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28 posts from February 2018

Friday, 23 February 2018

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 17 - 23 February 2018

Last one of these posts for February!

This week's book is Global Resource Scarcity: Catalyst for Conflict or Cooperation?, edited by Marcelle C. Dawson, Christopher Rosin and Navé Wald.

Description

A common perception of global resource scarcity holds that it is inevitably a 51pzORMfMaL._SX329_BO1 204 203 200_ catalyst for conflict among nations; yet, paradoxically, incidents of such scarcity underlie some of the most important examples of international cooperation. This volume examines the wider potential for the experience of scarcity to promote cooperation in international relations and diplomacy beyond the traditional bounds of the interests of competitive nation states.

The interdisciplinary background of the book’s contributors shifts the focus of the analysis beyond narrow theoretical treatments of international relations and resource diplomacy to broader examinations of the practicalities of cooperation in the context of competition and scarcity. Combining the insights of a range of social scientists with those of experts in the natural and bio-sciences—many of whom work as ‘resource practitioners’ outside the context of universities—the book works through the tensions between ‘thinking/theory’ and ‘doing/practice’, which so often plague the process of social change. These encounters with scarcity draw attention away from the myopic focus on market forces and allocation, and encourage us to recognise more fully the social nature of the tensions and opportunities that are associated with our shared dependence on resources that are not readily accessible to all.

The book brings together experts on theorising scarcity and those on the scarcity of specific resources. It begins with a theoretical reframing of both the contested concept of scarcity and the underlying dynamics of resource diplomacy. The authors then outline the current tensions around resource scarcity or degradation and examine existing progress towards cooperative international management of resources. These include food and water scarcity, mineral exploration and exploitation of the oceans. Overall, the contributors propose a more hopeful and positive engagement among the world’s nations as they pursue the economic and social benefits derived from natural resources, while maintaining the ecological processes on which they depend.

It's from Routledge so it's a bit pricey - $140 for 210 pages and B&W illustrations. The eBook is $65.

Enjoy!

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Top Thirty-Five (More or Less) 
 By in : Low PFAS levels found in major Lake Huron drinking water system  

CRS Insight Brief Report: 'Federal Reserved Water Rights and Groundwater - Quantity, Quality & Pore Space'
 
Report from : 'The Role of Water Stress in Instability and Conflict'
 
Analysis in : Why Everglades restoration is losing to sea level rise via
 
In : Winter flooding risk in Canada expected to increase as climate warms via
 
From : Financing natural resilience: a new wave (tnx )
 
From 23 February 2018. The Latest Earth and Space Science News.
 
By in : Looking for lessons along the Colorado River (tnx )
 
Text and video from : Tiny membrane makes Sydney Harbour "drinkable" cc:
 
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 February 2018
 
Via : Drones in Geoscience Research: The Sky Is the Only Limit
 
CRS Report: 'National Flood Insurance Program - Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress' Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress'
 
In : Legislators bristle at Trump's proposed funding cuts for Puget Sound via
 
The Summer Specialty Conference: 'The Science, Management and Governance of Transboundary Groundwater'. Abstracts due: 28 February.

Watch Jane Zelikova’s 20-minute award-winning film 'The End of Snow':

From News Flow - February 2018: Mapping water governance results

In : Oregon's science superstars: A look at a few of the state\'s top research minds

Comments Due 16 March 2018! Progress Report: 'Implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act' with Initial Draft Strategic Plan and Preliminary Protocols cc:

In : Water Closely Linked to World’s Refugee Crisis. (tnx )

In : Why efficiency programmes are the best strategy for water security. cc:
 
Via : report: 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Focus on Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities' Exec Sum: Full:
 
In : As a water crisis looms in Cape Town, could it happen in Canada? tnx
 
In : Study - Cloud Seeding Really Does Work to Artificially Induce Snowfall (tnx )
 
Paper: 'Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in Transboundary Watercourses: A First Assessment'
 
RT Fascinating - wish this had been an assigned reading in my college studies classes. ’s new essay in the Breakthrough Journal.
 
Op-Ed by in : Cape Town May Dry Up Because of an Aversion to Israel
 
In : Sampling bias might be distorting view of upheaval due to global warming
 
Video: Water Adaptation and Climate Change by of
 
Excellent! Marc Edwards of Wins Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award (tnx and ) cc:
 
Excellent! seminar speaker 's Dr. Simon Donner's PDF: 'Living Islands: Coping with Sea-level Rise in Kiribati & the Pacific Islands' Scroll down @ Kiribati project website: cc:
 
From : California Water Agency Officials Charged With Burying Hazardous Waste And Corruption
 
In : Colorado and Nebraska Settle Old Water Dispute (tnx ) cc:
 
Dance moves not too bad, either! From This cotton candy guy's wizardry is actually a brilliant application of the dynamics of vortices in fluids ( tnx )

 

Books, Writing, Films, and Reviews
Watch Jane Zelikova’s 20-minute award-winning film 'The End of Snow':

Environmentalist, writer, suffragist, journalist. “The Everglades: River of Grass,” In Who is Marjory Stoneman Douglas?

RT Fascinating - wish this had been an assigned reading in my college studies classes. ’s new essay in the Breakthrough Journal.

Fascinating February Fluoride Fable from : 'Toxic Treatment - Fluoride's Transformation from Industrial Waste to Public Health Miracle'

 
Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
By in : Low PFAS levels found in major Lake Huron drinking water system

From : Alberta students pull drinking water out of thin air via

Excellent! Marc Edwards of Wins Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award (tnx and ) cc:

Fascinating February Fluoride Fable from : 'Toxic Treatment - Fluoride's Transformation from Industrial Waste to Public Health Miracle'  

In 7 Ways Drinking Water Improves Dental Health

Bullshit and Crap Detection
From Clueless U? No - (tnx ) cc:

And most (>95%) of that liquid freshwater is groundwater! Only 2.5% of the Earth's water is freshwater!


California
The Plan eNews 21 February 2018: Adaptation Speech~Groundwater Recharge~Food Showcase~Council Meeting~Data Fair~IEP Workshop~Conservation Guidelines

Via : report: 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Focus on Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities' Exec Sum: Full:

From : California Water Agency Officials Charged With Burying Hazardous Waste And Corruption

RT : Here’s the list of water conservation measures that California is considering making permanent in cities and towns statewide cc:

For $80K - want to do a desktop study on 'Analysis and Interpretation of Pesticides and Toxicity Monitoring Data in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta'? Proposal due 16 March. RFP here:

Comments Due 16 March 2018! Progress Report: 'Implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act' with Initial Draft Strategic Plan and Preliminary Protocols cc:


Canada
In : Flooding in Brantford, Ont., prompts evacuations, state of emergency tnx

In : Court to Decide on BC Regulations of Bitumen Transport to Coastal Waters

In : As a water crisis looms in Cape Town, could it happen in Canada? tnx

From : Alberta students pull drinking water out of thin air via

In : 25 years later, 's bison herd thriving on reclaimed oilsands lands (tnx )

In : Flooding in Ontario this week is caused by ice jams from warm spells and midwinter rain. Find out how Canadian officials protect communities from ice jam flooding

In : Winter flooding risk in Canada expected to increase as climate warms via

In : More drought and flood fluctuations to come in Saskatchewan: climate change expert (tnx )

In : Federal support will protect and restore coastal habitat in the Saint Lawrence River Estuary, sustaining the aquatic ecosystem by protecting key species.

 
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
By in : Climate Point 22 February 2018 - Your Weekly Guide to Climate Change, Energy and the Environment

Analysis in : Why Everglades restoration is losing to sea level rise via

The Southwest Climate Hub - February 2018.

Video: Water Adaptation and Climate Change by of

In : Study - Cloud Seeding Really Does Work to Artificially Induce Snowfall (tnx )

In : Sky's the limit: Why ‘cloud seeding’ looks so good to a thirsty West via

Watch Jane Zelikova’s 20-minute award-winning film 'The End of Snow':

 
Conferences, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
See and Hear of at seminar, 3 PM, Burt 193, 26 February: 'Navigating the Space between Climate and Policy: the Ups and Downs of Doing Public Science' cc:

The Summer Specialty Conference: 'The Science, Management and Governance of Transboundary Groundwater'. Abstracts due: 28 February.

Abstract submission for 2018 Groundwater Week (3-6 December, Las Vegas) - due 20 April 2018

Save the Date! Global Water Aliiance 11th Annual Conference: 'Groundwater: The Hidden and Disappearing Resource: Global Focus and Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa', Philadelphia, 5 April. Abstracts due: 28 February.

Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition, 16-17 March 2018, Portland, Oregon

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
In : Supreme Court sides with Montana in water case via and  

From & : Tribal disputes flare in southern Iraq over water scarcity; transboundary upstream flows of Tigris-Euphrates from Turkey are limited

In : Sampling bias might be distorting view of upheaval due to global warming

In : Colorado and Nebraska Settle Old Water Dispute (tnx ) cc:

In : Why efficiency programmes are the best strategy for water security. cc:


Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
In : Flooding in Brantford, Ont., prompts evacuations, state of emergency tnx

In : As a water crisis looms in Cape Town, could it happen in Canada? tnx

Op-Ed by in : Cape Town May Dry Up Because of an Aversion to Israel

In : South Africa needs tourism to quench its thirst

Video: Day Zero is going to happen by

In : More drought and flood fluctuations to come in Saskatchewan: climate change expert (tnx )

CRS Report: 'National Flood Insurance Program - Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress' Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress'

Education, Events, and Opportunities
See and Hear of at seminar, 3 PM, Burt 193, 26 February: 'Navigating the Space between Climate and Policy: the Ups and Downs of Doing Public Science' cc:

Finally - after 20 years, USA Women's ice hockey team defeats Canadian Women, 3-2, in shootout.

In : Train PhD students to be thinkers not just specialists (tnx )

By in : Is Oregon great? Science projects aim to put the state\'s universities on the map.

Comments Due 16 March 2018! Progress Report: 'Implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act' with Initial Draft Strategic Plan and Preliminary Protocols cc:

For $80K - want to do a desktop study on 'Analysis and Interpretation of Pesticides and Toxicity Monitoring Data in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta'? Proposal due 16 March. RFP here:

Excellent! seminar speaker 's Dr. Simon Donner's PDF: 'Living Islands: Coping with Sea-level Rise in Kiribati & the Pacific Islands' Scroll down @ Kiribati project website: cc:

The farm bill and the rural economy is a major theme being addressed at the Groundwater Fly-In. If we don’t come together to help protect , who will? Registration ends Feb. 28. cc:

Welcome to the 21st century! My alma mater, , just named Dr. Katherine A. Rowe () its 28th President! Who'd a-thunk it! Ultimate Frisbee player and coach, too! Video:

From Clueless U? No - (tnx ) cc:

Check out Winter seminar - 3 PM, 19 February 2018 Burt 193, with Dr. Simon Donner of : 'Living Islands: Coping with Sea-level Rise in Kiribati and the Pacific Islands' cc:

From This Day in Water History 23 February. 1893: Interstate Quarantine Act Becomes Law

From This Day in Water History 22 February. 1913: Wallace and Tiernan and Over 100 years of Chlorination; 1989: Abel Wolman Dies

From This Day in Water History 21 February. 1895: Aeration to Purify Sewage and a Letter from George Warren Fuller

From This Day in Water History - 20 February. 1862: Willie Lincoln Dies of Typhoid

From This Day in Water History 19 February. 1914: Large Steel Water Tank in Youngstown, OH

From This Day in Water History 18 February. 1915: Passaic Valley Sewer Construction

From This Day in Water History 17 February. 1916: Fertilizer from Activated Sludge and Flood in San Diego

 
E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
By in : Climate Point 22 February 2018 - Your Weekly Guide to Climate Change, Energy and the Environment

From 23 February 2018. The Latest Earth and Space Science News.

The Weekly Wave - 23 February 2018: WRRC Conference - Sponsorships Offer New Benefits

Via : Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up 23 February 2018.

The Southwest Climate Hub - February 2018.

From : Top Water Stories for Week of 12 - 16 February 2018

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 February 2018

The Plan eNews 21 February 2018: Adaptation Speech~Groundwater Recharge~Food Showcase~Council Meeting~Data Fair~IEP Workshop~Conservation Guidelines

From This Day in Water History 23 February. 1893: Interstate Quarantine Act Becomes Law

From This Day in Water History 22 February. 1913: Wallace and Tiernan and Over 100 years of Chlorination; 1989: Abel Wolman Dies

From This Day in Water History 21 February. 1895: Aeration to Purify Sewage and a Letter from George Warren Fuller

From This Day in Water History - 20 February. 1862: Willie Lincoln Dies of Typhoid

From This Day in Water History 19 February. 1914: Large Steel Water Tank in Youngstown, OH

From This Day in Water History 18 February. 1915: Passaic Valley Sewer Construction

From This Day in Water History 17 February. 1916: Fertilizer from Activated Sludge and Flood in San Diego

The 23 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs and More!

The 22 February 2018. News, Jobs, Information, RFPs and More!

The 21 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs and More!

The 20 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs, and More!

 
Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
Via : report: 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Focus on Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities' Exec Sum: Full:

Welcome to the 21st century! My alma mater, , just named Dr. Katherine A. Rowe () its 28th President! Who'd a-thunk it! Ultimate Frisbee player and coach, too! Video:

From Clueless U? No - (tnx ) cc:  

RT Fascinating - wish this had been an assigned reading in my college studies classes. ’s new essay in the Breakthrough Journal.

In : Hoopa, Karuk spokesmen weigh in on Klamath water proposal

 The 23 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs and More!

The 22 February 2018. News, Jobs, Information, RFPs and More!

The 21 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs and More!

The 20 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs, and More!

The - 19 February 2018. News, Jobs, Information, RFPs, and More!

The 18 February 2018. News, Information, Jobs, RFPs, and More!

From : Poor health of Lake Okeechobee is not a good sign for coastal communities

From : Federal Wetlands Protections Threatened by Bill Advancing in FL Legislature cc:

In : Lake Okeechobee reservoir will not clean water bound for Everglades, says cc:

In : Lagoon report shows a waterway in peril

In 7 Ways Drinking Water Improves Dental Health

Analysis in : Why Everglades restoration is losing to sea level rise via

Opinion in : Penniman: Putting our wetlands at risk

 
Groundwater and Hydrogeology

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
In : Court to Decide on BC Regulations of Bitumen Transport to Coastal Waters


Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; riches take wings; those who cheer today will curse tomorrow; only one thing endures – character.” - Horace Greeley

Sign you're getting old: You're asked to write a 'historical perspective' article for a journal. Sign you ARE old but a curmudgeon: You say 'No!'

“The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly,'meaning 'many,' and the word 'ticks,'meaning 'blood-sucking parasites'.” - Larry Hardiman

Another grammar lesson, this one from the UK: commas are our friends! 'It's time to eat, grandma!' or 'It's time to eat grandma!'

“Geology always casts long tentacles into the history of human cultures” — David Yetman “My Arizona” lecture (tnx )

In : Oregon's science superstars: A look at a few of the state\'s top research minds

"Big data is like teenage sex: everybody talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it." -

"All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes the thing not a poison." - Paracelsus (1493-1541)

Dede Feldman, Howard Zinn and Grassroots Action in New Mexico.

Excellent! Marc Edwards of Wins Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award (tnx and ) cc:

"Scientists often develop 'parental affection' for their theories." - T.C. Chamberlin

Finally - after 20 years, USA Women's ice hockey team defeats Canadian Women, 3-2, in shootout.

Op-Ed by in : Cape Town May Dry Up Because of an Aversion to Israel

Check out Winter seminar - 3 PM, 19 February 2018 Burt 193, with Dr. Simon Donner of : 'Living Islands: Coping with Sea-level Rise in Kiribati and the Pacific Islands' cc:


Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
Via : Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up 23 February 2018.

From News Flow - February 2018: Mapping water governance results

Positions Open  Josh Newton's Water Jobs and More! 20 February 2018 - REALLY YUGE List!

Check out jobs @ 's Water Resources Graduate Program 

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Previous Weeks' Positions Open    Josh Newton's Water Jobs and More! 13 February 2018 - YUGE List!

Josh Newton's Water Jobs and More! 8 February 2018 - Part 2

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It's 's Water Jobs - Updated 1 February 2018 cc:

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Reports, Publications, and Journals
Paper: 'Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in Transboundary Watercourses: A First Assessment'

Report from : 'The Role of Water Stress in Instability and Conflict'

CRS Insight Brief Report: 'Federal Reserved Water Rights and Groundwater - Quantity, Quality & Pore Space'

From : WRR Paper (open access) 'Estimating Discharge in Low-Order Rivers With High-ResolutionAerial Imagery' (tnx ) cc:

Comments Due 16 March 2018! Progress Report: 'Implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act' with Initial Draft Strategic Plan and Preliminary Protocols cc:

From : Financing natural resilience: a new wave (tnx )

CRS Report: 'National Flood Insurance Program - Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress' Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress'

Via : report: 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Focus on Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities' Exec Sum: Full:


Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 February 2018

By in : Is Oregon great? Science projects aim to put the state\'s universities on the map.

From 23 February 2018. The Latest Earth and Space Science News.

Via : Drones in Geoscience Research: The Sky Is the Only Limit


Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems

From : WRR Paper (open access) 'Estimating Discharge in Low-Order Rivers With High-ResolutionAerial Imagery' (tnx ) cc:

 

Via : Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up 23 February 2018.

In : Harvey help: Texas announces $1 billion for flood mitigation efforts via

 
Visuals and Infographics  
Watch Jane Zelikova’s 20-minute award-winning film 'The End of Snow':

Video: Water Adaptation and Climate Change by of

Dance moves not too bad, either! From This cotton candy guy's wizardry is actually a brilliant application of the dynamics of vortices in fluids ( tnx ) 

Yes, that's snow here in Corvallis @ 9 AM PST, 35 degrees F.

Snow gone! Corvallis: 9 AM PST (left) 9:20 AM (right). But it'll be back!

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
In : Legislators bristle at Trump's proposed funding cuts for Puget Sound via

Federal Register: Clean Water Act Coverage of “Discharges of Pollutants” via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (tnx )


Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In : Why efficiency programmes are the best strategy for water security. cc:

In 'Using a Hydrological Model to Simulate the Performance and Estimate the Runoff Coefficient of Green Roofs in Semiarid Climates'

By in : Looking for lessons along the Colorado River (tnx )

Enhance water supply? In 'Ultrafast selective transport of alkali metal ions in metal organic frameworks with subnanometer pores'

WTF?
In Gone with the wind: Storms deepen beach sand crunch

Dance moves not too bad, either! From This cotton candy guy's wizardry is actually a brilliant application of the dynamics of vortices in fluids (tnx )

In : Legislators bristle at Trump's proposed funding cuts for Puget Sound via

From a Canadian editor friend. Why use of capital letters can be REALLY important. Another grammar lesson, this one from the UK: commas are our friends! 'It's time to eat, grandma!' or 'It's time to eat grandma!' Read 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves'

My, how times have changed...From

“Geology always casts long tentacles into the history of human cultures.” — David Yetman  

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Thursday, 22 February 2018

Paper: 'Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in Transboundary Watercourses: A First Assessment'

Gabriel Eckstein recently notified me of this paper, Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in Transboundary Watercourses: a First Assessment by Jonathan Lautze, Bunyod Holmatov, Davison Saruchera, and Karen G. Villholth, Water Policy, January 2018 ,DOI: 10.2166/wp.2018.033

This is an impressive, groundbreaking article.

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Abstract

Cooperative management of transboundary river basins is widely recognized as important. Emphasis on joint management of shared aquifers has also grown in recent years. Perhaps surprisingly, despite abundant focus on transboundary surface water and growing focus on shared groundwater, there is scant focus on their intersection. To address this knowledge limitation, this article reviews experiences in transboundary water treaties oriented toward different water sources, in order to: i) understand how transboundary water institutions vary according to the water source to which they are oriented, ii) gauge the nature and strength of conjunctive transboundary water management treaties, and iii) identify ways to enhance conjunctive water management in transboundary contexts. The results reveal the existence of more than 50 treaties that make mention of both water sources. Nonetheless, only eight treaties devote ‘substantive’ focus to both surface and groundwater. Review of treaty contents reveals that their focus is on ‘softer’ issues related to institutional development. Moving forward, the reality that the evolution of conjunctive treaties is relatively nascent, and that scope of such treaties is still limited to institutional issues, may indicate large untapped potential – it may be time to outline pathways toward practical implementation of conjunctive water management in transboundary contexts.

GW1Cutting to the chase....

Conclusions

This paper is the first to review and characterize the evolution of conjunctive management in transboundary water law. Transboundary water treaties have historically been heavily focused on surface water. Recognition for the formation of a body of groundwater-focused agreements has nonetheless now grown. Into discussions of ground vs surface water treaties must now be firmly inserted treaties focused on conjunctive management of multiple sources. The reality that the development of conjunctive treaties is relatively nascent, and that their scope is mainly limited to institutional issues at this point, may indicate large untapped potential – benefits and opportunities derived from implementation of conjunctive approaches have only begun to be exploited.

GW2

At least two areas for future work may be pursued. One area for future work is determining when conjunctive water management is most necessary. Indeed, while often beneficial, conjunctive management of ground and surface water is likely not universally required and may in fact lead to unnecessary transaction. Valuable future investigation may therefore be devoted to identifying the set of criteria that make conjunctive water management desirable and necessary. In particular, a topic worth exploring may be when formalizing conjunctive transboundary cooperation adds value, as compared with a status quo of no or informal cooperation.
GW3

A second area for future work is developing legal and other guidance related to conjunctive management of water sources in transboundary watercourses. Several international principles exist primarily oriented toward surface watercourses, such as the 1997 UN Convention on the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. A somewhat distinct set of international principles, such as the 2008 UN Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, relate to groundwater. What remains to be done is to determine synergies and complementarities between the two sets of principles in real-world integrated systems, as well as the potential tenets of international principles on cooperative conjunctive water management. GW4

Before concluding, two caveats should be pointed out. While the size of the aggregate set of transboundary water law used in this paper was large, most treaties applied to surface water. The depth of groundwater and conjunctive treaties was fairly thin. As such, conclusions drawn related to their contents may change rapidly in the future should substantial additional treaties be concluded. Second, this paper examined formalized cooperation on different water sources. A set of informal, customary water sharing no doubt also exists for different water sources. By its nature, informal water cooperation is more difficult to collect, compile and analyse, which explains why it is not reflected in this paper. Nonetheless, valuable future work may be undertaken to explore the dynamics of informal water cooperation on different water sources.
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In closing, it is worth returning to the fact that the development of conjunctive water treaties may not yet be mature. As such, it may be time for conjunctively oriented water cooperation to begin to move from the collaboration and coordination on which it has been predominantly focused thus far, to joint actions for improved water management. Ultimately, there seems little doubt that optimal transboundary water management solutions may often benefit from frameworks that account for, and foster collective responses to, surface and groundwater storages and flows. Implementation of such solutions are nonetheless constrained by institutional and knowledge barriers. Moving forward, therefore, it may be time to outline pathways toward practical implementation of conjunctive management in transboundary contexts in order to unlock the potential of this approach.

Nitpicking Note: By the way - in the title I would put a 'water' after 'surface' but that's just me. If 'groundwater' had been written as two words then the title would be fine as is.

 Enjoy - more very good stuff from IWMI!

"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; riches take wings; those who cheer today will curse tomorrow; only one thing endures – character.” - Horace Greeley

Posted on Thursday, 22 February 2018 at 01:21 PM in Groundwater and Hydrogeology, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Wednesday, 21 February 2018

CRS Report: 'National Flood Insurance Program - Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress'

Recently the CRS has sure published a lot of reports on floods and associated issues. Here's one by Diane P. Horn, published on 13 February 2018: National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress.

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Summary

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was established by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA, 42 U.S.C. §4001 et seq.), and was most recently reauthorized until March 23, 2018 (P.L. 115-123). The general purpose of the NFIP is both to offer primary flood insurance to properties with significant flood risk, and to reduce flood risk through the adoption of floodplain management standards. A longer term objective of the NFIP is to reduce federal expenditure on disaster assistance after floods. The NFIP also engages in many “non-insurance” activities in the public interest: it disseminates flood risk information through flood maps, requires community land use and building code standards, and offers grants and incentive programs for household- and community-level investments in flood risk reduction. Unless reauthorized or amended by Congress, the following will occur on March 23, 2018: (1) the authority to provide new flood insurance contracts will expire and (2) the authority for NFIP to borrow funds from the Treasury will be reduced from $30.425 billion to $1 billion.

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The House passed H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, on November 14, 2017 on a vote of 237-189. H.R. 2874 would authorize the NFIP until September 30, 2022. Three bills have been introduced in the Senate to reauthorize the NFIP: S. 1313 (Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017), S. 1368 (Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017), and S. 1571 (National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017). None of these bills have yet been taken up by the committee of jurisdiction. Issues which Congress may consider in the context of reauthorization include (1) NFIP solvency and debt; (2) premium rates and surcharges; (3) affordability; (4) increasing participation in the NFIP; (5) the role of private insurance and barriers to private sector involvement; (6) recurrent flooding and properties with multiple losses; (7) administrative reforms; (8) non-insurance functions of the NFIP such as floodplain mapping and flood mitigation; and (9) future flood risks, including future catastrophic events.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has identified the need to increase flood insurance coverage across the nation as a major priority for the current reauthorization and beyond, with a goal of doubling flood insurance coverage by 2023 through the increased sale of both NFIP and private policies. The NFIP’s premium rates do not reflect the full risk of loss because of various legislative requirements, which may exacerbate the program’s fiscal exposure. The categories of properties which pay less than the full risk-based rate are determined by the date when the structure was built relative to the date of adoption of the Flood Insurance Rate Map, rather than the flood risk or the ability of the policyholder to pay. A reformed NFIP rate structure could have the effect of encouraging more private insurers to enter the primary flood market; however, full risk-based premiums could be unaffordable for some households.

Although the NFIP has always had borrowing authority from Congress, an approach has not been developed by which the NFIP can repay catastrophic flood losses. To ensure the future financial solvency of the NFIP after catastrophic events, FEMA has suggested that a systematic analysis may consider the costs and benefits of using the reserve fund, borrowing authority, reinsurance, other forms of risk transfer, and perhaps a Treasury backstop at some catastrophic loss level.
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This report summarizes key insurance reform provisions in recent legislation, identifies issues for congressional consideration as part of the possible reauthorization of the NFIP, and describes selected provisions which relate to the issues listed above in the bill to reauthorize the NFIP passed by the House (H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act) and the bills yet to be considered by the Senate (S. 1313, S. 1368, and S. 1571).

Enjoy!

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Posted on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 at 12:34 AM in Climate Change, Climate & Meteorology, CRS, FMSO & GAO Reports, Extremes: Droughts, Floods, etc., Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals | | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Josh Newton's Water Jobs and More! 20 February 2018

Josh_logoThese lists keep getting bigger and bigger!

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Today's list:

As a PDF: Download 20 February 2018 - JWJ

As a Word doc: Download 20 February 2018 - JWJ

Josh’s Pick:

1) Internships! – Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm): 6 March (We are seeking three interns to work with us in Stockholm, two on the SDGs (on my team) and one on private sector engagement). They are also listed individually for search purposes)

SIWI Stockholm World Water Week positions!

Yet another way for junior professionals to get involved in World Water Week

2) Summer Assistant (World Water Week and Prizes) – SIWI (Stockholm): 5 March

3) Summer Assistant (World Water Week and Prizes) #2 – SIWI (Stockholm): 5 March

4) Swedish speakers: Summer World Water Week Officer – SIWI (Stockholm): 5 March

5) Swedish speakers: Summer World Water Week Officer #2 – SIWI (Stockholm): 5 March

6) Swedish speakers: Summer World Water Week Officer #3 – SIWI (Stockholm): 5 March

And, for those attending Stockholm World Water Week, SIWI is also making calls for both women speakers and young professional speakers.

Along the lines of Stockholm, highlighting some great positions also in my current city of residence…

7) Senior Program Coordinator for Knowledge and Networks to the Global Resilience Partnership – Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm): 11 March

8) Senior Program Coordinator for Policy to the Global Resilience Partnership – Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm): 11 March

Other ones I thought interesting for various reasons (okay, so there are a lot this week) 

9) Executive Secretary – Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) (Zimbabwe): 16 March

10) Lead Scientist (Global Water) – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (USA): 8 April

11) WASH Climate Resilience Policy Consultant – WaterAid (Ethiopia): Until filled

Deadline today (20 February)!

12) Internship for research and report development support (2 positions) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Geneva): 20 February

13) International Environment Specialist (Second Tashkent Province Water Supply Development Project) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Uzbekistan): 20 February

14) Spanish speakers: Profesional en Recurso Hídrico – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Colombia): 20 February

15) Tuungane Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Tanzania): 20 February

16) International Water Economist – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (Sri Lanka): 20 February

17) Spanish speakers: Environmental Affairs Officer (Temporary Posting) – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (Chile): 20 February

18) Water and Wastewater Quality Analyst – United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) (Somalia): 20 February

Minimum experience level requested:

0-4 years

19) Young Professionals Program – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 31 March

20) Programme Officer – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Switzerland): 11 March (Direct support to Director General and not necessarily glamorous, but great access)

21) Associate Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 13 March

22) Project Associate (Climate Change Policy & Insurance) – UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) (Germany): 28 February

23) Economics and Policy Research Associate, Great Lakes – American Rivers (Grand Rapids, MI, USA): Until filled

24) U.S. Citizens: Hydrologic Technician – International Boundary and Water Commission (Presidio, TX, USA): 1 March

25) Associate Professional (Division of Country Programming) – Green Climate Fund (South Korea): 21 February

26) Business Development Officer – International Hydropower Association (IHA) (London): 5 March

27) Indian nationals: Senior Project Officer (Urban Wastewater) – WWF-India (India): 25 February

28) Program Assistant – Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) (Montpelier, VT, USA): Until filled

29) Program Officer – Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) (Montpelier, VT, USA): Until filled

30) Project Officer – Climate-KIC (London): Until filled

31) Moldova citizens: National Project Officer – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Moldova): 28 February

32) German and French speakers: Berater (m/w) im Vorhaben Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung des nationalen Klimaplans – GIZ (Algeria): 28 February

33) Natural Resource Management and Environment Advisor – Management Systems International (Uganda): Until filled (Same positions as with Social Impact below, but different requirements for the different firm)

34) Stewardship Coordinator – Friends of the Mad River (Waitsfield, VT, USA): 7 March

35) Environmental Senior Specialist – North Carolina Division of Water Resources (Wake County, NC, USA): 25 February

36) Lead Permit Writer and Facility Manager (Environmental Specialist 4) – Washington State Department of Ecology (Union Gap, WA, USA): Until filled

37) Natural Resources Specialist I – University of Texas Arlington (Austin, TX, USA): Until filled

38) Program Manager (International Development) – American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (Washington DC): Until filled

39) Reporting Project Coordinator – charity: water (New York): Until filled

40) Environmental Analyst – New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) (Lowell, MA, USA): 16 March

41) U.S. Citizens: Hydrologic Technician – US Geological Survey (USGS) (Santa Maria, CA, USA): 23 February

42) Institute Programs and Operations Coordinator – American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (Reston, VA, USA): 16 April

43) Junior Climate Change Engineering Consultant – Stantec (Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled

44) Hydrogeologist – GNS Science (New Zealand): 25 February

45) Groundwater Modeller – GNS Science (New Zealand): 25 February (PhD required)

46) Field Hydrologist – Watercare Services Limited (New Zealand): 25 February

5-9 years

47) Senior Project Manager (Energy & Sustainability) – Starbucks (Seattle, WA, USA): Until filled (Including water!)

48) Senior Climate Change Specialist (Climate Change Adaptation) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 1 March

49) Natural Resource/Environmental Economist – Pegasys (South Africa): 28 February

50) Local Hire: Water Resources Management Specialist – World Bank (Jakarta): 6 March

51) Spanish speakers: Knowledge and Learning Specialist – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (Washington DC): 1 March

52) Spanish speakers: Advisor (Disaster Risk Management and Resilience) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Peru): 25 February

53) Natural Resources Management and Environmental Advisor – Social Impact (Uganda): Until filled

54) Executive Director – Saco River Corridor Commission (Cornish, ME, USA): 1 March

55) Program Coordinator and Asheville Office Manager – Clean Water for North Carolina (Asheville, NC, USA): 5 March

56) Senior Manager (Natural Capital) – SSG Advisors (Washington DC): Until filled

57) Communications Director – Northeastern​ ​Minnesotans​ ​for​ ​Wilderness​ ​(NMW) (Minneapolis, MN, USA): Until filled

10+ years

58) Director (Climate Change Group) – World Bank (Washington DC): 28 February

59) Senior Program Officer (Program Advocacy and Communications) – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA, USA): Until filled

60) Deputy Global Manager – Global Environment Facility (GEF) (New York): 7 March

61) Economist (Water Resources) – Tetra Tech (Tunisia): Until filled

62) Hydrologist – Tetra Tech (Tunisia): Until filled

63) Team Leader (Water Resources) – Tetra Tech (Tunisia): Until filled

64) Vice President for Communications – Resources for the Future (Washington DC): Until filled

65) Manager (Watersheds) – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (India): 22 February

66) Principal Hydrogeologist – Arcadis (Australia): Until filled

67) Regional Adviser (Sustainable Environments Africa) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Dakar): 5 March

68) Director (International Climate Politics Hub) – European Climate Foundation (London, Paris or Brussels): 11 March

Not stated (other):

69) Senior Water Resources Specialists (Food Security) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 6 March

70) International Communications Manager – WaterAid UK (London): 4 March

71) Project Officer (Geneva 2030 Ecosystem) – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Geneva): Until filled

72) Sustainable Restoration Specialist – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Brazil): 17 March

73) Senior Project Officer (Water & Wetlands) – National Parks & Wildlife Service (Australia): Until filled

74) Research Associate (Specialist for Remote Sensing and GIS-based analysis) – Central Asian Water (CAWa) (Kazakhstan): 23 February

75) Senior Environmental Analyst – Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) (United Kingdom): 26 February

76) Natural Resource Specialist – Watershed Institute (Belton, MO, USA): Until filled

77) Sierra Program Director – California Trout, Inc. (Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA): Until filled

78) U.S. citizens: Program Manager – U.S. Department of the Interior (Klamath Falls, OR, USA): 28 February

79) Hydrologist (Maternity Cover – 12 months) – Canal and River Trust (United Kingdom): 4 March

80) Executive Director – Coos Watershed Association (Coos Bay, OR, USA): 15 April

81) Executive Director – Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) (Springfield, IL, USA): 2 March

82) Administrative Coordinator – Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW) (Minneapolis, MN, USA): Until filled

83) Operations Assistant – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Kenora, ON, Canada): 28 February

84) Water Team Leader – Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (United Kingdom): 9 March

85) U.S. citizens: Hydrologist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Chanhassen, MN, USA): 28 February

86) Senior GIS Data Analyst/Scientist Professional – Dewberry (Fairfax, VA, USA): Until filled

87) International Climate Change Policy and Negotiations Modelling – Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (London): 25 February (Not exactly water, but an interesting position!)

88) Senior Climate Change Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean – Christian Aid (Madrid): 23 February

89) Hydrographer – Water Corporation (Australia): 25 February

Not stated (academic):

90) Researcher in Water and Society – Uppsala University (Sweden): 31 May

91) Post Doc - Flood Modeler and DRR Specialist – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Sri Lanka): 15 March

92) Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Catchment Systems) – Rothamsted Research (United Kingdom): 11 March

93) Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Management – Ball State University (Muncie, IN, USA): 27 March

94) Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies with a focus on Environmental Policy and Politics – Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA, USA): Until filled

95) Associate Professor – Clemson University (Clemson, SC, USA): 2 April

96) Lecturer in Physical and Environmental Geography – King's College London (London): 5 April

97) Assistant Professor (Chesapeake Bay Watershed Science Advisor) – West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV, USA): 1 March

98) Post-Doctoral Fellow Position in Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions – Western University (London, ON, Canada): 17 March

99) Lecturer in Water Engineering – The University of Sheffield (United Kingdom): 28 March

100) Postdoc in hydrological climate change projections at GEUS – Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (Copenhagen): 14 March

101) Research Associate (Hydrological/Mathematical Modeller) – Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (United Kingdom): 25 February

102) Resources Analyst – South West Water (United Kingdom): 4 March

103) Research Associate (Agricultural Water Security) – University of Manchester (United Kingdom): 9 March

104) Senior Consultant (Climate Change Specialist) – Ramboll (United Kingdom): 16 March

105) Project Scientist in Watershed Hydrology and Carbon Transport – University of California-Merced (Merced, CA, USA): Until filled

WASH:

106) Post-doctoral Researcher (Water and Sanitation Interventions) – Tufts University (Medford, MA, USA): Until filled

107) Research and Program Manager – Aquaya (Nairobi): 28 February

108) Program Associate – Aquaya (Uganda): 28 February

109) Head of Department (WASH) – Action Against Hunger (Myanmar): Until filled

110) Emergency Coordinator (WASH) – Action Against Hunger (Bangladesh): Until filled

111) Programme Coordinator (WASH) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) (South Sudan): 1 March

112) Arabic speakers: Assistant Engineer (WASH) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) (South Sudan): 28 February

113) Arabic speakers: Assistant Engineer (WASH; Roving) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) (South Sudan): 28 February

114) WASH operation Assistant – GOAL Syria (Syria): 28 February

115) Site WASH Engineer – GOAL Syria (Syria): 28 February

116) Deputy Programme Manager (WASH technical assessments) – GOAL Syria (Syria): 28 February

117) Lab Assistant (WASH) – GOAL Syria (Syria): 28 February

118) Project Coordinator for the Project Enhanced Water Security and Sanitation (ENWASS) – GIZ (Uganda): 4 March

119) WASH Programme Manager – Solidarités International (Jordan): Until filled

120) WASH Programme Manager – Solidarités International (Syria): Until filled

121) WASH Cluster Coordinator – Norwegian Church Aid (Home-based or Geneva): 25 February

122) French speakers: Emergency WASH Specialist – Solidarités International (Paris): 22 February

123) WASH Sector Manager – Mercy Corps (Beirut): Until filled

124) Sector Leader WASH – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Mozambique): 1 March

125) Assistant Technical Officer (WASH) – FHI 360 (Nigeria): Until filled

126) WASH Project Manager – Première Urgence Internationale (Ukraine): Until filled

127) French speakers: WASH Project Manager – Medair (DRC): Until filled

128) WASH Advisor – Medair (South Sudan): Until filled

129) Project Coordinator (WASH Department) – Polish Humanitarian Action (Turkey): 25 February

130) Portuguese speakers: Programme Manager (Emergency and WASH) – People in Need (Angola): 31 March

131) Project Manager (WASH) – ACTED (Iraq): Until filled

132) Technical Coordinator (WASH) – ACTED (Iraq): Until filled

133) Mali nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Mali): 4 March

134) Nigeria nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Nigeria): 5 March

135) Assistant Technical Officer (WASH) – FHI 360 (Nigeria): Until filled

136) Assistant Technical Officer (WASH) #2 – FHI 360 (Nigeria): Until filled

Consultancies:

137) Water Consultants, Global (International) – Winrock International (Various): Rolling

138) Call for consultants – Winrock International (Various): Rolling (A more general call for other specialities)

139) French speakers: Consultancy: Water & Climate Knowledge Broker for Sub-Saharan Africa (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor (UPGro)) – Skat Foundation (Home-Based): Until filled

140) Consultant (Flood Modeler) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Sri Lanka): 24 February

141) Mapping of WASH components in Rapid Response Mechanisms (RRM) and Rapid Response Teams (RRT) (WASH) – UNICEF (Home-based): 28 February

142) French speakers: Recrutement pour une Consultation internationale pour l'evaluation du Projet "Assurer l'acces aux services adequats en eau potable, hygiene et Assainissement" – UNICEF (Mauritania): 1 March

143) International WASH Construction Consultant – UNICEF (Ethiopia): 26 February

144) India nationals: Consultant for Maternal Health-Strengthening WASH compliance in Health Facilities and Delivery Points – UNICEF (New Delhi): 21 February

145) Chad nationals: WASH Consultant pour le suivi des activités WASH – UNICEF (Chad): 21 February

146) Environmental Streaming Consultant – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Sudan): 28 February

147) Senior Disaster Risk Management Consultant – World Bank (Europe and Central Asia): 5 March

148) Spanish speakers: Consultoría para análisis jurídico integral de la legislación y reglamentación vigente relacionada con la protección, manejo sostenible y restauración de los humedales en Honduras – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Honduras): 28 February

149) International Consultant (Baseline Survey and Needs Assessment) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Afghanistan): 27 February

150) Water and Development Research Specialists – Management Systems International (MSI) (Washington DC): Until filled

151) Development of Environmental Education Resource – Handicap International Federation (Home-based): 12 March

152) National consultant: Monitoring of ecosystem services and global environmental benefits – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Ethiopia): 2 March

153) International Expert to Strengthen the Water supply and Sanitation Sector in Rwanda – Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (Rwanda): 12 March

154) French speakers: Consultant (WASH) – Concern Worldwide (DRC): 12 March

155) Project Final External Evaluation TWISA – Oxfam (Tajikistan): 25 February

156) International Consultant: Module Development WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-based): 26 February

157) Asia Water Forum 2018 Lead Events Management Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based): 25 February

Internships:

158) Partnerships and Resource Mobilization: Private Sector Engagement – Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm): 6 March

159) SDG Support Programme: Communications – Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm): 6 March

160) SDG Support Programme: Monitoring and Evaluation – Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm): 6 March

161) Internship (South-South Cooperation on Climate Change) – The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) (New York): 2 March

162) Intern (Aqueduct Communications) – World Resources Institute (WRI) (Washington): Until filled

163) Intern (Environment Affairs) – The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi): 1 March

164) Government Relations Intern (Summer 2018) – American Rivers (Washington DC): Until filled

165) Science Intern (Summer 2018) – American Rivers (Washington DC): Until filled

166) Social Media and Communications Intern (Summer 2018) – American Rivers (Washington DC): Until filled

167) Legal Intern (Summer 2018) – American Rivers (Washington DC): Until filled

168) Farmer Land Water Use and Salt Water Intrusion Summer Internship – Resources for the Future (Washington DC): 16 March

169) Farmer Land Water Use Summer Internship – Resources for the Future (Washington): 16 March

170) Chief of Staff Internship – Resources for the Future (Washington DC): Until filled

171) Communications Internship (Socioeconomic Benefits of Earth Observations) – Resources for the Future (Washington DC): 16 March

172) Harmful Algal Blooms Research Internship – Resources for the Future (Washington DC): 16 March

173) Water Markets & Scarcity (MBA Intern) – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Denver, CO, USA): 12 March

174) Arabic speakers: Intern (Ecosystems Management Programmes in West Asia) – The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Bahrain): 28 February

175) Arabic speakers: Intern (Resource Efficiency Programme in West Asia) – The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Bahrain): 28 February

Scholarships:

176) Ph.D. Student (Water and Sanitation Interventions) – Tufts University (Medford, MA, USA): Until filled

177) Three Ph.D. positions in Environmental Analysis with focus on Hydrological Extremes and Society – Uppsala University (Sweden): 31 March

178) PhD Position in Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions – Western University (London, ON, Canada): 17 March

179) PhD: Hydrology of Mediterranean Marginal basins during the formation of the Mediterranean Salt Giant (MSG) – Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (Paris): 20 April

180) PhD: Physical Geography - Radar Remote Sensing and Modelling of Snow – Stockholm University (Stockholm): 2 March

181) PhD Research Fellow in Ecological Modelling – University of Oslo (Oslo): 11 March

Other:

182) WaterRoots Coordinators (AmeriCorps positions) – Utah Rivers Council (Salt Lake City, UT, USA): Until filled

183) Watershed Ambassador (AmeriCorps position) – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) (New Jersey, NY, USA): 1 March

184) Internal Communications Volunteer – WaterAid UK

 Additional Positions

Posted: Last Week
 
185) Positions (4): Various Oregon Irrigation Districts - Assistant Manager, Ochoco; Manager, Vale; Patrolman/Ditchrider, Central Oregon; Heavy Equipment Operator, Three Sisters.  Download Oregon_Irrigation_District_Jobs
 
186) Position: (Aspendale, VIC or Hobart, TAS) - Research Scientist - Coastal Climate Projections. Closes: 15 March
 
187) Position: Yuma County Water Users' Association (Yuma, AZ) - Construction & Maintenance Manager
 
188) Position: (Olympia) - Environmental Planner 5 (Habitat Program, Ecosystems Services Division). Closes: 27 February

189) Position: Curry County Soil & Water Conservation District (Gold Beach, OR) - Monitoring Program Coordinator. Closes: 16 March

190) Position: Cranfield University (UK) - Research Fellow in Rural Water Supply (Groundwater/India). Download Cranfield_Res_Fellow

191) Position: (Dayton, NV) - Utilities Director. Closes: 23 February.
 
192) Position: (DC) - WaterISAC Marketing & Member Relations Manager. Closes: 26 February
 
193) Position: (AZ) - Water Resources Maintenance Specialist II -Water Treatment. Closes: 26 February
 
194) Position: (Vernon, WA) - Director, NW Straits Commission (EMS Band 2). Continuous. 
 
 195) PhD Position: Delft University of Technology (NL) - Statistics & Processes of Global Precipitation. Closes: 1 March
 
196) Position: (Ann Arbor, MI) - Adaptive Management Program Specialist. Closes: 5 March
 
197) Position: OR DF&W (Salem) - Natural Resource Specialist 2 (Instream Flow Study Assistant). Closes: 20 March
 
198) Position: (Zambia) - Regional Liaison for East Central Africa (World Mission), Start: June 2018
 
Some General Employment Resources:

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

Congressional Research Service Positions 

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

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

Soil Science Societies Career Center

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager.  

"Scientists often develop 'parental affection' for their theories." - T.C. Chamberli

Posted on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 at 06:48 AM in Josh Newton's Water Jobs & More!, Opportunities & Positions, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Monday, 19 February 2018

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 February 2018

25 SmileInteresting article by historian Frank Zelko on Toxic Treatment - Fluoride's Transformation from Industrial Waste to Public Health Miracle. Regardless on where you 23 Irish Fluoride stand on fluoridation I guarantee you will find it worth your while.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 19 February 2018 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

NOAA releases plans for priority areas for 108 hydrographic surveys

https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/releases-hydrographic-survey-plans-557066

Melting glaciers sound like “ice crispies” – snap, crackle, pop

“Blue Planet II” will premiere in Australia & features Western Australian coast

Dendrochronology reveals past and future risk of wildfires in SW states

Fossilized trackway in Lake County, Oregon, was an ancient trail of Columbian mammoths

Cockroach geographic and genomic history traced back to Pangaea super-continent

Comprehensive analysis of 101 major Pacific Ring EQs supports idea that area of large slip is unlikely to rupture again for substantial time interval

Marine scientists find possible cause for submarine landslides off Northwest Africa

Coprolites help reconstruct ecosystem in New Zealand to determine why giant birds went extinct

Diatom oozes promote Cap Blanc submarine mega-slide on nearly flat slopes (<3 degrees)

Legos lost at sea provide 21 year history of ocean currents and fate of 4.7M pieces of plastic in the ocean

Researchers suggest a warmer climate may mean less frequent lightning strikes

Interdisciplinary team to track seismic footprints of typhoons

Polar vortex cools parts of southeastern US as jet stream becomes “wavier”

Incorporating body size & metabolic rates improves extinction models

Explaining why phytoplankton survive in nutrient-poor Pacific

Seafloor weathering drives the slow carbon cycle – connecting geological atmospheric carbon dioxide cycles and fluctuating storage capacity of ocean crust

Extratropical cyclones generate most of the large storm surges in northeastern US

Link recognized between intensive agriculture and Midwest regional summer climate

Detailed 3-D imaging reveals megathrust fault with long grooves or corrugations west of Costa Rica

Travels in Geology: Los Vegas behind the slots

Mineral of the month: Titanium typically occurs as ilmenite and rutile

Mineral signatures may help locate rare soft-tissue fossils in Burgess Shale-like deposits

Paleontological field work meets taboos in Madagascar

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2018/02/15/fossils-and-taboos-what-to-expect-when-doing-paleontological-fieldworks-in-madagascar/

 

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 19 February 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Humans still don’t get it – using more herbicides on weeds just makes them stronger

Research related to assessing propensity for war amid environmental changes due to global warming suffers from several bias flaws that distort research results

Demilitarized Zone between North & South Korea is haven for wildlife

National trends in drinking water quality – exposure to unsafe levels of contaminants

Chalk one up for the lions!!!

Déjà vu: FERC urges reassessment of aging dams in California

New US budget continues tax credits (i.e., subsidies) for nuclear energy & carbon capture

Driftwood plays an important role in shaping shorelines and recycling nutrients

Feline panleukopenia - “cat plague” can be deadly and is making a comeback in Australia

A question of ethics: researchers mature human eggs in the laboratory

Why old brick buildings can collapse during earthquakes

Environmental Defense Fund report on “The Future of Groundwater in California” – sustainable mgmt.?

Open Access Paper: Evaluating effectiveness of permeable pavements on flood mitigation

Hopi legally challenge use of treated sewage water to make snow at Arizona Snowbowl ski resort on San Francisco Peaks

Monsanto makes counterattack against Citizen-Regulators in Arkansas who banned Dicamba pesticide

Personal care products, paints, indoor cleaners & other VOC chemical products are increasingly dominant source of air pollution

Book Review: “Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Live in the Age of Climate Change”

New study raises more questions about non-ionizing radiation from tech devices as possible cause of miscarriages

Four Australian mammals upgraded to endangered or critically endangered status in Australia

Solar panels on every roof in the US? May make electricity, but is it environmentally sound idea?

Was Ocean Resources Enhancement & Hatchery Program a success in California? Not really – 35 years & $40M results in <1% increase in white seabass populations

California sets up “Hot Line” as nutria (Myocastor coypus) make an invasive species comeback

Critical point or phase transition concept applied to fragmentation of tropical forests

Amazon to pay $1.2M in settlement for illegal pesticide sales

Wild populations of Tasmanian Devils continue to decline due to transmissible DFTD cancer

Rediscovering America

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 19 February 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Why Cape Town is approaching “Zero Day” – hmmm...city has grown to 3.74M in an arid climate! But let’s blame it on climate change (not failure of humans to adapt & control growth)

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/day-zero-looms-cape-town-water-crisis- may-signify-new-normal-180968128/

Cesspools in Hawaii are leaking high levels of nitrates into coastal area

• http://www.newser.com/story/255297/idyllic-hawaii-has-a-gross-problem.html

FEMA now accepting applications for share of $500M in H. Harvey hazard mitigation money for Texas

• https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/13/coastal-texas-communities-hit-harvey-will-get-1- billion-hazard-mitigat/

Perspective: Offshore drilling jeopardizes coastal health

• http://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2018/02/14/opinion-offshoring-drilling- jeopardizes-coastal-health/334192002/

Coastal city of Rockland, Maine, will begin limiting number of short-term rental properties

• https://bangordailynews.com/2018/02/13/business/maine-coastal-city-moves-to-limit- airbnb-rentals/

India considering proposal to permit foreign vessels to operate in coastal waters

• http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/govt-mulls-allowing-foreign-vessels-in-coastal- waters/543861.html

Dramatic growth in salt marsh turf along Florida coastline

• https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/13/how-one-vital-coastal-ecosystem- is-expanding-with-climate-change

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse undergoing repairs due to storm damage

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/02/cape-hatteras-lighthouse-under-repair/

California will refuse to issue pipeline permits in effort to block offshore drilling – is this a sound economic plan in a state that has severe budgetary issues?

• https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/08/california-gives-coastal-states-blueprint-to-block- offshore-drilling.html

North Carolina to mark reef sites with new buoys in estuarine waters

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/02/reef-sites-marked-new-buoys/

Shellfish reefs in or near mouths of Australian estuaries have declined by up to 99% since British colonization – need to be recognized as threatened

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/15/marine-scientists-urge-protection- for-endangered-shellfish-reefs

Endangered short-nose sturgeon have been identified in Damariscotta, Medomak & Sheepscott Rivers in coastal Maine

• https://bangordailynews.com/2018/02/14/news/state/endangered-fish-spotted-in-coastal- maine-river/

Conflict arises between lobster fishermen and endangered North Atlantic right whale

• https://www.ecowatch.com/endangered-whale-species-2533998387.html

Nairobi Convention may be solution to removing shipwrecks and providing safety for navigating coastal waters and reducing potential pollution caused by cargo and fuels

• https://www.ship-technology.com/features/nairobi-convention-navigating-obstacles- shipwreck-removal/

An optimal approach for retrofitting coastal bridges

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207140435.htm

In Australia, marine ecosystem & shellfish are under greater threat than Great Barrier Reef

• http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/animals/the-marine-ecosystem-more- endangered-than-the-great-barrier-reef-20180215-p4z0fq.html

Pharmaceuticals & personal care products in sewage outflow contaminating mollusks near Victoria, British Columbia

• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sewage-victoria-crd-drugs-contamination- mussels-pharmaceuticals-1.4537222

Natural protection measures to reduce coastal erosion

• https://phys.org/news/2018-02-coasts-naturally.html

“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” - Isaac Asimov


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