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From AWWA: 'Protecting Drinking Water at the Source - Information for Our Agricultural Partners'

G. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs at the American Water Works Association, just sent me this neat little 4-pager that he calls "A succinct guide to source water protection and Farm Bill opportunities."

Download Protecting Drinking Water at the Source

Download Protecting Drinking Water at the Source

Good work!

Enjoy!

"It's ugly and dirty and slow - but it works." - comment on placed-based planning by an Oregonian community member

CRS InFocus Report: 'WIFIA Program - Background and Recent Developments' Updated: 2 June 2020

Elena H. Humphreys penned this update (2 June 2020) CRS InFocus report: WIFIA Program - Background and Recent Developments' .

Download CRS_InFocus_WIFIA_BG&Recent_Devel_2June2020

Summary
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 authorized the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program to promote development of and private investment in water infrastructure projects (33 U.S.C. §§3901-3914). Initially established as a five-year pilot program, WIFIA authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide credit assistance in the form of secured or direct loans for a range of water infrastructure projects.

Capital improvements for drinking water and wastewater systems protect public health and support local economies. They typically require major investments. Based on its most recent surveys, EPA estimates that the wastewater and drinking water infrastructure capital investment needed to meet Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act objectives exceeds $744 billion over 20 years. This amount does not include costs to extend services to accommodate population growth or to repair infrastructure not linked to compliance and related health and environmental goals.

Communities generally pay for water projects through debt financing (e.g., municipal bonds) and revenue from user fees. In 2017, state and local resources accounted for more than 96% ($108.8 billion) of the public spending on water utilities, while the federal contribution accounted for the remaining 4% ($4.2 billion), according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO Publication 54539).

WIFIA complements two EPA-administered programs: the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Drinking Water SRF. For FY2020, combined appropriations for the SRF programs totaled $2.77 billion. In both programs, EPA provides grants to states to capitalize their SRF loan programs. States, in turn, use their federal grant, state match, and sources of borrowed funds (e.g., bonds) to provide assistance (primarily subsidized loans) to help communities afford water infrastructure. Eligible entities for Clean Water SRF include municipalities, state agencies, and private and nonprofit entities. Clean Water SRF assistance can support a range of projects needed for constructing or upgrading (and planning and designing) publicly owned treatment works, among other purposes. The Drinking Water SRF provides assistance to public water systems—which may be publicly or privately owned—for projects intended to facilitate Safe Drinking Water Act compliance or further health protection objectives.

Enjoy!

"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 2 June 2020

From Josh:

I just want to give a head’s up that we have a MAJOR announcement coming on Thursday, so keep an eye out for the email :)

Also, most jobs in a while... After seeing a slight downward trend, there is a little rebound happening over the last two weeks, so some positive news. I do the same search every week, so the methodology hasn't changed. There is still a freeze on hiring with many organizations, but at least for the moment there is a little bump. Hopefully it will continue…

1) Josh's Jobs

 

Highlighted:   1) Intern (Water Resources) – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Paris): 5 June   2) Côte d’Ivoire nationals: Young Water Fellowship Côte d’Ivoire 2020 – Young Water Solutions (YWS) (Côte d’Ivoire): 28 June   3) Professional Development Grants – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Various): 1 August   4) French speakers: Consultant(e) international(e) chargé(e) de l’élaboration du document Cadre de Stratégie transfrontalière pour la gestion des risques de catastrophes et d’adaptation au changement climatique dans le bassin du Lac Tchad – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Chad): 11 June   5) French speakers: Consultant(e) international(e) Senior chargé de la facilitation de l’harmonisation des instruments politiques, juridiques et financiers nationaux de la CBLT pour la mise en oeuvre de la charte de l'eau – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Chad): 11 June   6) Project Manager (17 Rooms) – Brookings Institution (Washington, DC): Until filled   7) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – Everglades National Park (Homestead, FL, USA): 11 June   Deadline today (2 June)!   8) Project Monitoring and Knowledge Management Coordinator – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 2 June   9) Lebanon nationals: Consultant (Wastewater Reuse in MENA Region) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Lebanon): 2 June   10) Water Resources Planner – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Raleigh, NC, USA): 2 June

Jobs by Region:   Africa jobs Asia-Pacific jobs Europe jobs     Latin America and Caribbean jobs   North America jobs Home-based/Remote jobs

Minimum years experience requested:

0-2 years   11) Associate Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Vienna): 5 July   12) India nationals: Research Officer (Water Resources Management) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (New Delhi): 14 June   13) French speakers: Agent de projets en changements climatiques – ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Montréal, QC, Canada): 11 June   14) Specialist Hydraulic Modelling – Arcadis (Romania): Until filled   15) Assistant Director (Watershed Protection Department) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 5 June – 2 years’ experience w/Master’s, 6 years’ experience w/Bachelor’s   16) Data Control Specialist – Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Helena, MT, USA): 5 June   17) Future Earth Network Associate – Future Earth (Boulder, CO, USA): Until filled   18) Entry Level Environmental Scientist – Tetra Tech (Marlborough, MA, USA): Until filled   19) Entry-Level Economist/Analyst in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics – RTI International (Durham, NC, USA): Until filled   20) Water Resources Engineer – Dewberry (Fairfax, VA, USA): Until filled   21) Local recruitment: National Field Coordinator for Aileu Municipality – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 11 June– 2 years w/Master’s, 4 w/Bachelor’s   22) Local recruitment: National Field Coordinator for Viqueque Municipality – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 11 June – 2 years w/Master’s, 4 w/Bachelor’s   23) Local recruitment: National Field Coordinator for Ermera Municipality – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 11 June – 2 years w/Master’s, 4 w/Bachelor’s   24) Local recruitment: National Field Coordinator for Baucau Municipality – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 11 June – 2 years w/Master’s, 4 w/Bachelor’s   25) Local recruitment: National Field Coordinator for Lautem Municipality – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 11 June – 2 years w/Master’s, 4 w/Bachelor’s   26) Ethiopia nationals: Water Technician Officer – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Ethiopia): Until filled

3-4 years   27) Green Growth and Natural Capital Research Consultant – Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) (Home-Based): 4 June   28) Ecosystem Analyst (Project position) – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (Kathmandu): 18 June   29) Spanish speakers:  Abogado/a (Área de Agua Dulce) – Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA) (Colombia): Until filled   30) Spanish speakers: Asistente técnico/a de programa – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Ecuador): 11 June   31) Associate (Strategic Planning) (Water included) – Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) (Singapore): Until filled   32) Associate (Advisory) (Water included) – Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) (Singapore): Until filled   33) South Africa nationals: Deputy Director (Environmental Legal Support Services) – Western Cape Government (Cape Town): 8 June   34) Social Media Manager – League of Conservation Voters (USA, Home-Based): 18 June   35) Deputy National Field Director – League of Conservation Voters (Washington, DC): 11 June   36) Watershed Technician – West Virginia Conservation Agency (Charleston, WV, USA): 9 June   37) Remote Sensing Scientist – Cloud to Street (New York): Until filled   38) Water Quality Specialist – Cahuilla Band of Indians (Anza, CA, USA): Until filled

5-7 years   39) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi): 1 July   40) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 5 July   41) Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change Consultant – United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Home-Based): 8 June   42) Integrated Catchment Modeller (InfoWorks ICM) – Jacobs (Poland): Until filled   43) Deputy Chief of Party (Lebanon Water, Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project) – Tetra Tech (Lebanon): Until filled   44) Senior Technical Specialists (Lebanon Water, Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project) – Tetra Tech (Lebanon): Until filled   45) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer (ETC) – The World Bank (Sydney, NSW, Australia): 14 June   46) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer (ETC) – The World Bank (Pacific region): 14 June   47) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer (ETC) – The World Bank (Jakarta): 14 June   48) Local recruitment: Call For Experts (Building Resilience Through Sustainable Community Based NRM (CBNRM) Activity) – ECODIT (Zimbabwe): Until filled   49) River Keeper – Parramatta River Catchment Group (Sydney, NSW, Australia): 14 June   50) Communication Specialist – The World Bank (Somalia): 18 June

8-9 years   51) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist – The World Bank (Cameroon): 8 June   52) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist (ETC) – The World Bank (Ecuador): 11 June   53) Communications Senior Associate – Environmental Incentives (Washington, DC): 18 June   54) Pakistan nationals: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Pakistan): 7 June

10+ years   55) Senior Investment Officer (Upstream – Water/Wastewater) – International Finance Corporation (IFC) (Washington, DC): 4 June   56) Principal Environment Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 11 June   57) Chief of Party (Building Resilience Through Sustainable Community Based NRM (CBNRM) Activity) – ECODIT (Zimbabwe): Until filled   58) Chief of Party (Lebanon Water, Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project) – Tetra Tech (Lebanon): Until filled   59) Program Director (Strategic Initiatives Program) – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) (Vienna): 12 June   60) Manager (Pacific Climate Change Center (MPCCC)) – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Samoa): 12 June   61) Head of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) (Republic of Korea): 13 June   62) French speakers: Chef d´équipe et expert en gestion des ressources naturelles – GFA Consulting Group (Côte d' Ivoire): 23 June   63) Resource Development Manager – Wetlands International (Home-Based): 28 June   64) Spanish speakers: Chief, Environmental and Social Risk Management Unit (RMG/ESR) – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (Washington, DC): 30 June   65) International Water Infrastructure, Water Engineering Team Leader – European Management Solutions (Tanzania): 5 June   66) Chief Impact Officer – Blue Access LLC (New York): Until filled   67) Communications Team Lead – Environmental Incentives (Washington, DC): 22 June   68) Principal Associate (Ecosystem Restoration) – Abt Associates (USA): Until filled   69) Director of Land and Water Conservation – International Crane Foundation (Rockport, TX, USA): Until filled   70) Department Manager (Water/Wastewater) – Michael Baker International (Manassas, VA, USA): Until filled

Not specified:   71) German and French speakers: Berater (m/w/d) zur Umsetzung der Umweltsteuergesetzgebung – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Algeria): 14 June   72) Australia nationals: Government Relations Adviser – WaterNSW (Parramatta, NSW, Australia): 5 June   73) Senior Consultant (Water Markets Advisory Team) – Aither (Australia): 30 June   74) Australia nationals: Project Officer (Legislation Support) – Victoria State Government (Melbourne, VIC, Australia): 11 June   75) Water Resources Analyst – South East Water (United Kingdom): 6 June   76) U.K. nationals: Specialist Advisor Environmental Reporting – Natural Resources Wales (Wales): 7 June   77) Senior Communications Officer (Risk) – Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (London): 10 June   78) Global Risks Senior Economic Analyst (Global Risks and Resilience Programme) – Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (London): 3 June   79) French speakers: Youth Leadership Coordinator / Coordinateur(-trice) au Programme des jeunes leaders de l’eau – Ottawa Riverkeeper (Ottawa, ON, Canada): 7 June   80) Canada nationals: Regional Water Resources Coordinator – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (Iqaluit, NU, Canada): 10 June   81) National Rivers Project Coordinator – River Management Society (Home-Based): 20 June   82) U.S. nationals: Hydraulic Specialist – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (Sacramento, CA, USA): 5 June   83) Executive Director – South Santiam Watershed Council (Sweet Home, OR, USA): 30 June   84) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (San Diego, CA, USA): 4 June   85) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (Galveston, TX, USA): 8 June   86) U.S. nationals: Supervisory Hydrologist – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (New England, USA): 10 June   87) Senior Remote Sensing Scientist (Radar) – Cloud to Street (New York): Until filled   88) Water Sector Technical Lead – Criticality Sciences (Alexandria, VA, USA): Until filled – PhD required. Check out that salary! ;)   89) Environmental Scientist – GeoSystems Analysis Inc (Tucson, AZ, USA): Until filled

Not specified (academic): Professors/lecturers 90)Full Professor (Multidisciplinary Water Management (MWM)) – University of Twente (Netherlands): 19 June   91) Faculty Positions (School of Environmental Science and Engineering) – Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) (China): 21 July   92) Part-time Lecturer: Business and the Environment – New York University (Washington, DC): 9 June   93) Instructor (Water/Wastewater) – Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Moose Jaw, SK, Canada): 7 June   94) Instructor (Water Technician Program) – Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Moose Jaw, SK, Canada): 7 June Postdocs 95)Postdoctoral Research Associate (Consequences of the rising cost of tap water in US households) – Northeastern University (Boston, MA, USA): 15 June   96) Post Doctoral Researcher – Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC, Canada): 10 July Researchers/other 97)Research Scientist for Water Treatment – Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (Finland): 12 June   98) Research Associate: ‘Smart Catchment Management through Embedded Predictive Analytics’ – University of Bristol (United Kingdom): 7 June   99) Research Associate in Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing (Fixed Term) – University of Cambridge (United Kingdom): 30 July   100) Dutch speakers: Junior Ecologisch Modelleur / GIS-expert met een groene inslag – Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands): 11 June   101) Research Physical Scientist (Post-Doctoral Research Associate) – U.S. Agricultural Research Service (Beltsville, MD, USA): 17 June   102) Research Hydrologist – U.S. Agricultural Research Service (Beltsville, MD, USA): 17 June   103) Earth Research Scientist – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA, USA): 26 June

WASH:   0-2 years   104) Spanish speakers: Water and Environmental Health Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Bolivia): 7 June   105) Spanish speakers: WASH Coordinator (Latin America) – Solidarités International (Latin America): Until filled   106) Water Resources and Infrastructure Staff Associate – Tetra Tech (Burlington, VT or Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled   107) Emergency WASH Technical Advisor – Samaritan's Purse (South Sudan): Until filled   108) Research Associate – Temple University (Philadelphia, PA, USA): Until filled -  3 years’ experience w/Master’s, 1 year w/Bachelor’s   109) Venezuela nationals: Oficial de Infraestructura, Agua, Saneamiento e (ASH) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   110) Venezuela nationals: Oficial de Infraestructura, Agua, Saneamiento e (ASH) #2 – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   3-4 years   111) Innovation Manager – Elrha (London or Cardiff): 16 June   112) Environmental Health (EH) Operational Advisor – Médecins Sans Frontières (Brussels): 7 June   113) French speakers: Chef de Projet WASH – HELP - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. (Mali): 10 June   114) WASH Manager (Roster for Emergency Responses) – International Medical Corps (Various): Until filled   115) WASH Program Manager – Solidarités International (Iraq): Until filled   116) WASH Program Manager – Samaritan's Purse (South Sudan): Until filled   117) Nigeria nationals: WASH Officer (Monitoring, Sustainability & Accountability) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Nigeria): 5 June   118) RDC nationals: Expert Prévention et contrôle des Infections/ WaSH – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (RDC): 3 June   119) Venezuela nationals: Líder de Equipo (Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene (ASH) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   120) Venezuela nationals: Coordinador de Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene (ASH) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   5-7 years   121) French speakers: Responable Eau, Hygiene et Assainissement – Solidarités International (Paris): Until filled   122) WASH Coordinator (Emergency Medical Team (EMT)) – International Medical Corps (Various): Until filled   123) WASH Specialist (Infrastructure and Health Facility - Emergency Medical Team (EMT)) – International Medical Corps (Various): Until filled   124) Water Resources and Infrastructure Associate (Sustainable Sanitation Services) – Tetra Tech (Burlington, VT or Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled   125) Water Resources and Infrastructure Associate (Water and Sanitation Investment and Enterprise Development) – Tetra Tech (Burlington, VT or Arlington, VT, USA): Until filled   126) RESTORE WASH Coordinator (Syria) – GOAL (Jordan): Until filled   127) Portuguese speakers: WASH Specialist – Chemonics (Mozambique): 5 June   128) Sector Leader Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Zambia): 5 June   129) WASH Project Manager – GOAL Syria (Syria): 6 June   130) French speakers: WASH Officer – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (DRC): 11 June   131) Ethiopia nationals: WASH Coordinator – Save the Children (Ethiopia): 9 June   10+ years   132) Director of Engineering – DigDeep (Los Angeles, CA, USA): Until filled   133) Amharic speakers: Head of WASH Infrastructure – Splash (Ethiopia): Until filled   134) Danish speakers: Project Manager – Niras (Denmark): Until filled   Not specified   135) WASH Specialist (Infrastructure - Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Type 1 Mobile) – International Medical Corps (Various): Until filled   136) WASH Coordinator – Solidarités International (Bangladesh): Until filled   137) German and French speakers: Leiter (m/w/d) des Projekts "Wasser- und Sanitärversorgung in Burkina Faso" – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Burkina Faso): 18 June   138) Venezuela nationals: Asistente Técnico de Infraestructura, Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   139) Venezuela nationals: Asistente Higiene/NFIs – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   140) Venezuela nationals: Asistente Higiene/NFIs #2 – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   141) Venezuela nationals: Asistente Higiene/NFIs #3 – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June   142) Venezuela nationals: Asistente Higiene/NFIs #4 – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Venezuela): 8 June

Consultancies:   143) International Consultant on Water Governance and Climate Change – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Vietnam): 11 June   144) International Sanitation Systems and Wastewater Management Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based): 4 June   145) Writing Consultant – NDC Partnership (Home-Based): 5 June   146) Senior Drainage Technician – The World Bank (Mozambique): 6 June   147) Empanelment of Individual Consultants on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) and Related Areas – WaterAid (India): 7 June   148) Panel of Experts (Hydrologist/Sediment Expert) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based w/travel to Kathmandu): 11 June   149) Panel of Experts (Hydropower/Civil Engineer) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based w/travel to Kathmandu): 11 June   150) International Consultant on Circular Economy in The Waste Sector – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 11 June   151) Short-term Energy experts in the Water Supply Sector – GFA Consulting Group (Jordan): 5 June   152) India nationals: Impact Evaluation Specialist– Enhancing Climate Resilience of India’s Coastal Communities – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (New Delhi): 11 June   153) Vietnam nationals: Team members in Water Governance and Climate Change (3) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Vietnam): 11 June   154) Algeria nationals: Recrutement de trois consultants/es – Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) (Algeria): 19 June   155) Creole speakers: Final Evaluation (Haiti Health and Wash Cholera Prevention Programme: Phase 1 and Phase 2) – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (Haiti): 7 June

RFP:   156) RFP: Appointment of Consultants | Appointment of Agencies for Development of Water Balance Plan for 4 Cities – Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) (India): 10 June   157) Tender: Technical Support in the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Field Trial on Solar Water Pumping Solutions – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (India): 7 June

Internships:   158) Internship (Applied Climate Services Division; Climate Services Department) – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva): 8 June   159) German speakers: Praktikant (m/w/d) im Sektorvorhaben Klima zum Thema Klimakommunikation – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany): 7 June   160) U.S. nationals: Nonpoint Source Management and Water Quality Assessment Internship – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Washington, DC): 31 July   161) Internship: Water Quality (In-stream Flow & River Watch Programs) – Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Denver, CO, USA): Until filled   162) Water Justice Intern – Blue Access LLC (New York): Until filled

Scholarships:   163) Four doctoral research positions in Hydrology, Human Geography, European Ethnology and Ecology – Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE) (Germany): 14 June   164) French speakers: Treize (13) doctorants dans les domaines de l’eau, des Energies Renouvelables et du Génie Civil – 2iE (Burkina Faso): 15 June   165) Ph.D. In Geosciences, ITN MSCA H2020, PANORAMA – University of Lisbon  (Lisbon): 15 June   166) PhD position in Ecohydrology – Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA): 18 June   167) PhD: “A-DInSAR technique as supporting tool for sustainable groundwater resources management in subsiding area” – Università di Pavia (Italy): 24 June   168) E.U./U.K. nationals: PhD Studentship in Multi-scale water resources planning in England and Wales – Newcastle University (United Kingdom): 31 July   169) Funded Level 9 Masters Degree by Research in Hydrological & Sediment Impacts of Forestry Operations – Cork Institute of Technology (Ireland): 8 June

Other:   170) 6th Cycle Call for Proposals – New World Program (Various): 19 June   171) U.S. nationals: Waterways – AmeriCorps VISTA (Tennessee, USA): 22 June   172) Law Clerk – Environmental Law Institute (ELI) (USA): Rolling   173) Beveridge & Diamond Diversity Law Clerk – Environmental Law Institute (ELI) (USA): Rolling     Last week’s list, in case you missed it   Post a job   Support Josh’s Water Jobs   Recruitment services

For our full list of active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs.

2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

Posted: Last Week

174) Position: @UBC(Vancouver, BC) - T-T Assistant Professor - Sustainable Business Management of Natural Resources. Closes: 31 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2RxXdjn

175) Position: @NebraskaDNR(Lincoln, NE) - Director, Department of Natural Resources. OUF. https://tinyurl.com/te4ersa#JobWaWi

176) Position: South Santiam Watershed Council (Sweet Home, OR) - Executive Director. Closes: 30 June or UF. https://bit.ly/2YT02Qr#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

Conservation Jobs Board

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

@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

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

Enjoy! 

"They came with their fists clenched." - Montana water planner, describing community members coming to a basin water planning session  

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 1 June 2020

The Atlantic hurricane season starts today and extends through November. Here is what NOAA says:

May 21, 2020 - An above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is expected, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. The outlook predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season and only a 10% chance of a below-normal season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 1 June 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Oil shale requires constant drilling of new locations to sustain output

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oils-sudden-rebound-is-exposing-the-achilles-heel-of-shale/ar-BB14wxh9

Chicxulub meteor hit Earth at “deadliest possible” angle

• https://scitechdaily.com/asteroid-that-doomed-the-dinosaurs-struck-earth-at-deadliest-possible-angle/
• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-dinosaur-dooming-asteroid-struck-earth-deadliest.html

Details of the 2015 eruption of Axial Seamount

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/volcano-monitoring-goes-offshore

Tracking stratospheric & tropospheric ozone over 3 decades

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-tropospheric-ozone-since-1979
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL086901

NOAA predicts 60% chance of above-average North Atlantic Hurricane Season

• https://eos.org/articles/noaa-predicts-busy-hurricane-season

Species survival in the California Current – aerobic habitat loss

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300626&org=GEO&from=news
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/20/eaay3188

South Atlantic Anomaly in the magnetic field of Earth – could split into two separate “low” points

• https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Swarm/Swarm_probes_weakening_of_Earth_s_magnetic_field

1. rexwas a “power walker”

• https://www.livescience.com/t-rex-power-walker.html
• Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223698

These now-extinct fish sported fanged teeth and single saber tooth

• https://www.livescience.com/ancient-anchovy-fangs-saber-tooth.html
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.192260

Identifying dozens of submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico using seismic noise

• https://eos.org/articles/seismic-noise-reveals-landslides-in-the-gulf-of-mexico

Seafloor faults linked to M6.4 EQ off southern Puerto Rico

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-scientists-find-seafloor-faults-near-puerto-rico-quakes-epicenters

More accurate technique for dating past earthquakes

• https://www.eastoregonian.com/townnews/geology/oregon-scientists-develop-a-more-accurate-way-to-date-past-earthquakes/article_8323a4ec-9eb0-11ea-947a-f30d55f18beb.html

In Memoriam:  Robyn Seymour (1962-2020)

• http://myracinecounty.com/obituaries/2020/robyn-seymour/

308 myo Tully “monster” from Mazon Creek, Illinois, is member of vertebrate family

• https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200523/geology-test-puts-tully-lsquomonsterrsquo-in-vertebrate-family

Using geo-statistics to unravel relationships between human health & geological formations

• https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/2454/reading-the-earth-doctoral-student-focuses-on-geostatistics

The GEOPARKS of Greece

• https://neoskosmos.com/en/166207/the-beautiful-geoparks-of-greece/

On the 40^thanniversary of the Mammoth Lakes EQs

• https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/23606-today-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-mammoth-lakes-earthquakes-produced-dust-plumes-over-the-sierra-nevada-and-injured-hikers-in-yosemite-national-park

Contributions of the Sulzer brothers

• http://www.sitnews.us/Kiffer/SulzerBrothers/052420_Sulzer_Brothers.html

Echoes of history at Blue Notch

• https://www.sjrnews.com/blanding-notes-westwater/listening-echoes-history-blue-notch

In Memoriam:  James David Lowell (1928 – 2020) – long career as exploration geologist

• https://tucson.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/james-lowell/article_f2c0ea9e-9d98-11ea-b2e0-f7ae81fad559.html

Lessons in geology in Kenna Cartwright Park near The Home Depot – instability in glacial till

• https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/sliding-slope-near-the-home-depot-a-lesson-in-unstable-earth-1.24137839

Cave-in potential in abandoned mines and sinkholes in the Black Hills

• https://listen.sdpb.org/post/cave-raises-alarm-about-abandoned-mines-and-sinkholes-lurking-black-hills

Plate tectonic activity began at least 4 billion years ago

• https://news.yale.edu/2020/05/26/yale-finds-much-earlier-birth-date-tectonic-plates

Models may explain mechanism of deep subduction zone earthquakes

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-clues-deep-earthquake-mystery.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaaz7692.full

Breakdown of ozone layer may have caused 360 myo (end-Devonian) extinction event

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-erosion-ozone-layer-responsible-mass.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaba0768

High-resolution airborne remote sensing data show geomorphic controls of Bornean forests

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/asu-asd052620.php

Glacial melt & retreat influence nutritional condition of bivalve Nuculana inaequisculptain Antarctica

• https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/the-influence-of-glacial-melt-and-retreat-on-the-nutritional/

Narwhals sound like chain saws – click, buzz & whistle

• https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/scientists-record-rarely-heard-sounds-made-by-narwhals/
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020JC016116

Salvaging fossils on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, England

• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/salvaging-fossils-on-the-jurassic-coast/

Earthquake-coda tomography correlates seismic events to image inner core structure

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/earthquake-coda-tomography-boosts-illumination-of-the-deep-earth
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019JB018848

USGS:  Statistical Methods in Water Resources (TWRI) book 4, chapter A3, version 1.1

• https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/tm4A3
• Report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/04/a03/tm4a3.pdf

Chicxulub Meteor created long-lived hydrothermal system in impact crater

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-steaming-cauldron-dinosaurs-demise.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaaz3053

Small swarm of earthquake in Yellowstone

• https://www.insider.com/swarm-of-earthquakes-shake-yellowstone-national-park-in-24-hours-2020-5

Impacts of small-scale gold mining using mercury for mineral extraction extend miles downstream

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200528161056.htm

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 June 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

US Army COE Saginaw River Dredge Material Disposal Facility holding dioxin-laden sediment appears to have withstood flooding in Michigan

• https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/see-dow-chemical-ponds-dioxin-cleanup-site-after-michigan-flooding

YouTube censors “Planet of the Humans”

• https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/planet-humans-ep-michael-moore-003114966.html

Mass emergence of cicadas will make 2020 a noisy summer – battle ostensibly over 4 seconds of film

• https://www.today.com/news/cicadas-2020-over-million-will-swarm-parts-us-t182377
• https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/17-year-cicadas-to-emerge-this-spring-summer/740722

Initial cost estimate of $205B - $240B for proposed “national high-speed rail network – will go far over-budget – may lead to increased emissions

• https://www.progressiverailroading.com/high_speed_rail/news/US-Rep-Moulton-proposes-national-high-speed-rail-network--60509
• https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/100907/plans-investment-us-high-speed-rail/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-01/california-s-high-speed-rail-line-cost-grows-by-about-2-billion
• https://www.enr.com/articles/49391-uk-parliament-questions-hidden-details-on-high-speed-rail-costs
• https://www.whatech.com/market-research/transport/652921-bullet-train-high-speed-rail-market-to-2026-report-reviews-important-changes-in-market-dynamics
• https://www.dailynews.com/2020/05/07/curtailing-the-reckless-california-bullet-train-plan/
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-25/australia-should-abandon-bullet-train-dream-report-says/12281246
• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-high-speed-rail-australia-east-coast.html

Asian long-horned tick capable of spreading Rocky Mountain spotted fever

• https://entomologytoday.org/2020/05/21/cdc-lab-study-asian-longhorned-tick-haemaphysalis-longicornis-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever/

Rabbit owners petitioning to import vaccine against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2

• https://www.twincities.com/2020/05/22/rabbit-owners-petition-mn-to-import-rhdv2-vaccine/

Thinking “green” buildings can save the environment by reducing emissions

• https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/22/we-have-a-problem-with-buildings-ideas-and-tech-can-change-things.html

Proposal to dam the Little Colorado River raises serious concerns – applied for preliminary permit

• https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/05/23/company-plans-dams-canyon-next-little-colorado-river/5238590002/
• https://grandcanyontrust.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/d/9B0F52B9CEF53C572540EF23F30FEDED/6FF57603C56A30D2419C69E1CEBE89F9

Mosquitoes have resulted in the most deaths in human history – 35-minute podcast

• https://www.npr.org/2020/04/15/835271594/buzzkill

Re-evaluating fish consumption – health benefits vs chemical exposure risks

• https://www.ehn.org/safe-to-eat-fish-2646025526.html

Are PFAS-free firefighting foams safer? – “regrettable substitution” - greenwashing marketing spins

• https://www.ehn.org/pfas-free-firefighting-foam-2645972099.html

The science behind human irrationality – loss and risk

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/the-science-behind-human-irrationality-just-passed-a-huge-test/

How well do Germans understand weather risks?

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-germans-weather.html
• Paper: https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0043.1

Research on brown tree snake continues at Guam National Wildlife Refuge – invasive species has devastated native animals

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-brown-treesnake-research-continues-guam-national-wildlife-refuge

Will humans adapt/tolerate high heat indexes?

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200508145333.htm
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/19/eaaw1838

Deforestation continues despite national & international initiatives

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-deforestation.html
• Paper: https://phys.org/news/2020-05-deforestation.html

Smoke from Australian bushfires linked to hundreds of deaths

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-australia-bushfire-linked-hundreds-deaths.html

High-precision measurements of pollution path between stratosphere & troposphere

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-depicting-pollution-path-stratosphere-troposphere.html

2020 NOAA hurricane forecast

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/heres-noaas-outlook-for-us-summer-weather-and-hurricane-season/

Bats have evolved tolerance to viruses

• https://www.livescience.com/why-bats-not-sick-from-viruses-carried.html

Toramus larvae carry their exuviae as a means of protection – “exuvial autotomy”

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/eu-pbo052120.php

Bumblebees damage plants to speed up flowering

• https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/hungry-bumblebees-make-plants-flower-early-cutting-holes-their-leaves
• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ez-bsu052620.php

50M years of evolution and now groups of animals are at risk of extinction due to human activity – global biodiversity crisis caused by human actions

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/50-billion-years-animal-evolution-132306296.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16410-6

What if the US resumed nuclear testing?

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/america-never-conduct-another-nuclear-123000714.html

Developing a plan to revamp the Erie Canal

• https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/05/25/lifes-a-ditch-state-eyes-new-beginning-for-erie-canal-1286431

Wolverine spotted on Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/when-a-woman-said-she-saw-a-wolverine-on-a-washington-state-beach-a-wildlife-official-didnt-believe-her/ar-BB14GZIr

Bald eagle nest with eggs on Cape Cod for first time in 115 years

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bald-eagle-nest-with-eggs-spotted-on-cape-cod-for-1st-time-in-115-years-officials-say/ar-BB14Ihq7

PCB-like halogenated marine natural products being investigated in fish

• https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/natural-pollutants-in-fish/

Modernizing and expanding Port of entry facility at Otay Mesa will help protect the country

• https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2020-05-28/otay-mesa-port-expansion

Federal Appeals Court decision on US Army COE permits could delay more than 70 pipeline projects

• https://apnews.com/73b270cd91fbc29ca99acea22445deb0

FDA to update list of medically important antibiotics given to animals

• https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/05/27/fda-to-update-medically-important-animal-antibiotics-list

Marking 85^thanniversary of the final concrete pour on Hoover Dam

• https://bouldercityreview.com/news/hoover-dam-marks-85th-anniversary-of-final-concrete-pour-61185/

CRS Report:  The Federal Role in Groundwater Supply

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45259

African redhead agamas “rainbow lizards” invasive (pet trade) species population exploding in Florida

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/invasive-rainbow-lizard-population-rapidly-194053995.html

CORONAVIRUS

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

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

An “act of God” not a legal liability

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-is-our-government-holding-us-liable-for-covid-19/ar-BB14qRkp

Lasting impacts on the US workforce

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/a-silicon-valley-exodus-law-firm-drama-and-the-most-consequential-startup-of-all-time/ar-BB14wPSZ

Why the virus is more virulent in men than women

• https://www.livescience.com/why-covid-19-more-severe-men.html

With fewer vehicles on the road motor vehicle fatality rates spiked by 14%

• https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/20/859829779/as-states-locked-down-in-march-motor-vehicle-fatality-rate-spiked-by-14

Up to 80% of those “infected” may be asymptomatic

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/up-to-80percent-of-covid-19-infections-are-asymptomatic-a-new-case-report-says/ar-BB14GB3y
• Paper: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/27/thoraxjnl-2020-215091

Perspective:  misinformation needs researchers to respond – do we really need more models? -  try common sense & critical thinking instead of following mandates that are not supported by science

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01550-y
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01504-4

Unwarranted surveillance of sewage

• https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/sewage-could-become-next-virus-surveillance-method-epa-says

Monkeys attack lab assistant in Delhi & stole blood samples

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/xandr/gang-monkeys-escape-covid-19-131706566.html

Diabetes is significant co-morbidity – as is obesity

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/one-in-10-covid-19-patients-with-diabetes-die-within-a-week-study-finds/ar-BB14MMsC

Psychologically done with the “pandemic” and the shut-down – desire for normal life

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-pandemic-isnt-over-but-america-sure-seems-over-it/ar-BB14KY2O

Virus may have “disappeared” in Italy

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-virus/new-coronavirus-losing-potency-top-italian-doctor-says-idUSKBN2370OQ

96% of deaths in Italy in persons suffering from other illnesses

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-26/italy-says-96-of-virus-fatalities-suffered-from-other-illnesses

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 June 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

City of Long Beach charged with illegal tree trimming damaging nests of endangered great blue heron

• https://www.presstelegram.com/2020/05/14/coastal-commission-charges-long-beach-withpattern-of-illegal-tree-trimming/

Dredging of Schuylkill River begins 1 June in advance of rowing regatta

• https://www.inquirer.com/science/climate/schuylkill-river-dredge-philadelphia-boathouserowers-20200522.html

Prediction: Marshlands along the Louisiana coast could disappear in next 50 years – land subsidence

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/loss-of-louisiana-marsh-lands-highly-likely-as-sealevels-rise-study-shows/ar-BB14vghq

• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/21/eaaz5512

Trying new methods in futile attempts to stop natural erosion processes in Maldives

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/extraordinary-way-well-rebuild-shrinking-142100297.html

People not heeding warnings about incoming spring tides in Cornwall

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-dead-third-hospital-cornwall-185157754.html

Seismic & wave sensors in SW Pacific may provide coastal residents of approaching tsunami

• https://eos.org/science-updates/sensor-network-warns-of-stealth-tsunamis

New bill would allow coastal homeowners to make improvements to attempt to prevent bluff collapse

• https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2020/05/26/new-bill-would-let-coastal-homeownersmake-improvements-to-prevent-bluff-collapse/

Refining representation of coastal interfaces in Earth systems models

• https://phys.org/news/2020-05-coastal-global.html

• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16236-2

Partnership goal to improve coastal sustainability & ocean health along Atlantic coast

• https://gsabusiness.com/news/retail/78584/

Direct-drive offshore wind turbines selected for Dominion Energy CVOW project

• https://nawindpower.com/siemens-gamesa-turbines-to-power-dominion-energy-offshoreproject

Coastal Land Trust announced donation of additional private land holdings at Springer’s Point

• https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2020/05/23/coastal-land-trust-announces-purchase-ofadditional-land-at-springers-point-preserve/

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on new US postage stamps

• https://lcnme.com/announcements/coastal-maine-botanical-gardens-to-feature-on-newpostage-stamp/

New leadership of Restore America’s Estuaries

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/05/hayden-new-restore-americas-estuaries-ceo/

New algorithm to enhance search & rescue techniques

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ez-mcs052620.php

The importance of protecting kelp along the West Coast

• https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/05/27/5-reasons-toprotect-kelp-the-west-coasts-powerhouse-marine-algae

Future USS Oakland successfully completed acceptance trials & USS Zumwalt completes first livefire test

• https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/lcs-24-completes-navy-acceptance-trials/

• https://seapowermagazine.org/uss-zumwalt-completes-first-live-fire-test/

Finland may expand sea trout farming industry

• https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/05/25/finland-looks-offshore-to-build-sea-troutfarming-industry/

Book Review: “Exploring Bowen’s Marine World”

• https://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/community/it-s-here-dive-into-bowen-s-ownmarine-atlas-1.24139076

Proposed dredging to 50 feet to increase large ship access to Uptown wharves in New Orleans –cost $9M+ - dump spoils in main river channel – Draft EA found “no significant impact”

• https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_7d92ca7a-9f6f-11ea-9625-fbf09f06ec14.html

• Project: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/PONO-Deepening/

• Draft EA: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/PONO%20Draft%20EA%20-%20Final%20Version_Redacted.pdf

32-foot humpback whale washed up near Cupsogue Beach County Park - “inconclusive” cause of death

• https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/humpback-whales-cause-deathinconclusive

Harbor seals

• https://newportnewstimes.com/article/animal-of-the-week-harbor-seal

Beach nourishment program threatens marine assets of Sri Lanka

• http://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Beach-nourishment-threats-Sri-Lankas-uniquemarine-assets/131-189046

Water wheel barrage proposed to manage tidal flow & flood water on River Severn

• https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/water-wheel-barrage-concept-could-solve-riversevern-flood-challenge-28-05-2020

"Without funding you're kind of spinning your wheels." - Idaho water planner

WMO Bulletin 69:1 (2020): 'Climate & Water' - 70 Years of 'Count Every Drop, Every Drop Counts'

Tim Smith sent this to me - looks like a pretty interesting read.

Download WMO_Climate_and_Water_2020

Here is the blurb:

WMO celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2020. Activities to mark the Organization milestone anniversary start on 23 March – the date the WMO Convention came into force in 1950. One year later, WMO became a United Nations specialized agency and, today, WMO Member States and Territories number 193. But the history of international cooperation in meteorology dates back much earlier than 1950.The International Meteorological Organization (IMO), the predecessor of WMO, originates from the 1873 Vienna International Meteorological Congress decision to draft the rules and statutes of an international meteorological organization to facilitate the exchange of weather information across national borders. The 150th anniversary of that event will be celebrated with due pomp in 2023.

On 23 March, World Meteorological Day and World Water Day will be celebrated together for the first time. The Climate and Water theme is reflected in the slogan for the celebration: 'Count Every Drop, Every Drop Counts'. More information, as well as outreach materials, are available online at worldmetday. wmo.int. We invite the WMO Community to make use of all the website and materials in their celebrations.

This issue of the WMO Bulletin on 'Climate and Water' theme, underlines the importance of including water in climate policy discussions.The Geneva Water Hub, a Swiss initiative that promotes sound water management as an instrument for peace and a key WMO Hydrohub partner, highlights the evidence that water shortages have the potential to lead to political and social unrest. Water data is the basis of good water resource management and multi-hazard early warnings for water-related extreme events. Articles on WMO initiatives and projects –from HydroSOS, WMO Space-based observations, Flash Flood Guidance System to projects in Africa and the Americas – demonstrate the role of the Earth System Approach in addressing today’s global challenges.

To mark its 70th anniversary, WMO will be holding an exhibit of National Geographic photos from its World’s Water Towers and Highest Weather/Climate Stations series. The Weather, Climate, Water exhibit will run for 70 days until the WMO Executive Council, which has been postponed to autumn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In parallel, the WMO Chronology of Weather Science online museum will run a social media slide show campaign. Readers are invited to join us on WMO social media channels to y through the history of weather research on the traces of the people and institutions that have supported the progress of Earth System Science. The experts will accompany you from the beginnings of weather research in the early 20th Century to the advent of the rst electronic computers and satellites then onward to the super computers that have revolutionized numerical weather prediction.

In addition, a series of special 70th anniversary publications are being produced in 2020 with inputs from leading scientists and experts around the globe.These publications are designed to be both retrospective and forward-looking.They will re ect on both the important historic milestones of the Organization, including its contributions to meteorology around the world, as well as anticipated transformations and innovations as we enter a new decade and beyond. In Origin, Impact and Aftermath of WMO Resolution 40, the rst in the series released in January, former WMO President (1995–2003) John W. Zillman shares his rich memories of that crucial period of WMO history. Interestingly, the Eighteenth Session of the World Meteorological Congress in June 2019, established a task to review WMO data policies and practices, including those of Resolution 40, and called for WMO to convene a global Data Conference in 2020. In view of these developments, the historical review of the WMO data policies is timely and useful.

WMO has facilitated seventy-years of progress in weather, climate and water.The work of the WMO community has impacted the lives of countless millions at home, work and play. Building on the success of its rst seventy years, WMO and its partners in all sectors will continue to work together to secure a better future for mankind and our planet.

Petteri Taalas
Secretary-General
World Meteorological Organization 

The ToC (click on the graphics to enlarge them):

Enjoy!

"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get." - Mark Twain