Thought I would post this video from NGWA featuring Professor Jesse J. Richardson of the WVU College of Law commenting on the recent Maui groundwater Supreme Court case. Excellent comments by Jesse. Here is the link.
Enjoy!
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COVID-19 and Coronavirus
It's @nature Briefing - 30 April 2020. Today we hear hopeful news from a large trial of remdesivir against #COVID19, meet what looks like the first known aquatic dinosaur and trace the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through its mutations. bit.ly/2Yn8J5c #coronavirus
It's @Nature Briefing 29 April 2020. Today we explore a graphical guide to the 8 types of #coronavirus vaccine in development, discover hazards lurking in unused buildings’ stagnant water, a call for #COVID19 stimulus measures to focus on healthier future bit.ly/2KIFDo
It's @nature Briefing 28 April 2020 Celebrate 30 years Hubble telescope (and why it’s still going strong),learn how scientists are uncovering which #COVID19 strategies work best, hear from #coronavirus deaths might be ~60% higher than official counts bit.ly/2KJar92
It's @nature Briefing - 27 April 2020. Ponder the wisps of hope in a huge survey of insect population declines,learn how chloroquine hype is derailing search for #coronavirus treatments,hear Germany’s #COVID19 expert on how country got on top of outbreak bit.ly/3cT5NBn
It's @Nature Briefing - 1 May 2020. How long a #coronavirus vaccine will take,how scientists will choose the best from many in development, songs from an AI that can mimic any artist and learn how alchemists tackled the plague and economic wobbles bit.ly/2YocAyV
Free webinar from @EPA: 'EPA Expands Research on SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment' 27 May, 2-3 PM EDT. bit.ly/3aPG0bY
In @globalnews: People are poisoning themselves with cleaning supplies as #coronavirus spreads: study https://bit.ly/2ybkml4
"Wish I knew today what I'm going to learn tomorrow." - Dr. Carlos del Rio, Infectious Diseases Specialist, @EmoryUniversity, on @CNN #coronavirus #COVID19
In @sdut via @BCWaterNews: Wastewater testing has helped catch diseases for decades - Poop may tell us when the #coronavirus lockdown will end. bit.ly/3f8gUs8 #cawater
From @AGU_Eos: Eight Lessons from #COVID19 to Guide Our Climate Response bit.ly/2YkqBhb
Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
CRS Report: 'Flood Risk Reduction from Natural and Nature-Based Features: @USACEHQ Authorities' bit.ly/2WkaRbl
Read about the 'Engineering With Nature' (EWN) Initiative from @USACEHQ
bit.ly/2VPP4cz
In @globalnews: People are poisoning themselves with cleaning supplies as #coronavirus spreads: study https://bit.ly/2ybkml4
From @usbr: We stand with public water agencies to protect the water supply for California’s farmers,their communities, the environment. Our plan is a scientifically-based approach to water allocations that benefits both species & water supply. ow.ly/6w9y50zsaZh #cawater
It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 4 (April 2020): Policy, Governance, Management, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydraulics, Reuse, Wastewater, Agriculture, Scarcity & More! bit.ly/3bNHx3u
It's @TexasPlusWater, Volume 3, Issue 4 (April 2020). Edited by @H2OWonk, brought to you by @TxWRI, @TxWaterJournal & @MeadowsC4Water bit.ly/35fVnsI
Report from @TAMULawSchool 'Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary survey of Thirteen U. S. States' vol 1, 2nd edition, @GabrielEckstein & Amy Hardberger (eds.) bit.ly/3bPQWYg
In @AGU_Eos: 'Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales' bit.ly/3bPgS6w
Do it! A Canada Water Agency is the first step to modernizing water management bit.ly/2ScOMKu
From: @Stanford's @WaterintheWest: 'Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn't and Lessons for the Future' stanford.io/3bM9toc
Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Mgmt - 27 April 2020 bit.ly/2W3Blh1
From @BCwaterNews Top Water Stories Week of 20 - 24 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHHqF8
From @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories Week of 27 April - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/3bZ6Mjx
Great piece by @TiffDowell on SCOTUS Maui Groundwater Case in Texas Ag Law Blog - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHy1NR #txwater
In @sltrib: Why did Kane County pull out of the Lake Powell pipeline? Turns out, it doesn’t need more water. bit.ly/3aGABnw #SWUSwater
Paper from @theAGU 'Current Models Underestimate Future Irrigated Areas' bit.ly/35b0ydN
From Sharon Megdal, Director @AZWRRC Brown Bag Webinar: 'Developing Pathways to Solutions to Wicked Water Problems' 6 May, 12 noon-1:15 PM PDT. bit.ly/35aoBcs
My Ten Cents: Groundwater - Still 'Secret, Occult, and Concealed'? SCOTUS Says 'No!' bit.ly/2W25mh7
What is the Internet of Water? internetofwater.org/about/
No longer 'secret, occult...' - to 6 of 9, at least. From @ScienceMagazine: ‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science bit.ly/2KAxUcg
CRS InFocus Report: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (@NOAA): FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations' bit.ly/2VAVT1p
In @sdut via @BCWaterNews: Wastewater testing has helped catch diseases for decades - Poop may tell us when the #coronavirus lockdown will end. bit.ly/3f8gUs8 #cawater
From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter - 1 May 2020. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! bit.ly/2yWqRZ8
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2KPIQmL #txwater
From @TexasPlusWater: Larry Stevens is the Director of the Springs Stewardship Institute & Curator of Ecology at the @museumofnaz. Listen to his thoughts of the importance of springs across the globe: https://bit.ly/35lTMlr
Video from @ngwatweets:@JesseJames8785 on 'Maui County vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund SCOTUS decision'. youtu.be/QXUubIYm008
From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 1 May 2020. National parks fight; food rots as people go hungry; More! bit.ly/3bXkMKp
CRS Report: 'Relocation of the @USDA Research Agencies - @USDA_NIFA and @USDA_ERS' bit.ly/2zT3HU1
Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 25 April. 2014: Switch to Flint River Water Supply; 1926: New York Harbor a Menace bit.ly/3cNZSgY #TDIWH #FlintWaterCrisis
Bullshit and Crap Detection
By @EPAAWheeler in@RealClearNews: @EPA: Much to Celebrate as Earth Day Turns 50 bit.ly/3eCde1z
California
From @usbr: We stand with public water agencies to protect the water supply for California’s farmers,their communities, the environment. Our plan is a scientifically-based approach to water allocations that benefits both species & water supply. ow.ly/6w9y50zsaZh #cawater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 28 April. 1909: Electrolytic Treatment of Sewage in Santa Monica bit.ly/3cTVU6s #TDIWH #cawater
From: @Stanford's @WaterintheWest: 'Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn't and Lessons for the Future' stanford.io/3bM9toc
In @sdut via @BCWaterNews: Wastewater testing has helped catch diseases for decades - Poop may tell us when the #coronavirus lockdown will end. bit.ly/3f8gUs8 #cawater
Canada
Via @orilliamatters: @AWARESimcoe Annual General Meeting focuses on groundwater https://bit.ly/35psBpJ
From @globalnews: Plans underway for ‘salmon cannon’ to help fish clear B.C. landslide https://bit.ly/2W8bKn2
Do it! A Canada Water Agency is the first step to modernizing water management bit.ly/2ScOMKu
From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 27 April 2020. Water Tech | Flood Preparedness Funding | Marine Ecosystems Report | More! bit.ly/2Sazeqs
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Conference: 'Adapting Restoration Practices to a Changing Climate' bit.ly/3aQjfVh
CRS InFocus Report: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (@NOAA): FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations' bit.ly/2VAVT1p
From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 1 May 2020. National parks fight; food rots as people go hungry; More! bit.ly/3bXkMKp
From @AGU_Eos: Eight Lessons from #COVID19 to Guide Our Climate Response bit.ly/2YkqBhb
Colorado Water
From @COWaterTrust: Want to do some good with your extra stimulus check money? Join our Tributaries monthly donor program and become a champion for Colorado's rivers! sforce.co/3aPZ6yC #cowater
Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Free webinar from @EPA: 'EPA Expands Research on SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment' 27 May, 2-3 PM EDT. bit.ly/3aPG0bY
Call for #Abstracts now open for #AWRA2020 Annual Water Resources Conference, Orlando area, 9-12 November. Due 18 May. check it out at bit.ly/2Uxo4MW Lots of topics to address: bit.ly/3aypBZS
Conference: 'Adapting Restoration Practices to a Changing Climate' bit.ly/3aQjfVh
From @sadc_gmi: 3rd SADC Groundwater Conference, 9-11 November 2020, Windhoek, Namibia: 'Enhancing Water & Food Security through Sustainable GW Development in SADC Region' bit.ly/3bxHRTP
From Sharon Megdal, Director @AZWRRC Brown Bag Webinar: 'Developing Pathways to Solutions to Wicked Water Problems' 6 May, 12 noon-1:15 PM PDT. bit.ly/35aoBcs
Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
From @GabrielEckstein's International Water Law Project Blog: 'Swimming Against the Current: Revisiting the Principles of International Water Law in the Resolution of Fresh Water Disputes' bit.ly/3buG3ej
Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
CRS Report: 'Flood Risk Reduction from Natural and Nature-Based Features: @USACEHQ Authorities' bit.ly/2WkaRbl
Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The California Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/3d6qDNC #cawater
The California Water Daily - 30 April 2020. bit.ly/35k96z5 #cawater
The California Water Daily - 29 April 2020. bit.ly/2VOr0qv #cawater
The California Water Daily - 28 April 2020 bit.ly/2VLzajp #cawater
The California Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2KFCEO1 #cawater
The California Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/2xZHkLT #cawater
The California Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/3bDFS0m #cawater
Colorado Water Daily
The Colorado Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/35kzOay #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 30 April 2020 bit.ly/2Ylhugg #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 29 April 2020 bit.ly/2Sl9NCG #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 28 April 2020. bit.ly/35dFanX #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2yIvqGd #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/2Y4QLnW #cowater
The Colorado Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/2KvpfIc #cowater
Florida Water Daily
The Florida Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2y8UGFT #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 30 April 2020. bit.ly/2KMXlrk #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 29 April 2020. bit.ly/2SiK3Xz #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 28 April 2020. bit.ly/3cZWHmb #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2VHOVYD #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/3cMaNYr #FLwater
The Florida Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/2Y56lQg #FLwater
Northeast US Water Daily
The Northeast US Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/3fdC20e #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 30 April 2020. bit.ly/35hYbG1 #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 29 April 2020 bit.ly/3f0o6X7 #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 28 Aril 2020 bit.ly/2xgMYc5 #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2yQsaJ6 #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/2Y4waQu #NEWater
The Northeast US Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/2Yblsbf #NEWater
Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2VRavtD
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 30 April 2020. bit.ly/3bSqKfE #PNWater
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 29 April 2020. bit.ly/3bJmjUl #PNWater
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 28 April 2020. bit.ly/2KIKaYw #PNWater
The Eugene Water Weekly - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/357QXEm #EUGwater #PNWater
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/3eRtSdL #PNWater
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/3aFolDN #PNWater
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/2S6UPjT #PNWater
Southwest US Water Daily
The Southwest US Water Daily - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2Wk6v3Z #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 30 April 2020 bit.ly/2ySXKWD #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 29 April 2020 bit.ly/2ydDLSe #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 28 April 2020 bit.ly/3bXgB1r #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2YlojOX #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/3eTT82M #SWUSwater
The Southwest US Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/3cLH69P #SWUSwater
Texas Water Daily
The Texas Water Daily - 1 May 2020 bit.ly/3bXQ8ki #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 30 April 2020. bit.ly/2VPcApP #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 29 April 2020 bit.ly/3eYHGTP #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 28 April 2020. bit.ly/3aJMN70 #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/2Y8BoLa #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 26 April 2020. bit.ly/2VFeZ6o #txwater
The Texas Water Daily - 25 April 2020. bit.ly/2VVHMmd #txwater
Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter. 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2y9g8dT
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 1 May. 1913: Collapse of a Large Steel Pipe bit.ly/3bPJUTn #TDIWH
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 30 April. 1991: Drought Cartoon; 1847: Birth of William Ripley Nichols bit.ly/2YlVEsH #TDIWH
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 29 April. 1915: Sewer Gas Explosion bit.ly/3aKFRX3 #TDIWH
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 28 April. 1909: Electrolytic Treatment of Sewage in Santa Monica bit.ly/3cTVU6s #TDIWH #cawater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 27 April. 1916: Typhoid Outbreak After Fire at Filtration Plant bit.ly/3d37fBp #TDIWH
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 26 April. 1911: Water Waste in New Bedford, MA bit.ly/3bGIWc7 #TDIWH
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 25 April. 2014: Switch to Flint River Water Supply; 1926: New York Harbor a Menace bit.ly/3cNZSgY #TDIWH #FlintWaterCrisis
E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
It's @Nature Briefing - 1 May 2020. How long a #coronavirus vaccine will take,how scientists will choose the best from many in development, songs from an AI that can mimic any artist and learn how alchemists tackled the plague and economic wobbles bit.ly/2YocAyV
It's @nature Briefing - 30 April 2020. Today we hear hopeful news from a large trial of remdesivir against #COVID19, meet what looks like the first known aquatic dinosaur and trace the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through its mutations. bit.ly/2Yn8J5c #coronavirus
It's @Nature Briefing 29 April 2020. Today we explore a graphical guide to the 8 types of #coronavirus vaccine in development, discover hazards lurking in unused buildings’ stagnant water, a call for #COVID19 stimulus measures to focus on healthier future bit.ly/2KIFDo
It's @nature Briefing 28 April 2020 Celebrate 30 years Hubble telescope (and why it’s still going strong),learn how scientists are uncovering which #COVID19 strategies work best, hear from #coronavirus deaths might be ~60% higher than official counts bit.ly/2KJar92
It's @nature Briefing - 27 April 2020. Ponder the wisps of hope in a huge survey of insect population declines,learn how chloroquine hype is derailing search for #coronavirus treatments,hear Germany’s #COVID19 expert on how country got on top of outbreak bit.ly/3cT5NBn
It's @TexasPlusWater, Volume 3, Issue 4 (April 2020). Edited by @H2OWonk, brought to you by @TxWRI, @TxWaterJournal & @MeadowsC4Water bit.ly/35fVnsI
From @TXTAGD: April 2020 Newsletter bit.ly/2SoDmUd #txwater
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter. 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2y9g8dT
From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 27 April 2020. Water Tech | Flood Preparedness Funding | Marine Ecosystems Report | More! bit.ly/2Sazeqs
Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Mgmt - 27 April 2020 bit.ly/2W3Blh1
From @BCwaterNews Top Water Stories Week of 20 - 24 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHHqF8
From @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories Week of 27 April - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/3bZ6Mjx
The @AZWRRC Weekly Wave - 1 May 2020. WRRC Annual Conference Goes Virtual conta.cc/2YoLJ5H #SWUSwater
From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 1 May 2020. Challenges, Decisions, and Possible Breakthroughs bit.ly/2Wk9f1h
From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter - 1 May 2020. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! bit.ly/2yWqRZ8
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter - 1 May 2020. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! bit.ly/3bUsYv7
From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 1 May 2020. National parks fight; food rots as people go hungry; More! bit.ly/3bXkMKp
Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
"A society is only as healthy as its most vulnerable members." - @CatarinadeAlbuq
From @AGU_Eos: GeoGirls: Confidence Erupts from a Camp at a Volcano bit.ly/2VySSi3
Florida #FLwater
Call for #Abstracts now open for #AWRA2020 Annual Water Resources Conference, Orlando area, 9-12 November. Due 18 May. check it out at bit.ly/2Uxo4MW Lots of topics to address: bit.ly/3aypBZS
Global Water #globalwater
From @sadc_gmi: 3rd SADC Groundwater Conference, 9-11 November 2020, Windhoek, Namibia: 'Enhancing Water & Food Security through Sustainable GW Development in SADC Region' bit.ly/3bxHRTP
In @AGU_Eos: Shaping Water Management with Planetary Boundaries bit.ly/3aHkG8j #globalwater
In @AGU_Eos: 'Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales' bit.ly/3bPgS6w
Paper from @theAGU 'Current Models Underestimate Future Irrigated Areas' bit.ly/35b0ydN
From @TexasPlusWater: Larry Stevens is the Director of the Springs Stewardship Institute & Curator of Ecology at the @museumofnaz. Listen to his thoughts of the importance of springs across the globe: https://bit.ly/35lTMlr
Groundwater and Hydrogeology
From @sadc_gmi: 3rd SADC Groundwater Conference, 9-11 November 2020, Windhoek, Namibia: 'Enhancing Water & Food Security through Sustainable GW Development in SADC Region' bit.ly/3bxHRTP
My Ten Cents: Groundwater - Still 'Secret, Occult, and Concealed'? SCOTUS Says 'No!' bit.ly/2W25mh7
Report from @TAMULawSchool 'Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary survey of Thirteen U. S. States' vol 1, 2nd edition, @GabrielEckstein & Amy Hardberger (eds.) bit.ly/3bPQWYg
From @TXTAGD: April 2020 Newsletter bit.ly/2SoDmUd #txwater
Via @orilliamatters: @AWARESimcoe Annual General Meeting focuses on groundwater https://bit.ly/35psBpJ
Great piece by @TiffDowell on SCOTUS Maui Groundwater Case in Texas Ag Law Blog - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHy1NR #txwater
Re: Maui County wastewater injection SCOTUS case: Here is 2013 study by @UHawaiiNews: 'Lahaina groundwater tracer study - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii' hdl.handle.net/10125/50768
No longer 'secret, occult...' - to 6 of 9, at least. From @ScienceMagazine: ‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science bit.ly/2KAxUcg
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2KPIQmL #txwater
Video from @ngwatweets:@JesseJames8785 on 'Maui County vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund SCOTUS decision'. youtu.be/QXUubIYm008
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
CRS InFocus Report: 'Nuclear Waste Storage Sites in the United States' bit.ly/3bczxc2 #SWUSwater
NE Water #NEWater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 26 April. 1911: Water Waste in New Bedford, MA bit.ly/3bGIWc7 #TDIWH
Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
Great news! The @TxWaterJournal congratulates Dr. @MaceatMeadows, one of TWJ’s founders & a current member of the TWJ Board of Directors & Editorial Board, on being selected as Executive Director of the @MeadowsC4Water at @TXST#txwater
When I took engineering hydrology, it used to be, 'How much water can we take out of the river for human use?' Now, it's 'How much water should we leave in the river?' " -- Bob Hirsch, former @USGS Chief Hydrologist
"To make a mistake is unfortunate; to not make a decision is unforgivable." - Unknown
“One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.” - G. Weilacher
"Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable." - G.K. Chesterton (quoted in @BulwarkOnline via @TheWeek
When you mix politics and science, you get politics." - @johnmbarry (quoted in @thephillyvoice via @TheWeek)
“It puts the science front and center. The hydrologists should be happy.” - Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School, commenting on SCOTUS Maui County decision.
"The scientists really convinced me they’re geniuses and they can trace all kinds of things.” - SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer, November 2019 (thanks @WarrenCornwall)
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory." - John Kenneth Gabraith (quoted in @roanoketimes via@TheWeek)
"Wish I knew today what I'm going to learn tomorrow." - Dr. Carlos del Rio, Infectious Diseases Specialist, @EmoryUniversity, on @CNN #coronavirus #COVID19
PNW Water
The Eugene Water Weekly - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/357QXEm #EUGwater #PNWater
Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
Report from @TAMULawSchool 'Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary survey of Thirteen U. S. States' vol 1, 2nd edition, @GabrielEckstein & Amy Hardberger (eds.) bit.ly/3bPQWYg
Great piece by @TiffDowell on SCOTUS Maui Groundwater Case in Texas Ag Law Blog - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHy1NR #txwater
In @AGU_Eos: 'Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales' bit.ly/3bPgS6w
In @AGU_Eos: Shaping Water Management with Planetary Boundaries bit.ly/3aHkG8j #globalwater
Do it! A Canada Water Agency is the first step to modernizing water management bit.ly/2ScOMKu
From: @Stanford's @WaterintheWest: 'Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn't and Lessons for the Future' stanford.io/3bM9toc
Positions Open #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 28 April 2020 Updated: 1 May bit.ly/35hn2cT
Check out jobs @ @OregonState's Water Resources Graduate Program https://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/jobs #JobWaWi
Check out @WaterDistJobs! https://waterdistrictjobs.com #JobWaWi
For the latest @TVAjobs Employment opportunities visit https://tva.me/4mRN6k #JobWaWi
Amazing resource! Follow @joshswaterjobs and visit his website: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com #JobWaWi
Check out @FLWaterDaily #FLwater jobs! https://tinyurl.com/jpffgoh #JobWaWi
Positions: @CA_DWR - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc.https://bit.ly/1XaG4sw #JobWaWi
Positions: @SeaGrant - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly. https://1.usa.gov/1SYL5RQ #JobWaWi
@BCWaterNews Jobs Click 'View Jobs' at https://bcwaterjobs.com
@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days https://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd
Current Positions: @NYCDEP (New York City & environs) - Various. https://tinyurl.com/zoq6jqc
Positions (many): @nature_org - Various locations and duties. https://jobs.nature.org/jobs/ #JobWaWi
Previous Weeks' Positions Open #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 21 April 2020 bit.ly/2VNv4Wx
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 14 April 2020 - Updated: 18 April 2020. bit.ly/34ymVcK
Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 April - 1 May 2020 bit.ly/2Wi9JF1
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 April 2020 bit.ly/2VCbzSe
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11 - 17 April 2020 https://bit.ly/2XKBPLG
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 4 - 10 April 2020 bit.ly/2K0POVf
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 28 March - 3 April 2020 bit.ly/34fhShe
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 21 - 27 March 2020 https://bit.ly/2Upn1Qv
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 14 - 20 March 2020 bit.ly/394tvIn
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 7 - 13 March 2020 bit.ly/3aWhdU
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 February - 6 March 2020 https://bit.ly/38wcDtO
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22-28 February 2020 bit.ly/2wdxIfp
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 15 - 21 February 2020 bit.ly/2T4ONzL
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 8 - 14 February 2020 https://bit.ly/2SLyvLT
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 1 - 7 February 2020 bit.ly/39gbPdj
Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS Report: 'Flood Risk Reduction from Natural and Nature-Based Features: @USACEHQ Authorities' bit.ly/2WkaRbl
CRS Report: 'Relocation of the @USDA Research Agencies - @USDA_NIFA and @USDA_ERS' bit.ly/2zT3HU1
It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 4 (April 2020): Policy, Governance, Management, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydraulics, Reuse, Wastewater, Agriculture, Scarcity & More! bit.ly/3bNHx3u
Report from @TAMULawSchool 'Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary survey of Thirteen U. S. States' vol 1, 2nd edition, @GabrielEckstein & Amy Hardberger (eds.) bit.ly/3bPQWYg
CRS InFocus Report: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (@NOAA): FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations' bit.ly/2VAVT1p
Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Mgmt - 27 April 2020 bit.ly/2W3Blh1
From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter - 1 May 2020. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! bit.ly/2yWqRZ8
Southwest Water #SWUSwater
In @sltrib: Why did Kane County pull out of the Lake Powell pipeline? Turns out, it doesn’t need more water. bit.ly/3aGABnw #SWUSwater
The @AZWRRC Weekly Wave - 1 May 2020. WRRC Annual Conference Goes Virtual conta.cc/2YoLJ5H #SWUSwater
Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
Read about the 'Engineering With Nature' (EWN) Initiative from @USACEHQ
bit.ly/2VPP4cz
CRS Report: 'Flood Risk Reduction from Natural and Nature-Based Features: @USACEHQ Authorities' bit.ly/2WkaRbl
From @globalnews: Plans underway for ‘salmon cannon’ to help fish clear B.C. landslide https://bit.ly/2W8bKn2
From @AP: @USACEHQ engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal - Yazoo Area Pump Project. https://bit.ly/3bHCm5b
From @TexasPlusWater: Larry Stevens is the Director of the Springs Stewardship Institute & Curator of Ecology at the @museumofnaz. Listen to his thoughts of the importance of springs across the globe: https://bit.ly/35lTMlr
Texas #txwater
Great news! The @TxWaterJournal congratulates Dr. @MaceatMeadows, one of TWJ’s founders & a current member of the TWJ Board of Directors & Editorial Board, on being selected as Executive Director of the @MeadowsC4Water at @TXST#txwater
It's @TexasPlusWater, Volume 3, Issue 4 (April 2020). Edited by @H2OWonk, brought to you by @TxWRI, @TxWaterJournal & @MeadowsC4Water bit.ly/35fVnsI
Report from @TAMULawSchool 'Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary survey of Thirteen U. S. States' vol 1, 2nd edition, @GabrielEckstein & Amy Hardberger (eds.) bit.ly/3bPQWYg
From @TXTAGD: April 2020 Newsletter bit.ly/2SoDmUd #txwater
Great piece by @TiffDowell on SCOTUS Maui Groundwater Case in Texas Ag Law Blog - 27 April 2020. bit.ly/3aHy1NR #txwater
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2KPIQmL #txwater
Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
Video from @ngwatweets:@JesseJames8785 on 'Maui County vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund SCOTUS decision'. youtu.be/QXUubIYm008
A @TEDx talk by @DroughtDoctor @SantaClaraUniv: 'How Local Markets Replenish Our Most Priceless Resource' youtu.be/rSa4fwCkQWY
Water/Land Quality and Contamination
Video from @ngwatweets:@JesseJames8785 on 'Maui County vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund SCOTUS decision'. youtu.be/QXUubIYm008
Re: Maui County wastewater injection SCOTUS case: Here is 2013 study by @UHawaiiNews: 'Lahaina groundwater tracer study - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii' hdl.handle.net/10125/50768
No longer 'secret, occult...' - to 6 of 9, at least. From @ScienceMagazine: ‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science bit.ly/2KAxUcg
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 1 May 2020. bit.ly/2KPIQmL #txwater
Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
From @usbr: We stand with public water agencies to protect the water supply for California’s farmers,their communities, the environment. Our plan is a scientifically-based approach to water allocations that benefits both species & water supply. ow.ly/6w9y50zsaZh #cawater
In @sltrib: Why did Kane County pull out of the Lake Powell pipeline? Turns out, it doesn’t need more water. bit.ly/3aGABnw #SWUSwater
Paper from @theAGU 'Current Models Underestimate Future Irrigated Areas' bit.ly/35b0ydN
WTF?
In @globalnews: People are poisoning themselves with cleaning supplies as #coronavirus spreads: study https://bit.ly/2ybkml4
"To make a mistake is unfortunate; to not make a decision is unforgivable." - Unknown
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