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Joint Water Sector Statement: 'The CLEAN Future Act and Drinking Water - Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and Clean'

Here is another water association letter similar to the one that went out last week on the 'Buy American' act. This one, also sent to me by G. Tracy Mehan III, Executive Director of Government Affairs for the American Water Works Association (AWWA), refers to a legislative hearing that took place yesterday. Looks like the desired effect has occurred. See this story from WTEN (Albany, NY) in which Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) (mechanical engineer from Clarkson) and David McKinley (R-WV) (a P.E. - civil engineer from Purdue) were quoted:

'Lawmakers say Congress needs to guarantee clean and safe drinking water' https://bit.ly/3hZGaob

Here is the letter (PDF); the entire letter is pasted below:

Download WaterSector.ltr.5-24-21

Dear Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers, Chairman Tonko, and Ranking Member McKinley:

The undersigned organizations represent a wide range of public drinking water systems in the United States; large and small, urban and rural, public and private. As the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee holds a May 25 hearing on “The CLEAN Future Act and Drinking Water: Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and Clean,” we write to share our concerns with a number of proposals that will be considered.

Earlier this year, each of our organizations appreciated the opportunity to work with members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as that panel developed legislation that became S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation would reauthorize and establish a number of vital drinking water and wastewater infrastructure programs and was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate by a vote of 89-2. In addition to reauthorizing core EPA programs like the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), the bill included additional provisions to help public drinking water systems of all sizes make their infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change and extreme weather, to help communities and homeowners remove and replace lead service lines, to enhance technical assistance and to take the first steps toward establishing a low-income water ratepayer assistance program within EPA. Each of these provisions was strengthened by input from our water utility sector and other stakeholders, and as a result our organizations were among the many voices that offered strong support for the bill.

Our organizations now urge the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee to initiate a similar comprehensive stakeholder engagement and consultation on the corresponding suite of drinking water infrastructure legislation that is the subject of the May 25 hearing. While we have appreciated your past assistance and attention to the concerns of local governments and the public drinking water utilities across the U.S., such as during the crafting of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, we believe a number of the bills on the hearing agenda include significant flaws that, if enacted, would have adverse effects on the public’s drinking water supplies.1 We are eager to engage the Subcommittee to detail our concerns with the various bills and make ameliorative suggestions.

We appreciate that the legislation before the Subcommittee does include provisions to reauthorize the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, programs to help community water systems harden their physical and cyber infrastructure, and initiatives to address lead in school buildings. However, they also include other provisions that may undermine regulatory integrity, impose resource-intensive mandates, or prevent water systems from taking appropriate steps to collect payment for water service to maintain overall sustainability. Additionally, the legislation misses an opportunity to remedy environmental justice issues for rural communities that are associated with the difficulty they often face in complying with federal environmental regulations and affording public water infrastructure, or to prioritize the policies that would result in the greatest public health advances for rural and small-town America like enhanced technical assistance, funding and education. Should the subcommittee wish to address these issues, our organizations stand ready to work with members from both sides of the aisle to develop water infrastructure legislation that can garner a level of support comparable to the bipartisan product of the Senate.

Footnote 1:

Specific provisions within the proposals before the Subcommittee that raise significant concerns among our organizations include:

• • Eliminating provisions from Section 1412 of the Safe Drinking Water Act that allow EPA to ensure that a national primary drinking water regulation appropriately balances compliance costs and public health benefits (H.R. 3291);

• • Requiring EPA to finalize national primary drinking water regulations for specified contaminants under deadlines and using considerations that are inconsistent with the established standard setting process of the Safe Drinking Water Act (H.R. 3291, H.R. 3267);
• • Offering funding to cover the outstanding debts and arrearages of water ratepayers only if a public water system refrains from pursuing collections against delinquent bills, or disconnecting customers for nonpayment, for a period of five years – a requirement that would remove any incentive for a utility customer to pay a water bill for the next half-decade (H.R. 3291, H.R. 3292);
• • Offering low-income water ratepayer assistance only to states that prohibit water service disconnections or interruptions – apparently including service interruptions for routine maintenance or emergency repairs – during any of the multiple national or regional public health emergencies that are typically declared by the Department of Health and Human Services in a given year (H.R. 616);
• • Requiring public water systems, within a 10-year timeframe, to “fully replace” all lead service lines except for privately-owned lines where the owner has declined replacement – a task that could only be accomplished by carrying out some number of partial lead service line replacements, which the legislation would also ban in non-emergency situations (H.R. 3300);
• • Requiring public water systems to enter private residences to install filters on “all primary drinking water taps served by the community water system with lead service lines,” an exercise that would consume tremendous resources and require the cooperation of millions of individual homeowners (H.R. 3300);
• • Authorizing grants to help water systems to remove PFAS from drinking water, which may only be spent on treatment technologies that EPA determines to be “effective at removing all detectable amounts” of PFAS – a standard that likely cannot be met with current technology (H.R. 1512, H.R. 3291); and
• • Authorizing grants to help water systems replace lead service lines, with a requirement that “any recipient of funds … shall offer to replace any privately owned portion of the lead service line at no cost to the private owner” – language that could be interpreted to require any water system that receives any amount of program funds to permanently pay for all future private-side lead service line replacement costs, even after this federal assistance has been exhausted (H.R. 1512, H.R. 3291).

 Enjoy!

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Josh's Water Jobs and More! - 25 May 2021

1) Josh's Jobs

Highlighted:

1) Transboundary Adaptation Projects Consultant – Mekong River Commission (MRC)(Home-Based): 1 June
 
2) SIWI Africa Regional Centre Programme Manager – Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) (South Africa): 14 June
 
3) Youth Engagement & Water Policy Officer – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Canada, Home-Based): 3 June
 
4) Consultancy: Engagement of Parliamentarians on Water, Sanitation Hygiene – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (Home-Based): 1 June
 
5) Programs Manager Water Governance – WeWorld-GVC (Lebanon): 6 June
 
6) Deputy Operating Officer (Watersheds Operations and Maintenance) – Valley Water(San Jose, CA, USA): 7 June

Deadline today (25 May)!

7) French speakers: Consultant national Expert en réalisation d’une enquête de base WASH au Burkina Faso – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Burkina Faso): 25 May
 
8) Flood Modelling Consultancy – Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Afghanistan (Afghanistan): 25 May
 
9) Testing Innovative Social Protection and WASH Pilot in Rural Zimbabwe – The World Bank (Zimbabwe): 25 May
 
10) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Forest Service (USFS) (Arcadia, CA, USA): 25 May

Jobs by Region:

Africa jobs

Asia-Pacific jobs

Europe jobs

Latin America and Caribbean jobs

North America jobs

Home-based/Remote job

Minimum years experience requested:

0-2 years
 
11) Project Associate (Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance) – United Nations University (UNU) (Germany): 3 June
 
12) Hindi and Marathi speakers: Field Associate – Solidaridad Regional Expertise Centre (Various, MH, India): 6 June
 
13) Inside Passage Waters Program Manager – Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (Juneau, AK, USA): 31 May
 
14) Underground Injection Control Program (UIC) Coordinator (Hydrogeologist 3) – Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA, USA): Until filled – Or three years with a Bachelor’s
 
15) Entry-level Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Engineer – Hazen and Sawyer(Various, USA): Until filled
 
16) Spanish speakers: Staff Attorney – Orange County Coastkeeper (Riverside County, CA, USA): Until filled
 
17) Conservation Marketing & Development Advocate – Utah Rivers Council (Salt Lake County, UT, USA): 7 June
 
18) Hydraulics Structures EIT / Analyst – HDR (Folsom, CA, USA): Until filled
 
19) Water Resources EIT – HDR (Sacramento, CA, USA): Until filled
 
20) Graduate Engineer A, B, or Engineer A, B, or C (SCADA Engineering and Support) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 31 May
 
21) Project Policy Analyst – California Institute for Water Resources (Oakland, CA, USA): Until filled
 
22) Ecological Restoration Specialist – Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game(Boston, MA, USA): Until filled
 
23) Water Policy Associate – Utah Rivers Council (Salt Lake City, UT, USA): Until filled
 
24) Senior Assistant (Political Affairs) – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (U.S.A, Home-Based): Until filled
 
25) Hydrologic Technician III – The Klamath Tribes (Chiloquin, OR, USA): Until filled
 
26) Water Resources Technician – Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (Nett Lake, MN, USA): 27 May
 
27) Water Resources Technician – Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Ignacio, CO, USA): Until filled

3-4 years

28) Spanish speakers: Technical officer: Climate Change Adaptation – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Guatemala): 4 June
 
29) Technical officer (Data Management) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Guatemala): 4 June
 
30) Sustainable Environmental Management Specialist (OHCHR) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Geneva): 31 May
 
31) Project Technical Officer (IKI Sand Mining Project) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Vietnam): 26 May
 
32) Sustainable Environmental Management Specialist (OHCHR) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Geneva): 31 May
 
33) Sudan nationals: Climate and Security Risks Associate (UNDP) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Sudan): 30 May
 
34) Hindi and Marathi speakers: District Coordinator – Solidaridad Regional Expertise Centre (Wardha and Amravati, MH, India): 6 June
 
35) Training Coordinator – Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) (India): 7 June
 
36) Local recruitment: Major Community Projects Co-ordinator – Seal River Watershed Alliance (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 2 June
 
37) Canada nationals: Transboundary Implementation Advisor – Government of the Northwest Territories (Yellowknife, NT, Canada): 1 June
 
38) Canada nationals: Research Scientist (Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program) – Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) (Vaughan, ON, Canada): 3 June
 
39) Municipal Unit Supervisor (Water Quality Program) – Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA, USA): Until filled – Or five years with a Bachelor’s
 
40) Municipal Stormwater Grant Project Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4) – Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA, USA): Until filled – Or five years with a Bachelor’s
 
41) Mid-level Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Engineer – Hazen and Sawyer(Various, USA): Until filled
 
42) Staff Attorney – Eastern Environmental Law Center (Newark, NJ, USA): Until filled
 
43) Analyst 3 – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Salmon, ID, USA): 2 June
 
44) NAWI Program Operations Analyst II – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) (Berkeley, CA, USA): 9 June
 
45) Director(s) of Development Partnerships (New England and Mid-Atlantic) – League of Conservation Voters (Various): 7 June
 
46) Special Assistant to Development – League of Conservation Voters (Washington, DC): 6 June
 
47) Water Data Analyst – Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA): Until filled
 
48) Research Program Manager – Water Research Foundation (Alexandria, VA, USA): Until filled
 
49) Watershed Resources Manager – Clean Lakes Alliance (Madison, WI, USA): 28 May
 
50) Water Quality Programs Officer – North Carolina Conservation Network(Wilmington, NC, USA): 28 May
 
51) Subject Matter Expert II - Usability Specialist (Water Mission Area) – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (U.S.A., Home-Based): Until filled

5-7 years
 
52) Programme Management Officer (Freshwater Ecosystems Unit) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi): 1 July
 
53) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Paris): 4 June
 
54) Portuguese speakers: Technical Advisor of the National Adaptation Planning project (UN Environment) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Sao Tome and Principe): 30 May
 
55) Economist – The World Bank (Washington, DC): 7 June
 
56) Marine Fishery Specialist (UNDP) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Timor-Leste): 31 May
 
57) Spanish speakers: Disaster and Climate Change Risk Consultant Support – Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (Washington, DC): 1 June
 
58) Local recruitment: Senior Programme Officer – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Laos): 31 May
 
59) Thailand nationals: Project Coordinator – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Bangkok): 28 May
 
60) Senior Environmental Consultant – Hydrobiology (Brisbane, QLD, Australia): 31 May
 
61) Local recruitment: Programme Delivery Manager (Colne Rivers) – Groundwork(United Kingdom): 6 June
 
62) Local recruitment: Policy Advisor (Resilience) -  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (Canada): Until filled
 
63) Communications Officer (Water Institute) – University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
64) Environmental Program Supervisor II – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Raleigh, NC, USA): 28 May
 
65) Hydraulic Structures Engineer / Analyst – HDR (Folsom, CA, USA): Until filled
 
66) Senior Manager (Climate Judiciary Project) – Environmental Law Institute (ELI)(Washington, DC): 18 June
 
67) Program Officer – Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) (Home-Based, U.S.A.): Until filled
 
68) Tribal Water Attorney – Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Ignacio, CO, USA): Until filled

8-9 years
 
69) Environment Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Philippines): 4 June
 
70) Spanish speakers: Asesor* Técnic* Sénior en Cambio Climático –Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Ecuador): 28 May
 
71) Climate Resilience Consultant – ICF International (Various): Until filled
 
72) Environmental Policy Program Manager – Amazon (California, USA): Until filled

10+ years
 
73) Senior Project Manager (EcAp MED III Project) (UN Environment) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Greece): 26 May
 
74) Climate Risk and Adaptation Specialist/ Team Leader – Niras (Bangladesh): 28 May
 
75) Regional Managing Director (Africa) – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Nairobi): Until filled
 
76) Senior Officer (Northern Oceans Conservation) – Pew Charitable Trusts (Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
77) Director (Sustainability and Environment) – The Coca-Cola Company (Brampton, ON, Canada): Until filled
 
78) Canada nationals: Senior Manager (Watershed Planning and Reporting) – Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) (Vaughan, ON, Canada): 31 May
 
79) Executive Director – Colorado River Authority (Salt Lake County, UT, USA): 31 May
 
80) Federal Water Leader – HDR (Denver, CO, USA): Until filled
 
81) Vice President of Regional Conservation – American Rivers (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
82) Communications and Marketing Director – Waterkeeper Alliance (U.S.A., Home-Based): Until filled

Not specified:
 
83) Project Manager (Water) – Jacobs (Philippines): Until filled
 
84) Local recruitment: Research Manager (Civic Tech for Solid Waste Management) – Triangle Environmental Health Initiative (TE) (Cambodia): 15 June
 
85) Netherlands nationals: Secretaris (Stuurgroep Interdepartementaal Watercluster) – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (Netherlands): 3 June
 
86) German speakers: Junior-Berater*in für integriertes Wassereinzugsgebietsmanagement und Gewässerschutzmaßnahmen – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Zambia): 2 June
 
87) French speakers: Regional Coordinator for isolated oversees countries and territories (M/W) – Expertise France (Paris): 30 May
 
88) Arabic speakers: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Grundwassermodellierung) – Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe(Jordan): 2 June
 
89) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer Water Relationships – Government of New South Wales (Various, NSW, Australia): 31 May
 
90) Australia nationals: Director (EL2) - Commonwealth Environmental Water Office – Australia Department of Agriculture Water and Environment (Canberra, ACT, Australia): Until filled
 
91) Australia nationals: Senior Policy Officer – Victoria Government (Melbourne, VIC, Australia): 30 May
 
92) Local recruitment: Senior Industry Engagement Officer (Water Infrastructure NSW) – Government of New South Wales (Various, NSW, Australia): 3 June
 
93) Local recruitment: Project Manager (Water Infrastructure NSW) – Government of New South Wales (Various, NSW, Australia): 6 June
 
94) Australia nationals: Senior Water Planning and Engagement Coordinator – Government of South Australia (Mount Barker, SA, Australia): 5 June
 
95) Australia nationals: Team Leader Water Projects – Government of South Australia (Adelaide, SA, Australia): 6 June
 
96) Local recruitment: Research Officer (Wetland Science) – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) (United Kingdom): 31 May
 
97) Local recruitment: Senior Research Officer (Wetland Science) – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) (United Kingdom): 2 June
 
98) U.K. nationals: Farm Adviser (Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer) – Natural England (United Kingdom): 7 June
 
99) U.K. nationals: Technical Specialist Water Resources – Environment Agency(United Kingdom): 31 May
 
100) U.K. nationals: Flood and Coastal Risk Management Advisor – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 1 June
 
101) Environmental Assessments Project Manager (Water and Ecology) – Ricardo Energy & Environment (U.K., Home-Based): 31 May
 
102) Senior/Principal Consultant (Natural Capital and Net Gain) – Ricardo Energy & Environment (U.K., Home-Based): Until filled
 
103) Water and Natural Environment Engineer (Senior) – Jacobs (London): Until filled
 
104) Senior Water Engineer – Arup (London): Until filled
 
105) Water Engineer – Arup (London): Until filled
 
106) Canada nationals: Senior Hydrometric Technologist – Manitoba Government(Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 27 May
 
107) Coastal Hydrologist – Pontchartrain Conservancy (Metairie, LA, USA): 2 June
 
108) U.S. nationals: Supervisory Program Officer (Senior Data and Analytics Advisor) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) (Washington, DC): 3 June
 
109) Assistant River Programs Manager – Arundel Rivers Federation (Edgewater, MD, USA): 4 June
 
110) Local recruitment: Project Assistant – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies(Baltimore, MD, USA): 28 May
 
111) U.S. nationals: Clean Water Act Policy Advisor – Bonneville Power Administration (Portland, OR, USA): 28 May
 
112) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Agricultural Research Service(East Wareham, MA, USA): 1 June
 
113) U.S. nationals: Interdisciplinary Water Resources Modeler (Civil Engineer/Hydrologist) – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Sacramento, CA, USA): 28 May
 
114) U.S. nationals: Water Quality Environmental Analyst – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) (Livermore, CA, USA): Until filled
 
115) Environmental Advocate (Campaign to Protect Our Water!) – Clean Water Action (Long Branch, NJ, USA): Until filled
 
116) Water Supply Bank Specialist (Senior Water Resource Agent) – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Boise, ID, USA): 31 May
 
117) U.S. nationals: Natural Resource Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation(Chester, MT, USA): 1 June
 
118) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Bohemia, NY, USA): 4 June
 
119) Program Director – Deschutes River Conservancy (Bend, OR, USA): Until filled
 
120) Program Manager – Deschutes River Conservancy (Bend, OR, USA): Until filled

Academic:

• Professors/lecturers

121) Senior Lecturer/Lecturer: Water resource management/Integrated water resources planning – University of Limpopo (South Africa): 4 June
 
122) Lecturer in Hydrogeology (Teaching Focused) – University of Birmingham(United Kingdom): 1 June
 
123) Assistant Lecturer in Civil, Water, Environmental Engineering – Institute of Technology Sligo (Ireland): 28 May
 
124) Swedish speakers: Professor in marine ecosystem science, and Director of Umeå Marine Sciences Centre – Umeå University (Sweden): 7 June

• Postdocs

125) Postdoctoral Researcher in Drinking Water Safety – University of Oxford (United Kingdom): 2 June
 
126) Post-Doctoral researcher: Fate and risk assessment of micronanoplastics in freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems – IMDEA Water (Spain): 1 June
 
127) Post-Doctorant F/H Stochastic model for hydrological probabilistic disaster forecasting and prevention – CRI Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique (France): 6 June
 
128) PostDoc position in the field of regional Earth System Modelling – University of Augsburg (Germany): 7 June
 
129) Postdoctoral Research Scholar (NASA Terrestrial Hydrology Project) – North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA): Until filled
 
130) Postdoctoral fellow in remote sensing for evapotranspiration and drainage quantification – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco): Until filled
 
131) Post Doctoral Researcher (Water) – Lamar University (Beaumont, TX, USA): Until filled
 
132) Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology) – Delaware State University (Dover, DE, USA): Until filled
 
133) Postdoctoral position: Integrated ecosystem assessment of the Norwegian Sea – Institute of Marine Research (IMR) (Norway): 1 June
 
134) Postdoctoral Research Associate LT Temp (Recycled Water) – Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Carson, CA, USA): 6 June
 
135) Post Doc Research Associate (Coastal Inland Flood Modeler) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA, USA): 7 June
 
136) U.S. nationals: Environmental Modeling (Post-Doctoral) – U.S. Department of Defense (Vicksburg, MS, USA): Until filled

• Researchers/other

137) Associate Academic Officer: Research and Implementation – United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) (Germany): 9 June
 
138) Wetland Research Coordinator – University of Toledo (Toledo, OH, USA): Until filled
 
139) Associate Research Scientist (Water Resources Engineering) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA): 26 May
 
140) Research assistant (university graduation / Master) (m/f/d) specializing in hydrology, geography, climatology, agricultural sciences or comparable disciplines (each with a focus on hydrology) – Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (Germany): 4 June
 
141) Three Research Delivery Support Officers – Coventry University (United Kingdom): 4 June
 
142) Europe nationals: Management of water resources for irrigation under limited availability conditions – Università degli Studi di Catania (Italy): 3 June
 
143) Extreme Climate Event impact assessment on water resources systems, Adaptation and mitigation options design and risk management strategies – Politecnico di Milano (Italy): 3 June
 
144) Water and flood risk management of impounded river basins – Universita'di Bologna (Italy): 2 June
 
145) Europe nationals: “Intelligent Water Treatment Technologies for water preservation combined with simultaneous energy production and material recovery in energy intensive industries” — “intelWATT” – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche(Italy): 25 May
 
146) Europe nationals: Fostering sustainable water management for the economic growth and sustainability of the Mediterranean region (OPTIMED-WATER) – IFAC-CNR (Italy): 2 June
 
147) Research Associate – Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI, USA): 2 June
 
148) Medwaterice – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy): 9 June
 
149) Multiscale Hydrological Modeler – Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN, USA): Until filled
 
150) U.S. nationals: Water Quality Policy and Regulations Research – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Washington, DC): 8 Jun

WASH:

0-2 years

151) Water and Sanitation Specialist – Médecins Sans Frontières (Various): Until filled
 
152) Global WASH & Carbon Support Officer – United Purpose (U.K., Home-Based): 6 June
 
153) Portuguese or Spanish speakers: WASH Program Manager – Solidarités International (Mozambique): Until filled
 
154) WASH Technical Assistant (Sanitation) - Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)(Tanzania): Until filled
 
155) Graduate Engineer – Amazi Water (Burundi): 14 June
 
156) Uganda nationals: WASH Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV)(Uganda): 1 June
 
157) Sudan nationals: WASH Assistant – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)(Sudan): 31 May
 
158) Iraq nationals: WASH Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV)(Iraq): 27 May
 
159) Tamil speakers: Junior Specialist (City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)) – Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (India): Until filled
 
160) Tamil speakers: Implementation Support Associate (Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP)) – Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (India): Until filled

3-4 years
 
161) Project Manager AICS (WaSH) – COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale(Sudan): 31 May
 
162) Programme Support Officer (Shelter and WASH) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) (Turkey): 1 June
 
163) Assessment Specialist – IMPACT Initiatives (Jordan): Until filled
 
164) Senior Engineer – Amazi Water (Burundi): 14 June
 
165) Ethiopia nationals: Water Quality Officer – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Ethiopia): Until filled

5-7 years

166) WASH and Shelter Project Manager – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)(Gaza): 7 June
 
167) WASH and Shelter Manager – Danish Refugee Council (Nigeria): 3 June
 
168) French speakers: Global WASH Specialist – Handicap International (Humanity & Inclusion) (Brussels or Lyon): 13 June
 
169) French speakers: Un.e Expert Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène (EAH) – Action Contre La Faim (ACF) (Madagascar): Until filled
 
170) Local recruitment: WASH and Construction Coordinator – Concern Worldwide(Kenya): 31 May
 
171) Kannada speakers: State Consultant (WASH) – International Development Agency (India): 30 May
 
172) Nigeria nationals: WASH and Shelter Manager – Danish Refugee Council(Nigeria): 3 June

8-9 years
 
173) Water and Sanitation Technician – United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (Central African Republic): 4 June
 
174) Kenya nationals: Technical Water Specialist – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Nairobi): 31 May
 
175) Hindi speakers: Programme Manager for Urban Water - Sanitation Programme – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (Delhi): 3 June
 
176) District Coordinator – WaterAid (Kanker, CT, India): 31 May

10+ years

177) French speakers: WASH Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Specialist (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Madagascar): 3 June
 
Not specified
 
178) French speakers: Coordinateur.trice eau, hygiene et assainissement (H/F) – Solidarités International (Central African Republic): Until filled
 
179) Communications Manager – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)(London): 6 June
 
180) Ethiopia nationals: Ethiopia nationals: WASH Advisor – Lutheran World Federation (Ethiopia): Until filled

Consultancies:

181) Consultancy: Developing National Guidelines for WASH in Schools in Lesotho – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Lesotho): 31 May
 
182) Consultancy for hydrogeological and geophysics studies in the west coast of Yemen – Solidarités International (Yemen): 26 May
 
183) Sanitation Market and Business Analyst – Global Communities (Home-Based): Until filled
 
184) International Sanitation Public-Private Project Consultant – DT Global (Home-Based): Until filled
 
185) Spanish speakers: Consultoría para la promoción regional y nacional de la participación de niños, niñas, adolescentes y jóvenes en la agenda climática Ambiental – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Colombia): 26 May
 
186) Consultancy: Hand Hygiene Market Analysis in Lesotho and Eswatini – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Lesotho): 2 June
 
187) Spanish speakers: Consultoría: “Formulación de Lineamientos para el Ordenamiento Pesquero en el Complejo RAMSAR" – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Central America): 31 May
 
188) Consultancy: Climate impacts on agricultural water resources for food security in East Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (Home-Based): Until filled – Date is passed, but still on the site, so please inquire
 
189) Evaluation Team Lead (MCC Mongolia II Compact Water Project Evaluation) – Social Impact (Home-Based): Until filled
 
190) Spanish speakers: Adaptation Specialist – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Panama): 27 May
 
191) USAID WASH Program Evaluator – ZemiTek (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
192) International consultant to conduct market research for introducing new climate services in the Republic of Moldova – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Moldova): 3 June
 
193) India nationals: WASH Communication for Development Contractor – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (New Delhi): 31 May
 
194) Uzbekistan nationals: Uzbekistan nationals: WASH Expert (technical) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Uzbekistan): 26 May
 
195) Nepal nationals: Wastewater Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Nepal): 3 June
 
196) Sri Lanka nationals: Consultancy to Support the UNICEF Office in Sri Lanka to strengthen meaningful participation of youth and children in climate action and water security – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sri Lanka): 26 May
 
197) Local recruitment: Consultant Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) Specialist – Climate Analytics (Senegal): 26 May

RFP:

198) Impact Assessment: Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project (YEHNP) Water and Sanitation – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Yemen): 7 June
 
199) FAO Water Productivity Open-access portal (WaPOR) training in French language for four West African countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Senegal) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Home-Based): 3 June
 
200) EOI - from NGOs to improve the lives of Communities and Demonstrate Models on Water Conservation, Recharge and Recycle – WaterAid (India): 29 May
 
201) Request For Tenders: Review Of The Noumea Convention – Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (Samoa): 4 June
 
202) Facilitate a Virtual Workshop (Measuring Impact of Integrated Systems Research) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Home-Based): 7 June

Internships:

203) Internship (Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva): 4 June
 
204) Intern (Environment Affairs) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-Based): 4 June
 
205) Climate and Environment Intern (UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-Based): 31 May
 
206) Intern (Geneva Environment Network Secretariat) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva): 1 June
 
207) Intern (Water related projects) – Development Alternativess (India): Until filled
 
208) U.K. graduate students: Paid internship using Earth Observation data for flood and water management tools – HR Wallingford (U.K., Home-Based): 11 June
 
209) Writer & Webmaster Internship – Circle of Blue and North American Youth Parliament for Water (North America, Home-Based): Until filled
 
210) Legal Externship (Fall 2021) – Earthjustice (New York, U.S.A., Home-Based): Until filled

Scholarships:

211) PhD on the Global Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus under Climate Extremes (1.0 FTE) – Utrecht University (Netherlands): 30 June
 
212) SIDS Fellowships – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Netherlands): 1 July
 
213) PhD position in Modelling the Dynamics of Multi-hazard risk – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam): 3 June
 
214) Fully funded KESS II MSc by research scholarship: An evidence-based assessment of recreational impacts on freshwater fish – Swansea University (Wales): 4 June
 
215) PhD: “Nutrient loss from poorly drained soils and land drainage systems and the potential for loss mitigation” – National University of Ireland (Ireland): 4 June
 
216) MS and PhD assistantships (Improving hydrologic predictions in mountainous environments with remote sensing and on-the-ground observations) – University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY, USA): 5 June
 
217) 15 PhD-positions in the Phosphorus dynamics of wastewater treatment plants – University of Southern Denmark (SDU) (Denmark): 6 June
 
218) Two PhD positions in Global Environmental Governance – Utrecht University(Netherlands): 6 June
 
219) PhD position: Global projections of land motion and associated coastal flooding – University of Twente (Netherlands): Until filled
 
220) French speakers: PhD M/F : Estimation of water discharge for tidal rivers (Estidal) based on ground and satellite measurements – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (France): 8 June
 
221) German speakers: Doktorand*in (w/m/d) für Projekt: Integriertes Management von Wald und Wasser unter sich ändernden klimatischen Bedingungen – Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany): 7 June

Other:

222) Bangla speakers: Volunteer (Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA)) – Oxfam (Dhaka): 30 May
 
 
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223) Position: @IdahoDEQ (Coeur d'Alene) - Water Quality Engineer (Engineering Intern). Continuous. https://bit.ly/3bPUkn5 

 

224) Position: @Alliance4Water - Communications and Events Officer, Water Tracker for National Climate Plans. OUF. https://bit.ly/3teiC1I #JobWaWi

 

225) Position:@Alliance4Water - Project Manager, Water Tracker for National Climate Plans. OUF. https://bit.ly/3a7qUkj #JobWaWi

 

226) Postdoctoral Position: @UMNews (MSP, MN) - Urban evo-ecotoxicology. OUF; Full consideration: 15 May. https://bit.ly/3gtkVud #JobWaWi

 

227) Position: @ClackamasRiver (Clackamas, OR) - Communications and Programs Coordinator. App. review: 17 May; OUF. https://bit.ly/3eeoOl3 #JobWaWi

 

228) Position: @ArizonaDEQ (Phoenix or Tucson) - Environmental Scientist 3/4 - Project Manager. https://indeedhi.re/3xWERMs #JobWaWi

 

229) Position: @USDA_ARS (Boise, ID) - Research Hydrologist. Closes: 1 June https://bit.ly/3uKuo4B #JobWaWi

 

230) Position: Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (Garibaldi, OR) - Habitat Assessment & Monitoring Coordinator. Closes: 7 June. https://bit.ly/3tKLz4S 

 

231) Position: Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (Garibaldi, OR) - Community Education & Engagement Coordinator. Closes: 7 June. https://bit.ly/3eGys06 

 

232) Position: Oregon WRD (Pendleton, OR) - Natural Resource Specialist 2 (Natural Resource Specialist 1 Underfill). Closes: 29 May. https://bit.ly/3tWacvB #JobWaWi

 

233) Position: @USACEHQ (Portland, OR) - Civil Engineer (Geotechnical). Closes: 1 June https://bit.ly/3fIAMmu #JobWaWi

 

234) Positions(2): @deschutes (Bend, OR) - 1) Program Director; 2) Program Manager. OUF - Ideal start: 21 June 2021. https://bit.ly/2QOaNSt #JobWaWi

 

235) Position: USGS (Remotely; Denver; Ft. Collins; Flagstaff) - Water Availability Chapman Conference Research Assistant. U.S. Citizen. Closes: 6 June. Start date: ~1 August. ~10 hours/week. Download Chapman Conference RA job listing

 

236) Position: King County (Seattle area) - Assistant Project Manager (Water Quality Planner/Project Manager II). Closes: 6 June. https://bit.ly/2RE8i5K 

 

237) Position: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (Salem, OR) - Forest Health and Monitoring Unit Manager (PEMD) Closes: 2 June. https://bit.ly/3wBy1KA #JobWaWi

 

238) Position: @SiuslawWC (Mapleton, OR) - Executive Director. Closes: 30 June. https://bit.ly/3p2g5pS #JobWaWi

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"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." - Bob Dylan (Subterranean Homesick Blues)

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 May 2021

Today is Bob Dylan's 80th birthday. Here are the words to one of my favorite Dylan sons, written in 1962.

It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don’t matter, anyhow
An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don’t know by now
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I’ll be gone
You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on
Don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An’ it ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
I’m on the dark side of the road
Still I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin’ anyway
So don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
Like you never did before
It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
I can’t hear you anymore
I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I’m told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don’t think twice, it’s all right

I’m walkin’ down that long, lonesome road, babe
Where I’m bound, I can’t tell
But goodbye’s too good a word, gal
So I’ll just say fare thee well
I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don’t mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don’t think twice, it’s all right

The man's still going!

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 24 May – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Darwin’s Arch in the archipelago of the Galapagos has collapsed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/a-famous-photogenic-rock-formation-in-the-galapagos-has-collapsed/ar-BB1gRDzG

Ice fall in Denali National Park kills one climber from Idaho and injures climbing partner

• https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/2021/05/14/climber-killed-by-falling-ice-in-denali-national-park-partner-injured/

NOAA 2021 Technology Demonstration will explore Hadal Zone using AUVs Orpheus & Eurydice

• https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/five-things-to-know-about-noaas-2021-tech-demo/

Widespread low-to-mid latitude land surfaces cooled an average of 5.8 degrees Celsius during Last Glacial Maximum

• https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/study-finds-6%e2%81%b0c-cooling-on-land-during-the-last-ice-age-with-implications-about-future-global-warming/ 

Trinity River Paleovalley on the continental shelf of Texas

• https://grist.org/science/a-sunken-river-valley-could-hold-the-key-to-protecting-the-texas-coast/ 

Development of metamorphic sole beneath Oman-UAE ophiolite – insight into subduction zone processes

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-closer-look-at-the-creation-of-a-metamorphic-sole

Comprehensive review of submarine volcano seismo-acoustics

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/a-comprehensive-review-of-submarine-volcano-seismoacoustics

Mining 16^th century ship logs for geophysical research on magnetic field of Earth – Book:  Earth’s Magnetism in the Age of Sail

• https://eos.org/articles/scientists-mine-16th-century-ship-logs-for-geophysical-research
• Link to download 1590-2010 animation: http://geomag.org/info/declination.html
• Book: https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/earths-magnetism-age-sail

When oxygen became permanent part of the atmosphere & Paleo-proterozoic glaciation

• https://eos.org/articles/timing-of-earths-oxygenation-may-need-a-100-million-year-revision

Tracking oxygen in the warm waters of the Sargasso Sea

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-oxygen-in-the-sargasso-seas-18-degree-water

Narwhal tusks record changes in the Arctic marine environment

• https://eos.org/articles/narwhal-tusks-record-changes-in-the-marine-arctic
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(21)00225-6

Gravity measurements reveal depth & storage conditions of rhyolitic magma reservoirs beneath Laguna del Maule volcanic field in Chile

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/understanding-where-and-how-magma-is-stored

Looming crisis of rapidly subsiding and fracturing ground in Mexico City due to groundwater extraction

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-looming-crisis-of-sinking-ground-in-mexico-city
• https://grist.org/cities/mexico-city-could-sink-up-to-65-feet/
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB020648

Paleo-climatological explanation for water miracles in 6^th century Italy

• https://eos.org/articles/holy-water-miracle-accounts-and-proxy-data-tell-a-climate-story

Continuous record of climate during the Age of Dinosaurs – roughly 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer

• https://eos.org/science-updates/an-unbroken-record-of-climate-during-the-age-of-dinosaurs

Abrupt changes and activity beneath the calving front of a glacier

• https://eos.org/articles/the-chaos-beneath-a-glaciers-calving-front

Seismic data reveals accumulation & release of Himalayan groundwater reservoirs – “water towers”

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/understanding-how-himalayan-water-towers-fill-and-drain
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000398

2021 Atlantic Hurricane season predictions

• https://theconversation.com/atlantic-hurricane-season-starts-june-1-heres-what-forecasters-are-watching-right-now-161065

River piracy reduced Slims River from large glacial river to stream amidst a dusty plain in the Yukon

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/05/when-yukon-rivers-run-dry

Using environmental DNA to track species in the ocean

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-ocean-tracking-species-environmental-dna.html
• Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.640527/full

New method to study micro-plastic in the ocean

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-method-microscopic-plastics-ocean.html
• Paper: https://microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43591-021-00005-z

Sand is vital to concrete & for building just about everything – looming global sand crisis

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-sand-urban-role-demands-key.html
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(21)00230-X

Relationship between surface debris on glaciers & melting rates – debris reduces mass loss

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-global-glacier-debris-impact.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL091311

Using airborne radar to map groundwater beneath glacial ice

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-airborne-radar-reveals-groundwater-beneath.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL091432

USGS will continue high-resolution airborne mapping of Mississippi Alluvial Plain aquifers

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/media-alert-flights-above-mississippi-alluvial-plain-continue-aquifer-mapping

Bering Transitory Archipelago facilitated migration across shallow ocean from Asia to America

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210429112423.htm
• Paper: https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/geoscience/articles/10.5802/crgeos.53/

Using seismic waves to track groundwater dynamics in the high mountains

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210519120752.htm
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000398 

Naturally occurring magnetic field and radiation will be surveyed to map geology in NW Minnesota

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/media-alert-flights-above-parts-northwestern-minnesota-map-geology

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 24 May – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides (e.g., Roundup) & highly-persistent environmental degredate (AMPA) significantly associated with premature births

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-widely-herbicide-linked-preterm-births.html
• Paper: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP7295

Chernobyl nuclear material is again (still) smoldering and could lead to another nuclear accident

• https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-smoldering-nuclear-reactions-again.html

Mining waste and neglected & abandoned mines pose environmental risks (toxic metals & other pollutants & radiation) to drinking water & soil across Ukraine – gas explosions

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mines-were-once-the-beating-heart-of-eastern-ukraine-now-they-are-ticking-time-bomb/ar-BB1gMzkJ

HB 4146 to protect pristine stream segments in Texas with low total phosphorus levels – passes House

• https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/blog/2021/05/texas-legislative-update-pristine-streams-hb-4146

Book Review:  “Septic System Impacts on Groundwater Quality” with free download link

• https://gw-project.org/books/septic-system-impacts-on-groundwater-quality/

Highway through deepest canyon completed in Tibet – stressed ecological & water environment protection

• http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/16/c_139949882.htm

Water crisis prompts shut-off of irrigation waters in Klamath Reclamation Project

• https://apnews.com/article/oregon-california-health-droughts-science-1f93619dc660f40e558a91b095f41f7b

Humans have not developed resilience to natural hazards – events turned into disasters by human actions

• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/la-soufriere-eruptions-show-need-for-caribbean-islands-to-build-resilient-sustainable-and-inclusive-infrastructure/

You are what you eat – toxic impacts of alcohol, soda & sugar-sweetened beverages on your liver

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-worst-types-of-drinks-for-your-liver-according-to-science/ar-BB1gPm96

CRS InFocus:  Platte River Restoration Efforts

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11828

Apheloria virginiensis millipede that oozes cherry-scented cyanide found in Richmond National Battlefield National Park in Virginia

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/millipede-that-oozes-cherry-scented-cyanide-spotted-in-virginia-national-park/ar-BB1gSdsW?ocid=msedgdhp

Humans continue to ignore the fact that wild animals are indeed wild and have unpredictable behaviors

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/grizzly-runs-toward-woman-yellowstone-153249048.html

Will California be able to replace Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant? – produces 6% of electricity in state

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/californias-next-climate-challenge-replacing-120028261.html

Progress report one year after catastrophic failure of dams in Michigan

• https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Midland-lawmaker-weighs-in-on-state-of-Dam-16178258.php

Interactive map for lead violations and detections in drinking water resources across the US

• https://www.fastcompany.com/90636484/map-is-there-lead-in-your-drinking-water
• Map: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/millions-served-water-systems-detecting-lead

Buildings in skyline of Philadelphia dim lights following fatal mass collision killed 1,000s of migrating birds – light pollution disorients birds

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/philadelphia-has-dimmed-its-skyline-after-a-mass-collision-killed-thousands-of-migrating-birds/ar-BB1gUJYM

Al Gore looking to extend his 15-minutes of fame – still carrying hockey sticks of climate activism

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/al-gore-leads-new-push-to-educate-corporate-leaders-on-climate-change-174708345.html

Global warming alarmists say $8B added to damage by Hurricane Sandy – how did 9.6 cm of sea level rise cause all that damage or was it all the construction that humans have built along the East Coast?

• https://apnews.com/article/climate-climate-change-science-environment-and-nature-a9df0907dd0c0a5fbe597468a3eebcec
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22838-1

European colonists caused mass extinction of 50% to 70% of snake & lizard populations on Guadeloupe Islands in the Caribbean

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/european-colonists-drove-mass-reptile-extinction-on-guadeloupe-islands/ar-BB1gUW6H
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/21/eabg2111/tab-pdf

Survey of 10,000 Americans indicates most do not even understand what “cancel culture” means, let alone the consequences it has for our society

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/survey-of-10-000-americans-reveals-what-adults-think-of-cancel-culture/ar-BB1gU7jh

Climate impacts stream flows – challenges of meeting future water demand across SW US

• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589915521000018

2021 SECURE Water Act report to Congress & upcoming SECURE Water Act Webinars

• https://www.usbr.gov/climate/secure/2021secure.html
• Report: https://www.usbr.gov/climate/secure/docs/2021secure/2021SECUREReport.pdf

Technological hazard:  Colonial Pipeline confirms $4.4M payment in response to ransomware

• https://apnews.com/article/hacking-technology-business-ed1556556c7af6220e6990978ab4f745

Midwest cities looking to “green” infrastructure to address future flooding

• https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/05/green-infrastructure-great-lakes-climate-future/

Visualizing the economic power versus “cultural” power of the 5 generations

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-u-s-generation-wields-the-most-economic-power/
• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-generation-wields-the-most-cultural-power/

Predictions for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

• https://www.npr.org/2021/05/20/998584767/here-are-noaas-predictions-for-the-2021-atlantic-hurricane-season

Fireflies need dark nights to bioluminesce – humans can reduce their light pollutions to help

• https://theconversation.com/fireflies-need-dark-nights-for-their-summer-light-shows-heres-how-you-can-help-158285

Western US enduring drought and heading for water crisis during dangerous wildfire season

• https://theconversation.com/another-dangerous-fire-season-is-looming-in-the-western-u-s-and-the-drought-stricken-region-is-headed-for-a-water-crisis-160848

Refugee camps wreak enormous environmental damages – who should be liable & responsible?

• https://theconversation.com/refugee-camps-can-wreak-enormous-environmental-damages-should-source-countries-be-liable-for-them-152519

Massive building air pollution problem in New York

• https://rmi.org/new-york-emits-more-building-air-pollution-than-any-other-state/

Optimism:  putting a dollar value on nature will give governments & businesses more reason to protect it

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/05/putting-dollar-value-nature-will-give-governments-and-businesses-more-reasons-protect-it

Estimated 56M Americans will go RVing this summer

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/05/survey-indicates-56-million-americans-plan-rv-summer

Global traffickers are wiping out cacti in the deserts across the world – multi $million black market

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/global-cactus-traffickers-are-cleaning-out-the-deserts/ar-AAKcIAM

Before the modern chemical era, agriculture caused the greatest detrimental impacts on Earth - worldwide acceleration in rates of vegetation compositional change between 4,600 and 2,900 years ago

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/humans-have-stressed-out-earth-far-longer-and-more-dramatically-than-realized/ar-AAKcHje

Using CRISPR humans are playing god with evolution – experiment “criminally reckless” “deeply unethical”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/opinions-crispr-gives-us-the-power-to-short-circuit-evolution-what-now/ar-AAKexi9

“Flushable” wipes do not disintegrate but do clog sewer lines & plats – costs $M to remove each year

• https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/flushable-wipes-sewer-system-problems/285-a6a110b4-186b-4702-9ed6-b6dae87886bf

“Descent of Man” by Charles Darwin included 3 insights on human evolution reinforced by modern science

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-darwin-foreshadowed-modern-scientific-theories.html

94% of deforestation in Brazil is illegal

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Brazil_deforestation_94_illegal_report_999.html
• https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/deforestation-fronts
• https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation
• https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/deforestation-claims-160k-square-miles-from-2004-17-wwf-report-reveals/
• Report: https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/1420/files/original/Deforestation_fronts_-_drivers_and_responses_in_a_changing_world_-_full_report_%281%29.pdf?1610810475

Indigenous people of Peru living near major mining projects test positive for high levels of metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury & manganese) & toxic substances

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Thousands_of_Perus_indigenous_people_exposed_to_toxic_substances_report_999.html
• https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/peru-crisis-de-salud-metales-toxicos-espinar/
• Report: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AMR4638292021ENGLISH.PDF

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) & CDC tracker

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive map s: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html
• CDC Weekly Tracker: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

CDC policy revision on masks appears politically motivated – “no masks, one mask, two masks, masks until we're below 10,000 cases”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-s-about-face-on-masks-appears-politically-motivated-to-help-a-struggling-biden/ar-BB1gNfWq
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-right-decision-wrongly-handled-inside-the-biden-administration-s-abrupt-reversal-on-masks/ar-BB1gLNLP

Scientists say do not dismiss Wuhan Lab origin for virus – “proper investigation should be transparent, objective, data-driven, inclusive of broad expertise, subject to independent oversight, and responsibly managed to minimize the impact of conflicts of interest”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/scientists-agree-the-covid-lab-leak-theory-isn-t-just-a-conspiracy-theory/ar-BB1gPRqY
• Letter: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/694.1/tab-pdf
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-lab-leak-hypothesis-was-always-the-most-likely-only-politics-not-new-evidence-changed-the-narrative/ar-BB1gR5P4

Fauci admits post-vaccination mask-wearing was a “signal” – a “noble lie” which is theater not science

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fauci-admits-post-vaccination-masking-was-about-signals-weeks-after-insisting-otherwise/ar-BB1gRQVY
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fauci-admits-rand-paul-was-right-about-him/ar-BB1gSfkI

President now threatening the unvaccinated

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-warns-people-who-refuse-vaccine-will-end-up-paying-the-price/ar-BB1gShaU

Awaiting data on experimental vaccines in pregnant women – can complicate pregnancies & more risk of severe outcomes

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cdc-expects-covid-vaccine-data-on-pregnant-women-this-summer-and-kids-under-12-by-this-fall/ar-BB1gURIL

Vaccine is still experimental but now they are saying a booster may be needed by September

• https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccines-boosters-pfizer-moderna-e8d6bed6-8238-4e52-9959-ca4c6a6e0d5a.html

Is asking for proof of vaccination a violation of HIPAA? - standards in healthcare relating to patient privacy and the protection of medical data

• https://katu.com/news/coronavirus/is-asking-for-proof-of-a-coronavirus-vaccination-a-hipaa-violation
• https://www.hipaajournal.com/what-is-considered-protected-health-information-under-hipaa/

Let’s also create fear & paranoia about another coronavirus

• https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/554573-new-coronavirus-discovered-and-dogs-are-spreading-it
• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/05/20/996515792/a-newly-identified-coronavirus-is-making-people-sick-and-it-s-coming-from-dogs

What is “gain of function” research?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-is-gain-of-function-research-field-back-in-focus-as-covid-linked-to-china-lab-accident/ar-AAKg8TO

“there is a political advantage to putting more blame on the virus”

• https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-say-stop-blaming-covid-variants-for-outbreaks-2021-5

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 24 May – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

It is beach season when people get exposed to Vibrio vulnificus – potentially deadly infection

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-catches-flesh-eating-bacteria-at-texas-beachduring-family-visit/ar-BB1gPDTJ

Texas A&M to support O&M of Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) - $40M over 5 years

• https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/2d98cb4

$21M offshore stormwater pipeline project moving forward in Panama City Beach

• https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2021-05-13/panama-city-beach-21m-offshorestormwater-pipeline-project-moving-forward

3 insurance companies cancel 50,000+ policies as hurricane season approaches Florida

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-season-approaches-3-insurers-181000461.html

Cargo backlog being lowered at Port of Los Angeles – cargo volume increases

• https://ajot.com/news/robust-april-volume-breaks-another-record-at-port-of-los-angeles

St. Joseph Harbor in Michigan to be dredged

• https://www.abc57.com/news/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-gives-funds-to-dredge-st-josephharbor

$256.5M of oil disaster money to construct 3 coastal restoration projects to create 5 square miles of marsh, coastal ridges & barrier island beaches and dunes in Louisiana

• https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_167475da-b8d9-11eb-96df 6bfb47da514b.html

Harris County $1.4B budget shortfall to complete flood control projects approved by 2018 bond program after Hurricane Harvey – looking for source of money

• https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county-texas-14-billion-short-on-bond-floodcontrol-projects/285-e666e250-3e2b-4f5a-8302-d739aa36c27c

Divert contaminated water to West Florida as waters are released from Lake Okeechobee to reduce potential for algal blooms – does not solve the problem just moves it around

• https://www.fox4now.com/news/protecting-paradise/lee-county-commissioners-imploreusace-to-alter-water-releases-in-southwest-florida

Spawning season for migratory fish in North Carolina including herring, sturgeon & eel

• https://coastalreview.org/2021/05/spawning-season-underway-for-ncs-migratory-fish/

Salt marsh management can be optimized for coastal defense

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210518114151.htm

• Paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13888

Tectonic uplift during earthquakes in New Zealand affects coastal species

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-earthquake-upheaval-affected-zealand-coastal.html

Techniques for mapping “double coastal squeeze” impacts of sea level change & urban

development – St. Johns Island

• https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/05/study-offers-insights-for-mapping-coastal-squeeze-impactsto-historical-natural-sites/

• Project: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5cd75cf9128f4b3fbc7737c976c0e8f7

Want something to do? Consider a coastal cruise in 2022

• https://cruiseradio.net/u-s-based-coastal-cruise-line-announces-2022-itineraries/

Monitoring coastal changes in Greece – Space for Shore project

• https://phys.org/news/2021-05-coastal-greece.html

Population moving to coastal Australia – 80+% of pop in coastal zones - developments booming

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/business/australia-coastal-development.html

18-acre South Bristol property on Bradstreet Cove donated to Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust

• https://lcnme.com/announcements/family-donates-land-to-coastal-rivers/

Predicting the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

• https://apnews.com/article/storms-climate-change-science- 36988987ea57a8763a719da4fc32bb33

Federal judge orders halts plans to dredge Georgia shipping channel because of threat to sea turtles

• https://apnews.com/article/georgia-turtles-business-dredging-environment-and-nature-9724627e8e60bfb21f5c1b90e15af226

Assessing remote operation of locks within US inland waterways system

• https://www.marinelink.com/news/remotely-operated-locks-progress-study-487696

"Just because you've done the work doesn't mean the work is done." - Unknown (heard @hereandnow)

The GRAC 2021 Summit 9-10 June - 'Must See' Event for Regional Groundwater Practitioners - 'Make Sustainable Attainable'

The Groundwater Resources Association of California is convening its Fourth Annual GSA Summit: Working Toward Implementation, 9-10 June, 8:30 AM - 5 PM. PDT. This is a virtual event.

My friend and colleague Todd Jarvis (a GRAC Director) stated it aptly:

This meeting is quickly becoming the “must see” event for regional groundwater practitioners because of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 - one of the few laws in the world focusing on groundwater sustainability.

He's spot-on with that last statement - the SGMA is one of the few laws on Earth dealing with groundwater sustainability. He's all spot-on with this conference. I have never known him to even dabble in hyperbole - hyperbolas, maybe.

Here's the blurb:

Join fellow groundwater managers, regulators and technical experts for GRA’s Fourth Annual GSA Summit: Working Toward Implementation. 

In this two-day virtual event – you’ll learn with GSAs working towards a sustainable future. The format of this virtual conference features interactive panels and round tables to get deep into the issues GSAs are facing as they work on the second year of GSP development, or are starting on implementation activities. You’ll have a chance to hear directly from DWR and SWRCB about review findings and year one implementation progress.

Sessions will focus on lessons learned from GSAs that will have completed annual reporting twice since GSP adoption, how those data management systems are really working, accessing and putting to use implementation funding, developing and designing projects for basin sustainability, and the march toward five year updates.

Last year’s GSA Summit included over 130 attendees working at or with GSAs and tuning in to share input and raise the bar for all. Feedback received was exceptional and we will have a more interactive platform this year. Mark your calendar June 9^th and 10^th for GRA’s Fourth Annual GSA Summit: Working Toward Implementation!

Here is the draft agenda.

Want to be a sponsor? Sign up bu 31 May - click here. Register by 7 June - click here.

I hope our AWRA Water Resources IMPACT special issue on California Groundwater is out by then!

"Make sustainable attainable." - Unknown (maybe yours truly)

Joint Association Letter Opposing Expansion of Buy American to Manufactured Products

G. Tracy Mehan III, Executive Director of Government Affairs for the American Water Works Association (AWWA), sent me this letter directed to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). It takes issue with possible new 'Buy American' mandates.  

Each of the associations whose logo is shown below (except for the National Rural Water Association whose logo is absent) signed in to the letter below.

I have pasted the letter below and included the PDF sent to me.

BTW - I (speaking only for myself) support the letter. 

Download BA.Manufactured.Products.Ltr

May 19, 2021

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Republican Leader
U.S. House of Representatives 
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader McCarthy:

The undersigned organizations represent the nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems and technology manufacturers. Our member agencies and companies carry out the complex work of ensuring that all communities have safe and reliable water, a clean environment, and sustainable economies. We accomplish these missions every day against the backdrop of limited resources, aging infrastructure, and growing climate-related challenges. All of our efforts are possible thanks to the heroic dedication of the 1.7 million hard-working people who manage America’s water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure.

Our organizations strongly support water infrastructure investments that will create millions of good, well-paying jobs and rebuild our country’s infrastructure. However, we are deeply concerned that any new “Buy American” domestic content mandate relating to the use of manufactured products in the water and wastewater sector would imperil the balancing act we face every day to deliver reliable public health services with scarce resources. In particular, imposing new Buy American mandates on complex manufactured products would limit the effectiveness of infrastructure funds and curtail our efforts to use the best available technologies to solve complex water challenges such as climate mitigation, resilience, and equity.

The drinking water and wastewater sectors have adapted to Buy American mandates related to the use of iron and steel products, reinforced concrete, and construction materials on infrastructure projects financed in whole or in part with funding from EPA’s Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRFs and CWSRFs) and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA). Congress permanently applied domestic iron and steel and related mandates to CWSRF-funded projects in 2014, and a similar mandate for DWSRF-funded projects through 2023 fiscal year. While the ultimate value of these mandates is debatable (as studies have shown that the annual cost to taxpayers for every job protected by Buy American provisions are over $250,000 because of the higher prices paid for goods (see: https://bit.ly/3vfPBnf) , in recent years drinking water and wastewater systems have successfully navigated the Buy American rules in the SRF and WIFIA programs either by sourcing domestic iron and steel products, reinforced concrete, and construction materials or expending resources to obtain a waiver when necessary for products not produced in the U.S. However, we are deeply concerned about expanding these Buy American mandates to the much more complex manufactured products that are critical components of water infrastructure projects and utility operations.

Buy American mandates relating to manufactured products used in drinking water and wastewater projects could lead to a host of unintended consequences. First, drinking water and wastewater systems have been constructed since the 1970s in conformance with federal clean water and safe drinking water regulations. To comply with evolving and increasingly stringent requirements, entities must make use of best available and emerging technologies. The efficacy, reliability and sustainability of these technologies, not origin of manufacturing, drives the procurement process. These drinking water and wastewater systems are complex facilities whose systems or operational components cannot simply be redesigned to comply with a new Buy American procurement policy. They are not “plug and play” products and technologies, but rather integrated systems that depend on specialized technologies that rely upon components universally sourced. By limiting an agency’s engineering options, you risk sacrificing quality, and create the potential to limit implementation of new technologies as they become available to only those produced in the U.S. This will become increasingly important as we are mandated to address contaminants at lower and lower levels.

For a variety of reasons, many of these specialized components are designed and manufactured overseas – without a domestic equivalent available. The imposition of new Buy American mandates for manufactured products would therefore, at best, cause drinking water and wastewater utility managers to navigate a bureaucratic maze to simply obtain a waiver to use a specialized product that is not even produced in the U.S. At worst, this new mandate could cause supply chain disruptions or expensive system redesigns, which in turn would delay projects, threaten public health, and stymie job creation.

The nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems believe that investing in America is sound policy. Indeed, investing in water infrastructure itself is an investment in America and American jobs. However, the fact remains that many of the specialized components and products necessary to operate a drinking water or wastewater system are not produced in the United States, leaving utilities no choice but to obtain these products elsewhere. A broad Buy American mandate for manufactured products would ignore this reality and would be far more detrimental than existingmandates related to domestic iron and steel products. Instead, it would hobble the efficient modernization of our water infrastructure, limit our ability to source best available technology, lead to jobs losses and increase project capital and operating costs – thereby exacerbating affordability of water services. For these reasons, we urge you to oppose all efforts to expand water sector Buy American mandates to manufactured products and work with us to ensure that reliable supply chains exist and are expanded to allow for timely, efficient, and effective compliance with federal, state, and local drinking water and clean water standards.

Sincerely yours,

American Water Works Association
Association of California Water Agencies
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
California Association of Sanitation Agencies
National Association of Clean Water Agencies
National Rural Water Association
Water Environment Federation
Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association

cc: Chairman Peter DeFazio, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Chairman Frank Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Chairman Paul Tonko, Subcommittee on Energy and Climate Change, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Ranking Republican Sam Graves, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Ranking Republican David Rouzer, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure 
Ranking Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Ranking Republican David B. McKinley, Subcommittee on Energy and Climate Change, Committee on Energy and Commerce 

Enjoy!

"Doubt grows with knowledge." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe