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31 posts from May 2019

Friday, 31 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 - 31 May 2019

Professor Jay Lund sent this photo of some bottled water that he priced at $6,000,000 per acre-foot. Since he is one of the smartest WaterWonks I know, I believe him. Check out the fine print below the price. 

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Enjoy - but don't drink!

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The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.

Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here.

Top Thirty (More or Less)
Paper by of & of : 'Aquifers Shared Between Mexico and the United States: Management Perspectives and Their Transboundary Nature'

Paper by et al. 'Planning for Ecological Drought - Integrating Ecosystem Services & Vulnerability Assessment'

It's , Volume 11, Issue 5 (May 2019): Hydrology, Management, Hydraulics, Watersheds, Quality, Land - Water - Food Nexus & Lots More!

In : Area officials plan for second-highest flood of Mississippi River

On for fans: reconstruction of Westeros and Essos in GPlates

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 May 2019

Linear Non-Threshold Model Paper: 'EPA Adopts LNT - New Historical Perspectives'

CRS Report: 'Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation' (Updated: 23 May 2019)

From 's Weekly Water Blast for 27 May 2019. Your guide to the best of last week and what to look for this week in California water

In : Surrounded by water: The Plains brace for ‘the worst flood in our history’ via

In : 'Slow-motion disaster' along Arkansas River via

In : Bonnet Carré Spillway - physics of Mississippi River flood control

Books, Films, and Reviews
In Book Reviw: Natural history book an ode to the geology of the Blue Mountains - 'The Blues: Natural History of the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington'

From : 'Coastal Hydrogeology' by Jimmy Jiao and Vincent Post


Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
Amen! From All the water I want for $6 million per acre foot. But free from the tap. Drink tap water and support public works.

On : 'Years Of Neglect' To Blame For Water Crisis In Rural Kentucky, State Rep. Says

Bullshit and Crap Detection
Amen! From All the water I want for $6 million per acre foot. But free from the tap. Drink tap water and support public works.

California
From : 19 June GRACast - 'Consequences of Groundwater Sustainability in California'

From : The Bay Area wouldn’t be the same without the State Water Project (SWP),a foundational network woven into the fabric of the community. The SWP serves the Bay Area through North & South Bay Aqueduct Systems.

By in : Should big dams count as renewable energy? California Democrats divided.

From Plan eNews 29 May 2019: Conservation Workgroups~Precipitation Symposium~Funding Fair~Climate Grants~Water Data~Case Studies. cc:

From 's Weekly Water Blast for 27 May 2019. Your guide to the best of last week and what to look for this week in California water

CRS Report: 'Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation' (Updated: 23 May 2019)

By : A water portfolio planning report card for California

Via : Engineers Deem 78-Year-Old Prado Dam a ‘High Urgency Risk’

Give us this day our daily water ration..." Drought cartoon from 26 May 1977. Thanks .   

Canada

From The Droplet - 27 May 2019: IJC Canadian Commissioners | Freshwater Research | Nunavut Wastewater | More!

The Newsletter 31 May 2019 * News & Announcements * Miscellany * What we're reading * On the Borealis Blog * * More!

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Webinar: “Implications of Future Climate Scenarios for Water Availability in the Middle Rio Grande Basin”, 5 June, 10 AM CDT - Dr. Ali Mirchi, . Only 150 participants - pls view in groups. See JPEG for info and link. (tnx ) cc:

Powerful video from

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Joint conference: and Chinese Academy of Sciences: 'Water Security: New Technologies, Strategies, Policies and Institutions', Beijing, 16-18 September 2019. .

The 2019 Summer Conference: 'Improving Water Infrastructure through Resilient Adaptation' 16-19 June, Casino Resort, Sparks, NV   

From : 10th Annual Northwest Climate conference, Portland, OR, 8-10 October 2019 at Sentinel Hotel. Abstracts due 7 June.

From : 19 June GRACast - 'Consequences of Groundwater Sustainability in California'

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security

Via Special Master has other legal callings, Florida and Georgia wait

By in : Governors pledge to cooperate on Delaware River Basin environment (tnx )

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
In : Area officials plan for second-highest flood of Mississippi River

In : Surrounded by water: The Plains brace for ‘the worst flood in our history’ via

In : 'Slow-motion disaster' along Arkansas River via

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily

The Daily 30 May 2019 News, Information,Jobs & More!

Florida Water Daily

The Daily 30 May 2019. News,Info,Jobs, RFPs, More!

Northeast Water Daily
The Daily 31 May 2019

The Daily 30 May 2019

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The Daily 31 May 2019 News,Info,Jobs

The Daily 30 May 2019 News,Info,Jobs

Texas Water Daily
The Daily 31 May 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More

The Daily 30 May 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More

The Daily 29 May 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From This Day in Water History 31 May. 1889: The Johnstown Flood

From This Day in Water History 30 May. 1937: Death by Manhole Cover; 1923: Death of Rudolph Hering; 1912: Death of Wilbur Wright

Streeter-Phelps equation! From This Day in Water History 29 May. 1953: Death of Earle B. Phelps

From This Day in Water History 28 May. 1914: Chlorination of Torresdale Filtration Plant in Philadelphia

From This Day in Water History 27 May. 1907: Birth of Rachel Carson; 1910: Death of Robert Koch; 1755: First Municipal Water Pumping Plant

From This Day in Water History 26 May 1977: Drought Cartoon; 1928: Birth of Marion Stoddart

From This Day in Water History 25 May. 1806: Description of Glasgow Filtration Works

Via : 9th World Water Forum (March 2021) Kick-off Meeting co-organized by and Government of , will be held in Diamniadio (Senegal), 20-21 June 2019


E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The May 2019 Newsletter: Interview with TGWA - Legislative Session Update - Texas Groundwater Summit - News - Events - More!

By in : Climate Point 31 May 2019: This week: Wild weather caused by us, drilling delayed in Chaco but set to go in Arctic refuge, and more! cc:

From Buzz Newsletter 31 May 2019: The Latest Earth and Space Science News!

From Friday Notes 31 May 2019: Weather Woes in Grain Country - Soggy ground affects more than just planting schedules.

The Newsletter 31 May 2019 * News & Announcements * Miscellany * What we're reading * On the Borealis Blog * * More!

From Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 31 May 2019.

From Top Water Stories 20 - 24 May 2019.

The Weekly 27 May 2019

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 May 2019

From Plan eNews 29 May 2019: Conservation Workgroups~Precipitation Symposium~Funding Fair~Climate Grants~Water Data~Case Studies. cc:

From 's Weekly Water Blast for 27 May 2019. Your guide to the best of last week and what to look for this week in California water

From Nature Briefing 31 May. Today we hear that Plan S has been delayed by a year, learn that a tailored treatment for ALS is poised to move ahead and ponder if “uncertainty is the science of the future”. 2019.

From : Nature Briefing 30 May 2019. Blood stem cells have been produced in vast quantities in lab thanks to a surprising ingredient, consider the next 10 years of human microbiome research turbulent times for scientists who moved from China > US

From Nature Briefin 29 May 2019. Today we dig into an attempt to drill deeper than ever before into the ocean floor, consider whether tracking people through phone-call data can improve lives and hear a call to rethink the journal impact factor

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
From : policy brief shows that gaps in agricultural productivity do not arise because women are less efficient farmers but because they experience inequitable access to agricultural inputs.

Via : Gulf states receive beach water quality monitoring grants via

Via Special Master has other legal callings, Florida and Georgia wait


Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Paper by of & of : 'Aquifers Shared Between Mexico and the United States: Management Perspectives and Their Transboundary Nature'

From : 'Coastal Hydrogeology' by Jimmy Jiao and Vincent Post

The May 2019 Newsletter: Interview with TGWA - Legislative Session Update - Texas Groundwater Summit - News - Events - More!

From : 19 June GRACast - 'Consequences of Groundwater Sustainability in California'

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
In : Utah transforms waste into natural gas, fertilizer via

In : The hydropower paradox: is this energy as clean as it seems? (tnx )

NE Water

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." - President Harry S. Truman (quoted in via )

"Happy is good. Joy is better." - (on 's )

Give us this day our daily water ration..." Drought cartoon from 26 May 1977. Thanks .   

"Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends upon what you put into it." - Tom Lehrer (quoted in via )

"Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling." - (tnx )

The 'Wrecking Crew'! had a good day at the NovCare 19 conference today at where he met up with 5 influential former Distinguished Darcy Lecturers: Dave Hyndman,Jim Butler, Dave Rudolph, John Cherry and Richelle Allen. cc:

Just arrived from . Even signed up for the planning committee. Trying to get shift on but no response. "I can't believe how many memories I've forgotten." - Yogi Berra, upon returning to his St. Louis childhood home. cc:

PNW Water  
From : 10th Annual Northwest Climate conference, Portland, OR, 8-10 October 2019 at Sentinel Hotel. Abstracts due 7 June.

In Book Reviw: Natural history book an ode to the geology of the Blue Mountains - 'The Blues: Natural History of the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington'

The Weekly 27 May 2019

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
By : A water portfolio planning report card for California

From via : Ohio House leaders propose permanent clean water trust

Positions Open  
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 28 May 2019

Check out jobs @ 's Water Resources Graduate Program 

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For the latest  Employment opportunities visit  

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Check out   jobs!  

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

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

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

Positions (many):  - Various locations and duties.  

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 21 May 2019 (Updated: 23 May 2019)

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 16 May 2019

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 - 31 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18-24 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11 - 17 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 4 - 10 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 April - 3 May 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 April 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 April 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 March - 5 April 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 March - 5 April 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 - 29 March 2019

TGIWWD! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 March 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 March 2019

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2-8 March 2019

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Linear Non-Threshold Model Paper: 'EPA Adopts LNT - New Historical Perspectives'

Paper by et al. 'Planning for Ecological Drought - Integrating Ecosystem Services & Vulnerability Assessment'

CRS Report: 'Columbia River Treaty Review' (Updated 21 May 2019) Do We Need a Compact Too?

CRS Report: 'Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation' (Updated: 23 May 2019)

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 May 2019

In : Progress on the path to reinventing the toilet

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
In : Via : World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics'

Texas   #txwater
Paper by of & of : 'Aquifers Shared Between Mexico and the United States: Management Perspectives and Their Transboundary Nature'

From Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 31 May 2019.

The May 2019 Newsletter: Interview with TGWA - Legislative Session Update - Texas Groundwater Summit - News - Events - More!

Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
From : Civil engineering decor at in Denver. An idea for any extra tunnel parts in the California Delta.

From This was 2013, two years after the Tohoku quake and tsunami, and close to the peak of debris influx to eastern Pacific shores.

On for fans: reconstruction of Westeros and Essos in GPlates

Water/Land Quality and Contamination

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
From : Opening the floodgates for ‘produced water’ via

WTF?
From : Civil engineering decor at in Denver. An idea for any extra tunnel parts in the California Delta.

"Give us this day our daily water ration..." Drought cartoon from 26 May 1977. Thanks .   

"Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling." - (tnx )

Posted on Friday, 31 May 2019 at 11:46 AM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Tweets Galore It's Friday!, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Thursday, 30 May 2019

CRS Report: 'Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation' (Updated: 23 May 2019)

Charles V. Stern and Pervaze A. Sheikh have updated (23 May 2019) this very important CRS report, Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation.

Lots of good information!

Click on graphics to enlarge them.

Download CRS_CVP_Issues_Legislation_23May2019

Summary
The Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is one of the world’s largest water supply projects. The CVP covers approximately 400 miles in California, from Redding to Bakersfield, and draws from two large river basins: the Sacramento and the San Joaquin. It is composed of 20 dams and reservoirs and numerous pieces of water storage and conveyance infrastructure. In an average year, the CVP delivers more than 7 million acre-feet of water to support irrigated agriculture, municipalities, and fish and wildlife needs, among other purposes. About 75% of CVP water is used for agricultural irrigation, including 7 of California’s top 10 agricultural counties. The CVP is operated jointly with the State Water Project (SWP), which provides much of its water to municipal users in Southern California.

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CVP water is delivered to users that have contracts with Reclamation. These contractors receive varying levels of priority for water deliveries based on several factors, including hydrology, water rights, prior agreements with Reclamation, and regulatory requirements. The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers’ confluence with the San Francisco Bay (Bay-Delta or Delta) is a hub for CVP water deliveries; many CVP contractors south of the Delta receive water that is “exported” from north of the Delta.

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Development of the CVP resulted in significant changes to the area’s natural hydrology. However, construction of most CVP facilities predated major federal natural resources and environmental protection laws. Much of the current debate related to the CVP revolves around how to deal with changes to the hydrologic system that were not significantly mitigated for when the project was constructed. Thus, multiple ongoing efforts to protect species and restore habitat have been authorized and are incorporated into project operations.

CVP3

Congress has engaged in CVP issues through oversight and at times legislation, including provisions in the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN Act; P.L. 114-322) that, among other things, authorized changes to operations in an attempt to provide for delivery of more water under certain circumstances. Although some stakeholders are interested in further operational changes to enhance CVP water deliveries, others are focused on the environmental impacts of operations.

CVP4

Various state and federal proposals are currently under consideration and have generated controversy for their potential to affect CVP operations and allocations. In late 2018, the State of California finalized revisions to its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. These changes would require that more flows from the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers reach the Bay-Delta for water quality and fish and wildlife enhancement (and thus would further restrict water supplies for other users). The changes have generally been opposed by the Trump Administration. At the same time, the Trump Administration is pursuing efforts to increase CVP water supplies for users, including changes to CVP operations under an October 2018 White House memorandum on western water supplies. Efforts to add or supplement CVP storage and conveyance also are being considered: The state is proposing a new water conveyance project (known as the California WaterFix) that would bypass the Bay-Delta and, under certain conditions, increase exports from north to south for some users. Additionally, new storage projects are under study by federal and state entities; these projects would aim to increase CVP and/or SWP water supplies.

CVP5

In the 116th Congress, legislators may consider bills and conduct oversight on efforts to increase CVP water exports compared to current baselines. Congress is considering whether to approve funding for new water storage projects, and also may consider legislation to extend or amend previously enacted CVP authorities (e.g., WIIN Act authorities that are expiring or have exceeded their appropriations ceiling).

California Water Fix
In addition to water storage, some have advocated for a more flexible water conveyance system for CVP and SWP water. An alternative was the California WaterFix, a project initiated by the State of California in 2015 to address some of the water conveyance and ecosystem issues in the Bay-Delta. The objective of this project was to divert water from the Sacramento River, north of the Bay-Delta, into twin tunnels running south along the eastern portion of the Bay-Delta and emptying into existing pumps that feed water into the CVP and SWP. In the spring of 2019, Governor Newsom of California canceled the plans for this project and introduced an alternative plan for conveying water through the Delta.

DWR is creating plans to construct a single tunnel to convey water from the Sacramento River to the existing pumps in the Bay-Delta. DWR’s stated reasons for supporting this approach are to protect water supplies from sea-level rise, saltwater intrusion, and earthquakes. The new plan is expected to take a “portfolio” approach that focuses on a number of interrelated efforts to make water supplies climate resilient. This approach includes actions such as strengthening levees, protecting Delta water quality, and recharging groundwater, according to DWR. This project will require a new environmental review process for federal and state permits. It is being led by the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority, a joint powers authority created by public water agencies to oversee the design and construction of the new conveyance system. DWR is expected to oversee the planning effort. The cost of the project is anticipated to be largely paid by public water agencies. The federal government’s role in this project beyond evaluating permit applications and maintaining related CVP operations has not been defined.

Cutting to the chase...

Conclusion
The CVP is one of the largest and most complex water storage and conveyance projects in the world. Congress has regularly expressed interest in CVP operations and allocations, in particular pumping in the Bay-Delta. In addition to ongoing oversight of project operations and previously enacted authorities, a number of developing issues and proposals related to the CVP have been of interest to congressional decisionmakers. These include study and approval of new water storage and conveyance projects, updates to the state’s Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan, and a multipronged effort by the Trump Administration to make available more water for CVP water contractors, in particular those south of the Delta. Future drought or other stressors on California water supplies are likely to further magnify these issues.

Enjoy!

"Happy is good. Joy is better." - (on 's )

Posted on Thursday, 30 May 2019 at 07:45 AM in CRS, FMSO & GAO Reports, Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, Water Quantity & Availability, Western USA | | Comments (0)

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Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Linear Non-Threshold Model Paper: 'EPA Adopts LNT - New Historical Perspectives'

Linear Non-Threshold (LNT) - sounds like some thing I encountered in soil physics many years ago.

Nope - my new BFF, Joe Cotruvo, is once again educating me about dose, response, LNTs, and similar things. It's another paper!

Joe included this message:

Here is another recent 2-pager from Ed Calabrese [see his earlier papers I posted] on the history of the Linear Non Threshold vs Threshold cancer risk methodology in radiation carcinogenesis. He feels that the traditional threshold approach was buried via some bias by committee selection by the senior leadership in the NAS and The Rockefeller Foundation in NAS reports in the 50's,60's and 70's.. He feels that the committees mistakenly based their revised LNT conclusions on a megamouse study by Russell et al, that Russell later reexamined and determined that there were thresholds. The committees assumed cumulative dose, rather than dose rate, which eliminated consideration of repair processes at lower dose rates.

The LNT was then applied to chemicals.

I don't know if your readers are into this esoteric stuff, but it is important. But for the LNT risk assessment approach, there would be very little to talk about with regard to potential risks from trace ppb, ppt ...environmental contaminants in food and water.
 
This is an easy read.
 
Calabrese, Edward J. (2019). EPA Adopts LNT: New Historical Perspectives, Chemical-Biological Interactions, Volume 308, 1 August 2019, Pages 110-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2019.05.027
 
Download CBI_Calabrese_LNT
 

Highlights

•The NCRPM became the first organization to recommend LNT for cancer risk assessment in 1958.
•Two NAS BEAR (genetic and medicine) panels in 1960 concluded cancer risk assessment was too unreliable to perform.
•These recommendations were ignored by BEIR (1972) and EPA in 1975 that adopted LNT.
 
CBIAbstract
This paper provides an historical assessment of how the linear non-threshold (LNT) model became adopted as policy by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) in 1975 [1] and how prior United States National Academy of Sciences (US NAS) radiation advisory panels may have affected
this EPA decision. The paper highlights a generally unrecognized set of recommendations of the 1960 Biological Effect of Atomic Radiation [2] Genetics and Medical/Pathology Panels that did not support LNT for cancer risk assessment due to their judgements of its scientific limitations and unacceptable uncertainties. These convergent, independent and high profile recommendations were not promoted by the sponsors (i.e., Rockefeller Foundation and the NAS), and were ignored by the media, Congress and the Edward_Calabrese-FORWEBscientific community in contrast to the vast attention directed to the linearity recommendation for germ cell mutation by the BEAR Genetics Panel in 1956 [3,4]. The subsequent Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) I Committee (1972) [5] report ignored these BEAR Panel (1960) [2] recommendations, only commenting on the BEAR 1956 linearity supporting recommendation [3,4]. These actions are documented and assessed for how they influenced why and how EPA adopted linearity for cancer risk assessment based on the BEIR I report.
 

Enjoy!

“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

Posted on Wednesday, 29 May 2019 at 01:14 PM in Readings, Journals, Videos, Films & Visuals, WaSH, Water Quality, Health & Ecosystems | | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 28 May 2019

1) Josh's Jobs Josh_logo

Josh’s Pick:
 
1) Facility Coordinator (Australia-Mekong Water Facility) – The Australian Water Partnership (Laos): 7 June
 
Highlighted:
 
2) Editorial Team (Policy Briefs) – International Water Resources Association (IWRA)(Home-Based): Rolling

3) Land And Water Officer (Aquastat) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome): 10 June

Deadline today (28 May)!
 
4) Global and regional positioning and support to strategic planning – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (New York): 28 May

5) International Consultancy: Support to WASH Programme – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sierra Leone): 28 May

6) French and Arabic speakers: Consultant: Drought Modelling Scientist – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (United Arab Emirates): 28 May
 
7) French and Arabic speakers: Consultant: Drought Vulnerability and Agriculture Expert – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (United Arab Emirates): 28 May
 
8) State of Green Growth Research Intern – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (South Korea): 28 May
 
9) Environment and Social Safeguard Specialist – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Afghanistan): 28 May
 
10) India nationals: Individual Consultant (Research Associate – Environment and SDGs) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (New Delhi): 28 May
 
11) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Albuquerque, NM, USA): 28 May
 
12) U.S. nationals: Natural Resources Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Land Management(Dickinson, ND, USA): 28 May

13) U.S. nationals: Postgraduate Research Opportunity in Climate Adaptation – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Washington, DC): 28 May
Minimum years experience requested:
0-2 years
 
14) Canada nationals: Groundwater Data Specialist – British Columbia Public Service (Victoria, BC, Canada): 30 May
 
15) Water and Ecology Educator – Cornell University Cooperative Extension(Syracuse, NY, USA): 30 May
 
16) Journal development specialist (Sustainability) – Frontiers (London): 31 May
 
17) Director of Conservation Programs – Walloon Lake Association (WLA) (Walloon Lake, MI, USA): Until filled
 
18) Campaign Organizer: Western Rivers Action Network (WRAN) – Audubon Society (Phoenix, AZ, USA): Until filled
 
19) Entry Level Water Resources Engineer – Tetra Tech (Irvine, CA, USA): Until filled
 
20) Ecological or Water Resources Engineer – Biohabitats (Portland, OR, USA): Until filled
 
21) Entry Level Water Resources (Hydraulics and Hydrology) Engineer – AECOM(Austin, TX, USA): Until filled
 
22) Water Resources E.I.T. – Michael Baker International (Chicago, IL, USA): Until filled
 
23) Water Resource Engineer – Delaware River Basin Commission (West Trenton, NJ, USA): Until filled
 
24) Environmental Policy Analyst – Booz Allen Hamilton (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
25) Environmental Specialist – Booz Allen Hamilton (Alexandria, VA, USA): Until filled
 
26) Analyst (Corporate Sustainability & Climate Resilience) – Cadmus Group(Various, USA): Until filled
 
27) Resilience Planner – Dewberry (Fairfax, VA, USA): Until filled
 
28) Programme Assistant (Climate Action) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Manila): 30 May
 
29) Australia nationals: Water Monitoring Data Support Officer – WaterNSW(Australia): 5 June
3-4 years
 
30) Research Associate (Water Resources) – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (New Delhi): 31 May – Or PhD w/no years experience
 
31) Research Associate I (Water Resources) – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (New Delhi): 31 May – Or PhD w/no years experience
 
32) Portuguese speakers: Environmental Governance and Integrated Natural Resources Management Specialist – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Mozambique): 7 June
 
33) Economics Associate (Natural Infrastructure Initiative) – World Resources Institute (WRI) (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
34) Policy Advisor (Adaptation) – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
35) Samoa nationals: Environmental Monitoring and Governance Programme Assistant – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)(Samoa): 31 May
 
36) Cantonese speakers: Conservation Officer – The Nature Conservancy (TNC)(Hong Kong): 5 June
 
37) Civil Associate II, Water – Michael Baker International (Columbia, SC, USA): Until filled
 
38) Ecosystems Associate Engineer – Michael Baker International (Cary, NC, USA): Until filled
 
39) Project Manager (Political Affairs) – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)(Washington, DC): Until filled
 
40) Environmental and Sustainability Specialist – Booz Allen Hamilton (San Francisco): Until filled
 
41) Recharge Zone Protection Coordinator – Edwards Aquifer Authority (San Antonio, TX, USA): 4 June – 1 year w/a Master’s
5-7 years
 
42) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 3 July
 
43) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Montreal, QC, Canada): 4 July
 
44) Technical Officer (Water Management) – Wetlands International (New Delhi): 31 May
 
45) Environmental Affairs Officer – United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq(Baghdad): 31 May
 
46) Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change Adaptation – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Bangkok): 2 June
 
47) Hindi speakers: Deputy Programme Manager for Water Programme – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (New Delhi): 3 June
 
48) Asst. Program Manager and Program Associate (2 positions) – Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF) (India): 10 June
 
49) Tech Specialist: Risk Analysis & Advice – Hydrology – Sanlam Group (South Africa): Until filled
 
50) Southeast Asia nationals: Research Associate on Agriculture and Environment – International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (Hanoi): 10 June
 
51) Canada nationals: Executive Director (Water Protection and Sustainability) – British Columbia Public Service (Various, BC, Canada): 31 May
 
52) Australia nationals: Natural Resource Management Data and Spatial Analyst – Alluvium Consulting (Australia): 3 June
 
53) Waterway Specialist / Geomorphologist – Streamology (Australia): 3 June
 
54) Colorado residents: Stormwater Discharge Permits Unit Manager – Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) (Denver, CO, USA): 4 June
 
55) Senior Permit Writer/Conservancy Board Coordinator (Environmental Specialist 4) – State of Washington (Department of Ecology) (Union Gap, WA, USA): Until filled – Less years experience required with additional education
 
56) Communications Coordinator – Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Washington, DC): 31 May
 
57) Program Staff (Environment Portfolio) – Robertson Foundation (New York): Until filled
 
58) Team Coordinator (Freshwater & Food) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)(Washington, DC): Until filled
 
59) Hydrologist – Seminole Tribe of Florida (Big Cypress, FL, USA): Until filled
 
60) Director (Environmental Resource Management Department) – Seminole Tribe of Florida (Hollywood, FL, USA): Until filled
 
61) Water Resources Director – Pueblo of Isleta (Isleta, NM, USA): Until filled
 
62) Forest Health Watershed Coordinators (2) – South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) (Nevada City, CA and Camptonville, NV, USA): Until filled
8-9 years
 
63) Environment Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 3 June
 
64) Senior Environmental Engineer – The World Bank (Tanzania): 4 June
 
65) Senior Environmental Engineer – The World Bank (Jakarta): 4 June
 
66) Senior Environment Specialist – The World Bank (South Africa): 5 June
 
67) Senior Environment Specialist – The World Bank (Zambia): 6 June
 
68) Spanish speakers: Senior Environmental Specialist – The World Bank(Colombia): 6 June
 
69) Spanish speakers: Senior Environmental Specialist – The World Bank (Buenos Aires): 6 June
 
70) Safeguards Specialist (Environment) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila): 7 June
 
71) Sustainability Senior Manager – PepsiCo (Purchase, NY, USA): Until filled
 
72) Swahili speakers: Programme Officer (Drylands Resilience Programme) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Nairobi): 5 June

73) Local recruitment: Programme Coordinator – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Dhaka): 10 June
10+ years
 
74) French speakers: Programme Team Leader – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Rwanda): 31 May
 
75) Senior Environmental Specialist – The World Bank (Singapore): 5 June
 
76) Senior Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Somalia): 28 June
 
77) Spanish speakers: Senior Economic Affairs Officer – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (Chile): 29 June
 
78) Climate Change Adaptation Specialist – GHD Group (Waterloo, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
79) Principal Consultant (Freshwater/Marine Scientist (Mid-Senior Level)) – Environmental Resources Management (ERM) (Vancouver, Calgary or Toronto, Canada): Until filled
 
80) Russian speakers: Expert (m/f/d) in EU Acquis and Environment Enforcement - Technical Assistance to the European Union – Central Asia Water, Environment and Climate Change Cooperation (WECOOP) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Kazakhstan): 21 June

81) Russian speakers: Team Leader (m/f/d) - Technical Assistance to the European Union – Central Asia Water, Environment and Climate Change Cooperation (WECOOP) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Kazakhstan): 21 June
 
82) Russian speakers: EU Acquis and Environment Enforcement Expert (Central Asia) – Niras (Central Asia): 30 June
 
83) Russian speakers: Team Leader (environment, climate change and water policies) – Niras (Central Asia): 30 June
 
84) Russian speakers: Environment Governance and Climate Change Capacity Development Expert (Central Asia) – Niras (Central Asia): 30 June
Not specified:
 
85) Global Events & Awards Officer – International Water Association (IWA)(Netherlands): 31 May
 
86) German speakers: Entwicklungshelfer als Berater (m/w/d) in den Bereichen Aufforstung und Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Tanzania): 11 June
 
87) Spanish and German speakers: Kurzzeit-Entwicklungshelfer (m/w/d) für Wassereinzugsmanagement und Ressourcenschutz – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Honduras): 10 June
           
88) Australian nationals: Water Policy Officers – Government of New South Wales(Australia): 31 May

89) Australia nationals: Water Monitoring Team Leader (2) – WaterNSW (Australia): 29 May

90) Australia nationals: Water Monitoring Officers (Various) – WaterNSW (Australia): 2 June
 
91) Australia nationals: River Operator – Murray–Darling Basin Authority (Australia): 31 May
 
92) Australia nationals: Project Officer (Water Services) – Queensland Government(Australia): 31 May
 
93) Australia nationals: Senior Policy Officer (Climate Change Adaptation) – Victoria State Government (Australia): 31 May
 
94) Australia nationals: Catchment and Water Resources Modeller – Alluvium Consulting (Australia): 5 June
 
95) Australia nationals: Water Monitoring Reliability Analyst – WaterNSW (Australia): 5 June
 
96) Field Hydrogeologist – Rio Tinto (Various): Until filled
 
97) U.K. nationals: Water Quality Principal Officer – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 2 June
 
98) U.K. nationals: Water Quality Senior Officer – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 2 June
 
99) U.K. nationals: Hydrologist – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 3 June
 
100) Catchment Partnership Coordinator – Dŵr Cymru (Wales): 6 June
 
101) Canada nationals: Climate Change Analyst – Government of Saskatchewan(Regina, SK, Canada): 2 June
 
102) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (The Woodlands, TX, USA): 29 May
 
103) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Troy, NY, USA): 30 May
 
104) U.S. nationals: Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Water Operations Division) – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Klamath Falls, OR, USA): 31 May
 
105) Water Resources Specialist – Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa (Odanah, WI, USA): 31 May
 
106) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)(Klamath Falls, OR, USA): 31 May
 
107) U.S. nationals: Environmental Protection Specialist (Watershed Protection) – District of Columbia Government (Washington, DC): 4 June
 
108) U.S. nationals: Environmental Protection Specialist (Watershed Protection) #2 – District of Columbia Government (Washington, DC): 4 June
 
109) U.S. nationals: Interdisciplinary Water Resources Modeler – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Sacramento, CA, USA): 5 June
 
110) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Ada, OK, USA): 5 June
 
111) U.S. nationals: Civil Engineer (Hydrologic) or (Hydraulics); Hydrologist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Heyburn, ID, USA): 6 June
 
112) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Winnemucca, NV, USA): 6 June
 
113) Program Associate (Land, Water and Climate Justice) – American Jewish World Service (AJWS) (New York): Until filled
 
114) Society for Freshwater Science Media Officer – Society for Freshwater Science(USA): 15 June
 
115) Vice President of Programs and Strategy – Western Resource Advocates(Boulder, CO, USA): Until filled
 
116) Environmental Director – Seneca-Cayuga Nation (Grove, OK, USA): Until filled
 
117) Water Resources Engineer/Modelers – Paradigm Environmental Inc. (Fairfax, VA, USA): Until filled
 
118) Lake Champlain Lakekeeper® - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) (Vermont, USA): Until filled
Not specified (academic):
  • Professors/lecturers
119) Limited-term faculty in Applied Watershed Sciences – Simon Fraser University(Burnaby, BC, Canada): 31 May
 
120) Tenure-Track position Assistant Professor in Adaptation and Risk Dynamics – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam): 2 June
 
121) Lecturer: Quantitative Ecology – University of Massachusetts-Amherst(Amherst, MA, USA): Until filled
 
122) Assistant Professor (Physical Geography) – Texas State University (San Marcos, TX, USA): Until filled
  • Postdocs
123) Postdoctoral researcher position (Governance of Climate Change) – University of Twente (Netherlands): 1 June
 
124) Post Doctoral Researcher (Freshwater Ecology) – University of Oulu (Finland): 3 June
 
125) Postdoctoral Scholar – Portland State University (Portland, OR, USA): Until filled
 
126) Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Earth System Modeling (Multiple Positions) – University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ, USA): Until filled
  • Researchers/other
127) Research Fellow in Climate Experimentation – University of Melbourne(Australia): 2 June
 
128) Tier II Canada Research Chair in Clean Water Technology – Laurentian University (Sudbury, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
129) Hydrological Modeling Research – U.S. Department of Defense (College Park, MD, USA): Until filled
 
130) Hydrogeology Research Scientist – Berkeley Lab (Berkeley, CA, USA): Until filled
 
WASH:

0-2 years

131) Guinea-Bissau nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Guinea-Bissau): 4 June

132) Iraq nationals: WASH Assistant – Danish Refugee Council (Iraq): 3 June

3-4 years
 
133) Water and Sanitation Technician – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Western Sahara): 2 June
 
134) WASH Program Manager – Solidarités International (Syria): Until filled
 
135) Great Lakes Drinking Water Program Manager – Minnesota Environmental Partnership (Great Lakes region, USA): Until filled
 
136) Kiswahili speakers: WASH Program Manager – Action Against Hunger USA(Kenya): 7 June
 
137) French speakers: Responsable Programme EHA (F/H) – Solidarités International (Central African Republic): Until filled
 
138) Venezuela nationals: Especialista Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Venezuela): 4 June
 
139) Nepali speakers: Technical Officer (Beacon Project) – WaterAid (Kathmandu): 31 May

140) Nepali speakers: Social Mobilization Officer (Beacon Project) – WaterAid(Kathmandu): 31 May

141) Nepal nationals: Project Officer (WaSH) (4 positions) – Oxfam (Nepal): 6 June

5-7 years

142) WASH Specialist (Emergencies) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Cameroon): 29 May

143) WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Guinea): 5 June

144) French speakers: Expert Sociologue – GFA Consulting Group (Tunisia): 31 May
 
145) WASH Cluster Coordinator – Oxfam (Ethiopia): 4 June
 
146) French speakers: WASH Project Manager – Mercy Corps (Central African Republic): Until filled

147) Spanish speakers: WASH Manager – HIAS (Venezuela): Until filled
 
148) Senior Specialist (Global Investors) – water.org (Kansas City, MO or San Francisco, CA, USA): Until filled
 
149) Sanitation Business Advisor – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation(Dhaka): Until filled
 
150) Niger nationals: Chargé(e) de l’Assainissement du Programme Hamzari – WaterAid (Niger): 2 June

151)  Niger nationals: Chargé(e) des Infrastructures du Programme Hamzari – Niger(WaterAid): 2 June

8-9 years
 
152) Chief WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Jordan): 1 June
 
153) WASH Manager – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Zimbabwe): 3 June

154) Sudan nationals: WASH Specialist (Sanitation and Hygiene) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sudan): 3 June

10+ years

155) Global Sector Coordinator (WASH) – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Netherlands): Until filled
 
156) Senior Manager (WSS Service Providers) – water.org (Kansas City, MO or San Francisco, CA, USA): Until filled
 
157) Financial Institutions Technical Expert (Global) – water.org (Various): Until filled
 
Not specified
 
158) French speakers: Programme Manager (WASH) – Concern Worldwide (DRC): 29 May
 
159) WaSH Lead – Oxfam (Sierra Leone): 3 June
 
160) Ethiopia nationals: Research and Policy Advisor (Sanitation Marketing) – IRC WASH (Addis Ababa): 7 June
Consultancies:

161) French speakers: Assessment of Existing Urban Sanitation Conditions and Enabling Environment – The World Bank (DRC): ASAP

162) International Consultant (Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Specialist) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Timor-Leste): 30 May
 
163) Consultancy to Provide A Rapid Overview of Global Ecosystem Services From Agricultural Landscapes – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)(Home-Based): 29 May
 
164) Consultant for The National WASH Advocacy Package for Religious Groups – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Tanzania): 31 May
 
165) Waste Management and Sanitation Consultant (Green Cities Project) – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (Myanmar): 31 May
 
166) Climate Change Adaptation Communication Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 31 May
 
167) Consultant (Drought Risk Management) – Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) (Home-Based): 2 June
 
168) Irrigation Specialist – The World Bank (Nigeria): 4 June
 
169) Consultancy: Review of the Ramsar Convention’s fourth Strategic Plan (2016-2024) – The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Home-Based): 13 June
 
170) International Consultancy to support proposal writing and documentation of WASH programme activities – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sierra Leone): 4 June

171) French speakers: Consultance internationale : Spécialiste en suivi et évaluation en temps réel des programmes d’Eau Potable et Assainissement à travers la plateforme mWater – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Haiti): 6 June

172) Spanish speakers: Revisión de Medio Término del PNUD-GEF para el proyecto denominado Gestión Integrada de los Recursos Hídricos en el Sistema Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopó-Salar de Coipasa (TDPS) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Peru): 29 May
 
173) Portuguese speakers: SDGs Technical Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Mozambique): 30 May
 
174) Hindi speakers: Short Term Expert for SEIP II on Output (I-IV) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (New Delhi): 3 June
 
175) Hindi speakers: Short Term Expert on “Strengthening of Organisational Procedures and Processes” (via DevNetJobsIndia) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (New Delhi): 3 June
 
176) Russian speakers: International Consultant for Aarhus National Action Plan – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Tajikistan): 4 June
 
177) India nationals: Water Resource Management Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (India): 29 May

178) Uganda nationals: Consultancy Services for Building Capacity of District Level Technical Persons and Farmers on ISFM Measures, Soil and Water Conservation Practices and SLM – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Uganda): 31 May
 
179) Philippines nationals: Civil Engineer (Water Supply Specialist) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Philippines): 31 May
 
180) Philippines nationals: National Biodiversity, Environment and Natural Resources Specialist – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Manila): 4 June
 
181) Uganda nationals: Development of Training Modules and Conduction of a Training Program for Capacity Building under the EURECCCA Project – Government of Uganda/Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Uganda): 6 June
 
182) Ecuador nationals: Técnico/a Especialista en Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Sensores Remotos – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Ecuador): 7 June
 
183) Bangladesh nationals: National Consultant for development of national MHM strategy – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Dhaka): 8 June
Internships:

184) Intern (Greening the UNEP Paris Office) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Paris): 29 May
 
185) PhD Intern (Integrated Watershed Modeling) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA, USA): 31 May
 
186) Intern (Capacity Development and Innovation) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi): 3 June
 
187) Intern (Environment Affairs) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 7 June
 
188) Investments in Natural Infrastructure Intern – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (Raleigh, NC, USA): Until filled
 
189) Intern: Sustainable Development Mechanisms (SDM) Programme Reporting, Tracking and Recognition team, Global Climate Action – The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Germany): Until filled
 
190) EDF Climate Corps Research and Writing Intern – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (Boston, MA, USA): Until filled

2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

Posted: Last Week

196) Position: (Exeter, UK) - Postdoctoral Research Associate with MIDST-Critical Zone project. Closes: 9 June.

197) Position: (Bristol, UK) - Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geoscience. Closes: 20 June

198) Position: Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (Twisp, WA) - Salmon Habitat Project Manager. OUF

199) Position: (Pendleton, OR) - Fisheries Habitat Technician I-Grande Ronde Habitat Project RE-ADVERTISED. Open until filled; review of complete application on 29 May

200) Position: (Pendleton, OR) - Fisheries Habitat Biologist II - Umatilla Habitat Project. Closes: 31 May

201) Position: (Pendleton, OR) - Hydrologist. Open until filled; review of complete application packets 22 and 29 May.

202) Position: Law School (SLC, UT) - Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program Mediator. OUF; App review: 3 June.

203) Position: Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District (Quincy, WA) - Ditchrider/Canal Maintenance. Closes: 31 May

204) Position: Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District (Quincy, WA) - Assistant Engineer. Closes: 14 June.

206) PhD Positions (funded)  (Saskatoon, SK) with & . Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry.

207) Position: (Sacramento) - SRF Capacity Development Specialist

208) Position: (Statewide) - State Revolving Fund Program Specialist

209) Position: (Geneva, NY) - Environmental Analyst - Drinking Water Specialist. Closes: 14 June

210) Position: (Rochester) - Environmental Analyst - Drinking Water Specialist. Closes: 14 June

211) Postdoctoral Positions (2): (Tucson) - Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences Dept. - Earth Systems Modeling. OUF.

212) Position: (Victoria, Surrey, Nanaimo) - BAND 5 - Executive Director, Water Protection and Sustainability - (60423). Closes: 31 May

3) Some General Employment Resources

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

GoodWorkCanada - Canada's Green Jobs Site

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.  

For the full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs

Enjoy!

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Monday, 27 May 2019

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 May 2019

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 May 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Following pulses of sediment laden water as turbidity currents move toward continental slope

National Academies Committee to develop research agenda to assess geoengineering strategies

Small-scale collisions between pools of cold air may play important role in thunderstorm clustering

Simulating jet stream response to changes in climate

Geohazards Field Station – simulate volcanic eruptions at former ballistics test site

X-rays veal colors of 3 myo fossil mouse using false color synchrotron image

New study focuses on influence of natural causes on temperatures of the last century

Hurricane season begins officially on 1stof June – named storm has formed “early” in the Atlantic

Such hubris!!!  “Wandering Earth” explains how humans could change orbit of the planet

Turning to drones to predict avalanches, mudslides & water runoff

Active low-angle normal fault reveals rolling-hinge mechanism as metamorphic core complex is exhumed in Papua New Guinea

Recognizing the nonlinear systems in the geosciences

Atacama Desert holds densest collection of meteorites in the world

Dormant stratovolcano Aluto in Rift Valley of Ethiopia last erupted 2,000 years ago as pumice cone

New insight into origin of Canadian Rockies

Geo-forensics – solving crimes with geology

Largest offshore volcanic event in recorded history near the island of Mayotte

Plaque to mark status of Charles Lapworth as pioneering geologist in Scotland

Modern zooplankton (foraminifera) communities differ systematically from pre-industrial counterparts

US forecasters predict “near normal” Atlantic hurricane season for 2019 – 2 to 4 major hurricanes

GOT map reveals plate tectonic reconstruction of the 7 Kingdoms

Ida Slater was one of first women paleontologist in London – pioneering research and thought

Book Review:  “The Blues” – ode to the geology of the Blue Mountains in Pacific Northwest

Proceeds will fund exploration & drilling programs of Babine Copper-Gold Porphyry projects

Assessment of NASA record of global temperature accurate to “within less than tenth of a degree F”

• https://phys.org/news/2019-05-confidence-nasa-earth-temperature.html

William “Bill” Mathews – pioneering Canadian geologist & the Sea-to-Sky geology

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 May 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

No time to forget about potential for exposure to rabies – Norwegian woman dies after puppy bite while on vacation in the Philippines

Opting for no children should be because of overpopulation & damage to planet – not “climate fear”

John Wesley Powell argued for “smart development” in the Western US – careful, democratic management of water resources

Texas fever ticks identified in Webb County outside permanent quarantine zone

WHO still spends massive amounts of money on travel – misconduct probe

If high-risk Prado Dam fails, Disneyland could be flooded in southern California

Perspective:  Greatest threat to the planet is not “global warming” – it is soil erosion

Perspective:  environmental legacy of the Vietnam War

Drought in Panama linked to El Niño has impact on canal and shipping

Comprehensive socio-economic & environmental ranking of all 50 States – Washington State is #1

Bonnet Carré Spillway - physics of Mississippi River flood control

Cut-off wall being installed as part of repairs to TVA Boon Dam

USPS issued new set of Forever stamps representing US National Wild & Scenic River System

Farm ponds act as sinks to sequester nitrous oxide

New legislation would establish national system of wildlife corridors – Wildlife Corridor Act of 2019

Tornado warnings not adequate to prepare mobile home residents

New study to assess how climatic factors impact life span & distribution of PCBs in ocean

Killer whale cull two decades ago has had long lasting impact on population in Southern Ocean

“Global warming policy” did not work before so why revive it?

Waters of most polluted stream in Europe could be used as pesticide

Isle of Capri bans single-use plastics

Human resilience & ecological resistance in “tear gas capital of the world” – Bethlehem, West Bank

Next trial over safety of Roundup herbicide will begin in August in St. Louis, Missouri

US FDA allowed secret log of 50,000 malfunction incidents of faulty implantable heart devide

Epidemic of HPV in men – 11 million infected with cancer-causing virus – HPV & other STIs

Making industrial chemicals “green” (i.e., fewer emissions) will require a lot of electricity

Canada raided & shut down Saint-Edouard Zoo – owner faces charges of cruelty & neglect

Guidelines for being an ethical wildlife tourist

Historic wilderness lodges are “perfect” way to see National Parks across North America

California sues to keep $929M of your tax dollars for failing high-speed rail project

Orlando, Florida, asks consultants for help crafting smart city vision & strategy

GOT portrayal of dire wolves has bad consequences for Huskies

Racing provides human entertainment but is dangerous for horses – 500 died in 2018

Respectful relationship between one human and grizzly bears

The tortoises of Aldabra Atoll

Texas to spend $3B on flood control in wake of Hurricane Harvey – will it do any good?

National Park visitors contributed $40B to 2018 US Economy

Civil engineers think they can save the world through resilience planning

Desert hydropower plant (isn’t that an oxymoron?) remains controversial

Can nuclear cleanups be “quick” – what are the risks?

Earthquakes or tiger attacks – what people fear the most might reduce disasters

Conservation goals compete at expense of biodiversity on multiple scales & worldwide ecosystem

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 27 May 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Hydropower dams degrade water quality & can have harm coastal areas far downstream

• https://www.ecowatch.com/hydropower-dams-environmental-problems-2637609622.html

Study to assess Kure Beach potential for dune infiltration system to reduce stormwater discharge from the town into the ocean

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/05/towns-eye-dune-systems-for-stormwater/

Considering airfoil boat as alternative transportation between African coastal cities

• https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/a-future-option-for-african-fast-intercitycoastal-transportation

Texas coastal barrier would prevent major economic losses – but at what cost?

• https://www.chron.com/local/article/Study-Texas-coastal-barrier-would-prevent-major-13866968.php

Bangladesh temporarily bans coastal fishing to improve fishing stocks – demonstrators protest

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48335509

• https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/bangladesh-bans-fishing/

• https://ph.news.yahoo.com/protests-bangladesh-slaps-two-month-ban-shallow-water-140426271.html

“Best” coastal towns – top 3

• https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/05/20/sandusky-is-best-coastal-small-town-inthe-u-s-survey-says/3738867002/

• https://kristv.com/news/local-news/2019/05/20/rockport-rated-2-in-best-coastal-small-town-inthe-u-s/

• https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2019/05/21/chincoteague-among-top-3-coastalsmall-towns-usa-today/3751679002/

New app shows where & when water is safe for swimming

• https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2019/05/20/assateague-coastaltrust-swim-guide-program/3719050002/

Global warming alarmism: ocean could rise over 6 feet by 2100 swamping coastal cities

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/20/sea-level-rise-rising-oceans-couldswamp-coastal-cities-worldwide/3742291002/

• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/05/14/1817205116

High levels of five pharmaceutical drugs found in Humber estuary

• https://phys.org/news/2019-05-high-pharmaceuticals-humber-estuary.html

Heavy precipitation & runoff in 2018 caused decline in health of Chesapeake Bay

• https://www.apnews.com/41f27d25ebca4aba82e7271fa1bcf1c9

• https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-chesapeake-umcesreport-card-20190521-story.html

US Army COE begins increased releases into Caloosahatchee Estuary

• https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40495695/army-corps-of-engineers-increased-releases-into-thecaloosahatchee-this-weekend

10-foot great white shark spotted in Long Island Sound

• https://ktla.com/2019/05/21/10-foot-great-white-shark-spotted-in-long-island-sound-amongfirst-ever-tracked-in-area/

Mexican raw oysters from Estero El Cardon estuary recalled after gastrointestinal illness reported in US

• https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/food-safety-health/mexican-raw-oysters-recalled-aftergastrointestinal-illnesses-reported-in-us

Otters have re-emerged in Kadalundi Estuary

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/otters-re-emerge-in-kadalundiestuary/article27120138.ece

Purple martin population recovers in Squamish Estuary

• https://www.squamishchief.com/purple-martins-in-the-squamish-estuary-1.23827591

New model improves prediction of wave wash overs for sea turtle nests – 83% accuracy

• https://eos.org/articles/predicting-wave-wash-overs-for-sea-turtle-nests

Historic solutions to sea level rise might help modern coastal communities

• https://eos.org/articles/historic-solutions-to-sea-level-rise-may-help-modern-communities

Indonesian tsunami of 2018 reconstructed using surveillance camera footage & social media

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01544-5

Fake tsunami warning in Solomon Islands sparked panic in Honiara

• https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/fake-tsunami-warning-sparkspanic-in-honiara/11140902

White sand of Kailua selected as best US beach

• https://phys.org/news/2019-05-white-sands-oahu-kailua-beach.html

"I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." - President Harry S. Truman (quoted in via )

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