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  • Authentically Wired
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    An articulate Earth scientist with an MS in Geography from Oregon State University, Courtney van Stolk explores the 'whys' of this fantastic planet.
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    A biologist, economist, engineer and geologist walk onto a bar…From the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC-Davis.
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    That's 'Campana-stan', or 'Place of Campana', formerly 'Aquablog'. Michael Campana's personal blog, promulgating his Weltanschauung.
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  • Dr. Anne Jefferson's Watershed Hydrology Lab
    Anne blogs from Kent State University on a variety of earth science topics.
  • Great Lakes Law
    Noah Hall's blog about - what else - all things wet and legal in the Great Lakes region!
  • International Water Law Project
    Gabriel Eckstein, Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, comments on international and transboundary water law and policy.
  • John Fleck
    Former science writer @ Albuquerque Journal and current director of the Water Resources Program at U of NM. Topics: Colorado River basin, Western USA water, more!
  • Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy
    From the UC-Berkeley and UCLA law schools, it highlights the latest legal and policy initiatives and examines their implications.
  • Maven's Notebook
    A water, science, and environmental policy blog by Chris Austin, aka 'Maven'. Focus is on California.
  • On The Public Record
    A 'low level civil servant who reads a lot of government reports writes about California water and related topics.
  • Wettit - the water reddit
    Water blog with tons of news items, other blogs, etc.
  • Texas Agriculture Law Blog
    Don't let the name fool you - there are lots of water issues in agriculture and Tiffany Dowell of Texas A&M University does a fabulous job with this important Internet resource. Give it a read - I do every day!
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    From the Portland, OR, Water Bureau.
  • The Way of Water
    Dr. Jennifer Veilleux records her fieldwork, research, and thoughts about water resources development and management, indigenous rights, ethics, and a host of other issues.
  • Thirsty in Suburbia
    Gayle Leonard documents things from the world of water that make us smile: particularly funny, amusing and weird items on bottled water, water towers, water marketing, recycling, the art-water nexus and working.
  • This Day in Water History
    Michael J. 'Mike' McGuire, engineer extraordinaire, NAE member, and author of 'The Chlorine Revolution', blogs about historical happenings in the fields of drinking water and wastewater keyed to calendar dates.
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31 posts from December 2018

Monday, 31 December 2018

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 31 December 2018

2019Last one for 2018? No problem - Elaine works on New Year's Eve. Enjoy!

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 31 December 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Partial collapse of Anak Krakatau volcanic island triggered tsunami that hit Indonesia

Mount Etna eruption accompanied by dozens of seismic tremors as new vent opened

O&G exploration halted after Exxon-Mobil ship confronted by Venezuelan authorities

Evaluating “ground up” formation of tornadoes for issuing warnings

Impacts of dust deposition on “greatest snow on Earth” in Wasatch Mountains of Utah

Bakchar ironstone deposits in western Siberia may have resulted from upward migration of Fe-rich brine and hydrothermal fluid

Mammal lineages co-existed with the dinosaurs with four surviving the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event

Tennis ball sized, cauliflower shaped hailstones pummel Sydney, Australia

Did you see the winter solstice moon?

USGS updates the 2005 Volcanic Threat Assessment

Significance of some 200 flying pterosaurs from the Stonesfield Slate in Great Britain

450 fossilized millipedes found in 100 myo Burmese amber

Copper was not included on the list of “critical minerals”

7 interesting facts about snow

Geochemical methods resolve long-standing debate in amber paleontology

Sea-floor sediment transport & the summer monsoon season

Paper:  Closure of the Bering Strait caused Mid-Pleistocene Transition cooling & lengthening of glacial cycles

Paper:  Triassic eustatic variations re-examined limited by paucity of preserved marine stratigraphic records

Bouvet Island – most remote - a small volcanic rock in the South Atlantic

Utah among top 10 states for mining production in 2017

“Rat-hole” mining in Meghalaya despite NGT court ban in India

Geomythologists prove Atlantis-style myths to be true

Glaciers “sing” as they fracture at night

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 31 December 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Americans are getting fatter – Time to make and keep a New Year Resolution to get healthier!

Global warming alarmists decry loss of Sierra snowpack for California water supply

US BLM draft report on environmental impacts & oil resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

64% of Valley residents oppose California bullet train – potential adverse consequences abound

CCAP will help citizens of Columbus, Ohio, to adapt … not “mitigate” variations in climate

Plastic addition, production increasing, “sustainable plastics” made from bioplastic polymers?

Dems believe in “global warming” not “green new deal”

Tsunami warning system failed the citizens of Indonesia

“Invisible pollutants” – endocrine disrupting chemicals abound causing potent, long-lasting & life-altering

Are we eating food or chemicals?

State-by-state guide to how energy production has changed

Texas Public Policy Foundation perspective on renewable energy sources

Lingering contamination from Hurricane Florence in North Carolina – worse than thought

Far-reaching impacts of pollutants from wildfires

Re-introducing fisher cats to northern Cascades – were extinct since early- to mid-1900s

WTO issued final ruling against Mexican effort to overturn dolphin safe tuna label

Inactive or abandoned mines pose major environmental & safety risks

Venezuela the worst of six countries regarding illegal mining across the Amazon

Ellicott City, Maryland, debates response to 1,000-yr flood and “prevention” for the future

Cape Town, South Africa, narrowly missed Day Zero

Air in Delhi, India, continues to be toxic as air quality is “hazardous”

Pollution, scarcity & changing climate remain top water risks in 2018

Perspective:  Busting myths about Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/12/26/commentary/japan-commentary/busting-myths-fukushima-no-1/#.XCO_YlVKiM8

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 31 December 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Access to coastal plain of ANWR for O&G production could increase US energy security

• https://www.worldoil.com/news/2018/12/23/api-access-to-alaska-s-coastal-plain-for-naturalgas-and-oil-production-could-increase-us-energy-security

• https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/16892-blm-alaskareleases-draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-coastal-plain-oil-and-gas-leasingprogram

• Draft EIS: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplfrontoffice/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage&currentPageId=152110

Winter solstice full moon caused astronomical high tides & advisories along Pacific NW coast

• https://katu.com/news/local/coastal-flood-advisory-in-effect-as-full-moon-brings-astronomicalhigh-tides

Coastal cleanup netted 2.7 tons of trash including plastic, glass, shotgun shells, and a pirate hat

• http://www.middletowntranscript.com/news/20181222/coastal-cleanup-nets-plastics-glass----and-dishwasher

Nine Atlantic coastal states join lawsuit to ban offshore air gun blasts

• https://earther.gizmodo.com/nine-coastal-states-join-lawsuit-to-ban-offshore-air-gu-1831240544

Judge finally ends lawsuit from beach where man died while walking near shore as sand collapsed

• https://local21news.com/news/local/judge-ends-suit-from-beach-where-3-died-walking-nearshore

Exxon-Mobil continues drilling offshore Guyana following confrontation in Venezuela

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guyana-venezuela-oil/exxon-continues-drilling-offshoreguyana-despite-venezuela-incident-idUSKCN1OP0UB

Perspective: Offshore wind development in Virginia – smaller, better & more cost-effective

• https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/ross-tyler-column-when-itcomes-to-offshore-wind-in/article_bc9dec54-3df9-5a04-ae2a-32cf962e8afe.html

Deeper fixed foundations for offshore wind development

• https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/how-offshore-wind-will-cope-with-200-footdepths#gs.2I9FOno

Year in review: offshore vessels and commerce in Brazil

• https://www.oedigital.com/news/461149-brazil-offshore-vessels-year-in-review

Pipelines continue to be laid in 2 offshore zones in Swedish EEZ

• https://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2018/12/allseas-vessels-at-work-in-two-nord-stream-2-offshore-zones.html

Predicting continued slow and steady growth in global offshore O&G sector

• https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Offshore-sector-to-grow-in-2019-but-mostly-13474480.php

Stowaways aboard cargo ship in Thames Estuary escape & threaten crew with iron bars – ship retaken

• https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/thames-estuary-police-called-to-cargo-ship-off-coast-ofmargate-amid-reports-of-stowaways-on-board-a4024071.html

• https://news.sky.com/story/special-forces-storm-cargo-ship-after-migrants-threatened-staff-1588563

This beluga likes the Maritimes

• https://nationalpost.com/news/stubborn-young-beluga-wont-stay-away-from-the-maritimes-2

Concern for Caloosahatchee estuary, economic development & pollution in SW Florida

• https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2018/12/26/fort-myers-beach-sanibel-captivaislands-five-things-watch/2206973002/

6M gallons of sewage overflow hit the Hudson River in 2018

• https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/city-sewage-overflow-6m-gallons

• https://nyacknewsandviews.com/2018/12/earth-matters-hudson-river-sediment-bacteria/

Carmel River Lagoon project resulting in alteration of channel & habitat creation

• https://www.montereyherald.com/2018/12/20/carmel-river-lagoon-project-accomplishing-itsgoals/

$7.2M test well for proposed deep (30-60 ft) wells for excess Lake Okeechobee water

• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2018/12/13/well-testsending-lake-o-water-underground-cost-7-2-million/2294082002

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Posted on Monday, 31 December 2018 at 10:56 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, 30 December 2018

Paper: 'Water Resources of the Black Sea Catchment Under Future Climate and Land Use Change Projections'

I saw this paper when it was published in 2017 but didn't pay much attention to it at that time. Then Tim Smith posted it to the Sustainable Water Resources website a while ago, alerted his followers, and it seemed a lot more appealing. I enjoyed it and found the modeling approach useful in a complicated basin.  

Freund, E.R., K.C. Abbaspour and A. Lehman, Water Resources of the Black Sea Catchment Under Future Climate and Land Use Change Projections, Water 2017, 9(8): 598; doi:10.3390/w9080598

Download Water-09-00598

Abstract
As water resources become further stressed due to increasing levels of societal demand, understanding the effect of climate and land use change on various components of the water cycle is of strategic importance. In this study we used a previously developed hydrologic model of the Black Sea Catchment (BSC) to assess the impact of potential climate and land use changes on the fresh water availability. The BSC model was built, calibrated, and validated against observed daily river discharge for the period of 1973–2006 using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) as the modeling tool. We employed the A2 and B2 scenarios of 2017–2050 generated by the Danish Regional Climate Model (HIRHAM), and four potential future land use scenarios based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s special report on emissions scenarios (SRES) storylines, to analyze the impact of climate change and land use change on the water resources of the BSC. The detailed modeling and the ensemble of the scenarios showed that a substantial part of the catchment will likely experience a decrease in freshwater resources by 30 to 50%.

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Cutting to the chase....

Summary
Combinations of two regional climate scenarios and four regional landuse scenarios were incorporated in the current study to explore the possible future impacts of climate and landuse changes on water resources of the Black Sea Catchment. The landuse scenarios were driven by the IPCC’s special report on emissions scenarios (SRES) corresponding to four marker scenarios that represent different global socio-economic development pathways. The climate scenarios were generated from the Danish Regional Climate Model (RCM) (HIRHAM) for the IPCC’s SRES A2 and B2 scenarios (HS and HB scenarios respectively). On average, the climate scenarios suggested a 5–15% decrease in future long-term average annual precipitation in most parts of the catchment. The decrease in precipitation is more pronounced in the HS scenario. According to the HS climate scenario, the Western part of the catchment (Danube Basin) will experience a decline in precipitation by 25%. As the historic precipitation records are large in this region, this is expected to have a large impact on the water resources of the entire region, and leaves the catchment with a significant net decrease of precipitation. Both scenarios suggest an increase in temperature by up to 2 °C with a west to east gradient. The extent of changes in temperature is more severe in the HS scenario as compared to the HB scenario.

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We also quantified the impacts of combined climate and landuse changes on freshwater distribution in the BSC. As suggested by the ensemble of scenarios, on average, the catchment is expected to experience a decrease in its blue water and green water storage resources, while the green water flow (evapotranspiration) increases in some parts of the catchment and decreases in other parts (Figure 7, Figure 8 and Figure 9). In addition, the decrease in fresh water resources in areas with high temporal variability in their water resources component (mainly in low lying countries around the Black Sea, such as Romania and Ukraine and the Russian part of the catchment) increases the vulnerability with regard to fresh water resources in these regions.

In our analysis, climate change had more pronounced effects on water resources, especially blue water, as opposed to the landuse change. To see the detailed effect of landuse change on the water resources component, it is beneficial to look at the water cycle at the HRU level, where the landuses are identical. This will give a true measure of landuse change impacts on water resources. The strength of the current work is the application of combined landuse and climate change scenarios. However, the study neglects the future changes in soil parameters over time, which accompanies changing landuses. Accounting for these changes will increase the confidence in the projected results, and needs to be further investigated.
 
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An additional concern is the use of two regional climate scenarios (HS and HB) in model prediction while pursuing a thorough investigation based on the combined effect of many other Global Climate Models or Regional Climate Models would reflect climate model uncertainties, and hence is recommended. The study however, provides the basis to improve societal capabilities to anticipate and manage water resources both today and in the future climate change environment in the Black Sea Catchment.
Enjoy!

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Posted on Sunday, 30 December 2018 at 12:56 AM in Climate Change, Climate & Meteorology, Land, Food & Water , Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, Water Quantity & Availability, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Saturday, 29 December 2018

Paper: 'Water Security in Practice - The Quantity-Quality-Society Nexus'

Thushara Gunda, whom I met at a recent AWRA conference, sent me this paper she authored along with David Hess, George M. Hornberger, and Scott Worland: Water Security in Practice: the Quantity-Quality-Society Nexus, Water Security 6 (March 2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2018.100022 (click on the doi link to access the paper online)

T_GundaHer email message to me:

I wanted to share a paper that we recently published in Water Security about the complexity of managing freshwater resources – noting how quantity, quality, and societal aspects of water management practices are greatly intertwined.

Here it is!

Download Gunda et al 2019 water security in practice quant qual soc nexus

Highlights

1) Quantity, quality, and associated societal interactions influence water security in practice.

2) Complex nexus interactions are highlighted in six common water management practices.

3) Better integration of these dynamics is required in future water security research.

Abstract

The study of water resources has evolved from a focus on physical availability to also include social factors such as governance. Increased understanding of diverse physical and social influences has led to a more comprehensive notion of water security, which is defined as an adequate supply of clean freshwater to support humans and ecosystems at all times. Despite the clear recognition that water security encompasses quantity, quality, and societal considerations, discussions often focus on only one or two of these aspects. This practice masks critical ways in which water quality issues intersect with water quantity issues as well as social factors for many water security decisions. This review paper highlights the growing call to consider water security in a more integrated manner by underscoring the complex interactions among water quantity, water quality, and society (i.e., the quantity-quality-society nexus) for six common water management practices. These descriptions highlight the need to understand the tradeoffs between water quantity and water quality associated with water management decisions, especially as freshwater scarcity increases. We conclude with a discussion of emerging opportunities in sociohydrological research and data analysis that have the potential to improve current understanding and management of the quantity-quality-society nexus of water security.

Cutting to the chase:

Conclusion
As precipitation patterns shift and as water is ever more intensively exploited, managing water resources in an integrated manner will be increasingly imperative to ensure water security in the future. As highlighted by the descriptions of the water management practices, successful management of water resources needs to account for water quantity and water quality aspects of the physical resource as well as associated societal dimensions of both. Being mindful of this quantity-quality-society nexus can help ensure current and emerging opportunities (e.g., in sociohydrology and data science) capture critical interactions in water management decisions, account for cross-sectoral and cross-scalar dynamics using interdisciplinary methods, and provide guidance on successful implementation of water management practices in a changing world.

Good stuff!

Enjoy!

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin

Posted on Saturday, 29 December 2018 at 12:34 AM in Conflict, Cooperation, Vulnerability & Security, Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, WaSH, Water Quality, Health & Ecosystems, Water Quantity & Availability, World Water | | Comments (1)

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Friday, 28 December 2018

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22 - 28 December 2018

YerBjUnd_400x400Last one of the year! 

Last week I introduced the Twitter feed from @ass_deans.

Well, there is now @Ass_Editors. Nice avatar....But (s)he has a long way to go to match @ass_deans!

Displacement behavior!

Have a great New Year!

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American Water Resources Association () Announces New Executive Vice President Dresden Farrand ()

From : Geoscience Games to Liven Up Your Holiday Season

In : Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We’ll Have To, a New Study Finds

'It's about the systems, stupid!'- (tnx )

In from : How best to share the disappearing Colorado River

CRS Report: ' "Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) - Current Status of the 2015 Clean Water Rule' (Updated: 12 December 2018)

Books, Films, and Reviews
Some 'heavy' reading for Christmas. Thanks, Mary Frances!


Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
In : Dust blowing off the shrinking Great Salt Lake is eroding Wasatch snowpack and that could eventually threaten drinking water

Bullshit and Crap Detection
ICYMI: Who knew? (yes, that William Shatner!) proposed $30 billion water pipeline from Seattle to drought-stricken California

California
From Plan eNews 26 December 2018: Update 2018 Webinar~Flood-MAR Session~Flood Control~$37 million~Delta Forum~Household Water~Forest Health

ICYMI: Who knew? (yes, that William Shatner!) proposed $30 billion water pipeline from Seattle to drought-stricken California

From : Blog Round-Up 25 Dec 2018: San Joaquin flow objectives; Delta tunnels documents; Water rights are property rights; Fall pulsed flow protections; Urban ecology; and more

Canada
Great science writing, stories, and more from the Great White North! 22 December 2018 Cartoon by

From : 'Both things are true': Science, Indigenous wisdom seek common ground (tnx )

From : 2nd Annual Assembly of First Nations Water Symposium and Tradeshow, 26-28 Febriary 2019, Niagara Falls, ON


Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Youth climate activist on - Stockholm. School strike for climate - save the world by changing the rules

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Been thinking about this for a while: How about a 'Women of Water' webinar(s) based on the panel session in Baltimore. We could have panelists like , , , , Brenda Bateman, et al. could moderate. cc:

From : 2nd Annual Assembly of First Nations Water Symposium and Tradeshow, 26-28 Febriary 2019, Niagara Falls, ON

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
From : Florida military bases pin hopes on potential revisions of manual -  

In from : How best to share the disappearing Colorado River

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up, study suggests

The NHWC Transmission Newsletter - December 2018. Brief article about flood risks from spillways on Native American reservatons and more.

Daily Water Newsletters
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Education, Events, and Opportunities
From This Day in Water History 28 December. 1918: Minneapolis Filtration; 1918: Influenza Pandemic

From This Day in Water History 27 December. 1822: Birth of Louis Pasteur

From This Day in Water History 26 December. 2004: Tsunami Devastates Indonesia and Many Other Countries

From This Day in Water History 25 December. 1908: Drought Cartoon; 1913: Water Stories Wrapped Up in a Bow

From This Day in Water History 24 December.1896: Large Centrifugal Pump; 1914: Death of John Muir

From This Day in Water History 23 December. 1791: James Peacock’s Filter

From This Day in Water History 22 December. 1877: Nascent Oxygen; 1998: Pollution Runs Through It

Want to study water and environmental civics with and others ? See 'Cynthia, Christmas & Civics: Environmental Civics at the '

From : Geoscience Games to Liven Up Your Holiday Season

 
E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The Year End Newsletter 2018: cc:

From Plan eNews 26 December 2018: Update 2018 Webinar~Flood-MAR Session~Flood Control~$37 million~Delta Forum~Household Water~Forest Health


Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
Been thinking about this for a while: How about a 'Women of Water' webinar(s) based on the panel session in Baltimore. We could have panelists like , , , , Brenda Bateman, et al. could moderate. cc:

The NHWC Transmission Newsletter - December 2018. Brief article about flood risks from spillways on Native American reservatons and more. https://bit.ly/2EUDYeY

 

 From : Florida military bases pin hopes on potential revisions of manual -  

Want to study water and environmental civics with and others ? See 'Cynthia, Christmas & Civics: Environmental Civics at the '


Groundwater and Hydrogeology
From : Research Underway To Help Track Pollutants In The Edwards Aquifer (tnx )

The Year End Newsletter 2018: cc:

In : Pioneer mayor unsure if Michindoh Aquifer even exists


Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, Food and Energy
In : Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We’ll Have To, a New Study Finds

Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up, study suggests

CRS Report: 'Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities'

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
American Water Resources Association () Announces New Executive Vice President Dresden Farrand ()

PNW Water
ICYMI: Who knew? (yes, that William Shatner!) proposed $30 billion water pipeline from Seattle to drought-stricken California


Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From : Texas Ag Law Blog 2018 Year in Review

In : SF, other cities consider lawsuits to head off water restrictions via

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Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS Report: ' "Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) - Current Status of the 2015 Clean Water Rule' (Updated: 12 December 2018)

 
Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 December 2018

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Texas   #txwater
From Buzz Newsletter 28 December 2018. The Latest Earth and Space Science News!

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From : Research Underway To Help Track Pollutants In The Edwards Aquifer (tnx )

Report (6-pager) from : 'The Midwest Stream Quality Assesment: Influences of Human Activities on Streams'

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Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
'It's about the systems, stupid!'- (tnx )

Youth climate activist on - Stockholm. School strike for climate - save the world by changing the rules

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
From : Research Underway To Help Track Pollutants In The Edwards Aquifer (tnx )

CRS Report: ' "Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) - Current Status of the 2015 Clean Water Rule' (Updated: 12 December 2018)


Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In from : How best to share the disappearing Colorado River

WTF?
In : Pioneer mayor unsure if Michindoh Aquifer even exists

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Thursday, 27 December 2018

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Announces New Executive Vice President Dresden Farrand

 
MIDDLEBURG, VA, December 18, 2018
 
Dresden-Farrand-Bio-Pic-2-27The Board of Directors of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is pleased to announce that Dresden Farrand will join the association as its executive vice president effective January 2, 2019.
 
"I am honored to be selected to serve as the executive vice president of the American Water Resources Association,” commented Farrand. “I am joining an organization that for decades has brought value to multidisciplinary water resources education, management, and research.”
 
"Dresden’s ability to capture a vision and see it through is one reason why she has been chosen to lead the American Water Resources Association into the future," noted AWRA President Brenda Bateman. "As a well-credentialed expert in association management, she will partner with the board, staff and members to help AWRA continue to thrive. We are delighted to have her on board."
 
Prior to joining the AWRA team, Farrand was the vice president of membership and chapter development for the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC), a national trade association, where she created strong new sources of revenue and organizational growth. Her other association successes include building programs and services, increasing membership and fostering high performing teams that put members at the center of their work. She is a certified association executive (CAE), and holds a masters degree in public administration from University of Missouri-Columbia and a masters degree in public policy from St. Louis University.
 
“With the addition of Dresden, we are confident that the organization will continue to grow and provide meaningful services to our members and stakeholders,” noted AWRA President-Elect Lisa Beutler. “We welcome Dresden and look forward to her professional stewardship."
 
Farrand succeeds Ken Reid who will retire on January 4, 2019 after serving as Executive Vice President of AWRA for 37 years.
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Note: the aforementioned is a press release written by Christine McCrehin, AWRA's Director of Membership and Marketing.  

Disclosure notice: I am the AWRA Technical Director.

“Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker

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