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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 July 2015

I am headed for Honduras for 8 days; Tweets and posts will be very limited next week. I'll be checking on the completion of one water project (El Tamarindo - left) and scouting out some new ones.   

It will be about 10 degrees F (5.6 degrees C) cooler in San Pedro Sula than in Corvallis, where it is supposed to be about 104 F (40 C) today. But the humidity in the former will make it worse than the latter, comfort-wise. Besides, SPS's murder rate has Corvallis beat by a country mile (1.6 km). Make that many country miles. 

Today I thought I would feature 'Florida Funnies', in particular a manatee box and a proposed new state motto. Scroll down to the 'Florida' category to see the origins of these two items.

 

Enjoy!

Apologies to my old New York neighbors, most of whom are now Floridians.
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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.

Fabulous Fifteen + One
Water, 7 (7) - July 2015: Special Issues + IWRM, Mongolia, Haiti, Syria, China, Nepal, Desal, Tankers & More! Free! http://bit.ly/1CWZc62 

@AGU_Eos Buzz - 31 July 2015: The Latest Earth & Space Science News http://bit.ly/1gtfpG6 

Colorado counties embrace '7 points' plan to protect West Slope water @TheAspenTimes http://bit.ly/1UbeJTK 

@jfleck: Flooding alfalfa to 'save' water? http://bit.ly/1gViPBl 

From @USGS: New Online Tool Tracks Water Quality in the Nation’s Rivers and Streams http://on.doi.gov/1LTa7yI 

FYI @JayFamiglietti & Friends! Better Grace than Glitz! Paper: 'Quantifying Renewable Groundwater Stress with GRACE' http://bit.ly/1OHYo6b 

Via @techreview: Lessons from the Digital Classroom http://bit.ly/1I4sNa0 

Catch up! Read the weekly geoscience & environmental science news on Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards! http://bit.ly/1HUXxN0  #EJHBB

In @TheTyee Higher-risk 'Shallow #Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study http://bit.ly/1SKdxnN  Report:Download Acs%2Eest%2E5b01228

Family Farm Alliance Rpt:'Colorado River Basin Water Management- Principles & Recommendations' http://bit.ly/1IGLXsl 

MT @sleurig How many pipelines have been proposed to export #txwater from Carrizo Aquifer? See http://ow.ly/Q592N  View this photo

@AWRAHQ IMPACT mag provides insight on Native American water issues. Editor @LISABEUTLER PDF: http://bit.ly/1OPpet1  View this photo

@ZayandehRud MT @sleurig TX: White River,1891 v 2008,after 6 MAF/yr of groundwater depletion http://ow.ly/PxjWS   View this photo   View this photo

Via @csmonitor China: As water demands grow sharply, supply is shrinking http://bit.ly/1MWUJQN 

Via @BCwaterNews BC to license groundwater use http://bit.ly/1I30Z88 

RT @NEMWIUpperMiss What We Learned This Week - "And that's the way it is" http://ow.ly/Qk1Hd 

Books, Films, and Reviews
Just finished @paolobacigalupi's 'The Water Knife' (aka 'Cadillac Cataclysm') yesterday. Wow! Review forthcoming - need to wind down.

@paolobacigalupi's 'The Water Knife' had its roots in 'The Tamarisk Hunter' - I read in @highcountrynews years ago http://bit.ly/1VKe0dX 

Bottled Water, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Source Water Protection
RT @ajc: UPDATE: Boil water advisory affects DeKalb County (GA) http://on-ajc.com/1S1o8Qn 

On @SSRN: Abstract & Paper (free PDF) - 'Drugs on Tap: Managing Pharmaceuticals in Our Nation's Waters http://bit.ly/1InvbrL 

From @KGWNews: @Nestle bottled water plant in the Columbia Gorge: Where it stands http://bit.ly/1JLTSzh 

Via @circleofblue: @ocregister Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies. http://bit.ly/1DJRnLw 

By @TDSIanJames in @MyDesert: Review of @Nestle water permit neglected for decades http://desert.sn/1OMtPMx 

 
Bullshit and Crap Detection
Via @tmtall Governors (FL, ME, KS, LA, WI) against their state parks http://bit.ly/1eDyvat  #FLwater

@p_hannam in @smh: EXCL: NSW govt approved aggressive #coal mine in #Sydney catchment without water study http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/bhps-coal-mine-approved-in-sydneys-catchment-without-groundwater-assessment--20150731-gimxxw.html … #nswpol View this photo

 

California
OMG! RT @ShootSeanNBCLA Land normally covered by water at San Luis Reservoir in central CA #CAdrought @NBCLA  View this photo

Op-Ed @sacbee_news: Cost of #sacdelta tunnels doesn’t add up http://bit.ly/1fy1Sf5  via @RestoretheDelta

Via @circleofblue: @ocregister Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies. http://bit.ly/1DJRnLw 

@stoelrives: Free Webinar on CA Water Law, 28 July 9-10 am PDT, 'Dealing w/ New Section 1602 Requirements' https://shar.es/1sCjwF  #cawater

@CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 29 July 2015~GHGs~Water Funding~ Sust Bk~GW Replenish~Invest Pgm~@AWRAHQ Mag~Fact Sheets~http://bit.ly/1KzwoTF 

RT @resource643 Turf removal rebates more expensive than #cawater saved. http://lat.ms/1H1Nsdc  #CAdrought

RT @agleader California Water is out! http://paper.li/agleader/1418743556?edition_id=b26b17d0-3673-11e5-9be7-002590a5ba2d … … Stories via @WaterWired @alexbreitler @Uuf_dah

RT @CBSSF Poll finds most Californians believe #globalwarming and drought are linked. http://cbsloc.al/1DciLXQ  #CAdrought

CA: Administration Releases Proposal to Modernize Groundwater Adjudication Process http://wp.me/p5UdUL-2s  via @GroundwaterAct #cawater

By @TDSIanJames in @MyDesert: Review of @Nestle water permit neglected for decades http://desert.sn/1OMtPMx 

Via @resource643: @latimes article: apts/condos use 28% of LA's #cawater! Huh?!? http://lat.ms/1Ks98Hc  #cadrought

Canada
Via @globalnews: El Niño to make fall and winter warmer and drier, predicts @environmentca expert http://bit.ly/1JUumaY  tnx @WaterPortal

From @CTVNews: Phase 1 of #MountPolley cleanup complete, says @BCGovNews http://bit.ly/1fMiQXq  tnx @WaterPortal

RT @HUffPostCanada Prehistoric trees may help a B.C. forest fight climate change http://huff.to/1TV34Zk  via @huffpostbc

Via @MeganKot: On today's episode of @CBC180, mythbusting NAFTA and water sales http://bit.ly/1LJlafw 

RT @edmontonjournal Paddling family reaches calmer waters in Ontario http://ow.ly/Q69ZJ  #ejlife

Via @bconantcwn The story of the Ottawa River: Priceless and precarious @globeandmail http://bit.ly/1LNOy2w 

Via @VancouverSun Victoria, Seattle and L.A. are all watering their lawns. Why isn't Vancouver? http://bit.ly/1VLLclm 

In @VancouverSun BC drought forces closure of another fishery http://bit.ly/1DdKeZv 

Via @BCwaterNews BC to license groundwater use http://bit.ly/1I30Z88 

@SnowHydro C'mon, Sarah - don't ask tough questions about BC managing GW! They can follow California's lead, which is.....

Climate, Climate Change, Adaptation, and Meteorology
In @physorg_com Research suggests western US deserts were relatively wet up until 8,200 years ago http://bit.ly/1SPF47o  t nx @BCWaterNews

Via @ClimateCentral: @USGAO Report Sees Climate Risks to @USACEHQ Projects http://bit.ly/1GOodem 

RT @HUffPostCanada Prehistoric trees may help a B.C. forest fight climate change http://huff.to/1TV34Zk  via @huffpostbc

Via @wildweatherdan June 2015 Climate Digest @EarthNowSOS http://fb.me/6KKq0tYdq 

@thinkprogress GOP presidential field ranked: how far back they’d roll Obama’s climate agenda http://thkpr.gs/3683808 

RT @AGI_GeoIssues Learn about database that lets you search through extreme weather records back to 1950: http://bit.ly/1C6xr4o  #FAQ

RT @greenman3610 Clinton Weighs in as Climate Moves to Center Stage in '16 Campaign http://wp.me/pOYWd-6o7 

@blkahn at @ClimateCentral Dire climate warming from James Hansen leaves more questions than answers: http://bit.ly/1LqV5S9 

RT @ClimateCentral New grants fund research for underseas carbon storage: http://bit.ly/1Kl3Qu0 

RT @insideclimate New Climate Treaty Draft Still a Tangled Mess, but Growing Clearer @jackcushmanjr explains: http://ow.ly/Q7WwT 

RT @dana1981 Bad News for Climate-Change Deniers http://nyti.ms/1JM6fv2  via @NYTimes

RT @kaskadia #PugetSound's Spiking #Water Temperatures & #Drought Show What Our Future Could Look Like? | Stranger http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/07/30/22624618/puget-sounds-spiking-water-temperatures-and-drought-show-us-what-our-future-could-look-like … …

Conferences, Courses, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
@EPAregion6 Webinar: Conserve habitat, manage stormwater & increase recreational opportunities. 28 July, 2-4 PM EDT http://bit.ly/1LSahqv 

@stoelrives: Free Webinar on CA Water Law, 28 July 9-10 am PDT, 'Dealing w/ New Section 1602 Requirements' https://shar.es/1sCjwF  #cawater

@AWRAHQ Conferences Newsletter - All you need to know about AWRA Conferences! http://bit.ly/1gm4r53 

Online course from @UNITAR: 'Introduction to Water Diplomacy', 9 Nov - 6 Dec 2015. Cost: USD 600. http://bit.ly/1IrNHUj  @GWPnews

@UNC_Water_Inst Water & Health Conference Early bird registration through 14 August http://bit.ly/1JwKe7K  #UNCwaterandhealth

Via @nvwra Deadline for 2015 Tahoe Science Conference Abstract Submission is Friday, 31 July. Info: http://fb.me/35ExPJgRM 

Save the Date for the @nvwra 2015 Fall Symposium 19-20 October in Reno. Info: http://fb.me/22LNxQWwy 

@AWRAHQ Florida Section - 18 September 2015 Technical Meeting - Apalachicola, FL. http://bit.ly/1KCQf1g  #FLwater

Conflict, Cooperation, Treaties, and Security
RT @insideclimate New Climate Treaty Draft Still a Tangled Mess, but Growing Clearer @jackcushmanjr explains: http://ow.ly/Q7WwT 

New agreement over transboundary Disi Aquifer, Jordan & Saudi Arabia: Arabic: http://bit.ly/1D8BDXH  Unofficial Eng: http://bit.ly/1gj6lmU 

Online course from @UNITAR: 'Introduction to Water Diplomacy', 9 Nov - 6 Dec 2015. Cost: USD 600. http://bit.ly/1IrNHUj  @GWPnews

Colorado counties embrace '7 points' plan to protect West Slope water @TheAspenTimes http://bit.ly/1UbeJTK 

Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
Via @waterguru2 in @theobserver: Drought invades Charlotte region http://bit.ly/1LKBfzZ 

Paper: 'Flood Risk Management in Remote and Impoverished Areas—A Case Study of Onaville, Haiti' (free) http://bit.ly/1D1Oyuj 

@Oregonian Water shortages challenge big game; agencies ask hunters for help http://bit.ly/1Ms63Gt 

@paigeblank in @highcountrynews Whitewater parks: an unlikely drought bailout http://bit.ly/1IyfkwU 

RT @deschutesriver: @ORweather El Niño's effect on #CentralOregon dry desert farmers could be mild or wild http://ow.ly/Q8PrO  #ORdrought

Rain aids firefighters in Glacier Park wildfire fight, but flooding a concern http://bit.ly/1ON4dz3  @missoulian

Via @missoulian Missoula lab's fire science breakthrough explains wildfire spread: convection, not radiation http://bit.ly/1gjRlFr 

Via @VancouverSun Victoria, Seattle and L.A. are all watering their lawns. Why isn't Vancouver? http://bit.ly/1VLLclm 

RT @twdb The Drought Report is now Water Weekly! Check out the latest #txwater report at http://bit.ly/drought-update  .

From @NASciences (free PDF): 'A Community-Based Flood Insurance Option' http://bit.ly/1fEIU6N 

It's Not Even August, and Oregon's Tied for Its Worst Drought Since 1992 @portlandmercury http://bit.ly/1h6lAQh 

Education and Communication
Via @theAGU Sharing Science w/ 1000 most common English-language words http://ow.ly/PTMdU  #AGUblogs

@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 31 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1VSydyi 

Via @techreview: Lessons from the Digital Classroom http://bit.ly/1I4sNa0 

In @guardian: @BjornLomborg's $4m centre rejected by @Flinders University academics http://bit.ly/1I7L0DE 

From @theAAG: 'Guide to Geography Programs in the Americas' Info: http://bit.ly/1I8mCSw  PDF: http://bit.ly/1OA7dy6 

RT @TxWRI Texas Aquatic Science: A #txwater guide for students & teachers by @TPWDparks & @HarteResearch http://buff.ly/1JfLbRN 

Online course from @UNITAR: 'Introduction to Water Diplomacy', 9 Nov - 6 Dec 2015. Cost: USD 600. http://bit.ly/1IrNHUj  @GWPnews

@mtstandard: @montana_tech student creating new technology to put unmanned boat on the Berkeley Pit http://bit.ly/1H3Vqm3 

RT @NEMWIUpperMiss What We Learned This Week - "And that's the way it is" http://ow.ly/Qk1Hd 

E-Newsletters, E-Magazines, and E-Newspapers
@IISDRS Natural Resources Update - 30 July 2015 - Natural Resources Policy & Practice - http://bit.ly/1Skw5QO 

@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 31 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1VSydyi 

TX Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 31 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1hc3vAr  @TiffDowell

@AGU_Eos Buzz - 31 July 2015: The Latest Earth & Space Science News http://bit.ly/1gtfpG6 

@BCWaterNews West -- 30 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1griQwL

@CELPWater Washington State Water Watch - July 2015 http://bit.ly/1H7NQqF 

Texas Ag Law Blog: It’s @ABANews Top 100 Blawg Nomination Time! http://bit.ly/1DVgdYZ  via @TiffDowell

Texas Ag Law Weekly Round Up - 24 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1DEUJj2  tnx @TiffDowell

Via @wildweatherdan June 2015 Climate Digest @EarthNowSOS http://fb.me/6KKq0tYdq 

RT @LAAlciator Climate Daily is out! http://paper.li/LAAlciator/1306004814?edition_id=b3cf7350-33c1-11e5-84b7-0cc47a0d15fd … … Stories via @ozpsych @rotroya @ElizabethJMars

RT @ThePhoenixSun Daily is out! http://paper.li/ThePhoenixSun?edition_id=86444e50-34d5-11e5-96e1-0cc47a0d1605 … … Stories via @WaterWired

June 2015 issue of @SolutionsMag now online: http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com 

@IISDRS Natural Resources Update - 28 July 2015 - Natural Resources Policy & Practice http://bit.ly/1HZhH8q 

@AWRAHQ Conferences Newsletter - All you need to know about AWRA Conferences! http://bit.ly/1gm4r53 

From @UofA WRRC Arroyo Summer 2015: 'Closing the Water Demand-Supply Gap in Arizona' http://bit.ly/1gm5VML 

@AWRAHQ IMPACT mag provides insight on Native American water issues.Editor @LISABEUTLER PDF: http://bit.ly/1OPpet1  View this photo

@ASA_CSSA_SSSA Science Policy Report - 29 July 2015: Appropriations work ends, but budget deal still distant, more http://bit.ly/1MVmDN0 

RT @SoilWaterPlant Systems is out! http://paper.li/SoilWaterPlant/1357042931?edition_id=fd18d5c0-3776-11e5-96e1-0cc47a0d1605 … … Stories via @FHI360 @davidaquinley @RDickinson

@CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 29 July 2015~GHGs~Water Funding~ Sust Bk~GW Replenish~Invest Pgm~@AWRAHQ Mag~Fact Sheets~http://bit.ly/1KzwoTF 

From @TxWRI & @TxIRNR: Conservation Matters - July 2015 http://bit.ly/1VO0K89  #txwater

RT @BlueWaterBmore Urban Waters Daily is out! http://paper.li/BlueWaterBmore/1323796929?edition_id=fa0246f0-3776-11e5-9be7-002590a5ba2d … … Stories via @aqua8co @Acqua_Solve @INEC_News

RT @agleader California Water is out! http://paper.li/agleader/1418743556?edition_id=b26b17d0-3673-11e5-9be7-002590a5ba2d … … Stories via @WaterWired @alexbreitler @Uuf_dah

 

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Spirituality, and Rights
@AWRAHQ IMPACT mag provides insight on Native American water issues.Editor @LISABEUTLER PDF: http://bit.ly/1OPpet1  View this photo

Via @EPA Pueblo of Santa Ana (NM) Granted Federal Authority to Protect Water Quality http://1.usa.gov/1GUrqc8 

Florida
Via @tmtall Governors (FL, ME, KS, LA, WI) against their state parks http://bit.ly/1eDyvat  #FLwater

@tmtall wants to know: How many manatees can you pack in there? http://bit.ly/1gqG06A  #FLwater  View this photo

Via @MiamiHerald: @SFWMD Florida water budget back in play http://hrld.us/1MwlTQl  #FLwater (tnx @BCWaterNews)

MT @craigtimes My proposal for new #Florda state motto has gained at least 1 follower.Via @LarryKahnKeys cc: @tmtall  View this photo

@AWRAHQ Florida Section - 18 September 2015 Technical Meeting - Apalachicola, FL. http://bit.ly/1KCQf1g  #FLwater

 

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
In @KCStar With the Ogallala Aquifer in peril, irrigation days for western Kansas seem numbered http://bit.ly/1DF9ZMT 

RT @climateprogress House passes bill that would allow toxic coal ash into groundwater http://thkpr.gs/3683507 

FYI @JayFamiglietti & Friends! Better Grace than Glitz! Paper: 'Quantifying Renewable Groundwater Stress with GRACE' http://bit.ly/1OHYo6b 

RT @ngwatweets The Interactive Roles of Surface Water & Groundwater video: http://ow.ly/Q8arj 

Via @circleofblue: @USGS Pub 'Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Agricultural Drains in Tule Lake Subbasin, OR & CA' http://bit.ly/1h0zSSA 

In @TheTyee Higher-risk 'Shallow #Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study http://bit.ly/1SKdxnN  Report:Download Acs%2Eest%2E5b01228

New agreement over transboundary Disi Aquifer, Jordan & Saudi Arabia: Arabic: http://bit.ly/1D8BDXH  Unofficial Eng: http://bit.ly/1gj6lmU 

CA: Administration Releases Proposal to Modernize Groundwater Adjudication Process http://wp.me/p5UdUL-2s  via @GroundwaterAct #cawater

@ZayandehRud MT @sleurig TX: White River,1891 v 2008,after 6 MAF/yr of groundwater depletion http://ow.ly/PxjWS   View this photo   View this photo

Texas Exempt Wells - Where Does #Fracking Fit? http://bit.ly/1H2dop8  #txwater Via TX Ag Law Blog & @TiffDowell

Via @BCwaterNews BC to license groundwater use http://bit.ly/1I30Z88 

MT @sleurig How many pipelines have been proposed to export #txwater from Carrizo Aquifer? See http://ow.ly/Q592N  View this photo

@p_hannam in @smh: EXCL: NSW govt approved aggressive #coal mine in #Sydney catchment without water study http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/bhps-coal-mine-approved-in-sydneys-catchment-without-groundwater-assessment--20150731-gimxxw.html … #nswpol  View this photo

 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
Texas Exempt Wells - Where Does #Fracking Fit? http://bit.ly/1H2dop8  #txwater Via TX Ag Law Blog & @TiffDowell

In @TheTyee Higher-risk 'Shallow #Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study http://bit.ly/1SKdxnN  Report:Download Acs%2Eest%2E5b01228

Personal, People, and Quotes
"Civilization has been a permanent dialogue between human beings and water." - Paolo Lugari

@lilybragg Thanks for being 8000th follower, Lily!

@tmeixner @jlsaboASU @jfleck @JayFamiglietti @DCDC_ASU @ASUgreen @chanceofraincom @TDSIanJames Awesome - @P_Mulroy on Twitter! Welcome,Pat!

'Maybe this world is another planet's hell.' - Aldous Huxley (via @TheWeek)

Voy a Honduras el 30 de julio durante 8 días. Proyectos de agua me están llamando. http://www.acjfoundation.org   View this photo

Says @AWRAHQ 'Technical Director' beneath my name. Must be official - cards arrived. Sabbatical position.  View this photo

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
@IISDRS Natural Resources Update - 30 July 2015 - Natural Resources Policy & Practice - http://bit.ly/1Skw5QO 

TX Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 31 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1hc3vAr  @TiffDowell

Texas Ag Law Weekly Round Up - 24 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1DEUJj2  tnx @TiffDowell

@jfleck: Gila River water governance gizmo built. Sort of. http://bit.ly/1IkPING 

Family Farm Alliance Rpt:'Colorado River Basin Water Management- Principles & Recommendations' http://bit.ly/1IGLXsl 

@IISDRS Natural Resources Update - 28 July 2015 - Natural Resources Policy & Practice http://bit.ly/1HZhH8q 

They do it very well...Via @NebraskaDNR - Video: NE's Water Management Attracts Attention @NTVNEWS http://bit.ly/1VNaFuN 

@ASA_CSSA_SSSA Science Policy Report - 29 July 2015: Appropriations work ends, but budget deal still distant, more http://bit.ly/1MVmDN0 

Positions Open #JobWaWi
Megan Kogut's Washington State Water Jobs & More (CO, CT, OR, NM, KS, PA, MA & FL) - 30 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1OPfRK3  #JobWaWi 

Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 29 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1ON7wGv  #JobWaWi

Position: @EverettCity (WA) - Environmental Planner. Closes: 28 August http://bit.ly/1I00hIS  #JobWaWi

Position: @WDFW (Olympia) - Scientific Technician I. Closes: 2 August http://bit.ly/1JtgIzD  #JobWaWi

Position: @PalladiumImpact (Brisbane, AU) - Program Coordinator for Civil Society WASH. Closes: 17 August http://bit.ly/1KBFdw6  #JobWaWi

Position: @waDNR (Olympia) - Natural Heritage Conservation Assistant Division Manager http://bit.ly/1HZZveY  #JobWaWi

Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey,WA) - Marine Risk Mgmt Lead (Marine Xportation Safety Specialist 3). Continuous http://bit.ly/1I8pPRX  #JobWaWi

Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey, WA) - Water Quality Data Coordinator (Environmental Specialist 3). Continuous http://bit.ly/1HZYSSG  #JobWaWi

Positions: @EPA (Boston) - Life Scientists/Environmental Engineers/Physical Scientists. Closes: 30 July http://1.usa.gov/1GZY9wQ  #JobWaWi

Position: @EPA (Denver, CO) - Environ. Engineer/Physical Scientist Environ/Life Scientist. Closes: 30 July http://1.usa.gov/1SLN5tZ  #JobWaWi

Position: @fema (Miami) - Meteorologist. Closes: 5 August http://1.usa.gov/1KxthbP  #JobWaWi

Position: @BLMOregon (Medford) - Natural Resource Specialist. Closes: 4 August http://1.usa.gov/1MwKbuB #JobWaWi

Position: @USGS (Lakewood, CO) - Supervisory Geologist. Closes: 18 August http://1.usa.gov/1D9R81k  #JobWaWi

Position: @Willamette_P (Portland, OR) - Clean Water Project Manager. Closes: 31 August http://bit.ly/1KujBBI #JobWaWi

Position: @TRC_Companies (Windsor, CT) - Soil/Wetland Scientist http://bit.ly/1MTPAZz  #JobWaWi

Position: @NEONInc (Manhattan, KS) - Field Technician I or II - Limnology http://bit.ly/1JQgheP  #JobWaWi

Position: NM Env Dept (Santa Fe) - Environmental Scientist/Specialist - Supervisor. Closes: 11 August http://bit.ly/1MsAZXb  #JobWaWi

Position: @TempleUniv (Philadelphia)- T-T Asst Prof, Sustainability & GIS. OUF; Rev: 7 Sept. Scroll to (37): http://bit.ly/1SAi5NI  #JobWaWi

Positions: @EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated: 28 July 2015 http://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd  #JobWaWi

 Positions (multiple): @portlandwater (Portland, OR) - Engineering Technician II. Closes: 75 apps, NLT 3 Aug http://bit.ly/1OsTtVY  #JobWaWi

Position: @nature_org (Rolla, MO) - Watershed Restoration Specialist, #43334 http://bit.ly/1HQpnKk  #JobWaWi @nature_careers

Position: @VaWaterCenter (Blacksburg,VA)-Research Assoc.,Headwater Stream Ecol & Water Qual. App Rev: 1 Aug http://bit.ly/1MrHOZL  #JobWaWi

Position: Klamath Tribes (Chiloquin, OR) - Fluvial Geomorphologist. OUF. Scroll to (35) @ http://bit.ly/1SAi5NI  #JobWaWi

Position: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Martinez,CA) - Sr. Reliability Engineer. Closes: 17 Aug http://bit.ly/1SHHtRB  #JobWaWi

Follow @nature_careers for @nature_org (TNC) jobs. Similar jobs may be at: #GreenJobs, #CAGreenJobs, #GreenJobs_BC, @greenjobs4vets #JobWaWi

 

Previous Weeks' Positions Open - Go To  #JobWaWi
Then click on 'Top' and 'Live' for #JobWaWi'
Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 21 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1SAi5NI  #JobWaWi

 Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 15 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1K8DRpw  #JobWaWi

Megan Kogut's Washington State Water Jobs & More (CA, UT, Canada) - 16 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1Hvkm9U  #JobWaWi

 Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More! Over 40! - 7 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1H5jR3W  #JobWaWi

Megan Kogut's Washington State Water Jobs & Many (CA, CO, OR, VA, OH, Canada) More - 9 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1HgqgLN  #JobWaWi

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1DegZVY  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1MrZftj 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1Oc6QJY 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1CuLc2E  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 27 June - 3 July 2015 http://bit.ly/1JD7amE  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 June 2015 http://bit.ly/1KfJKSZ  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 13 - 19 June 2015 http://bit.ly/1NakihJ #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 6 - 12 June 2015 http://bit.ly/1GyS4fg  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 30 May - 5 June 2015 http://bit.ly/1RPjz85  #WaWiNews
 

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Water, 7 (7) - July 2015: Special Issues + IWRM, Mongolia, Haiti, Syria, China, Nepal, Desal, Tankers & More! Free! http://bit.ly/1CWZc62 

Paper: 'Science-Based IWRM Impl. in Data-Scarce Region: Experiences from a R&D Proj, Mongolia' http://bit.ly/1IkLRjH 

Paper: 'Flood Risk Management in Remote and Impoverished Areas—A Case Study of Onaville, Haiti' (free) http://bit.ly/1D1Oyuj 

Paper (free):'Spatio-Temporal Impacts of Biofuel Prod & Climate Variability on Water Quan & Qual,Upper MS River Basin http://bit.ly/1MtKV3A 

On @SSRN: Abstract & Paper (free PDF) - 'Drugs on Tap: Managing Pharmaceuticals in Our Nation's Waters http://bit.ly/1InvbrL 

In @TheTyee Higher-risk 'Shallow #Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study http://bit.ly/1SKdxnN  Report:Download Acs%2Eest%2E5b01228

Family Farm Alliance Rpt:'Colorado River Basin Water Management- Principles & Recommendations' http://bit.ly/1IGLXsl 

From @NASciences (free PDF): 'A Community-Based Flood Insurance Option' http://bit.ly/1fEIU6N 

From @theAAG: 'Guide to Geography Programs in the Americas' Info: http://bit.ly/1I8mCSw  PDF: http://bit.ly/1OA7dy6 

Via @ClimateCentral: @USGAO Report Sees Climate Risks to @USACEHQ Projects http://bit.ly/1GOodem 

@AGU_Eos Buzz - 31 July 2015: The Latest Earth & Space Science News http://bit.ly/1gtfpG6 

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
@highcountrynews AZ community for those w/ chemical sensitivities is “last, best place” http://hcne.ws/1OCowzb  https://youtu.be/gfTyd5HEwBE 

Catch up! Read the weekly geoscience & environmental science news on Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards! http://bit.ly/1HUXxN0  #EJHBB

RT @csmonitor Acid rain is playing havoc with ocean food chains, say scientists http://trib.al/CIbLfqe 

Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
MT @TTFWatershed Each month, Streamkeepers gather valuable data throughout our watershed. http://bit.ly/1HH83XV 

Via @UrbanMilwaukee in @GreatLakesEcho: The Ecological Deficit of Great Lakes States http://bit.ly/1IuRuCc 

Paper (free):'Spatio-Temporal Impacts of Biofuel Prod & Climate Variability on Water Quan & Qual,Upper MS River Basin http://bit.ly/1MtKV3A 

Via @PacificCouncil Washington officials alter flow of river to help salmon spawn - @KPLC7News http://bit.ly/1LTbD45 

Via @ktpressrwanda Rwanda Leases 17 Power Dams To Investors http://bit.ly/1I2TLiw

@Kelly_M_House Not good,but sadly not surprising.Half of this year's sockeye run has died in warm waters @SRoutside: http://bit.ly/1KrUxbI 

Via @physorg_com Keep Lake Tahoe blue? Less algae, not clarity, key for lake's blueness http://bit.ly/1SJG3WK 

In @twinfallstn by @AP: Half of Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Dying Due to Hot Water http://bit.ly/1gjSwEW 

RT @TxWRI Texas Aquatic Science: A #txwater guide for students & teachers by @TPWDparks & @HarteResearch http://buff.ly/1JfLbRN 

@rockybarker First sockeye of year returns 900 miles to Redfish Creek despite hot rivers http://bit.ly/1MupPRA  @IdahoStatesman

 

Visuals and Infographics
OMG! RT @ShootSeanNBCLA Land normally covered by water at San Luis Reservoir in central CA #CAdrought @NBCLA  View this photo

RT @ngwatweets The Interactive Roles of Surface Water & Groundwater video: http://ow.ly/Q8arj 

@ZayandehRud MT @sleurig TX: White River,1891 v 2008,after 6 MAF/yr of groundwater depletion http://ow.ly/PxjWS   View this photo   View this photo

WASH and Development
Via @AniaGrobicki1 The year of negotiating precariously. Why upcoming #SDGs Summit is so vital. @guardian. http://bit.ly/1KtTydX 

Voy a Honduras el 30 de julio durante 8 días. Proyectos de agua me están llamando. http://www.acjfoundation.org   View this photo

WASH Updates from Susan Davis @improve_intl http://bit.ly/1MyBYpA 

 

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
@Oregonian The Big Float water tests clear the way for swimmers in the Willamette River http://bit.ly/1LJNI8y 

RT @climateprogress House passes bill that would allow toxic coal ash into groundwater http://thkpr.gs/3683507 

@CivilEats: @inthesetimesmag Factory Farm Runoff Pollutes Lake Erie; CAFO Sewers Not Answer http://bit.ly/1S3LmoN 

From @USGS: New Online Tool Tracks Water Quality in the Nation’s Rivers and Streams http://on.doi.gov/1LTa7yI 

What is @UNEP doing to improve water quality? Learn here: http://ow.ly/Q5tRF 

Via @EPA Pueblo of Santa Ana (NM) Granted Federal Authority to Protect Water Quality http://1.usa.gov/1GUrqc8 

Via @physorg_com Keep Lake Tahoe blue? Less algae, not clarity, key for lake's blueness http://bit.ly/1SJG3WK 

On @SSRN: Abstract & Paper (free PDF) - 'Drugs on Tap: Managing Pharmaceuticals in Our Nation's Waters http://bit.ly/1InvbrL 

Via @circleofblue: @ocregister Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies. http://bit.ly/1DJRnLw 

@mtstandard Editorial: Clean up the Parrot Mine, and open up Superfund talks http://bit.ly/1I5GXYA 

Via @WyoFile Groups fight Wyoming's decision to raise E. coli limit on 76% of waters http://bit.ly/1ON4rpU 

@mtstandard: @montana_tech student creating new technology to put unmanned boat on the Berkeley Pit http://bit.ly/1H3Vqm3 

 

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
@jfleck: Flooding alfalfa to 'save' water? http://bit.ly/1gViPBl 

In @startelegram: @TRWD_News (TX) gets $440 million to build pipeline http://bit.ly/1HUYTHy  #txwater

Via @circleofblue: @USGS Pub 'Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Agricultural Drains in Tule Lake Subbasin, OR & CA' http://bit.ly/1h0zSSA 

MT @sleurig How many pipelines have been proposed to export #txwater from Carrizo Aquifer? See http://ow.ly/Q592N  View this photo

RT @OPBnews Oregon cities urge conservation as water supplies dry up http://bit.ly/1exYqQO 

From @UofA WRRC Arroyo Summer 2015: 'Closing the Water Demand-Supply Gap in Arizona' http://bit.ly/1gm5VML 

From GWP-Caribbean: Toolbox on Rainwater Harvesting in the Caribbean http://bit.ly/1DOOYiL  @GWPnews

Via @csmonitor China: As water demands grow sharply, supply is shrinking http://bit.ly/1MWUJQN 

WTF?
MT @craigtimes My proposal for new #Florda state motto has gained at least 1 follower.Via @LarryKahnKeys cc: @tmtall  View this photo

“August in Florida is God's way of reminding us who's in charge.” ― Blaize Clement, Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs

Megan Kogut's Washington State Water Jobs & More (CO, CT, OR, NM, KS, PA, MA & FL) - 30 July 2015

I have added some non-Washington jobs at the bottom of the list.   

I archive Megan's  jobs and many others I post at #JobWaWi (Twitter) and on my blog here as well. 

1) Washington Conservation Corps Intern, WA Department of Ecology Marine Monitoring Unit (Olympia, WA) (one year position) (zoom in to Lacey to find the pin on the border of St. Martins Park). Closes: 31 July

2) Water Engineer, CH2M HILL (Seattle, WA). Opened: 17 July 

3) Conveyance Engineer, CH2M HILL (Seattle, WA). Opened: 17 July

4) Hydraulic Technician, US Bureau of Reclamation (Yakima, WA). Opened: 20 July; Closes: 3 August

5) Post Masters RA – Scientific Programmer, PNNL (Sequim, WA). Opened: 15 July; Closes: 29 July 

6) Marine Fisheries Scientific and Technical Positions, Riverside Technology (Seattle, WA with travel to HI, AK, OR, CA) Resume pool for ongoing needs for contract with NOAA/NMFS

7) Washington Coast Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy (Grays Harbor, WA). Closes: 15 August

 8) Supervisory Environmental Engineer, US DHHS Indian Health Service (Spokane, WA). Opened: 22 July; Closes: 4 August

9) Compliance Monitoring Specialist,, WA Department of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA). Opened: 23 July; Closes: 7 August

10) Position: @EverettCity (WA) - Environmental Planner. Closes: 28 August http://bit.ly/1I00hIS  #JobWaWi

11) Position: @WDFW (Olympia) - Scientific Technician I. Closes: 2 August http://bit.ly/1JtgIzD  #JobWaWi

12) Position: @waDNR (Olympia) - Natural Heritage Conservation Assistant Division Manager http://bit.ly/1HZZveY  #JobWaWi

13) Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey,WA) - Marine Risk Mgmt Lead (Marine Xportation Safety Specialist 3). Continuous http://bit.ly/1I8pPRX  #JobWaWi

14) Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey, WA) - Water Quality Data Coordinator (Environmental Specialist 3). Continuous http://bit.ly/1HZYSSG  #JobWaWi

15) Positions: @EPA (Boston) - Life Scientists/Environmental Engineers/Physical Scientists. Closes: 30 July http://1.usa.gov/1GZY9wQ  #JobWaWi

16) Position: @EPA (Denver, CO) - Environ. Engineer/Physical Scientist Environ/Life Scientist. Closes: 30 July http://1.usa.gov/1SLN5tZ  #JobWaWi

17) Position: @fema (Miami) - Meteorologist. Closes: 5 August http://1.usa.gov/1KxthbP  #JobWaWi

18) Position: @BLMOregon (Medford) - Natural Resource Specialist. Closes: 4 August http://1.usa.gov/1MwKbuB  #JobWaWi

19) Position: @USGS (Lakewood, CO) - Supervisory Geologist. Closes: 18 August http://1.usa.gov/1D9R81k  #JobWaWi

20) Position: @Willamette_P (Portland, OR) - Clean Water Project Manager. Closes: 31 August http://bit.ly/1KujBBI  #JobWaWi

 21) Position: @TRC_Companies (Windsor, CT) - Soil/Wetland Scientist http://bit.ly/1MTPAZz  #JobWaWi

22) Position: @NEONInc (Manhattan, KS) - Field Technician I or II - Limnology http://bit.ly/1JQgheP  #JobWaWi

23) Position: NM Env Dept (Santa Fe) - Environmental Scientist/Specialist - Supervisor. Closes: 11 August http://bit.ly/1MsAZXb  #JobWaWi

24) Position: @TempleUniv (Philadelphia)- T-T Asst Prof, Sustainability & GIS. OUF; Rev: 7 Sept. Scroll to (37): http://bit.ly/1SAi5NI  #JobWaWi

25) Positions: @EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated: 28 July 2015 http://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd  #JobWaWi

Upcoming AWRA-WA Events

AWRA-WA Washington Annual State Conference

22 Oct 2015 8:00 AM • Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, Seattle WA

Other Upcoming Events

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2015 Annual Golf Tournament

11 August 2015 1:00 PM • Gold Mountain Olympic Course, Bremerton, Washington

 "I am honored to have so many Great Satans in my humble vehicle. This is a record for me." - Iranian shuttle driver, with 3 Americans in the back seat

Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 29 July 2015

The latest from Josh, sent on 28 July 2015.

 

Josh's and other job notices are archived here. All the jobs I post are archived at Twitter; the hashtag is #JobWaWi.

Dates shown are closing dates unless otherwise indicated. 'None' means no closing date was indicated. 'Soon' means, well...soon!

I will be heading to Honduras late on 30 July for 8 days. Back late on 7 August. Water projects call! 

1) Senior WASH Specialist (Water Resources Management) - UNICEF (Beirut): 5 August

2) Director of Policy and Campaigns - WaterAid (Melbourne, Australia): None

3) Policy and Campaigns Manager - WaterAid (Melbourne, Australia): None

4) Corporate Partnerships Manager - WaterAid (Melbourne, Australia): None

5) REACH Programme Manager - School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (Oxford, UK): 24 August

6) REACH Communications and Events Manager - School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (Oxford, UK): 24 August

7) REACH Science Coordinator - School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (Oxford, UK): 24 August

8) REACH Senior Research Associate in Poverty - School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (Oxford, UK): 3 September

9) REACH Research Administrator- School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (Oxford, UK): 28 August

10) Consultancy: Support the MRC Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment tool development process - Mekong River Commission (Home-based with travel): 17 August

11) Presidential Chair in Water Resources and Food Systems Sustainability - UC-Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA, USA): 16 October (next review)

 

12) Assistant/Associate Professor (Water Resources Scientist) - San Diego State University (San Diego, CA, USA): 1 October

13) Consultancy: STAP International Waters Advisor - UNOPS (Washington DC): 4 August

14) Consultancy: STAP Consultant - UNOPS (Washington DC): 4 August

 

15) Consultancy: Assessment of linkages between desertification, land degradation and drought and resource conflicts - UNCCD (Home-based): 9 August

16) Chief Technical Officer - UNDP (Sarajevo): 11 August

17) Team Lead, Planning Monitoring Evaluation Reporting Implementation Project - WaterAid (London): 24 August

18) Sustainable Development Officer - World Federation of United Nations Associations (New York): Soon - .PDF attached  Download Position Description Sustainable Development Officer Aug2015

19) Technical Officer (Knowledge and Learning) - WSSCC (New Delhi): 7 August

20) Technical Officer (Equality and Non-discrimination, Asia) - WSSCC (New Delhi): 7 August

21) Senior Director (Water, Energy and Infrastructure) - Winrock International (Arlington, VA or Little Rock, AR, USA): 31 August

22) Senior Ecologist - ICIMOD (Kathmandu): 15 August

23) Director of Development (Key Relationships) - charity: water (New York): None

24) Key Relationships Officer - charity: water (New York): None

25) Director of Strategic Partnerships - charity: water (New York): None

26) Rio Grande Water Fund Director - TNC (Job#43294) (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA): 9 August

27) Senior Communications Manager - WaterAid (New York): 21 August

28) Mississippi River Delta and Natural Infrastructure Economist (Post-doc) - Environmental Defense Fund (Washington DC, New York or Boston): None

29) Senior or Principal Consultant (Water Portfolio, WASH) - Oxford Policy Management (Oxford, UK): 4 September

 

"Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened." - Terry Pratchett

Family Farm Alliance Report: 'Colorado River Basin Water Management - Principles & Recommendations'

A report hot off the press (24 July 2015) from the Family Farm Alliance, whose mission is: 'Protecting water for Western irrigated agriculture': Colorado River Basin Management - Principles & Management.

Download CO_River_Basin_FFA

Abstract
The Family Farm Alliance is a grass-roots organization with the sole mission of protecting and enhancing irrigated agriculture in the Western United States. We have crafted this paper articulating our principles for smart, effective management of water resources in the Colorado River Basin to help decision-makers in the Basin deal with the harsh realities of current and future water shortages due to drought and over-allocation of water to growing, predominantly municipal, demands. Even with all of the various water users’ perspectives on demand management and other issues in the Colorado River Basin, there is support for the main drivers behind the Alliance’s policy thrust summarized in eight principles. Based on these principles, there are four common recommendations that we believe will be critical to successful drought and water shortage management efforts in the Colorado River Basin.

The Family Farm Alliance believes that the Colorado River Basin can and will successfully work through future droughts and water shortages in a collaborative and effective way. The future of millions of people and millions of acres of farms and ranches and the food and fiber they produce in the Basin rest on this belief. We also believe if Basin interests use the principles and recommendations in this paper, solutions can be found that do not pit one user against another in resolving differences and complex water problems. The Alliance looks forward to working with the many agricultural, urban, energy and environmental water users in finding these solutions so critical to the future of the Colorado River Basin. 

 Some thoughtful recommendations:

 

• Planning for water shortage in the Basin must look to the long-term in meeting the goals of agriculture, energy, urbanization and the environment.

• A successful water shortage strategy must include a “portfolio” of water supply enhancements and improvements, such as water reuse, recycling, conservation, desalination, water-sensitive land-use planning, and water system improvements. New infrastructure and technologies can help stretch water for all uses.

• Temporary fallowing proposals should be approached in a thoughtful, thorough manner only after urban, energy and environmental users of water demonstrate a better management of their share of the finite supply and only for temporary shortfalls caused by droughts or emergency situations.

• Unintended consequences associated with reducing productive agricultural land/groundwater recharge/riparian habitat benefits should be avoided and, if unavoidable, minimized and fully mitigated. 

Here are more reports from the FFA.

Enjoy!

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell." - Aldous Huxley (via @TheWeek)

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Enviro-Sciences - 27 July 2015

Although she's in Reno, Elaine has been affected by the Lowell Fire near Gold Run, CA, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. That's near to my old stomping grounds in Truckee, CA.     It is supposed to be contained by 1 August. Let's hope so. 

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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 27 July 2015. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline. 

Were warnings of “mini ice age” more hoopla than science?

• http://phys.org/news/2015-07-mini-ice-age-hoopla-giant.html

New theory on why the mammoths & other mega fauna went extinct

• http://news.yahoo.com/mighty-mammoths-fell-prey-rapidly-warming-earth-121459749.html

“Kick Em Jenny” volcano is rumbling in the Caribbean Sea on the Lesser Antilles Ridge

• http://phys.org/news/2015-07-undersea-volcano-em-jenny-rumbling.html

NASA seeks investigators of electromagnetic pulses as precursors to earthquakes: establishes “Quest for Quakes” competition with $25,000 prize

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3173689/Could-electromagnetic-pulses-warning-big-one-Nasa-launches-plan-monitor-mysterious-signals.html
• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-hosts-quest-for-quakes-data-challenge-300118422.html

“Hair ice” is unique and owes its development to a fungus

• http://www.technology.org/2015/07/23/researchers-identify-the-fungus-responsible-for-shaping-the-peculiar-hair-ice/

Great Basin mountain peaks are great places to install fire-spotting camera system

• http://www.technology.org/2015/07/23/fire-spotting-camera-system-installed-on-great-basin-mountain-peaks/

Landmark geological studies in 1960 resolved the meteor crater debate

• http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-july-221960-mineral-discovery-ends-meteor-crater-debate

Mineral Resource of the Month:  Gemstones

• http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/mineral-resource-month-gemstones

Mapping out the trajectory of the three stages of the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake

• http://phys.org/news/2015-07-trajectory-april-earthquake-nepal.html

Satellite imagery reveals the alkaline ring dike complex in Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Satellite_imagery_reveals_Pilanesberg_ring_dike_complex_999.html

What happened to the first crust of Earth may have made the planet more inhabitable by life

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150721193957.htm

Tracking some “monster” submarine waves in the South China Sea

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150721193900.htm

Latest survey data may reveal current height of Mount McKinley in Denali National Park

• http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4274#.VbE-OvlViko

USGS conducted analysis of storm-tide impacts from Hurricane Sandy

• http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4272#.VbE-Q_lViko

PECAN may help understanding and prediction of thunderstorms that occur at night

• http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=135631&org=GEO&from=news

Earthquake in Rhode Island is reminder that New England is due for a major event

• http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/23/major-earthquake-will-hit-new-england-again-someday/3MAogFwcnqxY6jNU2qkwYP/story.html

Keeping a watchful eye on riverbank erosion in Boulder County along the St Vrain River

• http://www.dailycamera.com/variety/ci_28501725/boulder-county-keeps-an-eye-st-vrain-riverbank

If you want to be “safer” when it comes to natural disasters, where should you travel?  Though there may be other risks there

• https://www.yahoo.com/travel/most-dangerous-and-safest-countries-when-it-comes-124848474857.html

As an area of permafrost continues to melt, this lake may literally “fall off a cliff” into the Mackenzie Valley in NWT, Canada

• http://www.theprovince.com/technology/lake+falling+cliff+permafrost+melt+normal+scientist+warns/11233971/story.html

NASA releases EPIC view of Earth…first in a number of decades

• http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-satellite-camera-provides-epic-view-of-earth

Re-discovering the 190 myo fossils collected by Charles Moore in the 1800s

• http://www.culture24.org.uk/art532634-forgotten-fossils-from-190-million-years-ago-refound-in-bath-collection-of-indomitable-19th-century-geologist

National Monuments designated…will protect mountains, habitat & mammoth remains

• http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/obama-adds-one-million-acres-of-wilderness-to-federal-protection-150722?news=857018

Utah approves plan for Tar Sands Mine in Book Cliffs area but requires water monitoring

• http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/utah-government-gives-go-ahead-to-first-tar-sands-mine-in-us-150723?news=857028

M4.1 in Fremont, California, prompts warning that the Hayward Fault could generate a large EQ

• http://kron4.com/2015/07/21/scientist-warn-hayward-fault-expected-to-produce-large-quake/
• http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/07/21/major-quake-on-hayward-fault-expected-any-day-now-fremont-earthquake/

Planetary geology: New Horizons Spacecraft images of Pluto

• http://www.nature.com/news/vibrant-pluto-stuns-scientists-1.18022

Stream Protection Rule proposed to regulate coal mining impacts on surface waters

• http://cenews.com/post/7419/interior-department-proposes-stream-protection-rules-to-minimize-coal-mining-impacts

New Yorker article on “The Really Big One” emphasizing potential Pacific NW Earthquake results in significant increase in sales of Earthquake Survival Kits 

·      http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ready-or-not-earthquake-kits-flying-off-the-shelves/

·      http://q13fox.com/2015/07/13/local-experts-respond-to-national-article-depicting-next-big-earthquake-in-pnw/

·      New Yorker:  http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one   

Yet another dire warning of catastrophic sea level rise due to global warming

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-hansen-sea-level-rise_55aecb02e4b0a9b94852e7f5
• http://news.yahoo.com/3-things-know-terrifying-climate-study-221518811.html

Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 27 July 2015. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.

When will humans learn???  Selfie with a rattlesnake has dire and expensive consequences!

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/20/this-153000-rattlesnake-bite-is-everything-wrong-with-american-health-care/
• http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/man-tries-selfie-with-rattlesnake-gets-snakebit-for-150000/  

Keeping Lake Tahoe blue means controlling runoff that enhances algae

• http://phys.org/news/2015-07-tahoe-blue-algae-clarity-key.html

New report “Global Estimates:  People Displaced by Disasters”

• http://www.enn.com/climate/article/48802
• http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-estimates
• Download link:  http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/2015/global-estimates-2015-people-displaced-by-disasters
• Report:  http://www.internal-displacement.org/assets/library/Media/201507-globalEstimates-2015/20150713-global-estimates-2015-en-v1.pdf

Sierra Club supports water conservation, Texas to build another pipeline to move water to Tarrant County but the State has not yet created any new reservoirs

• http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article28452094.html

Montana wildfire rages in part of Glacier National Park

• http://www.trust.org/item/20150723182235-sao98/

Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant has resulted in mutant daisies & butterflies

• http://andyjwells.tumblr.com/post/124820230062/man-discovers-mutant-daisies-growing-at
• Video:  http://www.rt.com/news/310577-fukushima-deformed-mutated-daisies/

Resilience versus fail-safe….which is better when thinking about floods & infrastructure?

• http://phys.org/news/2015-07-urban-infrastructure.html

Selfies & wild animals do NOT mix!  When will people learn?

• http://news.yahoo.com/bison-injures-woman-posing-selfie-yellowstone-203026927.html

Nine cases of leprosy have been diagnosed in Florida….armadillos are a reservoir species

• https://www.yahoo.com/health/florida-is-facing-a-leprosy-outbreak-youll-never-124760030587.html

Cecil the lion, the oldest in Zimbabwe Hwang National Park, was killed just beyond the park border

• http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwe-most-famous-lion-now-hunting-trophy-223805794.html

New vaccine appears successful in combating contagious cancer in Tasmanian Devils…immunized animals to be released into the wild

• http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/huge-step-forward-with-devil-cancer-vaccine-20150722-gihx0m.html

EPA releases new technical guidance on vapor intrusion under RCRA, CERCLA & Brownfields

• http://ehsjournal.org/http:/ehsjournal.org/nadine-weinberg/usepa-releases-vapor-intrusion-technical-guidance/2015/ 
• Brief history:  http://www.newmoa.org/events/docs/39_41/VI_GuidanceWebinarAugust2012.pdf 

Natural yeast Candida albicans produces chemical which inhibits fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats

• http://cavingnews.com/20150722-natural-yeast-byproduct-found-to-inhibit-white-nose-syndrome-fungus

Before you eat that salmon, ask where it came from!  Salmon farmers in Chile use massive amounts of antibiotics

• http://news.yahoo.com/addicted-antibiotics-chiles-salmon-flops-costco-grocers-130612992--finance.html

NSW Environment Protection Authority to permit discharge of saline waters from Springvale Mine to Cox River that flows through World Heritage Area to water supply for Sydney, Australia

• http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/water-issues/blue-mountains-coal-mine-licence-to-permit-highly-saline-discharges-20150722-gih2zs

Revised plan from US Bur of Rec & CWR to build a $15-billion water conveyance system in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

• http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/water_dams/2015/0720-officials-float-new-bay-delta-water-conveyance-plan.asp
• Original plan:  http://www.californiawaterfix.com/news

A fake city built to test cars without drivers…is this logical? (video)

• http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0721/Mcity-Why-is-the-University-of-Michigan-building-a-fake-town-video

Signs that El Niño is strengthening…more alarmist predictions (video)

• http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heavy-storms-in-california-signify-return-of-el-nino/

The snow leopard is great at camouflage…can you find him in the pictures?

• http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/elusive-nature-of-snow-leopards-captured-in-stunning-photos/#3kvsA76W0HSMbM04.97

Offsetting loss of biodiversity with funding without benefits is not a good thing

• http://www.nature.com/news/conservation-stop-misuse-of-biodiversity-offsets-1.18010

Environmental metrics can be tracked from space, but agreement needed on which metrics to include when assessing global biodiversity

• http://www.nature.com/news/environmental-science-agree-on-biodiversity-metrics-to-track-from-space-1.18009

Flash floods have significant force and can destroy infrastructure

• http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/19/i-10-collapse-california/30399815/
• http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-10-bridge-collapse-travel-woes-32560309
• http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/07/19/desert-center-bridge-collapse/30395123/
• Passed inspection:  http://www.pe.com/articles/highway-773881-bridge-caltrans.html

NYC to develop and improve space underneath infrastructure throughout the city

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-ways-revamp-deserted-spaces-under-new-york-citys-highways-elevated-trains-180955726/

Searching for methods to make agriculture more resilient

• http://www.nature.com/news/quest-for-climate-proof-farms-1.18015
• http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/imagine-farming-actually-heals-earth.html

Controlled burns are used to ostensibly increase biodiversity, but may lead to invasive plants

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Controlled_burns_increase_invasive_grass_in_hardwood_forests_999.html

"Civilization has been a permanent dialogue between human beings and water." - Paolo Lugari