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The Village Well Project and the 101 Well: A Solution to the Handpump Problem?

I am not as involved with handpumps  as I was 15 or so years ago when I briefly served as a handpump repair instructor for Living Water International at its Quantum Lakes facility in Cleveland, TX. Since then I have been a lurker on many discussions involving handpumps but not directly involved. So I'm a little behind on the state-of-the-art.

It's no secret that when it comes to village-level potable water supply in developing countries the 'handpump problem' is a daunting one. Progress has been made, but the consensus seems to be that we  have not yet solved the problem. High-quality, durable handpumps are available for a price, but the following characteristics are desired: inexpensive, durable, mechanically simple, easy to use, easy to repair with readily-available parts, and 'contamination-proof'. Tall order, I know, but a worthwhile objective.

So where am I going with all this? Always a good question. Back in time, actually.

Five years ago Francis T. Mandanici, an attorney and a former Peace Corps volunteer (45 years ago in northeast Thailand) in Bridgeport, CT, sent me an unsolicited report on The Village Well Project. It provided a brief, well-documented overview of handpump issues, recounted his effort to improve on a design (The 101 Well' - see below and page 27 of the report) while in Thailand, and mostly a call to action, specifically directed to universities.

Here is his cover letter to me and the report:

Download Mandanici_Letter_Village_Well

Download Mandanici_Report

I replied to Mandanici but never heard back. I didn't do much with the report except to send it to some colleagues who knew more about hand pumps than I. I don't recall hearing much from anyone. But I found it the other day and after reading it through several times I thought I would post it and see what happens. 

Given that his design is 45 years old I question whether it can help much in 2015. I don't think Mandanici is proposing that his 101 Well (as depicted below) is the ultimate solution, but the basis for one. I await your comments.

 

"Nature doesn't break, it only bends." - Unknown

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 January 2015

I was looking for a graphic to feature this week. There was only one choice. You might want to avert your eyes (click on the photo to enlarge it).

This is Miss Canada 2015's hockey-themed costume for the recent Miss Universe contest. As one wag said, 'It really sticks out!' Yes, Chanel Beckenlehner really scored a hat trick with her fellow Canadians (look closely to see her black eye) although the judges gave her a game misconduct penalty for this one. Oh, Canada!

The overall pageant winner was Paulina Vega of Colombia, whose costume had delicate patterns of a white powdery substance. The judges were blown away.

Wait'll next year!  

On a brighter note: Over 60 jobs this week!

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User's Guide - if you are new to this summary: Each of the items here is a Tweet from my WaterWired Twitter account for the week ending today, arranged by category. It is not a comprehensive summary of the week's water news; it is my summary. 

To access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly' (usually). Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account;  clicking on a link beginning with '#' (hashtag) will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link!

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Scroll down to 'Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here.

Featured Five + One
Tracy's Ten Cents - Review: 'Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disasters' http://bit.ly/1Jm1KJI 

Via @michael_d_gould RT @mbywater: Best weather infographic ever, from US @NWS  View this photo

Op-Ed in @ABQJournal: Climate change is real concern http://is.gd/IV6fr2 

RT @NTMWD After year of debate, Dallas City Council votes not to remove fluoride from city's water supply http://share.d-news.co/wWpqsAL 

Winnipeggers’ confidence in city water supply shaken http://is.gd/BTchO4  @CBCManitoba

Waters of the US article - 'WOTUS All the Fuss About?' http://is.gd/lsGCvS  @farmpress (tnx @TiffDowell)

Books, Films, and Reviews
Tracy's Ten Cents - Review: 'Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disasters' http://bit.ly/1Jm1KJI 

 

Bottled Water, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Source Water Protection
RT @TDSIanJames Removing chromium-6 from drinking #water to be a big, costly project http://desert.sn/1JHjRrF  @MyDesert

Via @MNT New global standard needed for safe drinking water and sanitation http://is.gd/kqfMNE 

Winnipeg boil-water advisory: City to provide morning update http://is.gd/z7iIIg  @CBCManitoba

RT @NTMWD After year of debate, Dallas City Council votes not to remove fluoride from city's water supply http://share.d-news.co/wWpqsAL 

RT @troutheadwaters Craft beer made from recycled sewage water is coming soon to Portland http://flip.it/Qfs8I 

California Water Shortage: $1 Billion Plant Will Make Seawater Drinkable By End Of 2015 https://lnkd.in/erwHe8i  #cawater #cadrought @IBTimes

Winnipeggers’ confidence in city water supply shaken http://is.gd/BTchO4  @CBCManitoba

 

California
In @earthmagazine California: A profusion of drought restrictions with varying results http://is.gd/I4Nq3A  #cawater #CAdrought

By @TDSIanJames in @MyDesert: Debate over Salton Sea strategy intensifies http://is.gd/H2HaRD  #cawater

@MavensNotebook C-WIN & CSPA respond to Shasta Dam rpt; State #caWater Delta Doozy, CVP Integrated Resource Plan, http://wp.me/p2XWwm-7lE 

@CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews -28 Jan 2015 ~Conser. Strategy~Flood Funding~Climate~SWAMP Review~Fracturing Wrkshp~More http://is.gd/puWNsl 

@NWSSacramento Shasta Lake levels barely increasing thanks to recent dry spell - below capacity. #cadrought #cawater  View this photo

California Water Shortage: $1 Billion Plant Will Make Seawater Drinkable By End Of 2015 https://lnkd.in/erwHe8i  #cawater #cadrought @IBTimes

RT @LPAWater Latest Sierra measurements show "dismally meager snowpack for a drought-stricken state." http://goo.gl/UidG6n  #cawater

RT @TDSIanJames Removing chromium-6 from drinking #water to be a big, costly project http://desert.sn/1JHjRrF  @MyDesert

@MavensNotebook 24 Jan 2015: @usbr Outlines Water Year 2015 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions http://is.gd/yPXcP7 

MT @saveourwater 40% of California in exceptional drought http://on.news10.net/1CFrS05  via @news10_ca #cawater #cadrought

@CAWaterBoards State Water Bd releases Dry Year Program Report. http://bit.ly/1zoOtLT  Read it: http://bit.ly/1vhH4zW  #CAdrought #cawater

Canada
From @mabelsyntax Can Ontario companies tap into China’s new US$320 billion cleantech commitment? Via @MaRSDD: http://bit.ly/1uyvmjZ 

@CWRA_Flows Day-long webinar 30 Jan: 'Extreme West Coast (BC)- Aftermath: Geomorphology, Hydrology & Ecology'. http://is.gd/yRIthX 

RT @UVicNorth Clock ticking on Ekati mine expansion: Dominion Diamond Corporation http://www.cbc.ca/1.2929613 

@edmontonjournal Ancient water moving up through rock could put the brake on some oilsands projects http://bit.ly/1zuO9yv  @WaterPortal

@edmontonjournal Salty wetlands danger sign for in situ oilsands projects but may ease reclamation http://bit.ly/1wzTsVF  @WaterPortal

Video: @bconantcwn ED of @CdnWaterNetwork: A Personal Invite to 'Connecting Water Resources 2015' http://vimeo.com/116986633  See you @ #CWR2015

Winnipeggers’ confidence in city water supply shaken http://is.gd/BTchO4  @CBCManitoba

NAFTA probe of Alberta's tailings ponds blocked by Canada http://is.gd/zUu4K8  @CBCPolitics

Winnipeg boil-water advisory: City to provide morning update http://is.gd/z7iIIg  @CBCManitoba

Via @CTVNews Canadian snowbirds at risk of bringing home invasive aquatic species http://bit.ly/15MpO9r  @WaterPortal

Via @CBCEdmonton: Climate change could threaten Alberta's wetlands, study suggests http://is.gd/PlKZ6Q 

RT @edmontonjournal New York City spared worst of massive blizzard heading to Maritimes http://edmjr.nl/1JWvvz6 

RT @CanGeographers Earthquake rattles B.C. coastline near Haida Gwaii http://ow.ly/2TQJT7 

RT @TheCdnPress CYMI VIDEO: Winnipeg to investigate tests after boil-water advisory ends http://yhoo.it/164mGHb 

Inadequate design blamed for failure of #MountPolley tailings dam: panel http://is.gd/Ifvp5r  @VancouverSun

RT @CBCNews #Fracking called likely cause of earthquakes in northern Alberta http://ift.tt/1EvzK6l 

Game misconduct? Via @MichaelEMann MT @KHayhoe Someone deserves a penalty for this "Canadian national costume". View this photo

Climate, Climate Change, Adaptation, and Meteorology
Via @EI_Climate Midwest’s climate future: Missouri becomes like Arizona, Chicago becomes like Texas: @washingtonpost http://is.gd/buksfL 

RT @ISSUESinST What "The Wizard of Oz" tells us about fighting climate change in the Anthropocene: http://slate.me/1Brs96o  via @slate

MT @MGhydro Blizzard/Winter Storm Warnings cover 41M people MT @DrShepherd2013 From my friend/colleague @NWS Jax  View this photo

MT @weatherchannel Boston likely to have one of its TOP 5 highest snowfalls 26-28 Jan w/ 2ft+ f'cast #BLIZZARDof2015  View this photo

Op-Ed in @ABQJournal: Climate change is real concern http://is.gd/IV6fr2 

@weatherchannel It's about to get much worse for a lot of people... (except Baltimore residents) #Juno #blizzard  View this photo

RT @edmontonjournal New York City spared worst of massive blizzard heading to Maritimes http://edmjr.nl/1JWvvz6 

RT @NCSE Sorry, skeptics: @NASA and @NOAA were right about the 2014 temperature record http://is.gd/FEIBHI 

MT @JohnBorghi To get you through #Snowmageddon2015 - some light reading on physics of snow: http://owl.li/HWPsI  View this photo

RT @grist Al Gore is still kicking butt as a climate warrior http://buff.ly/1Cdk1bf 

Via @michael_d_gould RT @mbywater: Best weather infographic ever, from US @NWS  View this photo

Win of the Day: @FOX10Phoenix Weatherman Turns Temperature Glitch Into Hilarious Forecast http://is.gd/GuLVK1  @TheDailyWhat

From @PNWclimate: The Climate CIRCulator - January 2015 http://is.gd/o8KpQ5 

RT @ClimateCentral New study shows which coral reefs can bounce back from bleaching in the short term: http://bit.ly/1z27zax 

Via @EI_Water What Are Republican Going to Do About Climate Change? @csmonitor http://bit.ly/1LbfqJa 

RT @ClimateCentral Tales of ancient sea level rise told for 10,000 years: http://bit.ly/1GTf3mZ   View this photo

 
Conferences, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
@CWRA_Flows Day-long webinar 30 Jan: 'Extreme West Coast (BC)- Aftermath: Geomorphology, Hydrology & Ecology'. http://is.gd/yRIthX 

Prelim. Pgm out! @AWRAHQ Conf: 'Water for Urban Areas: Managing Risks & Building Resiliency', 30 Mar-1 Apr,LAX Hilton http://is.gd/FerYqc 

@USWP Webinar, 4 Feb,1 - 2 PM EST 'Delivering Water and Food Security for the Bottom of the Pyramid' http://bit.ly/18kPwnt 

Two Groundwater Workshops: Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi, Early February 2015; Registration closes today (26 Jan)! http://bit.ly/1BrG6RV 

Webinar series: @columbiawater & @CUAHSI 'State of America’s Water: Present & Future' First one: 10 Feb, 12-1 PM EST http://is.gd/csduOE 

UCOWR/NIWR/@CUAHSI Mtg: 'Water is Not for Gambling: Utilizing Science to Reduce Uncertainty' 16-18 June, Abs: 30 Jan http://is.gd/0mmg3U 

Online registration ends 30 Jan @AWRAHQ Florida's SW #FLwater Resources Conference 'Runoff Rundown' 6 Feb, Ft. Myers http://is.gd/8XjMyQ 

Abstracts due 30 Jan! WASH & Hydrophilanthropy Session UCOWR/NIWR/@CUAHSI Conf, 16-18 June, Las Vegas http://bit.ly/1Cz1uT8 

Video: @bconantcwn ED of @CdnWaterNetwork: A Personal Invite to 'Connecting Water Resources 2015' http://vimeo.com/116986633  See you @ #CWR2015

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
MT @geostuff Prague (OK) earthquake suit before state Supreme Court could set precedent http://bit.ly/18dBC6m  via @tulsaworld

Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
MT @UNLresearch: @DroughtCenter researchers among 1st to use data from @NASA satellite mission.http://go.unl.edu/a65x 

RT @westgov Learn tools to better manage #drought in your state with our Drought Forum case studies page http://ow.ly/HsNsT  #wgadrought

In @earthmagazine California: A profusion of drought restrictions with varying results http://is.gd/I4Nq3A  #cawater #CAdrought

ICYMI by @pablomango in @highcountrynews: Oregon - aquifer recharging can help stanch drought http://is.gd/hhDWFd 

MT @nytimesscience From the archives: Challenger space shuttle exploded on this day in 1986. http://nyti.ms/1CN6Mxa  View this photo

MT @bioneers In SF 29 Jan night? Support Yawanawa indigenous community hit by massive flood: http://on.fb.me/1yyl5iu 

Paper (free!): 'Assessing the Risk of Persistent Drought Using Climate Model Simulations & Paleoclimate Data' http://is.gd/qaHq46  @AMS

Education and Communication
Students! Oregon Lakes Association Scholarhisp - deadline: 1 May 2015. http://is.gd/HhZZEs 

@jfleck packs it in. A journalist & true WaterWonk. I will miss your @ABQJournal work & anxiously await your book. http://is.gd/6TavG0 

Position: @mercycorps (Goma,DRC)- Health-Behavior Change Intern: Urban Water, Sanitation, Hygiene http://bit.ly/1JEfI9V  #JobWaWi @KimOgren

Positions (4-8): CZO SAVI Summer Interns Program 2015. Apps due: 13 March http://is.gd/u5EyGu  #JobWaWi

Via @brossardd MT @dvergano Pew poll shows "disconnect" between scientists, U.S. public http://on.natgeo.com/15ZRI2Q 

@brossardd's @ILSI_NA talk just out: 'The Science of Science Communication' http://is.gd/RWNpDN 

'Water in the Western US' self-paced MOOC: 1 April 2015 06:00 - 6 May 13:00 http://is.gd/H6CTjj  @NOAAClimate

@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 30 January 2015 http://is.gd/9et7ms 

From @UNC_Water_Inst: Newsletter #50 - 30 January 2015 http://is.gd/r3n7rp 

 

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://paper.li/WaterStJournal  Stories via @parvez1 @WallyWaterdrop @frednile

@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 30 January 2015 http://is.gd/9et7ms 

From @UNC_Water_Inst: Newsletter #50 - 30 January 2015 http://is.gd/r3n7rp 

Texas Ag Law Blog 30 January 2015 Weekly Round Up http://is.gd/f7X0hy  @TiffDowell

Catch up on the weekly geo- and enviro-sciences news! Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards - 26 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1BfYidm  #EJHBB

RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://paper.li/medindoagua/agua-water … … Stories via @WaterWired @projectwet @Waterkeeper

RT @watersecurity The Daily #Anthropocene is out! http://paper.li/watersecurity/1390406369 … …Stories via @ZEEANit @rauletedelamora @KA_Nicholas

@ASA_CSSA_SSSA Science Policy Report - 28 January 2015 http://is.gd/wBuAmT 

From @PNWclimate: The Climate CIRCulator - January 2015 http://is.gd/o8KpQ5 

The @WaterTanks Daily is out! http://paper.li/WaterTanks  Stories via @FlyingSoloAU @tradeshowaaa @WaterWired

Ethics, Gender, Spirituality, and Rights 
RT @earth_desk Water Poverty in the New Mexican High Desert http://shar.es/1bUeNu 

Water network develops a theological framework for water justice http://is.gd/LlN5Il 

Editorial in @nature: Down to earth - the importance of embracing 2015 as the International Year of Soils http://is.gd/SszNzS 

 
Events
In Stockholm on 6 Feb? Go listen to @KavehMadani speak on 'Water Crisis in Iran: The Signs, Causes & Solutions' http://is.gd/CHb7rJ 

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
So why the concern over GW pollution? http://is.gd/IWA0Ej  GW not 'readily accessible for human use',right? (#4) http://is.gd/HbwM6c 

Two Groundwater Workshops: Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi, Early February 2015; Registration closes today (26 Jan)! http://bit.ly/1BrG6RV 

Duhhh. Hey @westgov! Brief lesson: Groundwater levels drop when it's pumped - see #5 @ http://bit.ly/1xYioqb  #wgadrought

Smart guy! RT @twdb Ken Rainwater @TexasTech talks abt brackish groundwater desal project in Seminole, TX. View this photo

RT @MySAWS Opinion: Put aquifer protection program on ballot http://ow.ly/I7xuU  via @mysa #satx #txwater

ICYMI by @pablomango in @highcountrynews: Oregon - aquifer recharging can help stanch drought http://is.gd/hhDWFd 

@USGS Groundwater Toolbox: A graphical & mapping interface for analysis of hydrologic data http://is.gd/l48VX9 

Via @TexasTribune: Groundwater Wars Brewing in Austin's Suburbs http://is.gd/OOSlCf  #txwater tnx @TiffDowell

 
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
By @ShaleGasExpert The #Fracking Rush to Judgement http://is.gd/My7y0W 

MT @greenroofsuk When you wish upon a star: #nuclear fusion and the promise of a brighter future (MAYBE) http://ow.ly/HTqrw  @guardian

MT @carbonmeme Pres. @BarackObama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling @Reuters http://bit.ly/1JKPsbW 

'Earthquake swarm' near Texas #fracking sites alarms residents http://is.gd/NDJGro  @CBCNews

MT @carbonmeme Australian state (New South Wales) suspends AGL's #fracking licence, banned chemicals found. @Reuters http://bit.ly/1K0YHFc 

@edmontonjournal Ancient water moving up through rock could put the brake on some oilsands projects http://bit.ly/1zuO9yv  @WaterPortal

MT @AAPG Saudi Arabia Is Putting Aside Billions For Its Own Gas-#Fracking Revolution http://bit.ly/1K43buK  @businessinsider

Aspen hydro is dead in the water — for now http://is.gd/6lZp3M  @TheAspenTimes

MT @tveitdal FYI - Countries spent $550bn on fossil-fuel consumption subsidies in 2013. http://is.gd/naZPTK   View this photo

Via @washingtonpost: Oklahoma worries over swarm of earthquakes and connection to oil industry http://is.gd/gg4OZO 

RT @CBCNews #Fracking called likely cause of earthquakes in northern Alberta http://ift.tt/1EvzK6l 

 
Personal, People, Prizes, and Quotes
15, actually. @Independent Winston Churchill's 10 most memorable quotes http://i100.io/4EO4dhU 

@jfleck packs it in. A journalist & true WaterWonk. I will miss your @ABQJournal work & anxiously await your book. http://is.gd/6TavG0 

RT @csmonitor Anti-Tesla laws In AZ, MI, NJ, and TX nominated for 'Luddite Award' http://trib.al/pmwaE4t 

RT @theNASciences Congratulations to all of the winners of the #NAS2015Awards in Earth and Space Sciences! http://bit.ly/1C76t14 

MT @USWP Congrats to @CocaColaCo, @SDPubUtilities & @EPRINews for winning the U.S. Water Prize! @WaterAlliance http://bit.ly/1yYQeRr 

Thomas Buschatzke named new director of Arizona Dept. of Water Resources http://bit.ly/1DfhuKX 

RT @grist Al Gore is still kicking butt as a climate warrior http://buff.ly/1Cdk1bf 

OMG! @alexbreitler comes clean: his grandpa (left) worked for @LADWP! http://is.gd/VkgPgV  #cawater @MavensNotebook  View this photo

Nominations due for @AWRAHQ Awards on 1 May 2015. http://is.gd/4iOBXx 

In Stockholm on 6 Feb? Go listen to @KavehMadani speak on 'Water Crisis in Iran: The Signs, Causes & Solutions' http://is.gd/CHb7rJ 

Smart guy! RT @twdb Ken Rainwater @TexasTech talks abt brackish groundwater desal project in Seminole, TX.  View this photo

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
State govt. corruption related to environmental policies? See what @tmtall says. http://is.gd/b2lk5t  #FLwater

Fewer state employees is better, right? Maybe not for environmental protection. @tmtall opines http://is.gd/a8ZFfS  #FLwater

Waters of the US article - 'WOTUS All the Fuss About?' http://is.gd/lsGCvS  @farmpress (tnx @TiffDowell)

Going with the flow: Is river basin management misguided? http://is.gd/3W5aaY  @ScienceDaily

Tuesday Twofer - IWRM Classics by Neil S. Grigg and Asit K. Biswas @GWPnews http://bit.ly/1CdXhrL 

ICYMI: Paper - 'Integrated & Adaptive Management of Water Resources: Tensions, Legacies & the Next Best Thing' http://is.gd/b8ikqK 

RT @UNDP Better mngment of #freshwater systems key to secure livelihoods for millions. http://ow.ly/Id3I5  @FAOKnowledge

@ASA_CSSA_SSSA Science Policy Report - 28 January 2015 http://is.gd/wBuAmT 

 

Positions Open #JobWaWi
Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 28 January 2015 - More than 30! http://bit.ly/1DgHtBI  #JobWaWi

Position: Environment Canterbury Regional Council @ECan (NZ) - Groundwater Science Manager. Closes: 9 Feb http://is.gd/dxuvrP  #JobWaWi

Positions: @EPA (Durham, NC) - Environmental Protection Specialist. Closes: 5 February http://is.gd/x94VB8  #JobWaWi

Position: @EPA (Ft. Meade, MD) - Chemist. Closes: 5 February http://is.gd/VBZic4  #JobWaWi

Position: @EPA (Athens, GA) - IT Specialist (Application Software). Closes: 5 February http://is.gd/PL7egZ  #JobWaWi

Position: U of Lausanne (Switzerland) - Lecturer in Biogeosciences. Closes: 15 February http://is.gd/zS0zX9  #JobWaWi

Position: @ColumbiaNature (Vancouver, WA or Astoria, OR) - Stewardship Assistant. Due: 9 Feb http://is.gd/b3z4nh  #JobWaWi

Position: Klamath Tribes (Chiloquin, OR). Lead Forester. Closes: 20 February Scroll to #34 http://bit.ly/1DgHtBI  #JobWaWi

Position Open: Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board (Coos Bay,OR) -Water Treatment Suoervisor. Scroll to #33. OUF http://bit.ly/1DgHtBI  #JobWaWi

Position: Coachella Valley Water District (Palm Desert, CA) - Conservation Manager. Closes: 20 Feb http://is.gd/lCQwzQ  #JobWaWi

Position: @CacaponInst (Great Cacapon, WV) - Watershed BMP Tracker. Closes: 23 Feb http://is.gd/bzCMQh  #JobWaWi

Postdoc Position: Memorial U (St. John's, N.L.) - carbon/water fluxes & transport, land-use. Closes: 10 Feb http://is.gd/fmerjJ  #JobWaWi

Postdoc Position: @USGS (Denver)-Mendenhall Fellowship-Soil Carbon Cycle Synthesis & Modeling Closes: 17 Feb http://is.gd/O44YzY  #JobWaWi

Position: Université du Québec (Canada) - T-T Professor-Ecohydrology. Apps: 6 March http://is.gd/c1tSOv  #JobWaWi @andrewrypel @EcoLog_L

 Position: Yurok Tribe (Willow Creek or Weaverville, CA) - Sr. Civil Engineer - Fisheries. Closes: 20 Feb http://is.gd/iDtcmE  #JobWaWi

Position: @nature_org (Santa Fe & Taos, NM) - Rio Grande Water Fund Program Assoc. ID 42820. Closes: 20 Feb http://is.gd/UF8cn6  #JobWaWi

Position: Lower Nehalem Community Trust (Manzanita, OR) - Development Director. OUF. http://is.gd/KUdLLQ  #JobWaWi

Position: @BLMOregon (Medford, OR) - Fisheries Biologist. Closes: 5 February http://is.gd/1hf77r  #JobWaWi

Position: @NUSingapore - Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer - Physical Geography. Closes: 14 February http://is.gd/67ahws  #JobWaWi

Position: City of Renton (WA) - Civil Engineer - Surface Water. OUF; First review: 16 February http://is.gd/uinOBy  #JobWaWi

Position: Snohomish County (Everett, WA) - Sr Habitat Specialist - Surface Water Management. OUF http://is.gd/wxgGKK  #JobWaWi

Positions (2) -Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (OR) - Fish Biologist. Closes: 15 & 20 Feb. Scroll down @ http://is.gd/GpYzKE  #JobWaWi

Position: @HNTBCorp (Bellevue, WA) - Environmental & Water Resources Project/Department Mgr. OUF http://is.gd/7wh64t  #JobWaWi

Position: NM Env Dept (Santa Fe) - Administrative Operations Manager I-Environmental Science. Closes: 9 Feb http://is.gd/kx5Vo9  #JobWaWi

Position: South Santiam Watershed Council (Sweet Home, OR) - Coordinator Closes: 27 Feb. Scroll to (38) http://bit.ly/14ILVgq  #JobWaWi

Positions (a few): @BPAnews (Portland, OR) - Hydrologist. Closes: 6 February http://is.gd/se5HYy  #JobWaWi

Position: @twdb (Austin,TX) - Data Analyst - support regional/state water planning & implementation,etc. OUF http://is.gd/oV7P8e  #JobWaWi

 Positions (4-8): CZO SAVI Summer Interns Program 2015. Apps due: 13 March http://is.gd/u5EyGu  #JobWaWi

Position: @HDR_Inc (Bellevue, WA) - Water Resources Summer Intern. OUF http://is.gd/Z3GL6H  #JobWaWi

Position: @mercycorps (Goma,DRC)- Health-Behavior Change Intern: Urban Water, Sanitation, Hygiene http://bit.ly/1JEfI9V  #JobWaWi @KimOgren

 

Previous Weeks' Positions Open - Go To  #JobWaWi
Then click on 'All' below 'Results for #JobWaWi'
Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - Over 20! - 15 January 2015 http://bit.ly/14ILVgq  #JobWaWi

Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 27 December 2014 More than 40! http://bit.ly/1D0LH0f  #JobWaWi 

 
Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
Twitter: Click on 'All' just below 'Results for #WaWiNews'
On the WaterWired blog - click here
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1zFOSgv  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary & Jobs , 17 - 23 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1yQ4hah  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 January 2015 #WaWiNews http://bit.ly/14KcamC 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1xUOiY8  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 27 December 2014 - 2 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1xmL28N  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1vi3Ctx  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 13 - 19 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1z3DcxR  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 6 - 12 December 2014 #WaWiNews http://bit.ly/1wKlPa0 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 November - 5 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1wBX9zR  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 22 - 28 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1vv5ySE  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 15 - 21 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1xUpE9C  #WaWiNews

Reports, Publications, and Journals
RT @grollman To which journal should you send your article? Online program helps you decide based on title/abstract! http://bit.ly/1BWc75V 

Hydroparadigmgate? James E. Nickum: 'Revisiting Water Paradigms’ - Finding the Right Frame of Mind http://bit.ly/1EH80sK 

Tuesday Twofer - IWRM Classics by Neil S. Grigg and Asit K. Biswas @GWPnews http://bit.ly/1CdXhrL 

ICYMI: Paper - 'Integrated & Adaptive Management of Water Resources: Tensions, Legacies & the Next Best Thing' http://is.gd/b8ikqK 

Paper (free!): 'Assessing the Risk of Persistent Drought Using Climate Model Simulations & Paleoclimate Data' http://is.gd/qaHq46  @AMS

Science, Medicine, and Technology
By @keithkloor in @ISSUESinST The battle for the soul of conservation science. http://issues.org/31-2/kloor/ 

Lynn Montgomery on 'Watershed Dynamics' in the Sandoval Signpost. http://is.gd/7NaB17 

Soil conservation agency on GA state chopping block under Gov. Deal's budget http://is.gd/VqzwmG 

RT @EconBizFin How high-power lasers might lead to a self-cleaning toilet http://econ.st/1yH1OQD 

RT @SnowHydro Sadly, yes. RT @AcademicsSay #publishorperish  View this photo

Catch up on the weekly geo- and enviro-sciences news! Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards - 26 January 2015 http://bit.ly/1BfYidm  #EJHBB

RT @NPRHealth Guinea's Grand Imam Pulls No Punches In His Ebola Message http://n.pr/1JQazKa 

Millions of GM mosquitos could be released in Florida Keys to fight Dengue & Chikungunya threat http://is.gd/i198jE  #FLwater

@brossardd's @ILSI_NA talk just out: 'The Science of Science Communication' http://is.gd/RWNpDN 

Via @brossardd MT @dvergano Pew poll shows "disconnect" between scientists, U.S. public http://on.natgeo.com/15ZRI2Q 

RT @skepticscience Fear, Ridicule, Danger: Is It Safe to Be a Climate Scientist? http://shar.es/1o0BTM 

Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
MT @EnvPhD: Interesting read @LatAmSci: Editorial in @sciencemagazine asks world to rethink Nicaragua canal http://is.gd/I5zfJ1 

MT @carbonmeme Pres. @BarackObama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling @Reuters http://bit.ly/1JKPsbW 

Upper Columbia tribes seek to restore river’s salmon runs http://is.gd/fDcmSx  @SpokesmanReview

@edmontonjournal Salty wetlands danger sign for in situ oilsands projects but may ease reclamation http://bit.ly/1wzTsVF  @WaterPortal

Via @CTVNews Canadian snowbirds at risk of bringing home invasive aquatic species http://bit.ly/15MpO9r  @WaterPortal
 

Visuals and Infographics
Via @PeterGleick Stunning data: US total water withdrawals, per person, are at lowest level in over 60 years  View this photo

Game misconduct? Via @MichaelEMann MT @KHayhoe Someone deserves a penalty for this "Canadian national costume". View this photo

Via @michael_d_gould RT @mbywater: Best weather infographic ever, from US @NWS  View this photo

RT @raulpacheco Amazing RT @dralibrowne: #Leunig hits the nail on the head again.
View this photo

Win of the Day: @FOX10Phoenix Weatherman Turns Temperature Glitch Into Hilarious Forecast http://is.gd/GuLVK1  @TheDailyWhat

Video: @bconantcwn ED of @CdnWaterNetwork: A Personal Invite to 'Connecting Water Resources 2015' http://vimeo.com/116986633  See you @ #CWR2015

.@brossardd's @ILSI_NA talk just out: 'The Science of Science Communication' http://is.gd/RWNpDN 

 

WASH and Development
RT @WASHfunders Handpump standardisation in sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a champion http://ow.ly/HQZZM  @GWPnews

RT @PeaceCorps blog post: 20 life lessons from my first year in PC' Everyone is a student & everyone is a teacher. http://1.usa.gov/1yRJEdN 

Abstracts due 30 Jan! WASH & Hydrophilanthropy Session UCOWR/NIWR/@CUAHSI Conf, 16-18 June, Las Vegas http://bit.ly/1Cz1uT8 

Rural Water Supply Network Webinar, 27 Jan,1330 - 1700 GMT: 'The Power of Radio in Rural Areas' http://tinyurl.com/RWSN2015A 

From @improve_intl - Exciting stuff: Operations & Maintenance! http://is.gd/6vlGrr 

 

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
Glendive, MT, gets okay to drink Yellowstone River water polluted by oil spill. http://is.gd/8EtLxD  @Oregonian

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
Via @PeterGleick Stunning data: US total water withdrawals, per person, are at lowest level in over 60 years  View this photo

G. Tracy Mehan Article: 'Mixing Grey & Green: Integrating Asset Management & Green Infrastructure' http://bit.ly/15VXKBq 

RT @MySAWS Abilene Plans to Pump Water From Possum Kingdom Lake http://ow.ly/Ientm  via @bigcountryhome #txwater

WTF?
Need a definition of 'sustainability'? Try one of these 64 (+ or -). http://is.gd/b3UfjZ  (graphic from @xkcd)  View this photo

 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

G. Tracy Mehan III Article: 'Mixing Grey & Green: Integrating Asset Management & Green Infrastructure'

G. Tracy Mehan III, who graced these pages just a few days ago, is back with an
article written for the January 2015 issue of Water & Wastes Digest, 'Mixing Grey & Green'.  He was kind enough to send me a PDF.

Download Mehan_Mixing_Grey_and_Green

A little blurb to whet your appetite:

The move toward green infrastructure (GI) and low-impact development (LID) as complements to traditional grey infrastructure, justifies more fully integrating them into utility planning by means of another cutting-edge technique: asset management of water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure as practiced in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, and, increasingly, in the U.S. It offers the chance to address urban wet weather and other water quality issues in both utility service areas and their headwaters in a systematic, cost-effective and environmentally optimal manner.

Good stuff - enjoy!

If you have thoughts or comments, please leave them. I will see that Tracy receives them.

"You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure." - Margaret Thatcher 

Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 28 January 2015

  More jobs from Josh!

All previous postings can be found here.

) Assistant Professor of Water Policy, College of Forestry and Conservation - University of Montana (Montana, USA)

2) Gender Equity Consultant - GEF (Washington DC)

3) Spanish Speakers: Realización de la evaluación final del Proyecto Reducción de los Usos Conflictivos del Agua en la Cuenca Binacional Artibonito a través del Desarrollo y Adopción de un Programa de Acción Estratégico Multifocal - UNDP (Home-based with travel)

4) Gender, Water and Adaptation Specialist - ICIMOD (Kathmandu)

5) Senior Associate - Consensus Building Institute (CBI) (Washington DC)

6) FAO Consultancy positions (Home-based - .doc Attached)
Download FAO_Consultants_ TORs

- Agriculture Water Management Expert

- Water Policy/Governance

- Water Economist

7) Programme Manager: Transboundary Water Management (temporary position) - SIWI (Stockholm)

8) Programme Officer: Transboundary Water Management - SIWI (Stockholm)

9) Water Trail Bay Planner - Association of Bay Area Governments (Oakland, California, USA)

10) Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Communication - Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts, USA)

11) Part-time Post-doc Researcher (Urbanizing Deltas of the World) - UNESCO-IHE (Delft, The Netherlands)

12) Gender Mainstreaming in WASH Implementation - UNICEF (Accra)  Download TOR-Gender Mainstreaming

13) Governance Delivery Manager - Mercy Corps (DRC)

14) Research Consultancy (WASH) - Concern Worldwide (DRC)

15) Research Consultancy (WASH - Knowledge Management of Learning Strategy) - Concern Worldwide (DRC)

16) Program Analyst Consultant - UN-Habitat (Nairobi)  Download VA Programme Analysyt-Consultancy-UNON form final

17) WASH Learning Center Advisor - World Vision (West Africa)

18) Program Coordinator (WASH) - GRM International (Brisbane)

19) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist - World Bank (New Delhi)

20) Water Policy Advisor - UNDP (Tajikistan)

21) Training and Capacity Development Activities Assistant - UNITAR (Geneva)

22) International Consultant: High Level Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life" - UNDP(Tajikistan)

23) Climate Change Specialist - ADB (Manila)

24) Regional People Lead East Africa - WaterAid (East Africa)

25) Water Resource and Infrastructure Staff Associate - TetraTech (Burlington, Vermont, USA)

26) Consultancy: The Global Mechanism National SLM Coordinator - UNCCD (Panama)

27) Data Associate - Charity: water (New York)

28) International Hydrology/Flood Expert - Mekong River Commission (Laos)

29) Project Manager (Sustainable Consumption and Production) - SEI (Stockholm)

30) Program Manager - Abundant Water (Laos)

31) Portfolio Support Officer (WASH) - WSSCC (Geneva)

32) Knowledge and Research Coordinator - CAWST (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

More:
33) Coos Bay - North Bend Water Board (Coos Bay, OR) - Water Treatment Supervisor. OUF.  Download Coos_Bay_Water_Treatment

34) Klamath Tribes (Chiloquin, OR) - Lead Forester. OUF; Closes: 20 February
Download Forester_2015  Download Application_KT
 

"We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance." - John Archibald Wheeler (thanks to Faruck Morcos)

Tuesday Twofer - IWRM Classics by Neil S. Grigg and Asit K. Biswas

When I posted James Nickum's article on 25 January 2015 I was 'reunited' with two classic IWRM papers - one from 2004 and the other from 2008. Here they are.

Biswas, Asit K. (2004). Integrated water resources management: a reassessment. Water
International 29(2): 248-256.

Download Biswas_IWRM

Grigg, Neil S. (2008). Integrated water resources management: balancing views and improving practice. Water International 33(3): 279-292.

Download Grigg_IWRM

Abstract (Biswas)

 The concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been
around for some 60 years. It was rediscovered by some in the 1990s. While at a first glance, the concept of IWRM looks attractive, a deeper analysis brings out many problems, both in concept and implementation, especially for meso- to macro-scale projects. The definition of IWRM continues to be amorphous, and there is no agreement on fundamental issues like what aspects should be integrated, how, by whom, or even if such integration in a wider sense is possible. The reasons for the current popularity of the concept are analyzed, and it is argued that in the real world, the concept will be exceedingly difficult to be made operational. 

Abstract (Grigg)

Integrated water resources management is a conceptual framework that is meant to describe the complexity of water decisions and the importance of balancing stakeholder viewpoints. Implementation is difficult because of institutional barriers and because of definitional confu- sion over the precise meaning of IWRM. Improved governance is required to overcome insti- tutional barriers. Specific and unambiguous language may reduce confusion, but it may oversimplify the complexity. The present paper offers a brief definition of integrated water resources management and a list of seven elements for integration. Brief examples are then given from different countries in order to illustrate each of these elements. Coordination across geographic areas is recognized as a special challenge of integration and emerging efforts toward integration in some countries will bear close scrutiny to measure their success. Regardless of the ultimate success in promoting the concept of integrated water resources management, it communicates to stakeholders the notion that water decisions require balance and the promotion of shared values, such as conservation and the alleviation of poverty. If institutional barriers and confusion about the concept are overcome, actual improvements in water stewardship may result. 

 Enjoy!

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill