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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 21 January 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Panorama of the far side of the Moon captured by Chang’e 4 lander

• https://www.livescience.com/64484-china-moon-far-side-panorama.html
• https://www.techtimes.com/articles/237437/20190113/footage-of-chinese-probe-change-4s-landing-on-far-side-of-the-moon-released.htm

US DARPA wants to develop deep-diving unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for autonomous exploration & manipulation of the seafloor

• https://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2019/01/unmanned-deep-sea-machine-autonomy.html

Another crisis?  Study suggests Antarctica ice is melting – but ice forms and ice melts over time

• https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/425301-antarctica-losing-six-times-more-ice-than-four-decades-ago-study
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2019/01/14/ice-loss-antarctica-has-sextupled-since-s-new-research-finds/?utm_term=.32f33c17c23f

Weather satellites provide vital information

• https://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2019/01/14/weather-satellites-are-far-more-vital-than-you-think/

Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone had record-breaking year in 2018

• https://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-steamboat-geyser-record-eruptions-volcano-observatory-national-1289951

British Antarctic Survey vessels deliver essential cargo for 5-year mission on Thwaites Glacier

• https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/essential-cargo-delivered-for-science-on-thwaites-glacier/

Natural disasters claimed 42,000 lives in Nepal over past 45 years

• https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/42000-people-killed-in-natural-disasters-in-last-45-years/

Debunking media report of “imminent” eruption of Yellowstone caldera

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2019/01/11/this-really-bizarre-claim-about-yellowstone-volcano-will-make-your-head-spin/#464118ba111c

AccuWeather has created hurricane scale - “RealImpact Scale” versus Saffir-Simpson Scale

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/accuweather-says-it-has-created-its-own-hurricane-scale-but-why/

Report says “NOAA’s rules for handling and archiving data are ambiguous”

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/investigation-of-noaa-climate-scientists-finds-bupkis/
• Paper: https://www.mitre.org/publications/technical-papers/assessment-of-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration
• Report: https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/publications/MITRE-DoC-NOAA-Assessment-Report.pdf

Basilosaurus isis – archaic whale was apex predator in Eocene ocean

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/basilosaurus-isis-apex-predator-eocene-oceans-06802.html

Guests escape as avalanche hits hotel in Austria – high avalanche alert due to heavy snowfall

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Guests_escape_harm_as_avalanche_hits_Austrian_hotel_999.html

New zoning tool provides global topographic datasets in minutes

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Researchers_develop_new_zoning_tool_that_provides_global_topographic_datasets_in_minutes_999.html

Trilobite ancestral range in southern hemisphere reconstructed

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Reconstruction_of_trilobite_ancestral_range_in_the_southern_hemisphere_999.html

Characterizing carbonate chemistry at site of calcification in tropical coral

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116150627.htm

Quantifying reaction that produces “superdeep” diamonds

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-quantifies-deep-reaction-superdeep-diamonds.html

Onset of most recent ice age 2.6 myo caused change in sediment sourcing in Gulf of Mexico

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-ice-age-climate-sediment-sourcing.html

Differentiating summer & winter rainfall in South Asia associated with 4.2 ka BP climate event

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-differentiating-summer-winter-rainfall-south.html

Lab experiments suggest subducted crust exists at base of upper mantle

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-lab-credence-theory-subducted-crust.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07864-2

New computer modeling could improve understanding of mega-thrust EQs – examining tiny tremors

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-approach-megathrust-earthquakes.html

Travels in Geology – Lhasa, Tibet:  Journey to the roof of the world

• https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-lhasa-tibet-journey-roof-world

A gas hydrate system in the Black Sea

• https://sciencetrends.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-a-gas-hydrate-system-in-the-black-sea/

Isothermal cloud chamber to test efficiency of cloud seeding agents

• https://sciencetrends.com/an-isothermal-cloud-chamber-to-test-the-efficiency-of-seeding-agents/

Dissolved thorium isotopes help reveal element cycles in the ocean

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-novel-approach-reveals-element-cycles-in-the-ocean

New tool helps reveal how magma erodes the conduit through which it flows

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-new-tool-for-studying-volcanic-eruptions-like-kilauea

Subsea Integration Alliance secures first project in offshore waters of Australia

• https://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2019/01/subsea-integration-alliance-secures-first-project-offshore-australia.html

Number of lunar impacts significantly increased (tripled) within last 500 million years

• https://www.quantamagazine.org/asteroid-rate-jumped-in-solar-systems-past-20190117/
• https://gizmodo.com/the-frequency-of-asteroid-impacts-increased-just-before-1831839017
• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-scientists-moon-craters-earth-impact.html
• https://www.livescience.com/64531-huge-asteroid-impacts-are-common.html

25 years after the Northridge EQ – ready for the Big One?

• https://www.pe.com/2019/01/17/25-years-after-the-northridge-earthquake-what-it-will-take-to-prepare-for-the-next-big-one-a-smaller-one-experts-say/
• https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686020821/25-years-after-the-northridge-earthquake-is-la-ready-for-the-big-one
• https://abc7.com/northridge-hospital-looks-back-at-quake-devastation-25-years-later/5094994/

New analytical technique for geological fingerprinting of volcanic ash

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-geological-fingerprinting-volcanic-ash.html

New mud volcano near Gisborne in New Zealand

• https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/mud-volcano-near-gisborne-generating-huge-interest-among-science-community?variant=tb_v_

Canadian mining geologist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso in western Africa

• https://www.dw.com/en/canadian-geologist-found-dead-in-burkina-faso/a-47129464
• https://www.sbs.com.au/news/appalled-saddened-canada-condemns-murder-of-kidnapped-geologist-in-burkina-faso

Cambrian age slate from Penrhyn quarry in North Wales designated Global Heritage Stone Resource

• https://specificationonline.co.uk/sections/regeneration/articles/2019-01-18/welsh-slate/welsh-slate-s-cambrian-slate-wins-international-recognition

Warning:  The Anthropocene is coming to Mars – exploration will change the Red Planet

https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/anthropocene-coming-mars-1-180971297/

 

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 21 January 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

It is about time!!!  Humans need to adapt to the world and changes in condition – not impose upon it and make futile attempts to control it

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/01/communities-adapt-to-changing-climate-after-fires-floods-storms/

Will humans ever live within the boundaries of the planet? Right now they are not.

• https://www.ehn.org/it-is-time-to-respect-the-planets-boundaries-and-overhaul-how-we-eat-and-waste-food-if-we-want-to-feed-our-rising-population-2626180961.html
• http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Human_diet_causing_catastrophic_damage_to_planet_study_999.html
• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-human-diet-catastrophic-planet.html

New Florida Governor – new water plan to address pollution & establish resiliency office

• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article224219365.html

US EIA says 24 GWs of electric generation will be added to national grid in 2019 – 46% wind & 18% solar

• https://www.register-herald.com/news/renewable-capacity-additions-to-outpace-natural-gas-in/article_1cc11591-65db-57c7-9e96-80a622d1bee2.html

On 15 Jan 1919 a deadly wave of molasses flooded through Boston, Massachusetts – 21 killed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/‘oh-my-god-run’-the-day-a-deadly-wave-of-molasses-tore-through-boston/ar-BBSaNks

Salinity of potable groundwater is increasing – use for O&G puts drinking water supply at risk

• https://peakoil.com/enviroment/warning-a-shrinking-window-of-usable-groundwater

Tavares Ecological Park in Florida is part of $9.5M stormwater & beautification project

• https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-ne-tavares-ecological-park-20190110-story.html

Federal work at Superfund sites is suspended during government shutdown – EPA evaluation 800 Superfund sites to determine if an immediate threat exists

• https://www.apnews.com/550bec0c92024124893c97abc4ccf707

As humans demand & divert more water, will the Colorado River run dry?

• https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-wests-great-river-hits-its-limits-will-the-colorado-run-dry

Tourism in the Galapagos helps economy but threatens the environment

• https://www.dw.com/en/tourism-boon-or-threat-for-the-galapagos/a-36930500

Residents in Denver, Colorado, are concerned that there is not enough green space as the city rapidly morphs into a concrete metropolis

• https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/14/denver-development-lacks-parks-open-spaces/

San Francisco begins updating seismic code for existing & new structures

• https://www.enr.com/articles/46210-san-francisco-to-begin-seismic-code-update-based-on-landmark-tall-buildings-study

 Two responses to African swine fever:  culling 900,000+ pigs & learning lessons

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever/china-has-culled-more-than-900000-pigs-due-to-african-swine-fever-idUSKCN1P90I1
• https://www.bovinevetonline.com/article/us-learning-lessons-asf-outbreaks

Respiratory illness wipes out Big Horn Sheep on Antelope Island – will “de-populate” & start over

• https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2019/01/12/mystery-epidemic-wipes/

Opioid overdose now more likely cause of death than vehicle accidents

• https://www.npr.org/2019/01/14/684695273/report-americans-are-now-more-likely-to-die-of-an-opioid-overdose-than-on-the-ro

How cancerous devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) became transmissible in Tasmanian Devils

• http://www.sci-news.com/biology/facial-tumor-disease-transmissible-tasmanian-devils-06822.html

Has Romeo, loneliest frog in the world, found his Juliet? His “match.com” profile did not work

• https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/worlds-loneliest-frog-may-have-mate_us_5c3e21a1e4b01c93e00e23ea

Fiji water really does come from Fiji – but that makes very poor environmental sense

• https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fiji-water-girl-evils-of-bottled-water_us_5c36bbf9e4b045f67688bb82

New analysis provides substantial evidence that glyphosate herbicide is linked to cancer

• https://www.ehn.org/glyphosate-cancer-epa-2625974133.html
• https://qz.com/1524049/monsanto-is-at-the-center-of-a-plagiarism-scandal-rocking-the-eu/
• https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/01/15/business/15reuters-bayer-monsanto-france.html

Desalination plants are increasing in number (currently ~16,000) to meet human demand for water – chemical-laden brined discharge is also increasing – currently more than 37B gallons

• https://www.ehn.org/desalination-plant-waste-oceans--2625733077.html

Perspective:  Fisheries versus O&G exploration – employing the Precautionary Principle

• https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-seismic-pressures-275960/

Micro-plastics pollute our agricultural land as well as the ocean

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-01-17/microplastics-on-farms-ignored-say-scientists/10717126
• http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/RUDN_pedologists_found_out_a_correct_combination_of_nitrogen_fertilizers_and_plastic_mulch_999.html

Oh, NO!!!  Now the global warming alarmists are saying wild coffee species are at risk of extinction

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/16/coffee-extinction-global-warming-threatens-top-coffee-species/2597511002/
• Paper: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaav3473

Cloning the redwoods using basal sprouts of Giant Sequoia in California to establish new groves

• https://qz.com/1519250/arborists-are-bringing-the-dinosaur-of-trees-back-to-life/

Conflicting classifications of the waters of Lower Cape Fear River near Wilmington, North Carolina

• https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2019/01/17/lower-cape-fear-river-is-not-swamp-water-environmentalists-assert/

What constitutes “renewable energies” under the Green New Deal is not defined

• https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/1/15/18181678/green-new-deal-100-percent-renewable-energy-nuclear-ccs

“Social media” is not all that socially beneficial when it comes to data and truth

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/viral-fake-news-is-inevitable-in-the-face-of-information-overload/

Alaskan wildlife management plan puts largest carnivores at risk

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ecologists_Alaska_wildlife_management_threatens_states_largest_carnivores_999.html
• Plan: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=intensivemanagement.main

5.6M+ Americans may potentially be exposed to elevated nitrate levels in drinking water

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/ssi-moa011719.php

Otters are being poached in Southeast Asia – the latest exotic pet trend

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/wild-otters-popular-exotic-pets/

An herbivore is not always an herbivore – sometimes they are carnivores:  cottontail rabbits, cows, beavers, white-tailed deer, Arctic ground squirrels

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/snowshoe-hares-carnivores-cannibals-photos-yukon/

Project to raise Shasta Dam has not received necessary permits to begin construction

• https://www.redding.com/story/news/2019/01/17/shasta-dam-raising-project-runs-into-legal-congressional-roadblocks/2585338002/

Resilience benchmarks can be used by communities to evaluate resilience & guidance for improvement

• https://www.bdcnetwork.com/first-resilience-benchmarks-us-communities-released

Biosecurity measures detect African Swine fever in pork products seized at Australian airports & mail processing centers

• https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/african-swine-fever-found-in-pork-products-at-australian-airports-and-in-mail/news-story/d78eb71cdd6119a5e97d28d069549e39

Indonesia ill-prepared for natural and man-made disasters

• http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=487549632&Country=Indonesia&topic=Economy

Influencing perception to get humans to eat bugs

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/01/10/677826823/should-hyping-edible-bugs-focus-on-the-experience-instead-of-the-environment

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 21 January 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Longest bridge in the world will shorten travel distance between Kuwait City & planned megadevelopment in Subiya to the north

• https://archpaper.com/2019/01/longest-bridge-in-the-world-kuwait/

EPA focusing on most significant & impactful cases when considering criminal prosecution

• https://www.apnews.com/d72a4d3dfb584d15949c88917b48ddf9

Turtles in Florida that were poisoned by Red Tide getting new treatment using ILE

• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/in-florida-turtles-poisoned-by-red-tide-are-getting-anew-treatment/

Key West moving toward banning some sunscreens that potentially damage coral reefs

• https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article224556920.html

Marine mammal & turtle populations rebound under endangered species protection - problems still remain

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/new-research-marine-mammals-and-turtles-rebound-afterendangered-species-protections

Subsidence of coastal cities results in flooding, saltwater intrusion, erosion & other significant challenges

• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/the-world-s-coastal-cities-are-going-under-here-ishow-some-are-fighting-back/

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) is amended by HR5787 Strengthening Coastal Communities Act

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/01/law-tweaks-coastal-barrier-resource-act/

Nutria are the invasive, orange-toothed pests of coastal erosion

• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/rodents-of-unusual-size-meet-the-invasive-orangetoothed-pests-of-coastal-erosion/

The battle Down Under against coastal erosion

• https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/holding-back-the-tides-sydneysbattle-against-coastal-erosion

Offshore O&G drilling to overtake onshore shale activities in 2019

• https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Offshore-Spending-To-Overtake-Shale-In-2019.html

O&G drilling in Florida may occur offshore despite ban under Amendment 9 to State constitution

• https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-01-15/offshore-oil-drilling-in-floridastill-possible-despite-constitutional-ban

Diseases from the sea being studied: salt water vibrio, algal blooms

• https://www.postandcourier.com/news/diseases-from-the-sea-being-studied-by-three-southcarolina/article_ca615588-183e-11e9-9bb0-7b140e772243.html

Half a million mussels to be hatched each year at Bartram’s Garden for the Delaware Estuary

• http://www.philly.com/science/climate/mussel-hatchery-bartrams-garden-philadelphiapennvest-partnership-delaware-estuary-20190115.html

Louisiana officials considering doubling capacity of proposed Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion

• https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/01/state-considers-nearly-doubling-size-of-eastbank-sediment-diversion.html

CRS Report: Coastal Zone Management – Overview & Issues for Congress

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45460

Port modernization project started in Anchorage Alaska

• https://www.ktva.com/story/39796762/port-of-alaska-project-moves-forward-withoutcomplete-funding

Quan Nam Province in central Vietnam proposes $30.2M project to protect Cua Dai beach

• https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/30-million-sought-to-protect-vietnam-s-cua-dai-beachfrom-erosion-3870353.html

Even small mangrove patches deserve greater recognition – 35% lost since 1980s

• https://phys.org/news/2019-01-mangrove-patches-greater-recognition-size.html

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

GAO Report: 'Climate Change - Activities of Selected Agencies to Address Potential Impact on Global Migration'

Timely or what? From the USGAO (17 January 2019): Climate Change: Activities of Selected Agencies to Address Potential Impact on Global Migration.

Download GAO_CC_Migration_Highlights (one-pager)

Download GAO_CC_Global_Migration_Accessible_Full_Report

Fast Facts

Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, which could drive people around the world from their homes.

We found that, while the State Department, USAID, and DOD haven’t focused on the link between climate change and migration, State identified migration as a risk in one of its climate change risk assessments in early 2017.

However, State later changed its approach and no longer provides clear guidance to its staff on how to assess climate change risks. This may prevent it from identifying and addressing climate change as a factor in human migration.

We recommended State provide its staff with this guidance.

 

What GAO Found

From fiscal years 2014 through 2018, a variety of executive branch actions related to climate change—such as executive orders and strategies—affected the Department of State (State), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department of Defense (DOD), including their activities that could potentially address the nexus of climate change and migration. For example, a fiscal year 2016 presidential memorandum—rescinded in 2017—required agencies to develop implementation plans to identify the potential impact of climate change on human mobility, among other things. In general, however, climate change as a driver of migration was not a focus of the executive branch actions. For example, a fiscal year 2014 executive order—also rescinded in 2017—requiring agencies to prepare for the impacts of climate change did not highlight migration as a particular concern.

State, USAID, and DOD have discussed the potential effects of climate change on migration in agency plans and risk assessments. For example, State and USAID required climate change risk assessments when developing country and regional strategies, and a few of the strategies reviewed by GAO identified the nexus of climate change and migration as a risk. However, State changed its approach in 2017, no longer providing missions with guidance on whether and how to include climate change risks in their integrated country strategies. In doing so, State did not include in its 2018 guidance to the missions any information on how to include climate change risks, should the missions choose to do so. Without clear guidance, State may miss opportunities to identify and address issues related to climate change as a potential driver of migration.

The three agencies have been involved in climate change related activities but none were specifically focused on the nexus with global migration. For example, USAID officials said that the agency's adaptation efforts, such as its Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion project in Ethiopia, were the most likely to include activities, such as enhancing resilience, that can indirectly address the issue of climate change as a driver of migration.

A U.S. Agency for International Development Project in Ethiopia Includes Activities to Enhance Resilience That Can Indirectly Address Climate Change as a Driver of Migration

Why GAO Did This Study

The effects of climate change, combined with other factors, may alter human migration trends across the globe, according to the International Organization for Migration. For example, climate change can increase the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, causing populations to move from an area. Climate change can also intensify slow-onset disasters, such as drought, crop failure, or sea level rise, potentially altering longer-term migration trends.

GAO was asked to review how U.S. agencies address climate change as a potential driver of global migration. For State, USAID, and DOD, this report (1) describes executive branch actions related to climate change and migration from fiscal years 2014 through 2018; (2) examines the extent to which the agencies discussed the potential effects of climate change on migration in their plans and risk assessments; and (3) describes agency activities on the issue. GAO analyzed documents on administration priorities; reviewed agency plans, risk assessments, and documentation of agency activities; and interviewed agency officials.

What GAO Recommends

GAO recommends that State provide missions with guidance that clearly documents its process for climate change risk assessments for country strategies. In commenting on a draft of this report, State indicated that it would update its integrated country strategy guidance and will specifically note that missions have the option to provide additional information on climate resilience and related topics.

For more information, contact David Gootnick at (202) 512-3149 or gootnickd@gao.gov or Brian J. Lepore at (202) 512-4523 or leporeb@gao.gov.

Bangladesh is expected to experience migration due to climate change

State, DoD and USAID need to get their acts together.

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"Poor is the pupil that does not surpass his master." - Leonardo da Vinci (thanks to Jay Lund)

South American Glaciers: Going, Going, and Going Some More. Time to Consider Storage Options?

Late yesterday I noted a Scientific American article, Glaciers in the Americas are melting faster. THe story decribed two papers, one in Geophysical Research Letters and the other in Nature Climate Change. The former deals with Canadian and American glaciers; the latter (provided below) with those in South America.

The authors are: Matthias H. Braun, Philipp Malz, Christian Sommer, David Farías-Barahona, Tobias Sauter, Gino Casassa, Alvaro Soruco, Pedro Skvarca and Thorsten C. Seehaus.

Download South_American_Glaciers

Abstract

Excluding the large ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, glaciers in South America are large contributors to sea-level rise. Their rates of mass loss, however, are poorly known. Here, using repeat bi-static synthetic aperture radar interferometry over the years 2000 to 2011/2015, we compute continent-wide, glacier-specific elevation and mass changes for 85% of the glacierized area of South America. Mass loss rate is calculated to be 19.43 ± 0.60 Gt a⁻¹ from elevation changes above ground, sea or lake level, with an additional 3.06 ± 1.24 Gt a⁻¹ from subaqueous ice mass loss not contributing to sea-level rise. The largest contributions come from the Patagonian icefields, where 83% mass loss occurs, largely from dynamic adjustments of large glaciers. These changes contribute 0.054 ± 0.002 mm a⁻¹ to sea-level rise. In comparison with previous studies, tropical and out-tropical glaciers — as well as those in Tierra del Fuego — show considerably less ice loss. These results provide basic information to calibrate and validate glacier-climate models and also for decision-makers in water resource management.

This glacial runnof can contribute to sea-level rise and it also represents water that can be stored underground for use meeting future water needs. The meltwater cannot, and doesn't have to be, stored everywhere there are melting glaciers but in some places it could be. Work to identify these areas should begin now.

Maria Gibson and I have looked at this in the Yakima Basin in Washington State, where the Yakima River is peaking earlier because the snowpack is melting. She identified places where the water could be stored in the subsurface. Here is the preliminary work. This does not include Maria's recent PhD dissertation. 

Several years ago we proposed doing this in Peru but did not get funding to do so. Soon, perhaps.  

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"We build things that last for 300 years. Why don't we think about sustainability for that long?" - Senior Manager, World Bank (thanks John H. Matthews)

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 12 - 18 January 2019

So what is this? Flying saucer? Giant protozoan? Pancake? Click here to find out.

And what is this a map of? Click here.

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Top Thirty-Five (More or Less)
From @UArkansas: Algae shows promise as wastewater treatment tool http://bit.ly/2FyzTgI  via @BCWaterNews 

It's official! The 20th @ngwatweets Groundwater Awareness Week (#GWAW) will be 10-16 March. For info, including a toolkit w/ graphics & stats,visit https://bit.ly/2FAfHLK  (tnx @ground_waterPR)

By @EENewsUpdates from @MtnWestNews: Glaciers in the Americas Are Melting Faster https://bit.ly/2QWW9SY 

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 18 January 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2sza2wP 

Via @nmreport: @UNM Professor warns New Mexican legislators: Get serious on climate https://bit.ly/2W2nZAX 

In @MarketWatch Forget the wall: Water is the U.S.’s pressing infrastructure issue https://on.mktw.net/2T4e8bS 

From @AGU_Eos: Advancing Science for 100 Years https://bit.ly/2HkbjC8 

The @AWRAHQ Spring Conference Preliminary Program is Out! 'Setting Conditions for the Success of Integrated Water Resources Management', Omaha, NE, 25-27 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2TRApd4 

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 18 January 2019. https://bit.ly/2sBph8C 

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY : Climate Point - 17 January 2019. Good news on another cold front; Wake up and smell the coffee; and lots more! https://bit.ly/2QXvaGC 

From @AGI_Updates: #MapOfTheDay! Today's interactive map of groundwater monitoring info from @USGS has downloadable data from over 7000 wells! Wow! http://bit.ly/US_GWmonitoring  (tnx @GWShydros)

SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: 'What Will Drive the Next Era of Water Management?' https://bit.ly/2AEHF4O 

CRS Report: 'Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) - Overview and Issues for Congress' https://bit.ly/2APjMay 

From @OregonState H2Oregon Newsletter - January 2019 https://bit.ly/2CoxeSY  #PNWater

Free @AWRAHQ Webinar! 'Keeping the Baby in the Bathwater: Integrating Climate Resilience in Existing Water Planning, Design and Operations' with @johoma of @Alliance4Water et al. 23 Jan 2019, 1 - 2 PM EST. Register here https://bit.ly/2RjftPr 

Video: Bobby Cochran of @Portland_State on "Can We Meet Investment Demand for Water Resources?" https://youtu.be/VMImgT7S4nY  #PNWater

From @CBCNews Ready for another fluoride debate in Calgary? https://bit.ly/2FG4CI2  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

From @globalnews Massive spinning ice disk that looks like the moon hypnotizes onlookers on Maine river https://bit.ly/2W0J66I  (tnx @WaterPortal)

The @AWRAHQ 2019 Summer Conference Call for Abstracts is Out due 25 February! 'Improving Water Infrastructure through Resilient Adaptation' 16-19 June, @SparksNugget Casino Resort, Sparks, NV https://bit.ly/2Cjpx0j 

Via @WWF: Ninth time lucky? Will businesses finally start responding to water risk? @wef lists water crises in top 5 risks for ninth year in a row in 2019. (tnx @GGruereh https://bit.ly/2Dd913J  'If climate change is a shark, water is its teeth." cc: @GWPnews @oregonstategeog pic.twitter.com/YOgkV3Vgac

From @ByIanJames in @MyDesert In this water-starved California town, one citrus farmer is trying to hold on https://bit.ly/2FAmCUm  #cawater

Program taking shape! @oregonstategeog GEM Seminar (GEOG 407/507/607) - Winter 2019. See you on 18 January https://tinyurl.com/GEMSEM2019 

From @CNN: Can the Middle East solve its water problem? https://cnn.it/2uf7Bkb 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 14 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2SVi7aw 

CRS Report: 'Clean Air Act Issues in the 116th Congress' https://bit.ly/2SSSlns 

From @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories 7 - 11 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2AJXY0d 

CRS Legal Sidebar: Wading Into the “Waters of the United States” https://bit.ly/2AIqhvU 

From @terraosu: River Renewal: Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty https://bit.ly/2SEPYnz  #PNWater

From @CanadianWater ''The Droplet' Newsletter - 14 January 2019. Feature: 'What Does Reconciliation Mean for Safe Water Governance?' and MOre! https://bit.ly/2Cmo2P2  #cdnwater

Community-based well network for groundwater level monitoring using acoustic sensors (story on @Wellntel website) https://bit.ly/2Ruycrn 

From @MavensNotebook: Daily Digest of #cawater news - 13 January 2019: In this water-starved California town, one citrus farmer is trying to hang on; More on border wall funding and Bay Delta Plan lawsuits; Gov. Newsom pushes drinking water fix; More! https://bit.ly/2FqLuyl 

Check out the @AmerChemSociety's Resource Site for Sustainable Water https://bit.ly/2SPTjRw 

The @TxWaterJournal has published a revised version of 'Surface water-groundwater interaction issues in Texas' by S. Young, @MaceatMeadows and C.Rubinstein. https://bit.ly/2FyUKRa  #txwater (tnx @H2OWonk)

Books, Films, and Reviews
Book review in @TheEconomist: 'Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History' https://econ.st/2F64tOD  (tnx @lswatuk) 

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
In @BurlcoTimes via @BCWaterNews: Bordentown (NJ) again exceeds @EPA lead standards for tap water https://bit.ly/2VMUdjs  #NEWater cc: @EPAregion2

Bullshit and Crap Detection
From @CBCNews Ready for another fluoride debate in Calgary? https://bit.ly/2FG4CI2  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

California
From @CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 16 January 2019: Prosperity Roadmap~Wildfire Grants~Rate Assistance~Fisheries Habitat~Klamath River~Water Definition https://bit.ly/2FyMtwC 

From @MavensNotebook: Daily Digest of #cawater news - 13 January 2019: In this water-starved California town, one citrus farmer is trying to hang on; More on border wall funding and Bay Delta Plan lawsuits; Gov. Newsom pushes drinking water fix; More! https://bit.ly/2FqLuyl 

SHOOT FOR THE MOON! From @GRAofCalifornia - Western Groundwater Congress 17-19 September 2019 https://bit.ly/2ARgTq3 

From @ByIanJames in @MyDesert In this water-starved California town, one citrus farmer is trying to hold on https://bit.ly/2FAmCUm  #cawater

Canada
In @globalnews Climate change to cause more damage to Canada’s northern roads than previously feared: https://bit.ly/2SXrsPa  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

From @CBCNews Ready for another fluoride debate in Calgary? https://bit.ly/2FG4CI2  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

From @CdnWaterNetwork: Keynote speaker announced for #BlueCities 2019 - @JayFamiglietti https://bit.ly/2AO4lzE  #cdnwater

From @CanadianWater ''The Droplet' Newsletter - 14 January 2019. Feature: 'What Does Reconciliation Mean for Safe Water Governance?' and MOre! https://bit.ly/2Cmo2P2  #cdnwater

From @terraosu: River Renewal: Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty https://bit.ly/2SEPYnz  #PNWater

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
In @TheEconomist: Construction and climate: Efforts to make buildings greener are not working https://econ.st/2AuIk8J 

Via @nmreport: @UNM Professor warns New Mexican legislators: Get serious on climate https://bit.ly/2W2nZAX 

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY : Climate Point - 17 January 2019. Good news on another cold front; Wake up and smell the coffee; and lots more! https://bit.ly/2QXvaGC 

By @EENewsUpdates from @MtnWestNews: Glaciers in the Americas Are Melting Faster https://bit.ly/2QWW9SY 

From @tweetingdonal: The latest Climate Science Overview https://bit.ly/2VwBtEH 

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
The @AWRAHQ Spring Conference Preliminary Program is Out! 'Setting Conditions for the Success of Integrated Water Resources Management', Omaha, NE, 25-27 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2TRApd4   

SHOOT FOR THE MOON! From @GRAofCalifornia - Western Groundwater Congress 17-19 September 2019 https://bit.ly/2ARgTq3 

The @AWRAFLORIDA 28th Annual nnual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference | Fort Myers | 25 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2TQsk8y  #FLwater

Reminder: Abstracts due on 18 January for 2019 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference, 12 April 2019. This is a great conference; I went in 2011 and was quite impressed ~ 300 attendees. https://on.doi.gov/2FrZw24 

The @AWRAHQ 2019 Summer Conference Call for Abstracts is Out due 25 February! 'Improving Water Infrastructure through Resilient Adaptation' 16-19 June, @SparksNugget Casino Resort, Sparks, NV https://bit.ly/2Cjpx0j 

Free @AWRAHQ Webinar! 'Keeping the Baby in the Bathwater: Integrating Climate Resilience in Existing Water Planning, Design and Operations' with @johoma of @Alliance4Water et al. 23 Jan 2019, 1 - 2 PM EST. Register here https://bit.ly/2RjftPr 

The @ngwatweets Forum on 'Managing Groundwater and Surface Water as a Single Resource: Merging Science and Policies' 14-15 May, SLC, UT. Abstracts due 18 Jan. https://bit.ly/2RWbEPi 

Program taking shape! @oregonstategeog GEM Seminar (GEOG 407/507/607) - Winter 2019. See you on 18 January! https://bit.ly/2APQZTl 

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Community-based well network for groundwater level monitoring using acoustic sensors (story on @Wellntel website) https://bit.ly/2Ruycrn 

From @terraosu: River Renewal: Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty https://bit.ly/2SEPYnz  #PNWater

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
Via @WWF: Ninth time lucky? Will businesses finally start responding to water risk? @wef lists water crises in top 5 risks for ninth year in a row in 2019. (tnx @GGruereh https://bit.ly/2Dd913J  'If climate change is a shark, water is its teeth." cc: @GWPnews @oregonstategeog pic.twitter.com/YOgkV3Vgac

From @CNN: Can the Middle East solve its water problem? https://cnn.it/2uf7Bkb 

In @MarketWatch Forget the wall: Water is the U.S.’s pressing infrastructure issue https://on.mktw.net/2T4e8bS 

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The #cawater Daily 18 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2W4EfBh 

The #cawater Daily 17 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2QZo8l2 

The #cawater Daily 16 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2DcLMGJ 

The #cawater Daily 15 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2FtxLHm 

The #cawater Daily 14 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2QMX3Be 

The #cawater Daily 13 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2H9Ddk1 

The #cawater Daily 12 Jan 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2D69XXp 

Florida Water Daily
The @FLWater Daily 18 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2QYTY0W 

The @FLWater Daily 17Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2FyeuVa 

The @FLWater Daily 16 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2AMvDGA 

The @FLWater Daily 15 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2FttJyw 

The @FLWater Daily 14 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2M7Yfi0 

The @FLWater Daily 13 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2RLpRP8 

The @FLWater Daily 12 Jan 2019. News, Info, Jobs, RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2SP8la3 

Northeast Water Daily
NE US Water Daily 18 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2Mg4QXy 

NE US Water Daily 17 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2DfysBz 

NE US Water Daily 16 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2Hg9UfZ 

NE US Water Daily 15 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2AXgpPh 

NE US Water Daily 14 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2D8rVJ5 

NE US Water Daily 13 Jan 2019 #NEWater https://bit.ly/2M7Ac2J 

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
Pacific NW Water Daily 18 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2FIop9R 

Pacific NW Water Daily 17 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2TWinpX 

Pacific NW Water Daily 16 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2Rw8GSy 

Pacific NW Water Daily 15 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2stMj0R 

Pacific NW Water Daily 14 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2ClzLx8 

Pacific NW Water Daily 13 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2H7rLFG 

Pacific NW Water Daily 12 Jan 2019 #PNWater News,Info,Jobs, RFPs https://bit.ly/2AKJJrV 

Texas Water Daily
The #txwater Daily 18 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2FNsSIz 

The #txwater Daily 17 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2DgzIo0 

The #txwater Daily 16 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2RMjz1O 

The #txwater Daily 15 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2QMOlTG 

The #txwater Daily 14 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2TOusNT 

The #txwater Daily 13 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2H8BETq 

The #txwater Daily 12 Jan 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2M5gqVl 

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 18 January. 1825: Birth of Sir Edward Frankland; 1911: Sewer Explosion, Spitters and Sanitary Sewers https://bit.ly/2FAr4TI  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 17 Jan, 1896: Drought Cartoon; 1994: Northridge Earthquake Damages Los Angeles Infrastructure; 1900: Missouri v Illinois over Chicago Sewage; 1856: Charles V. Chapin Born; 1859: Death of Lemuel Shattuck https://bit.ly/2FwPjlJ  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 16 January. 1806: Death of Nicolas Leblanc; 1913: Chicago Drainage Canal Decision https://bit.ly/2HgDWzZ  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 15 January. 2009: PFOA Provisional Health Advisory; 1917: Death of William J. Magie https://bit.ly/2SWDKaC 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 14 January. 1973: First Recorded Typhoid Case in South Florida Outbreak; 1829: First Slow Sand Filter in England https://bit.ly/2srYpHP  #TDIWH #FLwater

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 13 January. 863: Thomas Crapper “Invents” the Flush Toilet; 1916: Los Angeles Water Supply Purity https://bit.ly/2CfPeii  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 12 January. 1933: Drought Cartoon; 1987: Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Georgia; 1870: Birth of Edward Bartow https://bit.ly/2M74EtF 

It's official! The 20th @ngwatweets Groundwater Awareness Week (#GWAW) will be 10-16 March. For info, including a toolkit w/ graphics & stats,visit https://bit.ly/2FAfHLK  (tnx @ground_waterPR)

Program taking shape! @oregonstategeog GEM Seminar (GEOG 407/507/607) - Winter 2019. See you on 18 January! https://tinyurl.com/GEMSEM2019 

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 18 January 2019: Today we discover that tiny animals have been found in a long-buried Antarctic lake, learn how fever helps us battle infection and get real about the link between screen time adolescent well-being https://bit.ly/2QZ94nd 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 17 Jan 2019: Discover that mysterious stretches of non-coding DNA could help cells survive starvation,hear that women who win prizes get less money, prestige; meet the neurologist whose stroke led him to calling as a rapper https://bit.ly/2DgYYdN 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 16 Jan 2019. Today we hear that Chang’e-4 has sprouted first plant on the Moon, meet a Milky Way even more spectacular than we thought and learn that @WHO has named anti-vaccination sentiment a top 10 health threat in 2019 https://bit.ly/2McDxh3 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 15 Jan 2019. Discover that highly mutated cancers respond better to immune therapy, learn what 100,000 twins can tell us about nature vs. nurture and hear why paying by the paper pushes professors towards predatory journals https://bit.ly/2DcuTMA 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 14 Jan 2019. Today we learn how the Solar System is about to get even more Hawaiian, learn that crowdfunding flips science’s traditional reward model and hear Nobel-winning physicist Donna Strickland’s call for slow science https://bit.ly/2ssrCmg 

From @OregonState H2Oregon Newsletter - January 2019 https://bit.ly/2CoxeSY  #PNWater

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY : Climate Point - 17 January 2019. Good news on another cold front; Wake up and smell the coffee; and lots more! https://bit.ly/2QXvaGC 

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 18 January 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2sza2wP 

From @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories 7 - 11 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2AJXY0d 

From @CanadianWater ''The Droplet' Newsletter - 14 January 2019. Feature: 'What Does Reconciliation Mean for Safe Water Governance?' and MOre! https://bit.ly/2Cmo2P2  #cdnwater

From @CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 16 January 2019: Prosperity Roadmap~Wildfire Grants~Rate Assistance~Fisheries Habitat~Klamath River~Water Definition https://bit.ly/2FyMtwC 

From @TWASnews Plus - Vol. 5 No. 1 - January 2019. News and Opportunities https://bit.ly/2TPLjzO 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 14 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2SVi7aw 

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 18 January 2019. https://bit.ly/2sBph8C 

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 11 January 2019. https://bit.ly/2AFVKPu 

From @MavensNotebook: Daily Digest of #cawater news - 13 January 2019: In this water-starved California town, one citrus farmer is trying to hang on; More on border wall funding and Bay Delta Plan lawsuits; Gov. Newsom pushes drinking water fix; More! https://bit.ly/2FqLuyl 

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
Current leadership of @AWRAHQ: Brenda Bateman, Past President; Betsy Cody, President-Elect; @LISABEUTLER, President; @TheFarrs (Dresden Farrand), Executive VP.  pic.twitter.com/udZ0QWVm9V

In @environment: Delta Tunnels,Diversity Are Focus of New #cawater Leader-Gloria Gray,First African-American to lead @mwdh2o. https://bit.ly/2CPJVHX  (tnx @MavensNotebook)

Florida  #FLwater
Florida's @GovRonDeSantis unveils big plan to fix water woes http://bit.ly/2svWZfr  via @BCWaterNews #FLwater

By @craigtimes in @TB_Times: @GovRonDeSantis plan: Move wildlife cops to agency (@FLDEPNews) not known for enforcing rules https://bit.ly/2Fy6OSG  #FLwater

The @AWRAFLORIDA 28th Annual nnual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference | Fort Myers | 25 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2TQsk8y  #FLwater

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
The @ngwatweets Forum on 'Managing Groundwater and Surface Water as a Single Resource: Merging Science and Policies' 14-15 May, SLC, UT. Abstracts due 18 Jan. https://bit.ly/2RWbEPi 

Community-based well network for groundwater level monitoring using acoustic sensors (story on @Wellntel website) https://bit.ly/2Ruycrn 

The @TxWaterJournal has published a revised version of 'Surface water-groundwater interaction issues in Texas' by S. Young, @MaceatMeadows and C.Rubinstein. https://bit.ly/2FyUKRa  #txwater (tnx @H2OWonk)

From @AGI_Updates: #MapOfTheDay! Today's interactive map of groundwater monitoring info from @USGS has downloadable data from over 7000 wells! Wow! http://bit.ly/US_GWmonitoring  (tnx @GWShydros)

It's official! The 20th @ngwatweets Groundwater Awareness Week (#GWAW) will be 10-16 March. For info, including a toolkit w/ graphics & stats,visit https://bit.ly/2FAfHLK  (tnx @ground_waterPR)

SHOOT FOR THE MOON! From @GRAofCalifornia - Western Groundwater Congress 17-19 September 2019 https://bit.ly/2ARgTq3 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up, @Stanford study suggests https://news.stanford.edu/?p=25292 

Northeast Water #NEWater
In @BurlcoTimes via @BCWaterNews: Bordentown (NJ) again exceeds @EPA lead standards for tap water https://bit.ly/2VMUdjs  #NEWater cc: @EPAregion2

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"In assigning classrooms this semester we decided to increase the # of steps faculty take each day. It's part of our wellness plan. So no,you won’t be teaching in classrooms in your building. Those will be reserved for departments working on the other end of campus."- @ass_deans

"We have projected hiring needs out for the next ten years. We hired an actuarial consultant to forecast the demise of every major, and also the expected lifespan of the faculty in each department. We will grow through attrition!" - @ass_deans

Thanks @united for no-cost rebooking of @Dulles_Airport > @flySFO > @flyEUG (1/13/19) to @Dulles_Airport > @DENAirport > @flyEUG (1/12/19). First itinerary would have worked but I did not have to worry about getting to airport. Snow was falling just as we departed @ 4 PM 1/12/19.

From @CdnWaterNetwork: Keynote speaker announced for #BlueCities 2019 - @JayFamiglietti https://bit.ly/2AO4lzE  #cdnwater

"Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups." -- John Kenneth Galbraith

"We build things that last for 300 years. Why don't we think about sustainability for that long?" - Senior @WorldBank manager (tnx @johoma, @Alliance4Water)

@GWPnews names Howard Bamsey of Australia as its new Steering Committee Chair. Welcome, Howard! https://bit.ly/2AIn1k7 

"Man's character is his fate." - Heraclitus (quoted in @NRO via @TheWeek)

"Success is having to worry about every damn thing the world, except money." - Johnny Cash (quoted in @heraldleader via @TheWeek)

PNW Water #PNWater
Video: Bobby Cochran of @Portland_State on "Can We Meet Investment Demand for Water Resources?" https://youtu.be/VMImgT7S4nY#PNWater

From @OregonState H2Oregon Newsletter - January 2019 https://bit.ly/2CoxeSY  #PNWater

In @capitalpress: New Idaho governor makes water a priority http://bit.ly/2FtbuJs  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

Via @EENewsUpdates Oregon in position to guide U.S. infrastructure policy http://bit.ly/2Ftw0cX  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: 'What Will Drive the Next Era of Water Management?' https://bit.ly/2AEHF4O 

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 15 January 2019 (updated 17 January 2019) https://bit.ly/2APJ74n 

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! 15 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2APJ74n 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 8 Jan 2019 https://bit.ly/2ADhhrZ 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 3 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2Av4eJc 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 26 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2Sn92qI 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 18 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2Sb2NXc 

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 12 - 18 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2T3jl3x 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 5 - 11 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2AGs9Fm 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 December 2018 - 4 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2AvYjmX 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22 - 28 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2Ssq2fm

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 15 - 21 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2Ac1X5p 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 8 -14 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2zYW2Rg 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 1 - 7 December 2018 https://bit.ly/2PtsT5o 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 24 - 30 November 2018 https://bit.ly/2Pe1VPd 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 17 - 23 November 2018 https://bit.ly/2zpTSd7 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 November 2018 https://bit.ly/2ze4zPL 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 3 - 9 November 2018 https://bit.ly/2Ow4WKl 

Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS Report: 'Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) - Overview and Issues for Congress' https://bit.ly/2APjMay 

CRS Legal Sidebar: Wading Into the “Waters of the United States” https://bit.ly/2AIqhvU 

Check out the @AmerChemSociety's Resource Site for Sustainable Water https://bit.ly/2SPTjRw 

Via @WWF: Ninth time lucky? Will businesses finally start responding to water risk? @wef lists water crises in top 5 risks for ninth year in a row in 2019. (tnx @GGruereh https://bit.ly/2Dd913J  'If climate change is a shark, water is its teeth." cc: @GWPnews @oregonstategeog pic.twitter.com/YOgkV3Vgac

CRS Report: 'Clean Air Act Issues in the 116th Congress' https://bit.ly/2SSSlns 

 
Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 14 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2SVi7aw 

To @1a: Don't forget some discussion of the REALLY Big One - Cascadia Subduction Zone EQ: https://bit.ly/1LLncXx 

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 18 January 2019. https://bit.ly/2sBph8C 

From @AGU_Eos: Advancing Science for 100 Years https://bit.ly/2HkbjC8 

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 18 January 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2sza2wP 

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
By @annefdavies in @guardian: Hundreds of thousands of native fish dead in second Murray-Darling incident https://bit.ly/2H0pLik  (tnx @WaterPortal)

Texas   #txwater
In @TexasTribune: Bill aims to inform Texas home buyers of flood risk http://bit.ly/2FxaIvf  via @BCWaterNews #txwater 

The @TxWaterJournal has published a revised version of 'Surface water-groundwater interaction issues in Texas' by S. Young, @MaceatMeadows and C.Rubinstein. https://bit.ly/2FyUKRa  #txwater (tnx @H2OWonk)

Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
From @globalnews Massive spinning ice disk that looks like the moon hypnotizes onlookers on Maine river https://bit.ly/2W0J66I  (tnx @WaterPortal)

Video: Bobby Cochran of @Portland_State on "Can We Meet Investment Demand for Water Resources?" https://youtu.be/VMImgT7S4nY  #PNWater

From http://comics.peaya.com/#1  pic.twitter.com/1deKK0UKsw

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
From @UArkansas: Algae shows promise as wastewater treatment tool http://bit.ly/2FyzTgI  via @BCWaterNews cc; @awwa @PNWSAWWA @txawwa @CANVAWWA

CRS Legal Sidebar: Wading Into the “Waters of the United States” https://bit.ly/2AIqhvU 

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
Via @EENewsUpdates Oregon in position to guide U.S. infrastructure policy http://bit.ly/2Ftw0cX  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

In @MarketWatch Forget the wall: Water is the U.S.’s pressing infrastructure issue https://on.mktw.net/2T4e8bS 

WTF?
New Mexico Governor @Michelle4NM FY20 budget fails to address water https://bit.ly/2VLv5K0 

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CRS Report: 'Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) - Overview and Issues for Congress'

Another very good CRS overview report (15 January 2019) to enlighten Congress. This one is by Eva Lipiec: Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Overview and Issues for Congress.

Download CRS_CZMA_Congress_15Jan2019

Summary
Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA; P.L. 92-583, 16 U.S.C. §§1451- 1466) in 1972 and has amended the act 11 times, most recently in 2009. CZMA sets up a national framework for states and territories to consider and manage coastal resources. If a state or territory chooses to develop a coastal zone management program and the program is approved, the state or territory (1) becomes eligible for several federal grants and (2) can perform reviews of federal agency actions in coastal areas (known as federal consistency determination reviews).

Each level of government plays a role in coastal management under CZMA. At the federal level, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Office for Coastal Management (OCM) in the Department of Commerceimplements CZMA’s national policies and provisions. OCM administers CZMA under several national programs; the National Coastal Zone Management Program (NCZMP) is the focus of this report. To participate in the NCZMP, states and territories (hereinafter referred to as states) must adhere to guidelines set out in CZMA and related regulations. States determine the details of their coastal management programs (CMPs), including the boundaries of their coastal zones, issues of most interest to the state, and policies to address these issues, among other factors. Local governments then implement the approved CMPs, often through land use regulations.

The Secretary of Commerce must approve state CMPs. Once the Secretary approves a state’s CMP, the state is eligible to receive the NCZMP’s benefits and is referred to as a participant in the program (16 U.S.C. §1455). Participation in the NCZMP provides several advantages to participants, including eligibility for federal grant programs and the right to review federal actions for consistency with state coastal policies. Thirty-five states and territories (including states surrounding the Great Lakes, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) are eligible to participate. Although all 35 eligible states have at some point chosen to participate, 34 are currently part of the NCZMP.

Since 1972, NOAA has allocated over $2 billion in coastal zone management-related grants to eligible coastal states. States have received amounts ranging from $13 million to over $106 million in grant funding, depending on factors such as how long the state has been a part of the NCZMP, the state’s size and population, and extent of the state’s applications to grant programs.

CZMA consistency provisions (Section 307) require federal actions that have reasonably foreseeable effects on coastal uses or resources to be consistent with the enforceable policies of a participant’s approved CMP. These actions may occur in thestate’s approved coastal zone or in federal or out-of-state waters (which may cause interstate coastal effects). Federal agencies or applicants proposing to perform these federal actions must submit a consistency determination to the potentially affected participant, certifying that the actions are consistent with state coastal policies and providing participants the opportunity to review their determinations (16 U.S.C. §1456).

The 116th Congress may consider changes to CZMA. These changes may address issues such as growing population and infrastructure needs and changing environmental conditions along the coast, questions about the effectiveness of CZMA implementation, and expired authorization of appropriations for CZMA grant programs. Some of these concerns were addressed in proposed legislation in the 115th Congress, such as legislation to expand grant programs to cover more topics and affected groups, and may be addressed in the 116th Congress.

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