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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

He's Back! Josh Newton's Water Jobs! - 20 September 2017

Check out these jobs from yesterday! 

Josh_logoWe’re back!  After a mix of all sorts of different things from work to health to travel to World Water Week, we are finally up and running again.  It will take some time to catch up and ramp up to the normal number of jobs that are on the website.  That will be a process that will take a few weeks.  If you would like to post a job to the website, you can do so here.

For a full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit here.
 
Thanks for your patience everyone. 
 
Josh’s Pick:
 
1) Executive Secretary – Global Water Partnership (Stockholm): 14 October (I have to highlight this one, because I want someone really, really good to be the boss of my boss and lead GWP)
 
Deadline today!
 
2) Nepal nationals: Individual Consultancy (WASH) – UNICEF (Nepal): 20 September
 
3) Research Scholar (Postdoctoral Level) – IIASA (Vienna): 20 September
 
4) German and Arabic speakers: Leiter (m/w) Steigerung der Energieeffizienz sowie Erneuerbare Energien im Wassersektor – GIZ (Jordan): 20 September
Minimum years experience requested:
0-4 years:

5) Assistant (Water & Food) – Ceres (Boston, MA, USA): Until filled
 
6) Junior/Medior Groundwater Specialist (2 positions) – IGRAC (Netherlands): 15 October
 
7) Key Relationships Officer – charity: water (New York): Until filled
 
8) Key Relationships Associate – charity: water (New York): Until filled
 
9) Africa Program Communications Officer – International Rivers (South Africa): Until filled
 
10) German and French speakers: Advisor (m/fm) to support water sector reform – GIZ (DRC): 23 September
 
11) Student Assistant – Climate Analytics (Berlin): Until filled
 
12) Research & Data Associate/Officer – Natural Resource Governance Institute(USA or UK): Until filled
 
13) Research Associate – Natural Resource Governance Institute (Washington DC): Until filled
 
14) Research Associate – Natural Resource Governance Institute (New York): Until filled
 
15) Environmental Planner (EMS1) – State of Washington (Tacoma, WA, USA): Until filled
5-9 years:

16) Senior Manager (Investor Engagement, Water Program) – Ceres (Boston, MA, USA): Until filled
 
17) Manager (Risk and Assurance) – WWF (Vienna): 2 October
 
18) Communication Officer – GWP-Med (Greece or Montenegro): 24 September
 
19) Director of Digital Sensors – charity: water (New York): Until filled
 
20) Key Relationships Manager – charity: water (New York): Until filled
 
21) Project Assistant – Wetlands International (Netherlands): 22 October
 
22) Governance Manager & Secretary to the CEO – Wetlands International(Netherlands): 20 October
10+ years:

23) Water Integration Manager – Danone (Evian, France): Until filled
 
24) Regional Conservation Director – WWF-Greater Mekong (Any Mekong country): 25 September
 
25) Deputy Director General (Research for Development) – IWMI (Sri Lanka): 25 September
Not stated (other):

26) Senior Director of Thematic Programs – Natural Resource Governance Institute(Washington DC, New York or London): 2 October
 
WASH:

31) Regional Director (Africa) – Water for People (Uganda, Rwanda or Malawi): 28 September
 
32) Senior Adviser WASH (Partnership and Global Initiatives) – UNICEF (New York): 6 October
 
33) Bangladesh nationals: WASH Officer – UNICEF (Bangladesh): 28 September
 
34) Bangladesh nationals: WASH Officer (#2) – UNICEF (Bangladesh): 22 September
 
35) Developing country nationals: WASH Officer – UNICEF (Nairobi): 27 September
 
36) French speakers: WASH Cholera Expert – UNICEF (Dakar): 1 October
 
37) Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS): WASH Specialist – DAI (Washington DC or Africa): Until filled
Consultancies:

38) International Consultant to Develop Sanitation Development Plan with primarily focus on drinking water sanitation – UNDP (Tajikistan): 26 September
 
39) Fundraising Advisor (WASH) – UNICEF (New York): 30 September
 
40) Individual/Institutional Consultant(s) to conduct Formative Research on Nutrition-WASH norms and practices in Pacific Island Countries – UNICEF (Fiji): 28 September
 
41) Spanish speakers: Consultoria para Especialista en Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene WASH – UNICEF (Ecuador): 21 September
 
42) French speakers: Consultant international pour l’élaboration d’un guide national ATPC – UNICEF (Niger): 21 September
 
43) Niger nationals: Consultant national pour appui institutionnel au Ministère de l’Hydraulique et de l’Assainissement – UNICEF (Niger): 21 September
 
44) Consultancy ROSTER: Consultancy to develop programming guidance on menstrual health – UNICEF (Home-based): 22 September
 
45) Consultancy ROSTER: Implementation of WASH Climate Resilient Development Framework – UNICEF (New York): 22 September
 
46) Consultancy ROSTER: Humanitarian WASH Sector Action Review – UNICEF(New York): 22 September
 
47) Consultancy ROSTER: Consultancy to support documentation of WinS programming approaches and provision of technical support to HQ, regional and country offices – UNICEF (Home-based): 22 September
 
48) Consultancy ROSTER: Sanitation Technical Assistance Consultant – UNICEF(Home-based): 22 September
 
49) Consultancy ROSTER: Sanitation guidance for reaching the most disadvantaged – UNICEF (Home-based): 22 September
Internships:

50) Interns – World Water Council (Marseille, France): Rolling
 
51) Natural and Nature-based Flood Management Intern – WWF (Washington DC): Until filled
 
52) Environment and Disaster Management Communications Intern – WWF(Washington DC): Until filled
 
53) Intern WaCCliM (Project Cities of the Future Programme) – IWA (Netherlands): 21 September
 
54) Communications Intern – Wetlands International (Netherlands): Until filled 

“It’s not true that you never learn from history. You do, but then you forget.” – Martin Wolf

Posted on Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 10:15 AM in Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More!, Opportunities & Positions, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, 19 September 2017

WaterWired Water Jobs & More - 19 September 2017 (Updated: 26 September 2017)

DKFWH6jVwAAnjvFMore jobs and resources!

Scary graphic about Hurricane Maria....Click on the graphic to enlarge it. 

Here is a link to the weekly water news for 9 - 15 September 2017.

Click here for Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 September 2017. 

Jobs

Check out the AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs. 

Here you will find some general job resources and posted jobs I Tweeted during the past week. All the jobs I Tweet are archived at Twitter; the hashtag is #JobWaWi and click on 'Latest' at the top left so that the latest jobs will display. 

You can check out Josh Newton's searchable website for all his jobs. His jobs are on Facebook, too. 

Follow Josh Newton on Twitter: @joshnewtonH2O. Follow Josh's Water Jobs on Twitter: @joshswaterjobs

As more jobs come in I will post them at the bottom (Additional Positions) and date when I post them. I start the additional positions with the ones I posted the week before that are still open. I am also posting some general job sites. 

Some General Employment Resources

Check out  - Vacancies in aid, development, humanitarian & nonprofit sector (volunteers, consultants or F-T employment) 

AGU Career Center 

UN Jobs in Water Resources

UN Jobs in Water Management

UN Jobs in Water and Sanitation

Global Water Jobs

WASH Vacancies

Academic Jobs Online

Higher Education Job Site

Get Hydrology Jobs

AAG Jobs

State of Washington Careers

Idaho DEQ 

OSU Water Resources Program

Water District Jobs

Academic Jobs in Schools of Physical/Earth Sciences

Mac's List - Jobs in Portland and Beyond!

New Zealand Hydrological Society Jobs Board

California Water Jobs 

Government Jobs

Association of Oregon Counties Job Postings

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager.  

Additional Positions: 

Posted: Prior to 5 September 2017
 
1) Position: DLCD (Salem, OR) - Principal Executive/Mgr E (Community Svcs Div Mgr). OUF; Rev wk of 11 Sept.
 
2) Position: Walla Walla WC (Milton-Freewater,OR) - Sr. Environmental Hydrologist/Scientist (MAR & more). OUF
  
3) Position: (Alexandria, VA) - Director, AlexRenew Wet Weather Program. OUF
 
4) Position: (Clearwater,FL)-Demand Forecaster/Planner. Closes: 27 Sept
 
5) Position: (CA) - Training & Outreach Coord w/ Arctic Data Ctr. Final rev: 31 Dec
 
6) Position: (Bel Air, MD) - Relief Utility Person. OUF.  
 
 
7) Position: Fresno Irrigation District (Fresno, CA) - Engineer I, II, III, or IV (DoQ). OUF.
 
Posted: Priot to 11 September
 
8) Position: (Norman) - T-T Asst Prof of Hydrogeology. App review: Immediately.
 
9) Position: ( (Sri Lanka) - Deputy Director General (Research for Development. Closes: 25 Sept.
 
10) Position: shoshone-Paiute Tribes (Owyhee, NV) - Rehabilitation Construction Coordinator. OUF.
 
11) Position: (Oregon) - Executive Director. Closes: 20 September
 
12) Position: (Chula Vista, CA) - Engineering Manager. OUF.
 
13) Position: (Oregon City) - Homewaters Conservation Director. Closes: 30 Sept
 
14) Position: (WA) - Environmental Specialist. Closes: 29 September
 
15) Position: Clackamas River Basin Council (OR) - Communication and Program Specialist. App review: 22 Sept. OUF. 
Download Communication_and_Program_Specialist_9_2017
 
16) Position: (Bellevue) - Nonpoint Water Quality Inspector (Environmental Specialist 3). Continuous.
 
17) Position: City of Federal Way (WA) - Water Quality Specialist - Surface Water Management. Closes: 6 Oct
 
18) Position: (Corvallis,OR)- Faculty Res Asst -Climate Impacts Res Consortium (CIRC). Closes: 2 Oct
 
19) Position: (Elkins, WV) - Director of Conservation Programs #45734). Closes: 22 Sept
 
Posted: Prior to 19 September 2017 
 
20) Position: (Seaside, CA) - Science Education and Outreach Coordinator. OUF  

21) Position: (Lacey,WA) - SEA Assistant Coastal Planner (Environmental Planner 1). Closes: 25 Sept

22) Position: (Greenbelt,MD) - Research Physical Scientist,AST, Earth Sci Remote Sensing. Closes: 30 Sept

23) Position: State of MN - Bd of Water & Soil Resources (Marshall) - Wetland Specialist. Closes: 21 Sept.

24) Position: OR WRD (Salem, OR) - Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Hydrogeologist). Closes: 25 Sept

25) Position: Clatsop County (Astoria OR) - GIS Technician. OUF.  

26) Position: (UK) - University Lecturer in Earth Sciences. Closes: 2 Dec

27) Position: City of Santa Cruz (CA) - Finance Manager, Water Department. Closes: 28 Sept

28) Position: (CA) - Environmental Supervisor. Closes: when 50 apps received.

29) Positions (2): (Delft, NL) - Junior Groundwater Specialists (2). Closes: 15 October

30) Position: (Stockholm) - Executive Secretary. Closes: 14 October

31) Position: (Imperial, CA) - Water Conservation Data Technician I. Closes: 25 Sept

32) Position: (El Centro, CA) - Informational System Administrator. Closes: 28 Sept . 

33) Position: (DC) - Analyst in Asian Security Affairs. Closes: 5 October.

34) Position: (DC) - Head,Congressional Programs & Communications Office. Closes: 2 October

35) Position: (DC) - Research Mgr - Federalism & Emergency Mgmt Section. Closes: 27 Sept.
 
36) Position: (Washington, DC) - Congressional Research Review Specialist. Closes: 21 Sept
 
37) Position: (Washington,DC) - Research Mgr, Executive Branch Oper. Section. Closes: 26 Sept
 
38) Position: (Colorado Springs) - T-T Asst/Assoc Professor of Geology. Closes: 15 Nov
 
39) Position: (Manhattan) - Tenured/T-T Professor (all ranks) Civil Engineering. OUF; App rev: 1 Nov
 
40) Postdoc Position: (Las Vegas) - Hydrometeorologist. OUF. (tnx )
 
41) Position: (Chicago) - T-T Asst Professor - Hydrological/Climate Sciences. Closes: 31 Oct
 
42) Position: (Northridge, CA) - Director, Institute for Sustainability. OUF; App rev: 13 Oct
 
43) Postdoc Position: (Merced, CA) - Critical Zone Hydrology. OUF, but closes 31 October.
 
44) Position: (Atlanta) - Asst/Assoc/Full Professor of Water Science. Closes: 4 November
 
45) Positions: Rio ASE (Boise) - Civil/Hydraulic Engr; Geomorphologist; Stream Restoration Mgr; CAD/ Jr. Engr
 
46) Position: (Spokane)-Air Oper Permit & Notice of Const. Permit Engr Specialist (Env Engr 2) Cont
 
47) Position: (Lacey) - Dam Safety Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2) (In-Training). OUF
 
48) Position: (Lacey) - GHG Engineering Specialist (Environmental Engineer 2). Continuous
 
49) Position: (Richland) -Air Permitting/Compliance Engr (Environ Engr 3) (In-Training). Continuous
 
50) Position: (Spokane) - Permit Unit Supervisor (Environmental Engineer 5). Continuous )
 
89) Position: (Bellevue, WA) - Source Control Engineer (Environmental Engineer 5). Continuous
 
51) Position: (Richland, WA) - Lead Waste Treatment Plant Design Engineer. Continuous
 
Posted: 19 September 2017
 
52) Position: (Williamstown, MA) - T-T Assistant Professor - Climate Science. Closes: 30 Nov
 
53) Position: (Toronto) - Great Lakes Guide Project Lead. Open: 1 Oct. OUF.
 
54) Position: (Bozeman, MT or Telecommute) - Director of Annual Fund
 
55) Position: (Lamar Buffalo Ranch & Gardiner, MT) - Field Campus Manager
 
56) Positions (2): (Eugene): T-T Asst/Asso Profs - Data Science for Social Equity. Apps: 1 Nov or OUF   
 
57) Position: (Madison, WI) - Executive Assistant - 45737. Closes: 24 September
 
58) Position: (Portland) - Fiscal Analyst 2 (Budget Analyst). Continuous.
 
59) Position: (Quito, Ecuador) - Asistente Estrategia de Agua en Ecuador - #45761. Closes: 22 Sept
 
Posted: 20 September 2017
 
60) Position: (Irvine,CA) - Senior Water Efficiency Specialist (Residential). Closes: 6 Oct
 
61) Position: City of Fountain Valley (CA) - Water Quality Technician.
 
62) Position (San Jose) - Capital Planning Engineer. Closes: 4 October
 
63) Position: San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (CA) - GIS/Database Analyst. Closes: 6 Oct
 
64) Position: (Los Angeles) - Assistant Resource Specialist II. Closes: 11 October
 
65) Position: (Fountain Valley, CA) - Chemist/Senior Chemist. Closes: 27 Sept
 
Posted: 21 September 2017
 
66) Position: Polk Soil & Water Conservation District (Dallas, OR) - Farm Specialist. OUF; Review of Apps: 9 October 
Download Job Announcement-Farm Specialist
Download Polk SWCD Application 2017
 
67) Position (internal only): (Corvallis) - Associate VP for Research. Closes: 25 September.
 
68) Position: OR Assn of Conservation Districts (Salem) - Executive Director. Closes: 8 Nov; Interviews: 23 Oct
 
69) Position (P-T): NNSL Watersheds Council (Pacific City, OR) - Assistant to Coordinator. Interviews: 9 & 11 Oct. Start: 30 Oct 2017. 
Download NNSL_Assistant_to_Coordinator_Job
 
70) Position: (Los Angeles) - Executive Officer II. Closes: 27 October
 
71) Position: (Boulder City, NV) Physical Scientist (Remote Sensing) - Recent Grads. Closes: 5 October
 
Posted: 22 September 2017
 
72) Position: Calapooia Waterhed Council (Brownsville,OR) - Restoration Tech (Permanent-0.6 FTE. Closes: 24 Nov
 
73) Position: (Franklin Grove, IL) - Ecosystem Restoration Scientist - 45753. Closes: 20 Oct
 
74) Position: (Everett,WA) - Engr. Technician IV - Drainage (Surface Water Mgmt). Closes: 3 Oct
 
75) Position: (Lackawaxen, PA) - Community Planner. Closes: 3 October
 
76) Position: (Fort Worth, TX) - Geologist. Closes: 26 September
 
77) Position: (CA) - Geologist. Closes: 4 October
 
78) Position: (Spokane) - Senior Hydrogeologist. Continupus; Initial screening 6 October.
 
79) Position: (Seattle, WA) - Grants and Finance Assistant. Closes: 2 October.
 
Posted: 25 September 2017
 
80) Position: (Columbus) - T-T Asst Prof - Earth Sensing & Ecosystem Dynamics. Priority app: 15 Nov
 
81) Position: (Columbus) T-T Asst Prof - Geospatial Data Science. Priority app: by 15 Nov
 
82) Position: (Manhattan) - T-T Asst Prof Geog - nature-society interactions,etc. OUF; App rev: 15 Oct
 
Posted: 26 September 2017
 
83) Position: The Baldwin Group (Tuscaloosa,AL) -Social Scientist - to support Water Initiative. Download Social_Scientist
 
84) Position: NMED (Santa Fe) - Environmental Scientist & Specialist (#12152). Closes: 10 Oct.  Download NMED_EnvSci_SF
 
85) Position: NMED (Santa Fe) - Geoscientist - Ag WQ Compliance (#32619). Closes: 10 Oct.  Download NMED_Geoscientist_SF
 
Can you recommend anyone for this ? Natural Climate Solutions Coalition and Communications... -

“Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams, December 1770, in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials

Posted on Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 11:53 AM in Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More!, Opportunities & Positions, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Monday, 18 September 2017

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 September 2017

DJ2llvVUQAMnWXEElaine has a lot of information about Hurricanes Harvey and Irma - check out her three Bulletin Boards! 

She also has a couple of links to the Cassini demise on the morning of 15 September.

Here is a link to the weekly water news for 9 - 15 September 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. I neither add nor delete what Elaine provides; all the list content is hers. The quote at the  bottom is mine.

Here are her wonderful lists in Word/PDF: 

As a PDF: Download Bulletin_board _istings_18Sept2017

As a Word document: Download Bulletin_board _istings_18Sept2017

Do you know of a colleague and/or student who  would be interested in receiving these Bulletin Board Elaine2 listings? Please forward to them. A quick email to [email protected]t with the word “subscribe” in the subject line and the email address will be added to the weekly distribution.

Geoscience Bulletin Board – 18 September 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Astronomical seasons and meteorological seasons do not quite correspond

Harvest Moon, aka “full corn moon” will appear on 22 September 2017

Cassini took kamikaze dive into Saturn on 15 Sept, but yielded much data during 20 years

Hurricane Irma puts its mark on the record books with lasting intensity, among other characteristics

Need a vacation? Go hike Mount St Helens this fall

Recently developed model for forecasting earthquakes increases accuracy

Why has geothermal energy not become a major resource?

Measuring olivine in the mantle

At this fantasy summer camp, folks dig for dinosaur bones

Lights in the sky after the M8.1 EQ in Mexico

Fossil tracks & burrows more than 0.5B years old shed light on evolution of animals on Earth

Concretions are interesting sedimentary phenomena

Travels in Geology: Sky-high adventure on Bolivia’s Altiplano

·      https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-sky-high-adventure-bolivia%E2%80%99s-altiplano
 New legal action asks federal court to send fracking lawsuit back to the state court

Linguamyrmex vladi - 98 myo horned vampire ant found encased in amber

EQ triggers “slow motion” quakes in New Zealand

Study shows uptake of oxygen in the ocean in the Labrador Sea

Analysis of the M9.0 2011 Tohoku-oki EQ reveals more than 50 meters of coseismic fault slip reach the trench axis

Why is fossilized hair 5 times rarer than fossilized feathers?

First global map of trace concentrations of water in the soil of the Moon

30,000 year old kauri tree reveals atmospheric mechanism that led to Dansgaard-Oeschger event

·      https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170912093056.htm

Tectonic plates may be “weaker than previously thought”

Falling into a volcanic crater is deadly for a boy and his parents

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/09/13/11-year-old-boy-parents-die-after-falling-into-an-italian-volcano/#105834126edd

 

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 18 September 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford  

The Autumnal Equinox brings color to the foliage – 10 best places for viewing

High priority to replace old border wall section to reduce illegal entry to US

Forest Service Wildland Fire suppression costs exceeded $2 billion for this fiscal year

Massive sewage overflows caused by Hurricane Irma pose major health risks

6.9M EQ on Rose Canyon fault in San Diego could cause deaths & major property damage

“The Wharf” is a mega project that will have significant impact on the Potomac River

For a limited time (until 31 Dec) ASCE opens library of documents on post-flood response & risks

Global warming alarmists should now be happy – new classification category for “existential” threats

Assessing damage from Hurricane Harvey will continue to be a major effort in Texas

Industrial air pollution plagues Houston in aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Human nature & behavior of some humans makes hurricanes greater natural disasters

Before & after images show changes due to Hurricane Irma

Perspective: a critical review of the pros and cons of the Anthropocene

Future Generations report reveals glyphosate pesticide in our food

Political perspectives question what is “natural” in our National Parks

Failure of Oroville Dam Spillway prompts review of 93 other dams

Revitalizing Devil’s Gate Dam by removing 4,000 cubic yards of sediment

Perspective: “On the Road to Extinction - Maybe it's not all about us?

How to help Florida and Texas after the hurricanes? Congress throws money at the problems

After Irma, Florida begins long clean up and rebuilding phase

After Irma, Florida may once again revise building codes

After Harvey, Houston mayor wants storm surge “spine” to protect the city – but how good are structural controls at defending against natural forces and at what price?

Pictures attest to the destructive and regenerative power of wildfires

Possible explanation for why giraffes evolved long necks

Simple methods to reduce erosion and protect a watershed

TuNur Energy contemplates $6 trillion solar power project in the Sahara, power to go to Europe

Extensive wild animal poaching ring identified in Washington & Oregon

Book review: “This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm”

Jaguar caught on video in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona

Basi, oldest giant panda, has passed away in China at the Fuzhou Giant Panda Research Centre

California debates setting mandate of 100% clean energy by 2045

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 18 September 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Rethinking the concept of building hurricane-proof coastal cities

• https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/how-to-build-hurricane-proof- cities/539319/

New coastal mapping technologies demonstrated along Virginia coast

• http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2017/vims-teams-up-to-demo-new-coastal-mapping- technologies.php

Multi-million dollar shoreline protection project to reduce impacts of ship waves on waterfront

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/09/catching-waves-save-historic-shoreline/

Restoration may be more cost-effective for coastal marine ecosystems

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170907102341.htm

Debating the benefits of streamlined process for coastal restoration

• http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20170910/regulation-streamlining-debated

Herring River estuary on Cape Cod to undergo ecological restoration

• http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/herring_river_estuary_on_cape.html

Beaufort Watershed Restoration Plan is approved

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/09/beaufort-oks-watershed-restoration-plan/

New leadership for University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and study of Chesapeake Bay

• http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-umces-president- transition-20170908-story.html

Perspective: Holding politicians accountable for drainage in New Orleans

• http://thelensnola.org/2017/09/12/hold-candidates-accountable-for-fixing-a-fractured- drainage-system/

Tijuana River Estuary endures and feeds largest estuarine wetland remaining in Southern California

• http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/sep/07/tijuana-estuary-endures-face-many-ecological-chall/

River Mangala has once again changed course and formed new estuary on Bay of Bengal

• http://www.orissapost.com/mangala-changes-course-forms-estuary/

“Diller Island” loses philanthropic funding – critics say that was a boon to Hudson River estuary

• https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/nyregion/with-diller-island-dead-park-faces-difficult- future.html

US Army Corps of Engineers will resume releases from Lake Okeechobee following Hurricane Irma

• http://www.wptv.com/news/region-okeechobee-county/lake-okeechobee-releases-to- resume-friday-following-hurricane-irma-rainfall

Shoreline retreat near Corpus Christi after Hurricane Harvey made landfall –before & after image

• https://eros.usgs.gov/shoreline-retreat-near-corpus-christi-texas

"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood." - H.L. Mencken

Posted on Monday, 18 September 2017 at 12:40 AM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals | | Comments (0)

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Sunday, 17 September 2017

IMPACT Managed Aquifer Recharge Issue: Trifecta and More from WaterWired & GroundwaterGeek!

Shill alert! You'll see why. 

MARThe current (September 2017) issue of AWRA's Water Resources IMPACT just hit the streets and features ten short (900 - 1500 words) articles on various aspects of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR). The articles are designed for the elusive 'intelligent layperson' or the professional who wants an introduction to the MAR topic. The editors are yours truly and Maria T. Gibson, the groundwatergeek herself. 

The cover photo shows the Thomas E. Levy Groundwater Replenishment Facility in La Quinta, CA, operated by the Coachella Valley Water District (courtesy of Maureen Perry of the CVWD).

I am unable to provide free PDFs of the entire issue but I can provide a sampler that contains the ToC and the first page of each article:

Download SepIMPACT2017Sampler

I will take the liberty of posting PDFs of the papers by Maria (1) and myself (2).

Maria's article is The Regulatory Environment of Managed Aquifer Recharge in the United States and Its Spatial Shortcomings. It is an excellent introduction/summary of some of the issues one must face depending upon where the planned MAR operation is to be located.   

Download IMPACT_Gibson

Here are my two articles. The first one - Growing Up...with Managed Aquifer Recharge - recounts my MAR_ToC 'childhood  adventures' on 1950s Long Island, NY, and the 'sumps' (recharge basins) I encountered. It also provides an overview of all the articles in the issue:

Download IMPACT_Campana_1

My second article is yet another description of my idea to recharge melting glaciers: Harvesting Glacial Meltwater with Manged Aquifer Recharge.

Download IMPACT_Campana_2

 If you are not an AWRA member you can purchase a paper copy of the entire issue (42 pages) for $17. Contact the AWRA office ([email protected]) with 'IMPACT' in the subject line for more information. 

Enjoy! Your comments are welcomed.

"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

Posted on Sunday, 17 September 2017 at 01:06 PM in Groundwater and Hydrogeology, Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Saturday, 16 September 2017

CRS Report: 'Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies'

The CRS is focusing more than it normally does on disasters, floods and the like these days. No surprise for sure. This 8 September 2017 brief report by Jared T. Brown,  Bruce R. Lindsay, and Jaclyn Petruzzelli is no exception: Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies.  

Download CRS_Cong_Primer_Disasters_Emer_8Sept2017

Summary

CapitolThe principles of disaster management assume a leadership role by the local, state, and tribal governments affected by the incident. The federal government provides coordinated supplemental resources and assistance, only if requested and approved. The immediate response to a disaster is guided by the National Response Framework (NRF), which details roles and responsibilities at various levels of government, along with cooperation from the private and nonprofit sectors, for differing incidents and support functions. A possible declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended) must, in almost all cases, be requested by the governor of a state or the chief executive of an affected Indian tribal government, who at that point has declared that the situation is beyond the capacity of the state or tribe to respond. The governor/chief also determines for which parts of the state/tribal territory assistance will be requested, and suggests the types of assistance programs that may be needed. The President considers the request, in consultation with officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and makes the initial decisions on the areas to be included as well as the programs that are implemented.

The majority of federal financial disaster assistance is made available from FEMA under the authority of the Stafford Act. In addition to that assistance, other disaster aid may be available through programs of the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), among other federal programs.

While the disaster response and recovery process is fundamentally a relationship between the federal government and the requesting state or tribal government, there are roles for congressional offices. For instance, congressional offices may help provide information to survivors on available federal and nonfederal assistance, oversee the coordination of federal efforts in their respective states and districts, and consider legislation to supplemental disaster assistance or authorities. Congressional offices also serve as a valuable source of accurate and timely information to their constituents on response and relief efforts.

What's good for Congress is good for the rest of us, right?

Enjoy!

"An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it." - Jef Mallett

Posted on Saturday, 16 September 2017 at 10:53 AM in CRS, FMSO & GAO Reports, Extremes: Droughts, Floods, etc., Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals | | Comments (0)

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