_suspected_of_sickening_dozens_999.html

Making marginal land suitable for agriculture – using landscape approach & best management practices

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Turning_marginal_farmlands_into_a_win_for_farmers_and_ecosystems_999.html

California voters may have defeated Prop 3 - $8.9B water bond measure

• https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/06/proposition-3-big-water-bond-measure-appears-headed-for-defeat/
• https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_3,_Water_Infrastructure_and_Watershed_Conservation_Bond_Initiative_(2018)

“Temporary” pumps & floodgates in place since H. Katrina to be dismantled in New Orleans

• https://www.enr.com/articles/45800-removal-of-temporary-pumps-floodgates-signals-end-of-era

The on-again, off-again Keystone Pipeline – Federal judge blocks construction

• https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/415862-judge-blocks-keystone-xl-pipeline

Wildlife that feeds on insects at higher risk of being dosed with pharmaceutical drugs

• https://www.ehn.org/pharmaceuticals-in-streams-and-wildlife-2618088803.html

New program for lead paint removal in State of Maine

• https://bangordailynews.com/2018/11/06/opinion/editorials/one-less-excuse-to-not-deal-with-lead/

Perspective:  Is hydroelectric plant on Allegheny River a good thing?

• https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/11/05/Hydroelectric-vision-Plan-for-plant-on-Allegheny-deserves-consideration/stories/201811050018

Perspective:  Feud over water from Lake Mead – drought & agriculture in Pinal County, Arizona

• https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/joannaallhands/2018/11/08/lake-mead-drought-contingency-plan-arizona-farming/1910137002/

Nuclear power dilemma – If the IPCC is right – reconsidering nuclear power

• https://blog.ucsusa.org/ken-kimmell/ucs-nuclear-power-global-warming-report
• Report: https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power/retirements#.W-XvEdVKiM8

Healthy soil movement gains ground in farm country – regenerative agriculture

• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/08/healthy-soil-movement-draws-farmers-not-everyone-digs-it

Voters strongly supported pro-public-land candidates

• https://www.outsideonline.com/2363781/what-election-meant-public-lands

Taking your cell phone with you to the bathroom could put health at risk

• https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Taking-your-cell-phone-to-the-bathroom-can-be-dangerous-researchers-say-500072311.html

Wet & dry seasons linked with public health threats from water-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=296650&org=GEO&from=news

Food insecurity & decreasing freshwater availability with occurrence of droughts in Caribbean

• https://phys.org/news/2018-11-severe-caribbean-droughts-magnify-food.html

Study links air pollution & autism – PM2.5 increased risk for young children

• https://phys.org/news/2018-11-air-pollution-linked-autism.html

Perspective:  Rethinking US flood risk delineation

• https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/comment-out-bounds-rethinking-us-flood-risk-delineation

Perspective:  Fracking filthy fuel

• https://dissidentvoice.org/2018/11/fracking-filthy-fuel/

Virtual tours inside Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

• https://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2018/11/06/company-offers-english-virtual-tour-inside-crippled-fukushima-plant.html

Tours:  https://www.tepco.co.jp/en/insidefukushimadaiichi/index-e.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 12 November 2018 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

“Pillows” being installed along 3 miles of Louisiana coastline for protection of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge

• https://www.fox8live.com/2018/11/06/pillows-provide-new-type-coastal-protection-louisiana/

Maui considering options to repair coastal storm damage to Lower Honoapiilani Road

• https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2018/11/05/maui-considers-how-repair-coastal-road-hit-bystorm/

The coastal culture of the Ancient Maya

• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/hidden-coastal-culture-of-the-ancient-maya/

Conservation efforts on Waccamaw River aided by $1M court-ordered hog farm pollution settlement

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/11/flood-shows-benefits-of-conservation-deal/

How coastal flooding forecasts are made for South Jersey coast

• https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/how-we-forecast-for-coastal-flooding-in-southjersey/article_b8c68675-3e0d-5ce3-8ef1-e51323b2b65c.html

Coastal Marine Resources Committee Summit addressed shoreline erosion & threats to marine habitat

• https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/ocean-shores-hosts-summit-on-coastal-issues/

Mayors call for financial aid from government of France to combat coastal erosion in Normandy

• https://www.thelocal.fr/20181106/glance-around-france-normandy-mayors-cry-for-help-overcoastal-erosion-and-fuel-thefts-on-the-rise

Controversial ballot question: should coastal residents get tax breaks to fortify property that faces recurring flooding?

• https://www.virginiamercury.com/2018/11/02/should-coastal-residents-who-stay-put-in-faceof-flooding-get-tax-breaks-to-fortify-their-property-ballot-question-sparks-debate/

Florida referendum asks if indoor vaping and offshore drilling should both be banned

• https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/11/5/18055844/amendment-9-florida-vapingoffshore-drilling

In Romania, latest version of Offshore Law affects stability, taxes & conditions for sale of O&G products

• https://business-review.eu/energy/offshore-concession-association-the-offshore-law-affectsthe-principle-of-stability-and-introduces-new-taxes-190069

Hilcorp tweaking proposal for design of offshore rigs if Arctic warms

• https://www.ktoo.org/2018/11/02/a-warming-arctic-means-a-change-of-plans-for-offshoredrilling-project/

Two European projects aim to advance floating offshore wind technologies

• https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/floating-offshore-wind-commercialize-europe

Offshore oil platform in Mexico is biggest built in a decade

• https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/offshore-oil-platform-is-biggest-built-in-10-years/

Theft of shorebird eggs becoming big problem in the Arctic – daily predation increasing

• https://www.ehn.org/shorebird-egg-theft-is-becoming-a-big-problem-in-the-arctic-and-climatechange-is-behind-it-2618708808.html

Portugal plans to demolish buildings threatened by coastal erosion of Paramos Beach

• https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/10/portugal-to-demolish-buildings-threatened-by-coastalerosion

In Scotland, concerns over impact of fishing on seafloor in marine protected areas

• https://www.thenational.scot/news/17214427.fears-voiced-over-impact-of-fishing-onscotlands-seafloors/ 

“War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” – Barbara Tuchman

Paper: 'Origin of Earth’s Water - Chondritic Inheritance Plus Nebular Ingassing and Storage of Hydrogen in the Core'

Nifty stuff from Jun Wu, Steven J. Desch, Laura Schaefer, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Kevehm Pahlevan and Peter R. Buseck: Origin of Earth's Water: Chondritic Inheritance Plus Nebular Ingassing and Storage of Hydrogen in the Core, J. Geophysical Research - Planets..

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Abstract

Recent developments in planet formation theory and measurements of low D/H in deep mantle material support a solar nebula source for some of Earth's hydrogen. Here we present a new model for the origin of Earth's water that considers both chondritic water and nebular ingassing of hydrogen. The largest embryo that formed Earth likely had a magma ocean while the solar nebula persisted and could have ingassed nebular gases. The model considers iron hydrogenation reactions during Earth's core formation as a mechanism for both sequestering hydrogen in the core and simultaneously fractionating hydrogen isotopes. By parameterizing the isotopic fractionation factor and initial bulk D/H ratio of Earth's chondritic material, we explore the combined effects of elemental dissolution and isotopic fractionation of hydrogen in iron. By fitting to the two key constraints (three oceans' worth of water in Earth's mantle and on its surface; and D/H in the bulk silicate Earth close to 150 × 10⁻⁶), the model searches for best solutions among ~10,000 different combinations of chondritic and nebular contributions. We find that ingassing of a small amount, typically >0–0.5 oceans of nebular hydrogen, is generally demanded, supplementing seven to eight oceans from chondritic contributions. About 60% of the total hydrogen enters the core, and attendant isotopic fractionation plausibly lowers the core's D/H to ~130 × 10⁻⁶. Crystallized magma ocean material may have D/H ≈ 110 × 10⁻⁶. These modeling results readily explain the low D/H in core‐mantle boundary material and account for Earth's inventory of solar neon and helium.

Plain Language Summary

People have long had curiosity in the origin of Earth's water (equivalently hydrogen). Solar nebula has been given the least attention among existing theories, although it was the predominating reservoir of hydrogen in our early solar system. Here we present a first model for Earth's water origin that quantifies contribution from the solar nebula in addition to that from chondrites, the primary building blocks of Earth. The model considers dissolution of nebular hydrogen into the early Earth's magma oceans and reaction between hydrogen and iron droplets within the magma ocean. Such processes not only delivered countless hydrogen atoms from the mantle to the core but also generated an appreciable difference in hydrogen isotopic composition (2H/1H ratio) between the mantle and core. Fitting the model to current knowledge about Earth's hydrogen produces best combinations of nebular and chondritic contributions to Earth's water. We find that nearly one out of every 100 water molecules on Earth came from the solar nebula. Our planet hides majority of its water inside, with roughly two oceans in the mantle and four to five oceans in the core. These results suggest inevitable formation of water on sufficiently large rocky planets in extrasolar systems.

Let's get to the bottom line:

Conclusions

Our comprehensive model for the origin of Earth's water considers, for the first time, the effects of isotopic fractionation as hydrogen dissolved into metal and was sequestered into the core. Based on the behaviors of proxies, we consider it likely that the D/H ratio of the core is ~10% lighter than the mantle. We hypothesize that Earth accreted a few to tens of oceans of water from chondrites, mostly carbonaceous chondrites. Drawing on the latest theories of planet formation, which argue for rapid (<2 Myr) formation of planetary embryos, we favor ingassing of a few tenths of an ocean of solar nebula hydrogen into the magma oceans of the embryos that formed Earth.

Based on modeling, we favor scenarios in which chondrites contributed seven to eight oceans of hydrogen, and about 0.06 oceans of hydrogen was ingassed, unless Earth's core contains a significant amount of carbon (>1 wt %). Such models are consistent with about four to five oceans of hydrogen sequestered in the core, with D/H possibly as low as 120 × 10⁻⁶, and approximately three oceans of hydrogen in the mantle and surface, with D/H = 150 × 10⁻⁶.

The predicted existence of majority of Earth's hydrogen in its core has only a minor contribution to the observed density deficit of the core, a result consistent with the current knowledge of light elements in the core. Our conclusions are not overly sensitive to reasonable uncertainties in thermodynamic quantities governing hydrogen solubility in iron. We interpret the anomalously low solubilities measured by Clesi et al. (2018) to reflect the effect of carbon. Accounting for this effect and assuming <1 wt % carbon in Earth's core, we find not large differences compared to the case presented here.

Both ingassing of isotopically light hydrogen and isotopic fractionation of hydrogen as it is sequestered into the core provide an explanation for the low‐D/H material sampled by Hallis et al. (2015). Either the measurements are of solidified magma ocean material containing ingassed solar nebula hydrogen or they are of lower mantle material that has isotopically exchanged with the core. Testing our model and distinguishing between these scenarios will require the technically challenging measurements of the solubility of hydrogen into iron, and the isotopic fractionation factor, α, at high pressures. Firmer constraints on the bulk D/H ratios of various chondrites would also constrain the model.

Our model explains the reported solar compositions of hydrogen and noble gases in Earth's mantle. In particular, nebular ingassing through equilibration dissolution appears to be a viable mechanism to supply adequate amounts of ²²Ne and ³He for their terrestrial inventories, provided that the mass of magma ocean was no less than ~0.1 M_E. Extension to other noble gases would further test the model.

I don't pretend to understand all of this. But I do know that nebular ingassing will get you every time.

Enjoy!

"We're probably known around the Universe as that really noisy blue planet where everybody pees in their water." - @willdurst (thanks to Elizabeth Dougherty @WhollyH2o)

The Water Report IMAR Article: 'Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge' - Basin Scale Implementation of MAR

This article by David R. Tuthill, Jr. and Ronald D. Carlson of the Recharge Development Corporation appeared in Issue #176 (15 October 2018) of The Water Report. Editor David Light granted me permission to post it here.

David Tuthill is a former director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources. I met him for the first time at a meeting of the Western States Water Council in Newport last August and we talked about the IMAR approach. It's intriguing although I have not yet delved into it in great detail. I need to think about its 'patentable' aspect.

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Here is the introductory material.

Introduction

A process of Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge, utilizing ownership of marketable Aquifer Recharge Units is being implemented within Idaho’s Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. A powerful tool in establishing balanced and sustainable aquifer management, the Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge program could have beneficial application in suitable water basins throughout the West.

Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) may be defined as processes designed to move water from land surface to aquifer storage. MAR has been conducted in various locations throughout the world since ancient times. Modern MAR efforts in the western United States have been frequently documented in The Water Report (see Recharge References below). Virtually all of these efforts, however, have been undertaken by or through a governmental entity (state or municipal), or by a private entity at a local scale involving one or just a few wells. The State of Arizona created a basin-wide opportunity for crediting recharge water but this system applies only in Arizona. While localized efforts in other basins have been implemented, to date they do not provide cost-effective incentivized solutions at a basin scale.

The Recharge Development Corporation (RDC) is an Idaho corporation created for the purpose of developing infrastructure, processes, and strategies that will facilitate water retention projects to benefit residents and water users in the State of Idaho.

RDC is helping incentivize Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer entities to be involved in MAR through the application of Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge (patent-pending).

Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge (IMAR) includes the following seven concepts:

1) Ownership of Aquifer Recharge Units (ARUs) that are fungible, have value, can be bought and sold and are directly analogous to the space acquired in a surface reservoir

2) MAR volumes are measured and the measured volumes are allocated to ARUs which each represent one acre-foot of virtual space in an aquifer, and are fully tracked

3) Real-time measurements of MAR volumes are based on surface water flow measurements. The evacuation of ARU storage generally relates to a pumped volume attributed to the ARU holder

4) Water allocated to owned ARUs becomes available to enable pumping. When the ability to pump under other established water rights would otherwise not be available, allocated ARU storage can be withdrawn and used as a supplemental water supply — in the same manner in which surface storage credited to the space of a reservoir space holder is used to supplement a surface water right (entitlement) to divert natural stream flow

5) Canal companies are commonly non-profit corporations created to distribute allocated water supplies to the stockholders of the company. Similarly, a local non-profit organization that is owned and operated by ARU owners is established under state law to accomplish long-term management of the ARUs and associated MAR within a basin

6) The ARUs are associated on a one-to-one basis with the shares of stock in the local non-profit corporation

7) Specific MAR allocation protocols that are similar to an allocation priority are applied to certain ARUs based on the date of acquisition of the shares

An eighth concept that is being investigated and discussed but has not yet been achieved is to treat a local aquifer as an additional reservoir that is fully integrated with the surface reservoirs in a basin. Implementation of this concept is a work in progress.

This article provides an overview of the unique IMAR process. From its genesis, a group of Idaho water users, lawyers, engineers and technical experts developed the operational concepts and legal approach for a defensible and robust IMAR program. The article discusses: ARUs; municipal applications; ground water district applications; tribal opportunities; and costs. The existing implementation in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer in Idaho is described. Criteria for other eligible basins are listed. The result is a case for application of these concepts in other basins throughout the western United States and internationally. 

Cutting to the chase.....

Conclusion

The principals of RDC have spent eight years developing the concepts and techniques described in this paper, to provide for implementation of Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge. The system is now operational in one basin, with movements toward starting the process in many others. These processes provide opportunities for implementation of conjunctive management and for additional beneficial use of water in the spirit of western water law. The principals look forward to assisting others with implementation of these concepts.

For additional information:

Dave tuthill, Recharge Development Corporation, 208/ 870-0345 or dave@idahowaterengineering.com

Good stuff!

Enjoy!

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor Frankl (quoted in @Forbes via @TheWeek)