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AWRA Water Resources IMPACT Special Issue: 'Water Resources In The Time of COVID-19'

I don't usually post issues of our bimonthly AWRA magazine Water Resources IMPACT but this issue, like the times, is quite special and free: Water Resources in the Time of COVID-19. Our immediate Past President Lisa Beutler served as Guest Editor and did an incredible job.

Here is the blurb that accompanied the email blast:

This issue of Water Resources IMPACT brings you articles from the front-lines of dealing with water resources in the time of COVID-19.

 

From water and wastewater treatment and groundwater protection, to on-the-ground experiences in Knoxville, TN and Flint, MI, this issue presents a wide range of information related to water resources and the COVID-19 virus.

 

Also included is an article giving us all tips on operating in the world of virtual meetings and one of our regular columns. We hope you find this double issue of IMPACT informative, as well as useful.

 

More resources related to water resources management and COVID-19 are available on the AWRA COVID-19 online repository.

Digital flipping-book version: Water Resources in the Time of COVID-19.

Online PDF version: Water Resources in the Time of COVID-19.

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Please remember to wear a mask. This is the real deal, folks.

Enjoy!

“Not everyone agrees with wearing a mask, but then again, not everyone agrees with a loved one getting sick and dying either. So face up to wearing a mask and just maybe by doing that, you have saved someone's loved one.
Maybe even your own.” - Anthony T. Hincks

Water, Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2020) - Hydrology, Hydraulics, Governance and Management, Urban Water, Wastewater & More! - 232 Papers!

Lots of papers in this issue - 232! I have copied just a fraction here - click on the paper's title to access it or visit the entire issue: Water, Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2020).

Cover Story

Article: Substantial Decrease in Contaminant Concentrations in the Sediments of the Venice (Italy) Canal Network in the Last Two Decades—Implications for Sediment Management

Roberto Zonta, Daniele Cassin, Roberto Pini and Janusz Dominik

Water 2020, 12(7), 1965; doi:10.3390/w12071965

Featured Papers

Review: What’s in a Name? Patterns, Trends, and Suggestions for Defining Non-Perennial Rivers and Streams

Michelle H. Busch, Katie H. Costigan, Ken M. Fritz, Thibault Datry, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, John C. Hammond, Margaret Zimmer, Julian D. Olden, Ryan M. Burrows, Walter K. Dodds, Kate S. Boersma, Margaret Shanafield, Stephanie K. Kampf, Meryl C. Mims, Michael T. Bogan, Adam S. Ward, Mariana Perez Rocha, Sarah Godsey, George H. Allen, Joanna R. Blaszczak, C. Nathan Jones and Daniel C. Allen

Water 2020, 12(7), 1980; doi:10.3390/w12071980

Article: Measuring the Transaction Costs of Historical Shifts to Informal Drought Management Institutions in Italy

Adam Loch, Silvia Santato, C. Dionisio Pérez-Blanco and Jaroslav Mysiak

Water 2020, 12(7), 1866; doi:10.3390/w12071866

Article: A Simplified Hydro-Economic Model of Guadalquivir River Basin for Analysis of Water-Pricing Scenarios

Borrego-Marín María M., Expósito A. and Berbel J.

Water 2020, 12(7), 1879; doi:10.3390/w12071879

Article: Using Mixed Active Capping to Remediate Multiple Potential Toxic Metal Contaminated Sediment for Reducing Environmental Risk

Meng-Yuan Ou, Yu Ting, Boon-Lek Ch’ng, Chi Chen, Yung-Hua Cheng, Tien-Chin Chang and Hsing-Cheng Hsi

Water 2020, 12(7), 1886; doi:10.3390/w12071886

Article: Identification of the Optimum Rain Gauge Network Density for Hydrological Modelling Based on Radar Rainfall Analysis

Yeboah Gyasi-Agyei

Water 2020, 12(7), 1906; doi:10.3390/w12071906

Article: Hydrogeochemical Characters of Karst Aquifers in Central Italy and Relationship with Neotectonics

Paolo Madonia, Marianna Cangemi, Ygor Oliveri and Carlo Germani

Water 2020, 12(7), 1926; doi:10.3390/w12071926

Article: Socio-Hydrology: A New Understanding to Unite or a New Science to Divide?

Kaveh Madani and Majid Shafiee-Jood

Water 2020, 12(7), 1941; doi:10.3390/w12071941

Article: Flood Mapping Uncertainty from a Restoration Perspective: A Practical Case Study

Cássio G. Rampinelli, Ian Knack and Tyler Smith

Water 2020, 12(7), 1948; doi:10.3390/w12071948

Article: Evaluating the Performance of a Lab-Scale Water Treatment Plant Using Non-Thermal Plasma Technology

Stefan Schönekerl, Astrid Weigert, Stephan Uhlig, Katharina Wellner, Richard Pörschke, Christel Pfefferkorn, Karsten Backhaus and André Lerch

Water 2020, 12(7), 1956; doi:10.3390/w12071956

Article: Interannual and Seasonal Shift between Microcystis and Dolichospermum: A 7-Year Investigation in Lake Chaohu, China

Min Zhang, Zhen Yang, Yang Yu and Xiaoli Shi

Water 2020, 12(7), 1978; doi:10.3390/w12071978

Article: α- and β-Diversity Patterns of Macrophytes and Freshwater Fishes are Driven by Different Factors and Processes in Lakes of the Unexplored Southern Balkan Biodiversity Hotspot

Anthi Oikonomou and Konstantinos Stefanidis

Water 2020, 12(7), 1984; doi:10.3390/w12071984

Article: Ensemble Modeling of the Impact of Climate Warming and Increased Frequency of Extreme Climatic Events on the Thermal Characteristics of a Sub-Tropical Lake

Gideon Gal, Gilboa Yael, Schachar Noam, Estroti Moshe and Dirk Schlabing

Water 2020, 12(7), 1982; doi:10.3390/w12071982

Article: On the Occurrence of Metadiaptomus chevreuxi (Calanoida, Diaptomidae, Paradiaptominae) in the Iberian Peninsula, With Notes on the Ecology and Distribution of its European Populations

Federico Marrone, Fernando Ortega, Francesc Mesquita-Joanes and Francisco Guerrero

Water 2020, 12(7), 1989; doi:10.3390/w12071989

General

Article: Measurement of Total Nitrogen Concentration in Surface Water Using Hyperspectral Band Observation Method

Changjiang Liu, Fei Zhang, Xiangyu Ge, Xianlong Zhang, Ngai weng Chan and Yaxiao Qi

Water 2020, 12(7), 1842; doi:10.3390/w12071842

Article: Effects of Mixed Allelochemicals on the Growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, Microcystin Production, Extracellular Polymeric Substances, and Water Quality

Ping Ouyang, Chao Wang, Peifang Wang, Xiaorong Gan, Xun Wang and Chaohui Yang

Water 2020, 12(7), 1861; doi:10.3390/w12071861

Article: Hydrological Drought Risk Assessment Using a Multidimensional Copula Function Approach in Arid Inland Basins, China

Yanyun Xiang, Yi Wang, Yaning Chen, Yifei Bai, Leyuan Zhang and Qifei Zhang

Water 2020, 12(7), 1888; doi:10.3390/w12071888

Article: Ecological Environment Evaluation of Forest Ecosystem Nature Reserves Using an Unweighted Cloud Model

Mengshi Xiang, Xiaonan Lin, Xiyan Yang and Shanghong Zhang

Water 2020, 12(7), 1905; doi:10.3390/w12071905

Article: Impacts of Tide Gate Modulation on Ammonia Transport in a Semi-closed Estuary during the Dry Season—A Case Study at the Lianjiang River in South China

Changjin Zhao, Hanjie Yang, Zhongya Fan, Lei Zhu, Wencai Wang and Fantang Zeng

Water 2020, 12(7), 1945; doi:10.3390/w12071945

Article: Models of Subsidies for Water and Sanitation Services for Vulnerable People in South American Countries: Lessons for Brazil

Daniel Antonio Narzetti and Rui Cunha Marques

Water 2020, 12(7), 1976; doi:10.3390/w12071976

Article: Algae-Laden Fouling Control by Gravity-Driven Membrane Ultrafiltration with Aluminum Sulfate-Chitosan: The Property of Floc and Cake Layer

Peng Du, Xing Li, Yanling Yang, Zhiwei Zhou, Xiaoyan Fan and Jianyong Feng

Water 2020, 12(7), 1990; doi:10.3390/w12071990

Article: Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Three Typical Dominant Wetland Vegetation Species’ Response to the Hydrological Gradient in a Ramsar Wetland, Honghe National Nature Reserve, Northeast China

Dandan Yan, Zhaoqing Luan, Dandan Xu, Yuanyuan Xue and Dan Shi

Water 2020, 12(7), 2041; doi:10.3390/w12072041

Editorial: Techniques and Applications in Water Science and Engineering

Jian Guo Zhou, Haifei Liu, Alistair Borthwick and Carlo Gualtieri

Water 2020, 12(7), 2028; doi:10.3390/w12072028

Concept Paper: Macroplastic Storage and Remobilization in Rivers

Maciej Liro, Tim van Emmerik, Bartłomiej Wyżga, Justyna Liro and Paweł Mikuś

Water 2020, 12(7), 2055; doi:10.3390/w12072055

“It is easier to stay out than to get out.” – Mark Twain

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 July 2020

From Tom Gauld:

Enjoy!

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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.

Coronavirus and COVID-19
It's @nature Briefing - 24 July 2020. Today we discover a Neanderthal gene linked to increased pain sensitivity, learn how ancient DNA is rewriting our long history with infectious disease and hear that quantum tunnelling is not instantaneous. https://bit.ly/30YdT7B

It's @Nature Briefing - 23 July 2020. Celebrate a successful launch for China’s mission to Mars, explore evidence that humans reached Americas much earlier than thought,discover the botech boosting search for a better,faster,stronger #coronavirus vaccine https://bit.ly/30KtTcW

It's @Nature Briefing - 22 July 2020. Today we enjoy the first direct image of a Sun-like star with multiple exoplanets, learn all about the four #coronavirus vaccine front-runners and consider a proposal to reduce conflict over replications https://bit.ly/2OPFvWO

It's @Nature Briefing - 21 July 2020. We hear that polar bears could become nearly extinct by the end of century unless we tackle climate change,explore three vaccines showing early promise for #COVID19, learn how to write the perfect recommendation letter https://bit.ly/3fK45UG

It's @Nature Briefing - 20 July 2020. Today we celebrate a successful launch for the UAE Mars mission,explore the explosion of new #coronavirus-testing methods, why some places saw a huge drop in the rate of extremely premature births during lockdown. https://bit.ly/2WBRvPG

The @WHO looks at pandemic's effect on Indigenous people http://sbne.ws/r/EXzY

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2Cpl40i

In @Oregonian: Without clean water, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs struggle to curb #coronavirus spread. https://bit.ly/3fPNcbq

From @CTVNews: @uvic launching system to test for #COVID19 in wastewater https://bit.ly/3fTTFSu #cdnwater

Top Twenty (More or Less)
Tuesday Twofer CRS Insight Reports: 1)'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?'; 2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects' https://bit.ly/3jz8dZU

CRS Report: 'Climate Change Adaptation - U.S. Department of Agriculture' https://bit.ly/3jceUBb

By @LauraPaskus in @SantaFeReporter: Memory of a River: In another hot year, we fail the Rio Grande https://bit.ly/30EjFLb #SWUSwater

CRS Report: 'Agriculture and Related Agencies - FY2021 Appropriations' https://bit.ly/3g4tUyM 

In @Daily_Press: @HRSDVA’s $1 billion aquifer program lines up financing https://bit.ly/2WLxo1R (tnx @TracyMehan1)

The @WHO looks at pandemic's effect on Indigenous people http://sbne.ws/r/EXzY

From @IWMI_The serious ‘Groundwater Game’ (by @UNIGRAC) helps promote sustainable use of the resource among farmers https://bit.ly/30sPIgY

Paper: 'Contextual Engineering Leverages Local Knowledge to Guide Water System Design' https://bit.ly/3hhN

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2Cpl40i

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 24 July 2020. Bombs in Nevada? And, @FBI probes bailout of nuclear, coal plants, More! https://bit.ly/3hxrlFR

In @BBC_Future: The rush to claim an undersea mountain range. https://bbc.in/32SNp9N (tnx @aaronkylie)

From @AGU_Eos: Eyes in the Sky Improve Pollen Tracking https://bit.ly/2ZX7WZ6

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 24 July 2020. The Latest Science News by @theAGU https://bit.ly/3hzbmHk

By @AP and @thenewmexican: New Mexico Town, Oil Companies in Fight Over Water Use (tnx @TiffDowell) https://bit.ly/2WNvXzV

From @USACEHQ in @pbpost: Lake Okeechobee: A stinky potential danger is lurking in its waters https://bit.ly/2Bh36fI

Water Foundry - Latest Episode of 'The Stream' with @WillSarni and Tom™ https://youtu.be/nL-1pJqD7Lw

From @GabrielEckstein's International Water Law Project Blog: 'African Basin Management Organizations: Contribution to Pollution Prevention of Transboundary Water Resources' https://bit.ly/39bFUfx

In @Oregonian: Without clean water, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs struggle to curb #coronavirus spread. https://bit.ly/3fPNcbq

Website from @USGS: 'Domestic Wells in the United States' Where are domestic wells located and how many people use them? https://bit.ly/32zl7RQ

From @CTVNews: @uvic launching system to test for #COVID19 in wastewater https://bit.ly/3fTTFSu #cdnwater

The @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories, 20 - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/30StBkk

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2020) - Hydrology, Hydraulics, Governance and Management, Urban Water, Wastewater & More! - 232 Papers! https://bit.ly/2OTOfuP

Books, Games and Reviews
New book: 'Reciprocity and China’s Transboundary Waters: The Law of International Watercourses' https://bit.ly/30BEsz5 #globalwater

From @IWMI_The serious ‘Groundwater Game’ (by @UNIGRAC) helps promote sustainable use of the resource among farmers https://bit.ly/30sPIgY

From @TheEconomist: Stopping water pollution with pine needles https://econ.st/2BgkHVa #globalwater

From @AWRAHQ: 2020 Virtual Geospatial Water Technology Conference: Complex Systems 4 - 13 August https://bit.ly/2UBeV79

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
In @Daily_Press: @HRSDVA’s $1 billion aquifer program lines up financing https://bit.ly/2WLxo1R (tnx @TracyMehan1)

In @Oregonian: Without clean water, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs struggle to curb #coronavirus spread. https://bit.ly/3fPNcbq

Bullshit and Crap Detection
See the above cartoon.

California
Opinion by Kamela Harris & Dolores Huerta in @mercn: Racism is fueling disparities in access to safe water https://bayareane.ws/2ZIvJfp 

Canada
From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 20 July 2020. Economic Stimulus | Water Tech | Climate Change | More! https://bit.ly/2Bg5qDI

From @CTVNews: @uvic launching system to test for #COVID19 in wastewater https://bit.ly/3fTTFSu #cdnwater

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 24 July 2020. Bombs in Nevada? And, @FBI probes bailout of nuclear, coal plants, More! https://bit.ly/3hxrlFR

CRS Report: 'Climate Change Adaptation - U.S. Department of Agriculture' https://bit.ly/3jceUBb

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
AWRA's Workshop Series on 'Diversity, Equity and Inclusion' by @joegerstandtPt. 1: 22 July 1-2 ET: 'Inclusion by Design'; Pt. 2: 29 July 1-2 PM ET: 'Inclusive Leadership'. Free for @AWRAHQ members; Non-members = $99/per or $169/both https://bit.ly/31TXlzx

From @ngwatweets: 2020 Groundwater Summit will be virtual - 8-10 December. Visit: https://bit.ly/3jkAeEu

Free conference via @michiganstateu: 'Engagement with Science: Defining and Measuring Success' Online in-depth discussions 4 & 5, 11 & 12 September. https://bit.ly/3fNE1bo

New deadline! From @iwra_water: 'Addressing Groundwater Resilience under Climate Change' online conference, 29-30 October 2020. Abstracts due: 31 July https://bit.ly/38CQCuY

From @AWRAHQ: 2020 Virtual Geospatial Water Technology Conference: Complex Systems 4 - 13 August https://bit.ly/2UBeV79

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
From @IWMI_The serious ‘Groundwater Game’ (by @UNIGRAC) helps promote sustainable use of the resource among farmers https://bit.ly/30sPIgY

In @BBC_Future: The rush to claim an undersea mountain range. https://bbc.in/32SNp9N (tnx @aaronkylie)

By @AP and @thenewmexican: New Mexico Town, Oil Companies in Fight Over Water Use (tnx @TiffDowell) https://bit.ly/2WNvXzV

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
Tuesday Twofer CRS Insight Reports: 1)'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?'; 2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects' https://bit.ly/3jz8dZU 

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The California Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2D303II #cawater

The California Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2BqRuqH #cawater 

The California Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WLD8bO #cawater

The California Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2CRgJmr #cawater

The California Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/30s3RLD #cawater

The California Water Daily - 19 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2ZHXdl5 #cawater

The California Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3h6sqo2 #cawater

Colorado Water Daily
The Colorado Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WTGfOP #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WPpzrE #cowater

 

The Colorado Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3joVHMJ #cowater

 

The Colorado Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hrFZOP #cowater

 

The Colorado Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39d7uJe #cowater

 

The Coorado Water Daily - 19 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2E03vnV #cowater

 

The Colorado Water Daily - 18 July 2020 https://bit.ly/30sgDcL #cowater

Florida Water Daily
The Florida Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2D1qgas #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hw1Cxw #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39kBkf5 #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2ZNmiuX #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3jk3USe #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 19 July 2020 https://bit.ly/3eITyYD #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hcRoSx #FLwater

Northeast US Water Daily
The Northeast US Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2E8fQGv #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hp1rnI #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 22 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2WL92VQ #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2BoAHoc #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WCAftV #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 19 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WRr1Kv #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39bw6lO #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 24 July 2020 https://bit.ly/3eVWAc3

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hw1gXI #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/32LeXxN #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39ss48N

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39cAu3G #PNWater

The Eugene Water Weekly - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WDoYti #EUGwater #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 19 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3jkfxsw #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2ZFPELD #PNWater

Southwest US Water Daily
The Southwest US Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3fZJn39 #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3eOo03C #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3eOan4l #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2CS2bTq #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3heq9He #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 19 July 2020. https://bit.ly/39n22Up #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3jicWzb #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
The Texas Water Daily - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3eWKKP4 #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 23 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WOzKNn #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 22 July 2020. https://bit.ly/30B0tOt #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 21 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2WCpU11 #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 20 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2ZLPHFU #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 19 July 2020. https://bit.ly/30ukPJh #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 18 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3hh1NN0 #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/32NEqa5 #PNwater 

Congrats to Theresa Keith,@OregonState water resources MS student. She's one of 74 finalists for @SeaGrant's John A. #Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Starting in February,she'll work in a federal government office for a year. http://bit.ly/2kH0nnC (tnx @OregonSeaGrant)

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 24 July. 1998: Enron Aquires Wessex Water; 1844: Steam Engine Patent; 1855: Water Meter Patent https://bit.ly/3hzaBhs #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 23 July. 1800: French Water Filter Patent Issued https://bit.ly/30EJaMx #TDIWH #globalwater

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 22 July. 1914: Chlorine and a Pet Canary; 1962: Oily Birds; 1935: Mulholland Dies. https://bit.ly/39iXka1 #TDIWH #cawater

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 21 July. 1909: Filters for Providence, RI https://bit.ly/3ju4ooM #TDIWH #NEWater

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 20 July. 1982: Boil Water Order in Jersey City. https://bit.ly/32ILzbP

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 19 July. 1911: Home-Made Sanitary Drinking Cup and New York’s Filtration Plant and Park https://bit.ly/2ZHXHHV

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 18 July. 1911: Death by Cholera in the U.S.; 1908: Irrigating the Nile Valley https://bit.ly/32soYA2 #TDIWH

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
It's @nature Briefing - 24 July 2020. Today we discover a Neanderthal gene linked to increased pain sensitivity, learn how ancient DNA is rewriting our long history with infectious disease and hear that quantum tunnelling is not instantaneous. https://bit.ly/30YdT7B

It's @Nature Briefing - 23 July 2020. Celebrate a successful launch for China’s mission to Mars, explore evidence that humans reached Americas much earlier than thought,discover the botech boosting search for a better,faster,stronger #coronavirus vaccine https://bit.ly/30KtTcW

It's @Nature Briefing - 22 July 2020. Today we enjoy the first direct image of a Sun-like star with multiple exoplanets, learn all about the four #coronavirus vaccine front-runners and consider a proposal to reduce conflict over replications https://bit.ly/2OPFvWO

It's @Nature Briefing - 21 July 2020. We hear that polar bears could become nearly extinct by the end of century unless we tackle climate change,explore three vaccines showing early promise for #COVID19, learn how to write the perfect recommendation letter https://bit.ly/3fK45UG

It's @Nature Briefing - 20 July 2020. Today we celebrate a successful launch for the UAE Mars mission,explore the explosion of new #coronavirus-testing methods, why some places saw a huge drop in the rate of extremely premature births during lockdown. https://bit.ly/2WBRvPG

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2Cpl40i

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 24 July 2020. Bombs in Nevada? And, @FBI probes bailout of nuclear, coal plants, More! https://bit.ly/3hxrlFR

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes - 24 July 2020. Cure for the Summertime Blues? More! https://bit.ly/30L2UxT

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 24 July 2020. The Latest Science News by @theAGU https://bit.ly/3hzbmHk

The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter - 24 July 2020. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! https://bit.ly/3eY7MFh

From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 20 July 2020. Economic Stimulus | Water Tech | Climate Change | More! https://bit.ly/2Bg5qDI

The @BCWaterNews: Top Water Stories, 20 - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/30StBkk

From @TiffDowell Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3jCt8eU #txwater

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
The @WHO looks at pandemic's effect on Indigenous people http://sbne.ws/r/EXzY

From @BlackJDPhD (tnx@JayLund113). I first learned of Rep. Lewis and his work during the civil rights era from @TaylorBranch's excellent trilogy. Beatings could not deter Lewis. A hero if there ever was one!

Hey, @SenKamalaHarris: Why not name the 'Water Justice Act' the 'John Lewis Water Justice Act' https://bit.ly/39goI8v

In @Oregonian: Without clean water, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs struggle to curb #coronavirus spread. https://bit.ly/3fPNcbq

Opinion by Kamela Harris & Dolores Huerta in @mercn: Racism is fueling disparities in access to safe water https://bayareane.ws/2ZIvJfp 

Florida  #FLwater
From @USACEHQ in @pbpost: Lake Okeechobee: A stinky potential danger is lurking in its waters https://bit.ly/2Bh36fI

Global Water  #globalwater
New book: 'Reciprocity and China’s Transboundary Waters: The Law of International Watercourses' https://bit.ly/30BEsz5 #globalwater

From @IWMI_The serious ‘Groundwater Game’ (by @UNIGRAC) helps promote sustainable use of the resource among farmers https://bit.ly/30sPIgY

From @GabrielEckstein's International Water Law Project Blog: 'African Basin Management Organizations: Contribution to Pollution Prevention of Transboundary Water Resources' https://bit.ly/39bFUfx

From @TheEconomist: Stopping water pollution with pine needles https://econ.st/2BgkHVa #globalwater

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
In @Daily_Press: @HRSDVA’s $1 billion aquifer program lines up financing https://bit.ly/2WLxo1R (tnx @TracyMehan1)

From @IWMI_The serious ‘Groundwater Game’ (by @UNIGRAC) helps promote sustainable use of the resource among farmers https://bit.ly/30sPIgY

From @ngwatweets: 2020 Groundwater Summit will be virtual - 8-10 December. Visit: https://bit.ly/3jkAeEu

New deadline! From @iwra_water: 'Addressing Groundwater Resilience under Climate Change' online conference, 29-30 October 2020. Abstracts due: 31 July https://bit.ly/38CQCuY

Website from @USGS: 'Domestic Wells in the United States' Where are domestic wells located and how many people use them? https://bit.ly/32zl7RQ

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
By @AP and @thenewmexican: New Mexico Town, Oil Companies in Fight Over Water Use (tnx @TiffDowell) https://bit.ly/2WNvXzV

In @latimes by@Sammy_Roth: Can solar farms and wild places coexist in the American West? https://lat.ms/2OHpp1f

NE Water #NEWater
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 19 July. 1911: Home-Made Sanitary Drinking Cup and New York’s Filtration Plant and Park https://bit.ly/2ZHXHHV

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

"A culture war is someting only the other side fights. The side you are on is mereyl talking sense." - @robertshrimsley (quoted in @FT via @TheWeek)

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

"There is no sinner like a young saint." - Aphra Behn (quoted in @Forbes via @TheWeek)

"Inviting people to laugh at you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be the fool, but you are the fool in charge." - Carl Reiner (quoted in @Reuters via @TheWeek)

"You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage." - John Lewis (tnx @amyuyentruong)

From @BlackJDPhD (tnx@JayLund113). I first learned of Rep. Lewis and his work during the civil rights era from @TaylorBranch's excellent trilogy. Beatings could not deter Lewis. A hero if there ever was one!

"Las Vegas Strong. Hope and Caring Have Not Been Canceled.” - storefront window sign in Las Vegas, NM (tnx to V.B. Price, who reported that everyone he saw wore a mask.)

Pulled into Starbuck's drive-up window with the top down and 'Runaway' blasting on the radio. Young woman: 'That's a great tune by Del Shannon!' Me: 'How do you know what that is?' She: 'My grandfather plays it all the time. He loves the keyboard work.'

"I don’t know what the big deal is about cancel culture. I have been canceled twice, switched universities, and got a pay raise and promotion." - @ass_deans

"Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusivity is being asked to dance." - @VernaMyers (tnx Nancy Hammett)

Hey, @SenKamalaHarris: Why not name the 'Water Justice Act' the 'John Lewis Water Justice Act' https://bit.ly/39goI8v

"Of course the college is impressed with your publication record. We have never seen anyone more effective at recycling their work into so many variants on a theme." - @ass_deans

Congrats to Theresa Keith,@OregonState water resources MS student. She's one of 74 finalists for @SeaGrant's John A. #Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Starting in February,she'll work in a federal government office for a year. http://bit.ly/2kH0nnC (tnx @OregonSeaGrant)

PNW Water
From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/32NEqa5 #PNwater 

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @GabrielEckstein's International Water Law Project Blog: 'African Basin Management Organizations: Contribution to Pollution Prevention of Transboundary Water Resources' https://bit.ly/39bFUfx 

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 21 July 2020 #JobWaWi https://bit.ly/32HPCFg

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! 14 July 2020 https://bit.ly/3h2QsA3

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 7 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2VWk3n0

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 30 June 2020 https://bit.ly/3ge7zhY

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2CMbl43

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11 - 17 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2COz1o1

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 4 - 10 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2W7v3Oe

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 June - 3 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2VLdB1V

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20 - 26 June 2020. https://bit.ly/2NBSlak

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 June 2020 https://bit.ly/3eqGdFa

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 June 2020 https://bit.ly/2zxYSQ8

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 May-5 June 2020 https://bit.ly/2Bw3kPM

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 - 29 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2yOTkQS

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2LSgZms

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2ZaaqTU

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2 - 8 May 2020 https://bit.ly/3dqXMDY

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 April - 1 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2Wi9JF1

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Tuesday Twofer CRS Insight Reports: 1)'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?'; 2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects' https://bit.ly/3jz8dZU

CRS Report: 'Agriculture and Related Agencies - FY2021 Appropriations' https://bit.ly/3g4tUyM 

Paper: 'Contextual Engineering Leverages Local Knowledge to Guide Water System Design' https://bit.ly/3hhN

CRS Report: 'Climate Change Adaptation - U.S. Department of Agriculture' https://bit.ly/3jceUBb

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2020) - Hydrology, Hydraulics, Governance and Management, Urban Water, Wastewater & More! - 232 Papers! https://bit.ly/2OTOfuP

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2Cpl40i

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 24 July 2020. The Latest Science News by @theAGU https://bit.ly/3hzbmHk

Free conference via @michiganstateu: 'Engagement with Science: Defining and Measuring Success' Online in-depth discussions 4 & 5, 11 & 12 September. https://bit.ly/3fNE1bo

Southwest Water   #SWUSwater
By @LauraPaskus in @SantaFeReporter: Memory of a River: In another hot year, we fail the Rio Grande https://bit.ly/30EjFLb #SWUSwater

In @latimes by@Sammy_Roth: Can solar farms and wild places coexist in the American West? https://lat.ms/2OHpp1

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
By @LauraPaskus in @SantaFeReporter: Memory of a River: In another hot year, we fail the Rio Grande https://bit.ly/30EjFLb #SWUSwater

Texas   #txwater
From @TiffDowell Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 24 July 2020. https://bit.ly/3jCt8eU #txwater

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
Water Foundry - Latest Episode of 'The Stream' with @WillSarni and Tom™ https://youtu.be/nL-1pJqD7Lw

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
From @USACEHQ in @pbpost: Lake Okeechobee: A stinky potential danger is lurking in its waters https://bit.ly/2Bh36fI

From @TheEconomist: Stopping water pollution with pine needles https://econ.st/2BgkHVa #globalwater

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
Tuesday Twofer CRS Insight Reports: 1)'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?'; 2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects' https://bit.ly/3jz8dZU

Paper: 'Contextual Engineering Leverages Local Knowledge to Guide Water System Design' https://bit.ly/3hhN

WTF?
Pulled into Starbuck's drive-up window with the top down and 'Runaway' blasting on the radio. Young woman: 'That's a great tune by Del Shannon!' Me: 'How do you know what that is?' She: 'My grandfather plays it all the time. He loves the keyboard work.' https://youtu.be/ziLagAgoPCE

Tuesday Twofer! CRS Insight Reports: 1)'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?'; 2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects'

1) 'What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?' by Diane P. Horn. There are a lot of links in this two-pager CRS Insight report so it's good to read this online - click on the title above. 

Download CRS Insight_What_Happens_NFIP_Lapses_22July2020

Not a good thought during the Atlantic hurricane season!

This Insight provides a short overview of what would happen if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were not to be reauthorized by September 30, 2020, and allowed to lapse.

2) 'Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects' by Charles V. Stern. There are a lot of links in this two-pager CRS Insight report so it's good to read this online - click on the title above.

Click on the graphic to enlarge it.

Download CRS_Insight_Proposed_Suppl. Funding_USBR_22July2020

From the report:

The House Appropriations Committee’s reported version of the FY2021 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (H.R. 7613) includes $3 billion in emergency supplemental funding for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). This is in addition to the bill’s regular FY2021 funding for Reclamation of $1.636 billion. Reclamation owns and operates hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 conterminous states west of the Mississippi River. Congress created Reclamation in the Reclamation Act of 1902, which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to construct irrigation works in western states. Background on Reclamation is available here.

Over the past five years, Congress has appropriated to Reclamation an average of approximately $1.4 billion per year. In contrast to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Reclamation has not built many new projects over the past few decades and has not received significant supplemental funding since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). Most of its expenditures are typically to maintain existing projects. Recently, Congress has supported some new Reclamation construction efforts. In Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN; P.L. 114-322), Congress provided Reclamation with its first significant new water storage project construction authority in almost 50 years. Congress had appropriated $469 million for this authority through FY2020. Congress has also directed Reclamation to participate in construction of congressionally approved Indian water rights settlements. In addition to approximately $100 million per year in discretionary funding for these projects, Congress approved mandatory funding of $120 million per year for them from FY2020 to FY2029.

More money for Reclamation!

Enjoy!

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

CRS Report: 'Agriculture and Related Agencies - FY2021 Appropriations'

Written by Jim Monke - CRS report (21 July 2020) 'Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2021 Appropriations'.

Just four days ago I posted a CRS report on USDA climate change adaptation - click here.

Click on the graphics to enlarge them.

Download CRS_Report_USDA_Related_Agencies-FY2021App_21July2020

Here we go...from the report:

Summary
The Agriculture appropriations bill funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except for the U.S. Forest Service. It also funds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and—in even-numbered fiscal years—the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Agriculture appropriations include both mandatory and discretionary spending. Discretionary amounts, though, are the primary focus during the bill’s development. The largest discretionary spending items are the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); agricultural research; rural development; FDA; foreign food assistance and trade; farm assistance loans and salaries; food safety inspection; animal and plant health programs; and technical assistance for conservation programs.

On July 9, 2020, the House Appropriations Committee reported a FY2021 Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 7610). The House-reported bill was added as Division B of a four-bill minibus appropriation (H.R. 7608) that is scheduled for consideration. The House-reported bill would provide $23.97 billion in discretionary appropriations for FY2021, an increase of $489 million (+2%) over the regular annual FY2020 appropriation. The primary changes in the House-reported bill compared to FY2020 include increases for rural broadband (+$615 million), foreign assistance (+$72 million), and the FDA (+$41 million). The bill would reduce domestic nutrition programs (-$183 million), rural development (-$17 million), the CFTC (-$11 million), and other programs in General Provisions (-$32 million).

The Senate has not yet marked up an FY2021 Agriculture appropriations bill.

The Trump Administration requests $19.9 billion for discretionary-funded accounts within the jurisdiction of Agriculture appropriations subcommittees. The request would be a reduction of $3.6 billion from FY2020 (-15%). The primary changes in the Administration’s request includes reductions to foreign food assistance (-$1.97 billion); domestic nutrition assistance (-$1.06 billion); and agricultural research, rural development, regulatory, and farm production and conservation agencies (-$530 million). The overall nondefense spending cap for FY2021 that Congress may use to develop the FY2021 appropriations is about 1% higher than in FY2020.

Separate from the regular FY2020 annual appropriation, Congress passed four supplemental appropriations acts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all designated as emergency spending. These acts provide $53 billion during FY2020 to programs in the jurisdiction of the Agriculture appropriations subcommittees. Of this, $36 billion are specified supplemental amounts, $3 billion is from an indefinite authorization, and $14 billion is reimbursement for past obligations that is comparable to the annual appropriation.

Lots of information. We'll see how this pans out!

Enjoy!

"Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusivity is being asked to dance." - @VernaMyers