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28 posts from February 2017

Monday, 13 February 2017

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 13 February 2017

Indian River Lagoon'Balmy' weather in Reno. Sun shining in Corvallis. Boston gets hammered with snow. I was in Florida over the weekend and had some lovely weather. Yes, it's still winter!

This photo is looking north from the 17th Street (FL 656) bridge over the Indian River Lagoon, Vero Beach, FL. 

Would you be interested in receiving these Bulletin Boards via email directly from Elaine? Send an email to  [email protected] with the word “subscribe” in the subject line and the email address will be added to Elaine's email list. 

Elaine's previous Bulletin Boards are archived here and at #EJHBB on Twitter. Elaine2

Here is a link to the weekly water news and jobs for 4 -10 February 2017.  

Note: all the links should be hot; if not, paste the URL into your browser. The PDF and Word lists below contain the URLs.

Here are the lists in Word/PDF: 

As a Word document:  Download Bulletin_board _listings_13Feb2017

As a PDF:  Download Bulletin_board _listings_13Feb2017

1) Geosciences Bulletin Board – 13 February 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

“La Nada” is here as the ENSO shifts and weak La Niña ends

San Francisco Shipyard project delayed after “fake soil tests” discovered during cleanup

6.7M EQ causes deaths and damages in the southern Philippines

Record precipitation in January resulted in billions of gallons of water added to Lake Tahoe

Is science supposed to be pre-conceived? NASA OMG survey to determine ice loss on Greenland

Tornadoes hit southern Louisiana (video) before line of storms moves eastward

New ASCE report urges performance-based approach to liquefaction

First conference on “Turquoise: Industry & Culture” will be held in Neyshabur in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran, in beginning of May

Irrigation of by farmers using groundwater has significant impact in surface waters in Wisconsin…do not want restrictions on pumping high-capacity wells

Building a wall to protect our southern border – consider the geology

Subsidence fissure in Pinal County, Arizona, continues to grow

Big oops!! No geotechnical engineer was hired to review site conditions before building Millennium Tower

Humans and the Holocene climate experience

Big surprise! NASA manipulated data for 2015 climate change report prior to Paris conference

Avalanches are deadly, killing more than 100 in Afghanistan over the weekend

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago euthanizes Australian lungfish that resided there more than 80 years

ISRO collaborates with lifeguard agency to examine killer tides – Goa, India

New data may help with reconstructions of past climatic conditions, and perhaps improve climate models

Oxygen abundant in atmosphere of Earth about 100 million years earlier than previously thought

Another cycle in the employment of oil workers once again in geothermal energy

Was the strange cloud observed in 1808 and 1809 a result of volcanic eruption? If so, where is the volcano that created it?

So this is what Ordovician trilobite, Triarthrus eatoni, eggs looked like!

Lake Katwe in Western Uganda is an explosion crater lake (maar) with salt content of 13.5%

Geochemical data suggests hottest hotspots draw magma from primordial reservoirs

30 Plastic Bags & other garbage found in stomach of beached, rare goose-beaked whale

Evidence discovered of what is described as largest undersea landslide (video)

Early Ordovician fossil, Calvapilosa kroegeri, a slug-like creature improves understanding of earliest stages in the evolution of mollusks

How old were the oldest dinosaurs? Were they young, adult, or very old?

Oxygen content of the atmosphere increased during the “Great Oxidation Event” on “Snowball Earth”

Hailstorms account for more than $1B in annual damage costs

Deep groundwater can respond quickly to climatic variability

Three new uranium minerals discovered in Utah: Leesite, Leószilárdite & Redcanyonite

Shoaling may have played key role in the great die-off 250 million years ago

Book Review: “The Worst of Times: How Life on Earth Survived Eighty Million Years of Extinctions”

 

Environmental Sciences Bulletin Board – 13 February 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford  

Where are new diseases emerging? (Interactive map)

New videos in the series “The Human Water Cycle”

Dadaab, largest refugee camp in the world, is ordered to remain open in Kenya


“Packy” the elephant euthanized after 54 years in the Portland Zoological Gardens – born & lived his entire life in captivity

Kissing a toad won’t turn it into a prince, but may expose you to bufotoxins

Invasive and damaging insects may stay in logs for several years after major storm damage

Some history and the role of the US FDA

200-foot hole in dam spillway results in halt to releasing water at Oroville – video

“Immediate” start for construction of Dakota Access Pipeline following granting of approval by Corps of Engineers

Impacts of turbid waters from Lake Oroville erosion will likely be detrimental to aquatic species

New study suggests organic matter composition is critical factor controlling mercury methylation

New stem rust disease threatens largest wheat producing region in Europe

Release of deadly (for wild rabbits) RHDV1 K5 virus in Australia will also pose risks to pets

California considers desalination of brackish aquifers to slake its thirst

After more than a century, bison return to Banff National Park in Canada

More than 100 million sterile screwworm flies released in the Florida Keys

The need to ban all microbead products to prevent pollution of the ocean

Mercury levels in wildlife in the Great Lakes are once again increasing

Japanese attempt to help clear “space junk” did not succeed

Predicted swine flu epidemic of 1976 that did not happen, but did impact attitudes about vaccinations

Air quality on cruise ships may be very bad for your health – high concentrations of particulate matter

Dakota Access protesters are gone….massive environmental cleanup in their wake

FERC gives approval for four natural gas pipeline projects

Urban development by humans is stressing mated birds & impacting breeding success

Radiation levels inside damaged Fukushima reactors at 7 times previous high level

“Salish Blue” is new cross-bred species of wheat & wheat grass that is perennial – will reduce erosion & adapts to wet weather

Focus on “sound science” to make the EPA great again

Book Review: “Curbing Catastrophe: Natural hazards and Risk Reduction in the Modern World”

Society of Environmental Journalists held mini-conference – still talking man-made global warming

These skyscrapers in China support tree growth and become “vertical forests”

Tracking feral pigs with DNA

“Plug and live” prefabricated small housing units

Carnivorous plants use similar deadly tricks to get their meals (video)

Will recently designated “Bears Ears National Monument” continue to exist in Utah?

Putting focus on neglected tropical diseases as part of Project Zero (video)

Should you worry about all the “germs” living in your reusable plastic water bottle?

Disturbance automated reference toolset (DART) provides regional assessment of land recovery following O&G drilling

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 13 February 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Bigger May Not Be Better When It Comes to Mississippi River Diversions – impact on estuaries

·      https://www.usgs.gov/news/bigger-may-not-be-better-when-it-comes-mississippi-river-diversions 

New bedrock geology map will allow better understanding and identification of our coastline – Dorset, England·   http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/15076998.New_bedrock_geology_map_will_allow_better_understanding_and_identification_of_our_coastline/ 

Piping plover habitat another Beach Avenue bump in Westport

·      http://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20170203/piping-plover-habitat-another-beach-avenue-bump-in-westport 

Controversial coastal land development rejected – Coff’s Harbour, New South Wales

·      http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/controversial-coastal-land-development-rejected/3140866/

Illegal Shopping Mall Springs up on Mandwa Jetty - India

·      http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/illegal-shopping-mall-springs-up-on-mandwa-jetty/articleshow/56963551.cms

Maine’s coastal waters are unhealthy from carbon, acidity. Are seaweed gardens the answer?

·      https://bangordailynews.com/2017/02/06/news/state/maines-coastal-waters-are-unhealthy-from-carbon-acidity-are-seaweed-gardens-the-answer/

Bay of Bengal: depleted fish stocks and huge dead zone signal tipping point

·      https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/31/bay-bengal-depleted-fish-stocks-pollution-climate-change-migration

A Century of Habitat Loss Affects Genetics of Endangered Bird – San Francisco Bay

·      https://www.usgs.gov/news/a-century-habitat-loss-affects-genetics-endangered

Salem Eyes Collins Cove Coastal Resiliency – Massachusetts

·      http://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/salem-eyes-collins-cove-coastal-resiliency

Coastal wetlands seen as key piece of global carbon cycle

·      https://summitcountyvoice.com/2017/02/07/coastal-wetlands-seen-as-key-piece-of-global-carbon-cycle/  

·      https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201092705.htm

New analysis supports mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows as effective climate buffers (Update)

·      https://phys.org/news/2017-02-analysis-mangrove-forests-tidal-marshes.html

Beauty or beast? Neighbors fight Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ expansion

·      https://bangordailynews.com/2017/02/08/news/midcoast/beauty-or-beast-neighbors-fight-coastal-maine-botanical-gardens-expansion/ 

First measurement of nitrogen removal by local shellfish – Cape Cod, Massachusetts

·      https://phys.org/news/2017-02-nitrogen-local-shellfish.html

 DNREC, DNERR collaborate on new national study examining sea level rise in tidal marshes - Delaware

·      http://news.delaware.gov/2017/01/13/dnrec-dnerr-collaborate-on-new-national-study-examining-sea-level-rise-in-tidal-marshes/

 "One zinger is worth twenty 'Attaboys!'" - Unknown

Posted on Monday, 13 February 2017 at 11:55 AM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards | | Comments (0)

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Sunday, 12 February 2017

LaRouche Folks Respond: More Megaprojects - The TransAfra and Trans Africa Pipeline (TAP) Projects

On 7 September 2013 I responded to a person (presumably from the Lyndon LaRouche sphere) about my postings on the LaRouche water projects:

David Zetland sent me your inquiry about La Rouche projects. I have posted a number of times about them and the NAWAPA - NARA projects:

Some samples:

http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2010/09/mega-project-nawapa-redux.html

http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2010/10/caveman-hydrology-returns.html

http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2010/11/nawapa-nonsense.html

Enjoy!

I heard nothing in response until this just arrived:

Hi, Michael,
Perhaps you might also like to post a few thoughts re the project the people who made the Three Gorges are considering taking water from the Congo to restore Lake Chad.  Desertification of Africa is something Mother Nature may think is a good idea but humanity may have other ideas for Africa.  The Transafra project may be what it's called.  Both NAWAPA and Transafra are dreams that will come true when we wake up.
All the best.
My reply:
Long time, no hear!
 
Do you mean the Trans Africa Pipeline (TAP)? I could find nothing on the TransAfra pipeline (admittedly after just a short search). 
 
 
NAWAPA will go through as soon as the Canadians agree to let us plunder their freshwater supplies. Maybe President Trump can be persuaded to put it on his list of infrastructure projects and get the Canadians to pay for it!
 
Michael
My comment:
I inferred that she mans the Chinese are planning to transfer water from the water-rich Congo Basin to Lake Chad. The Congo River is second only to the Amazon (by a long shot) in terms of average annual discharge. The water transfer project doesn't surprise me, given that the Chinese are fond of water megaprojects in their own country.
 
I found something called the Transaqua Project that would bring water to Lake Chad - click here for a PDF). More such projects can be found by clicking here.
 
 The TAP is something else. That Canada-based group wants to take desalted seawater east from the Atlantic and west from the Red Sea to meet at Lake Chad:
PaggwMap

 If we Americans and the Chinese can think big, why not the Africans and Canadians?

Time to return to reality.

Enjoy!

"Stupid is as stupid does." - Forrest Gump

 

Posted on Sunday, 12 February 2017 at 08:25 PM in Bullshit and Crap Detection, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Saturday, 11 February 2017

Academic Opportunity: Seeking Applicants for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master's Programme

UPlogoThe following was distributed a few days ago by Laura Peters.  If you have any questions, please email her: [email protected]. 

Mary Santelmann, the Director of our Water Resources Graduate Program, and Aaron Wolf are the ones who made this program happen, along with colleagues at UNESCO-IHE and the University for Peace. 

I'm biased - I believe this is a great program. I am one of the instructors for the summer felid problems course and I also teach a one-week hydrology 'boot camp' course. The students I taught last summer were extraordinary; I can't wait for more!

The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme Seeks Applicants for the 2017 Academic Year

The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme is recruiting competitive applicants from around the IHElogo world for enrollment in a two-year, three-degree international master’s programme. The application deadline has been extended to March 31, 2017 for the 2017 academic year. Students of the Programme have the opportunity to earn three master’s degrees by completing two years of focused scholarship at three premier academic institutions: as a cohort, students begin their experience at the University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica, and they continue at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands and then at Oregon State University (OSU). Students of the Programme cultivate cutting- Unknownedge skills in water cooperation and diplomacy by 1) establishing a strong theoretical and applied understanding of peace and conflict studies and water management and governance, 2) gaining hands-on skills training in both the Global South and Global North contexts for actual water dispute resolution processes, and 3) networking with a wide variety of experts, professionals, and representatives in the field of water and governance. Students customize their academic programme based on their skills and future career goals while they complete the three stages of the Programme. Learn more about the Programme and how to apply by clicking here.

Thank you,

Laura Peters 

 Enjoy!

'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela  

Posted on Saturday, 11 February 2017 at 12:43 AM in Conflict, Cooperation, Vulnerability & Security, Education, World Water | | Comments (2)

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Friday, 10 February 2017

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 February

Just in time for my flight to the East coast today - two new books, one expected, the other a pleasant surprise.

The first one is the long-awaited High and Dry: Meeting the Challenges of the World’s Growing Dependence on Groundwater by William (Bill) Alley and Rosemarie Alley.  I feel like I've already read this excellent, one-of-a-kind book since I reviewed both the proposal and the manuscript. Nevertheless, I am still looking forward to reading it.

The other one is Dan Egan's The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. I am fascinated by the North American Great Lakes, although usually I'm berating someone for proclaiming that the Great Lakes hold 20% of Earth's freshwater. I know Dan's got it right!      

Books

Got some book reviews coming up!

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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' and 'Previous Weeks' 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.

Top Thirty-Three
Via "The has led to clearer skies, cleaner water, & vast improvements to public health." -

It's Baaack! CRS Insight Report: 'Army Corps Easement Process and Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Status'

Books, Films, and Reviews
 Was unexpected and unrequested - the publisher sent it to me. Anxious to read it since I am a closet GL fan! Will learn a lot

Book from : 'Life Plus 2 Meters' Free PDF.

Just arrived today: one expected (L); one a surprise (R). Just in time for my flight to the East coast. B-O-O-K  R-E-V-I-E-W-S!

Via & New book on 'Global Water Ethics' available now:

Congrats "Ecosystems of California"-winner of 2017 for textbook/physical science & math

From The Buzz Newsletter - 10 February 2017. The Latest Earth and Space Science News!

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
Via : Reaction to 's Loss of Supreme Court Case Involving Nitrate Pollution

 

Bullshit and Crap Detection

 

California
 Plan eNews 8 Feb 2017: DWR Sur~IRWM Fndng~Grnt Apps~Fndng Fairs~Graywater Webinar~CWC Mtg

: photo of recent damage to Oroville spillway. Not good w/ 2 months of flood season to go. Big drop in releases so far.

Oops! From Oroville Dam releases are halted after huge hole is found in spillway

Feb 15 webcast :Tools For Mapping & Managing GW Dependnt Ecosystems in Plns

In : Full impact of on California's forests may take years to surface:

 Congrats "Ecosystems of California"-winner of 2017  for textbook/physical science & math  

Canada
Via The story of the Mackenzie River: Disappointment, but also hope

 

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
In : Oregon agency unveils plan to deal with climate change via

From : Book review by : 'Retreat from Rising Seas: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change'

Call for Abstracts - Now Due 20 Feb 2017 Summer Specialty Conference 'Climate Solutions'

RT The Arctic is so warm that scientists are struggling to explain it and are in disbelief:

 

Conferences, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Webcast by : 'Water and Electric Utility Integrated Planning', 21 Feb 2017, 4 – 5 pm ET

USCID 10th Irrigation & Drainage Conference, Sacramento, CA, 24-27 October 2017. Abstracts due: 24 March.

Join me at Joint Meeting of the Western Snow Conference & Weather Modification Association 2017, Boise, 17-20 April  

 

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Via in : Negotiation best way forward on Texas v 3New Mexico water dispute -

With a treaty negotiation looming, the future of the Columbia River hangs in the balance

Via : denounces easement announcement,vows court challenge: map:

Via : Reaction to 's Loss of Supreme Court Case Involving Nitrate Pollution

Webinar Regulated Riparianism in Eastern States Webinar 15 Feb 11 am ET - Register Now!  

Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
: 'Governing for Integ Water & Flood Risk Mgmt: Comparing Top-Down/Bottom-Up Approaches in Spain & CA

 

Education, Events, Communications, and Opportunities
Via : DOWNLOAD TODAY! | January 2017 Water Resources IMPACT Magazine cc:

How to speak securely with

Via : Enhance Your Science With Social Media: No…Really

In March for Science: Why scientists say this isn't a political protest

 

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The - 9 February 2017: News, Information, Jobs, RFPs, and more!

From Update Newsletter - February 2017

 

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
It's Baaack! CRS Insight Report: 'Army Corps Easement Process and Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Status'

The - 9 February 2017: News, Information, Jobs, RFPs, and more!

 

Groundwater and Hydrogeology 
By : Kansas water lawsuit could become catalyst for slowing Ogllala aquifer’s decline (tnx )

Paper: Innovative Approaches to Collaborative GW Governance in US: Case Studies from 3 High-Growth Sun Belt Regions

 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
From : 'The Current' - 8 February 2017: Your Weekly Guide to All Things Energy and Water

 

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
ICYMI: From Researchers must convince Trump that science matters, interior secretary says

 

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
Via "The has led to clearer skies, cleaner water, & vast improvements to public health." -

Via : Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 10 February 2017

In : 'The regional water planning process: a Texas success story'

By : Kansas water lawsuit could become catalyst for slowing Ogllala aquifer’s decline (tnx )

Via Paper($): 'Evaluating Economic Efficiency of a Water Buyback Program: The Klamath Irrigation Project'

 

Positions Open  Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More - 7 February 2017 (Updated: 9 February) 

Check out jobs @ 's Water Resources Graduate Program 

Check out !  

For the latest  Employment opportunities visit  

Amazing resource! Follow  and visit his website:  

Check out   jobs!  

Positions:  - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc. 

Positions:  - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly.  

Current Positions:  (New York City & environs) - Various. 

Positions (many):  - Various locations and duties.  

 

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More - 31 January 2017 (Updated: 3 February)  cc: 

Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More - 24 January 2017 

Internships! Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More - 17 January 2017  

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 February

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January - 3 February

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 January 2017 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 - 20 January 2017 

 TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 - 20 January 2017  

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7 - 13 January 2017 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 December 2016  

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 17 - 23 December 2016 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 -16 December 2016  

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 December 2016 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 26 November - 2 December 2016 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 19 - 25 November 2016   

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 12 -18 November 2016 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 5 - 11 November 2016 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 October - 4 November 2016  

 

Reports, Publications, and Journals
: 'Governing for Integ Water & Flood Risk Mgmt: Comparing Top-Down/Bottom-Up Approaches in Spain & CA

 

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology 
From Science Policy Report - 8 February 2017.

 

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
By Kate Horner of  in : Dams be damned, let the world's rivers flow again  via 

 

 

Visuals and Infographics
: photo of recent damage to Oroville spillway. Not good w/ 2 months of flood season to go. Big drop in releases so far.

. This photo of North Fork of Payette River. Boise Project looks like an oil painting. So relaxing! Photo: Dave Walsh.

 

WASH and Development
From : Circular #45: Network for Cooperation in IWRM Sustainable Development in Latin America & Caribbean

 

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
In : Idaho proposal seeks state funding for farm BMPs via

Via : Reaction to 's Loss of Supreme Court Case Involving Nitrate Pollution

 

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In : Teen's innovation may revolutionize desalination via

Via from : Should we use ships to transport fresh water?

 

WTF?
Learned a new acronym on : MAYA > Most Advanced Yet Acceptable. Still NIMBY (Not In My Brain Yet).

From : President Trump Establishes Regulatory Budgets by Executive Order

"Dependability always beats ability" - Unknown

Posted on Friday, 10 February 2017 at 12:36 AM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Books and Reviews, Tweets Galore It's Friday!, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Thursday, 09 February 2017

Brian Richter: A Water-Secure Future with WSIPs

Brian Richter of The Nature Conservancy just published this article in the February 2017 (vol 109, no. 2) issue of the Journal of the AWWA: 'Ecologic - Investing in a Water-Secure Future'

Download Richter__article_JAWWA_2017

Abstract

Urban water planners in water-scarce regions face a constant challenge to secure sufficient water supplies to stay a step ahead of the growing water demands nipping at their heels. But looking ahead, the options for bolstering water supplies - which have been so important to urban water management until now - are waning in many water-stressed areas. Efforts to balance water budgets will need to rely much more heavily on demand management in coming decades.

TNC has come up with something called WSIPs: Water Sharing Investment Partnerships. Take a look:

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 Enjoy!

Thanks to G. Tracy Mehan III for sending this my way.

 "The EPA has led to clearer skies, cleaner water, and vast improvements to public health." -  (D-VA)

Posted on Thursday, 09 February 2017 at 08:20 PM in Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, Water Quantity & Availability | | Comments (0)

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