TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 14 - 20 August 2021

For my Latin American and Caribbean friends and colleagues. If the URL or QR code does not work, go here: https://bit.ly/LACAdapt For information on the program, go here.

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.

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Coronavirus and COVID-19
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 16 August 2021 https://bit.ly/37NNME1

Top Thirty (More or Less)
The @AWWA Letter to @EPA: Comments on the Development of Tiered Data Reporting for TSCA Prioritization, Risk Evaluation, and Risk Management https://bit.ly/3DceEfw  

By @SbmWater, Director of @AZWRRC: 'Reflections: Adapting to a Drier Future' https://bit.ly/3ghdoxx #SWUSwater

CRS Insight Report: 'Community Resilience - Climate Adaptation and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)' https://bit.ly/2WfhuzF

It's @AZWRRC's 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter, Vol 9 Issue 22 - 20 August 2021. In this issue: Reflections, Tribal Water Rights, Conference Highlight, @IPCC_CH, Groundwater Project, Surface Water and More! https://tinyurl.com/52vedp63

From @AGU_Eos Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster? https://tinyurl.com/6msfmer6 #globalwater

From @AGU_Eos Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3pfkcwrp #globalwater

From @EngineeringOSU: Free & open to the public - online 'Clean Water' conference 26 August 12 noon - 5 PM PDT. https://tinyurl.com/yf8vs3d4 

From @WJHG_TV: @FEMA approves additional funds for Hurricane Michael recovery https://tinyurl.com/8wrj4m7a #FLwater

In @USATODAY by @janetwilson66: Climate Point - 19 August 2021. As wildfires explode, experts say we can slow, reverse climate change; More! https://tinyurl.com/4vmpjmkn

On @OPBTOL: @OSUCEOAS professor @acm_at_osu contributes to latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report https://tinyurl.com/2nrmu5z3 #PNWater

The Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet, But She's Closing In! MS v. TN & Memphis Sand Aquifer https://bit.ly/37SBw50

In @redbluffnews: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and it’s spreading https://tinyurl.com/7ptn5vrh

Via @AP Booming Greeley, CO, asks, ‘Where will water come from?’ https://bit.ly/2W8UAd9 #cowater

Look at this from 'Centre for Sustainable Solutions in Practical Hydrogeology' - Webinar on 15 Sept. 2021 - 1500-16:30 CEST with @PhDRosarioSF, @RayaMStephan, @KVillholth,@OttoSpijkers, Shammy Puri et al. https://bit.ly/3xYWbiF

In @EastBayTimes: @EPAMichaelRegan announces nearly $200 million in loans to fix Bay Area’s aging water pipes, treatment plants. https://bayareane.ws/3y9WSpz

In @latimes: Southern California water officials declare supply alert amid worsening drought. https://lat.ms/3CYld50 #cawater

In @highcountrynews Will Klamath salmon outlast the dam removal process? https://bit.ly/3mdVbF2 #PNWater #cawater

In the national news: Nasrin Nawa, a Fulbright Scholar at @UNLincoln, wrote an Aug. 16 guest column for @washingtonpost, outlining her family’s ordeal amid the aftermath of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. https://bit.ly/3j0MxrH #globalwater

 

In NiagaraGazette: From @SenSchumer: Infrastructure bill has $1B for Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/2Xp7mo3 #NEWater

 

In @BBC_Future How water shortages are brewing wars https://bbc.in/3jZjXGh #globalwater

 

Paper:'Intrinsic and Spiritual Dimensions of Water at the Local Scale and the Disconnect with International Institutions' https://bit.ly/3yRWLQr

 

In @nytimes In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts. https://nyti.ms/3m7BbUx

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 16 August 2021 https://bit.ly/37NNME1

 

The @UNFCCC Latin America & Caribbean CASTT - Adaptation Academy. Apply by 30 August 2021! https://bit.ly/3k0ED0m #globalwater

 

In @capecodtimes: The fight for cleaner water: Pocasset Water Quality Coalition holds annual meeting https://bit.ly/2VTmedI #NEWater

 

In @thepostregister Editorial: The wages of apathy https://tinyurl.com/rj7nf37w #PNWater

 

In @wmfeorlando Georgia wins freshwater ruling in water war with Florida, Alabama. https://wmfe.org/?p=187979 #FLwater

 

CRS Insight Report: 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works - Policy Primer' https://bit.ly/3shV3W4

 

From @WGNOtv: Before-and-after satellite photos show just how terrible the drought is in the West. https://tinyurl.com/5ht8pf4t #SWUSwater #cawater #PNWater #cowater

 

From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - August 2021. Helping Texas’ unique snakes through research; Water’s taste reflects its journey to the tap; More! https://tinyurl.com/cr3ebryb #txwater

Books, Reviews and Related
From @ElsevierNews 'Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century' 1st Edition by @jcassin_FT, @johoma and @elopezgunn. https://bit.ly/3yRHdwb 

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
From @AGU_Eos Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3pfkcwrp #globalwater

In @SpokesmanReview: City of Spokane eyes fluoride study. https://tinyurl.com/2m3s43ct #PNWater

Bullshit and Crap Detection
From @SamLMontano: "The entire idea of survival bunkers is so chaotic to me. Y'all couldn't handle being in the house for more than like a month but you're cool to go spend the rest of your life in a tin can?!"

California
Via @CBSSacramento: Fire Crews Get Creative With Water Sources During Drought Conditions https://tinyurl.com/kysxucnj #cawater

In @redbluffnews: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and it’s spreading https://tinyurl.com/7ptn5vrh

In @EastBayTimes: @EPAMichaelRegan announces nearly $200 million in loans to fix Bay Area’s aging water pipes, treatment plants. https://bayareane.ws/3y9WSpz

In @latimes: Southern California water officials declare supply alert amid worsening drought. https://lat.ms/3CYld50 #cawater

From @News3LV: @SNWA_H2O looking to LA for more water https://bit.ly/3sum3ld #SWUSwater #cawater

In @SFGate What does it mean when a community runs out of water? Many in California are finding out. https://tinyurl.com/y8au3j6c #cawater

Guest Opinion in @TahoeDailyTrib: Tahoe is a priority in California, Nevada and Washington D.C. https://bit.ly/3CQImq4 #cawater

Canada
From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 9 August 2021. A New Look at Water Technology; Single-use plastic bottle waste focus of new multi-media exhibit; Quebec announces funding for nanomaterials to decontaminate water; More! https://bit.ly/3lNMBwo #globalwater #cdnwater

It's @ScienceBorealis Newsletter - 13 August 2021. On the Borealis Blog; What We're Reading; Miscellany; @raymondsbrain; More! https://tinyurl.com/nxp5vsdt

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
In @USATODAY by @janetwilson66: Climate Point - 19 August 2021. As wildfires explode, experts say we can slow, reverse climate change; More! https://tinyurl.com/4vmpjmkn

CRS Insight Report: 'Community Resilience - Climate Adaptation and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)' https://bit.ly/2WfhuzF

On @OPBTOL: @OSUCEOAS professor @acm_at_osu contributes to latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report https://tinyurl.com/2nrmu5z3 #PNWater

In @NewsLeaderNOW Tropical Storm Fred: Virginia Department of Health urges caution in advance of severe weather. https://bit.ly/2W8TVb9 #NEWater

In @KDVR: Western slope bullseye for incoming rain, should improve drought conditions. https://bit.ly/3k9lUQi #cowater

The @UNFCCC Latin America & Caribbean CASTT - Adaptation Academy. Apply by 30 August 2021! https://bit.ly/3k0ED0m #globalwater

From @WJHG_TV: Tropical Storm Fred leaves widespread flooding, power outages in Bay County https://tinyurl.com/tah78kw6 #FLwater

From @LISABEUTLER. No, I was not around then.

Colorado Water
Via @AP Booming Greeley, CO, asks, ‘Where will water come from?’ https://bit.ly/2W8UAd9 #cowater

In @KDVR: Western slope bullseye for incoming rain, should improve drought conditions. https://bit.ly/3k9lUQi #cowater

In @nytimes In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts. https://nyti.ms/3m7BbUx

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
From @EngineeringOSU: Free & open to the public - online 'Clean Water' conference 26 August 12 noon - 5 PM PDT. https://tinyurl.com/yf8vs3d4 

Look at this from 'Centre for Sustainable Solutions in Practical Hydrogeology' - Webinar on 15 Sept. 2021 - 1500-16:30 CEST with @PhDRosarioSF, @RayaMStephan, @KVillholth,@OttoSpijkers, Shammy Puri et al. https://bit.ly/3xYWbiF

TODAY! @AWRAHQ: Time for #WebinarWednesday! On 8/18, 1 PM ET/10 AM PT hear @WaterWired discuss "What Would Elvis Do? The Curious Case of the Memphis Sand Aquifer". He'll review the status of the only GW case to reach U.S. Supreme Court https://bit.ly/3saxqyQ

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
In @BBC_Future How water shortages are brewing wars https://bbc.in/3jZjXGh #globalwater

In @highcountrynews: Can a wildlife refuge help a community’s fight for environmental justice? https://bit.ly/37IKhib

From @ElsevierNews 'Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century' 1st Edition by @jcassin_FT, @johoma and @elopezgunn. https://bit.ly/3yRHdwb

In @wmfeorlando Georgia wins freshwater ruling in water war with Florida, Alabama. https://wmfe.org/?p=187979 #FLwater

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
From @AGU_Eos Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster? https://tinyurl.com/6msfmer6 #globalwater

Via @winknews: @SFWMD prepares for heavy rainfall. https://bit.ly/3iNFxy2

In @ElPasoInc: El Paso’s flood maps slated for 10-year update https://tinyurl.com/wkvdwzze #txwater #SWUSwater

From @AGU_Eos Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3pfkcwrp #globalwater

In @highcountrynews: The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear https://tinyurl.com/2kvau3vb #PNWater

Via @CBSSacramento: Fire Crews Get Creative With Water Sources During Drought Conditions https://tinyurl.com/kysxucnj #cawater

From @WJHG_TV: @FEMA approves additional funds for Hurricane Michael recovery https://tinyurl.com/8wrj4m7a #FLwater

In @syracusedotcom Flooding hammers Syracuse as creeks rage, sewers back up, basements flood https://tinyurl.com/tu6bjpc9 #NEWater

In @NewsLeaderNOW Tropical Storm Fred: Virginia Department of Health urges caution in advance of severe weather. https://bit.ly/2W8TVb9 #NEWater

In @latimes: Southern California water officials declare supply alert amid worsening drought. https://lat.ms/3CYld50 #cawater

From @WJHG_TV: Tropical Storm Fred leaves widespread flooding, power outages in Bay County https://tinyurl.com/tah78kw6 #FLwater

Column in @LasVegasSun by @SenCortezMasto: Where I Stand Combating drought and promoting sustainability in Southern Nevada. https://bit.ly/3AMYebu

From @WGNOtv: Before-and-after satellite photos show just how terrible the drought is in the West. https://tinyurl.com/5ht8pf4t #SWUSwater #cawater #PNWater #cowater

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
California Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/3yc8e9yc #cawater 

California Water news Daily - 19 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3kbotkS #cawater

California Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3k9n8Lo #cawater

California Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2ru6re9u #cawater

California Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3CRNbPP #cawater

California Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/kx5nbh76 #cawater

California Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/vpma24wp #cawater

Colorado Water Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/8wbfu3by #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2tny2n8h #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3meiSNr #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/bacxx673 #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3AJbCgr #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3AMUhmP #cowater

Colorado Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3m2P5Y1 #cowater

Florida Water Daily
Florida Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/cd7yvunf #FLwater

Florida Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4f9umzmc #FLwater

Florida Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2Uysk2W #FLwater

Florida Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2W6NVA0 #FLwater 

Florida Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/au9uv7ev #FLwater

Florida Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2VUEqnu #FLwater

Florida Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2VP94hQ #FLwater

Northeast US Water Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/pf4wfx43 #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/p5m3xx8 #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3k0Iafk #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3CWheWz #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3iQPavP #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2eb5z3jy #NEWater

Northeast US Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/bttct8 #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/u7a377ju

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/ffbp9nzv #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3AUSdJO #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/e83cnzr4 #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/tahy8833 #PNWater

Eugene Water News Weekly - 16 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/nkk6epnm #EUGwater #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/jt6v94rz #PNWater #EUGwater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2VTq2vK #PNWater #EUGwater

Portland (OR) Water Daily
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/st5c5hj9 #PNWater

Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2mz7x49y #PNWater

Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3svlMyH #PNWater

Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/jzauejtv #PNWater

Southwest US Water Daily
Southwest US Water Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/cxjn28wn #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 19 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3k9DBzf #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3iZ8iId #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4rtpvxz6 #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3ALu5sP #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3g58cwZ #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3AzH4Om #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/e4zj5czn #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 19 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/wf9mbcpj #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 18 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3AKvyQi #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 17 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2tftp47s #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 16 August 2021. https://bit.ly/3g3RGgn #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 15 August 2021. https://bit.ly/2VYWQ68 #txwater

Texas Water News Daily - 14 August 2021. https://bit.ly/37JQZEE #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4kxbkr4p

The @UNFCCC Latin America & Caribbean CASTT - Adaptation Academy. Apply by 30 August 2021! https://bit.ly/3k0ED0m #globalwater

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter - 20 August 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! https://tinyurl.com/2h3eth5b #globalwater

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4kxbkr4p

In @USATODAY by @janetwilson66: Climate Point - 19 August 2021. As wildfires explode, experts say we can slow, reverse climate change; More! https://tinyurl.com/4vmpjmkn

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 16 August 2021 https://bit.ly/37NNME1

From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - August 2021. Helping Texas’ unique snakes through research; Water’s taste reflects its journey to the tap; More! https://tinyurl.com/cr3ebryb #txwater

It's @AZWRRC's 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter, Vol 9 Issue 22 - 20 August 2021. In this issue: Reflections, Tribal Water Rights, Conference Highlight, @IPCC_CH, Groundwater Project, Surface Water and More! https://tinyurl.com/52vedp63

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Religion, Rights
Amen! From @weipoint At job interview,I was once asked (jokingly) why I was a "failed scientist" b/c I didn't go into academia post PhD. Even as a joke,this thinking is damaging.Academia is not the only way to be "successful" post-PhD. It's not only way to contribute to science.

In @highcountrynews: Can a wildlife refuge help a community’s fight for environmental justice? https://bit.ly/37IKhib

 

In the national news: Nasrin Nawa, a Fulbright Scholar at @UNLincoln, wrote an Aug. 16 guest column for @washingtonpost, outlining her family’s ordeal amid the aftermath of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. https://bit.ly/3j0MxrH #globalwater

 

Paper:'Intrinsic and Spiritual Dimensions of Water at the Local Scale and the Disconnect with International Institutions' https://bit.ly/3yRWLQr

 

Support Women in Water Scholarship Fund-Donate Now! https://bit.ly/2S63TVr

Florida Water
From @WJHG_TV: @FEMA approves additional funds for Hurricane Michael recovery https://tinyurl.com/8wrj4m7a #FLwater

In @ShinySheet Water expert: West Palm Beach moving forward with testing, treatment of water for toxins https://tinyurl.com/yms24xnm #FLwater

In @MiamiTodayNews: Miami Beach water reserve, drainage on public works radar https://bit.ly/3z6ojlq #FLwater

From @WJHG_TV: Tropical Storm Fred leaves widespread flooding, power outages in Bay County https://tinyurl.com/tah78kw6 #FLwater

In @wmfeorlando Georgia wins freshwater ruling in water war with Florida, Alabama. https://wmfe.org/?p=187979 #FLwater

From @AP: Georgia wins fresh ruling in water war with Florida, Alabama https://bit.ly/37KV0Zm #FLwater

Editorial in @CitrusChronicle: Drainage issue one more misstep in Homosassa project https://bit.ly/3xUAfoY #FLwater

Via @winknews: @SFWMD prepares for heavy rainfall. https://bit.ly/3iNFxy2

Global Water
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter - 20 August 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! https://tinyurl.com/2h3eth5b #globalwater

From @AGU_Eos Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster? https://tinyurl.com/6msfmer6 #globalwater

The @UNFCCC Latin America & Caribbean CASTT - Adaptation Academy. Apply by 30 August 2021! https://bit.ly/3k0ED0m #globalwater

In @USATODAY by @janetwilson66: Climate Point - 19 August 2021. As wildfires explode, experts say we can slow, reverse climate change; More! https://tinyurl.com/4vmpjmkn

On @OPBTOL: @OSUCEOAS professor @acm_at_osu contributes to latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report https://tinyurl.com/2nrmu5z3 #PNWater

Look at this from 'Centre for Sustainable Solutions in Practical Hydrogeology' - Webinar on 15 Sept. 2021 - 1500-16:30 CEST with @PhDRosarioSF, @RayaMStephan, @KVillholth,@OttoSpijkers, Shammy Puri et al. https://bit.ly/3xYWbiF

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
The Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet, But She's Closing In! MS v. TN & Memphis Sand Aquifer https://bit.ly/37SBw50

In @redbluffnews: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and it’s spreading https://tinyurl.com/7ptn5vrh

In @MadrasPioneer: Aquifers still going strong despite drought https://tinyurl.com/y4w45n3m #PNWater

Look at this from 'Centre for Sustainable Solutions in Practical Hydrogeology' - Webinar on 15 Sept. 2021 - 1500-16:30 CEST with @PhDRosarioSF, @RayaMStephan, @KVillholth,@OttoSpijkers, Shammy Puri et al. https://bit.ly/3xYWbiF

TODAY! @AWRAHQ: Time for #WebinarWednesday! On 8/18, 1 PM ET/10 AM PT hear @WaterWired discuss "What Would Elvis Do? The Curious Case of the Memphis Sand Aquifer". He'll review the status of the only GW case to reach U.S. Supreme Court https://bit.ly/3saxqyQ

"Water is finite. Especially the usable kind. And the Middle Claiborne Aquifer holds lots of it. Unsurprisingly, both MS and TN want it. Luckily, instead of war, the law requires they share it." - Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr. - Special Master, MS v. TN

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
CRS Report: 'Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives - A Summary of Federal Programs' https://bit.ly/37y2VcD #globalwater

In Ohio: Disposal of radioactive fracking waste alarms activists. https://bit.ly/3fILHh9 #NEWater

NE Water #NEWater
In @syracusedotcom Flooding hammers Syracuse as creeks rage, sewers back up, basements flood https://tinyurl.com/tu6bjpc9 #NEWater

In @NewsLeaderNOW Tropical Storm Fred: Virginia Department of Health urges caution in advance of severe weather. https://bit.ly/2W8TVb9 #NEWater

In NiagaraGazette: From @SenSchumer: Infrastructure bill has $1B for Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/2Xp7mo3 #NEWater

In @capecodtimes: The fight for cleaner water: Pocasset Water Quality Coalition holds annual meeting https://bit.ly/2VTmedI #NEWater

In @Newsday: Climate change seen continuing to take toll on Long Island. https://tinyurl.com/n32wwkyr #NEWater

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

“Before publishers’ blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.” - Laurence J. Peter

"We don't like their sound; groups with guitars are on the way out." - A Decca Records executive in 1962, referring to the Beatles

"Water is finite. Especially the usable kind. And the Middle Claiborne Aquifer holds lots of it. Unsurprisingly, both MS and TN want it. Luckily, instead of war, the law requires they share it." - Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr. - Special Master, MS v. TN

"We can't go back to the world we had. It's too late for that." - @acm_at_osu, @OSUCEOAS Professor and a lead author on the oceans chapter in the @IPCC_CH report

"The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn." - David Russell

"More and more are into communications; less and less into communication." - Studs Terkel (quoted in @willistonherald via @TheWeek)

“It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.” - Laurence J. Peter

"Thanks to a coding error by Enrollment Management, Poultry Science and Political Science are now one major." - @ass_dean (gives new meaning to the phrase "chicken shit")

PNW Water
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 20 August 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4kxbkr4p

In @highcountrynews: The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear https://tinyurl.com/2kvau3vb #PNWater

On @OPBTOL: @OSUCEOAS professor @acm_at_osu contributes to latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report https://tinyurl.com/2nrmu5z3 #PNWater

In @MadrasPioneer: Aquifers still going strong despite drought https://tinyurl.com/y4w45n3m #PNWater

In @highcountrynews Will Klamath salmon outlast the dam removal process? https://bit.ly/3mdVbF2 #PNWater #cawater

In @thepostregister Editorial: The wages of apathy https://tinyurl.com/rj7nf37w #PNWater

In @SpokesmanReview: City of Spokane eyes fluoride study. https://tinyurl.com/2m3s43ct #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
Congressional Water Roundtable touts Lake Okeechobee management plan https://bit.ly/2VIOaRZ #FLwater

The @TxWaterJournal has published a new article titled, 'Pricing Options on Water in Texas', by Quinn McColly, @MaceatMeadows, Philippe Tissot, and David Yoskowitz. https://bit.ly/3lUFP8h #txwater

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 17 August 2021 https://bit.ly/2Un2uyD

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! 10 August 2021 https://bit.ly/3m2zyaT

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 3 August 2021 https://bit.ly/3lmZIED #JobWaWi

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 14 - 20 August 2021 https://bit.ly/2UAULgx

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 7 - 13 August 2021 https://bit.ly/2UfEWf4

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 31 July - 6 August 2021 https://bit.ly/3lF3OIo

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 24-30 July 2021 https://bit.ly/2VpvGFe

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 17 - 23 July 2021 https://bit.ly/3BzE7hT

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10 - 16 July 2021 https://bit.ly/2UjN2U

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Paper:'Intrinsic and Spiritual Dimensions of Water at the Local Scale and the Disconnect with International Institutions' https://bit.ly/3yRWLQr

CRS Insight Report: 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works - Policy Primer' https://bit.ly/3shV3W4

CRS Insight Report: 'Community Resilience - Climate Adaptation and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)' https://bit.ly/2WfhuzF

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 16 August 2021 https://bit.ly/37NNME1 

Southwest Water  #SWUSwater
From @News3LV: @SNWA_H2O looking to LA for more water https://bit.ly/3sum3ld #SWUSwater #cawater

In @ElPasoInc: El Paso’s flood maps slated for 10-year update https://tinyurl.com/wkvdwzze #txwater #SWUSwater

Column in @LasVegasSun by @SenCortezMasto: Where I Stand Combating drought and promoting sustainability in Southern Nevada. https://bit.ly/3AMYebu

By @SbmWater, Director of @AZWRRC: 'Reflections: Adapting to a Drier Future' https://bit.ly/3ghdoxx #SWUSwater

It's @AZWRRC's 'Weekly Wave' Newsletter, Vol 9 Issue 22 - 20 August 2021. In this issue: Reflections, Tribal Water Rights, Conference Highlight, @IPCC_CH, Groundwater Project, Surface Water and More! https://tinyurl.com/52vedp63

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
In @highcountrynews: The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear https://tinyurl.com/2kvau3vb #PNWater

Guest Opinion in @TahoeDailyTrib: Tahoe is a priority in California, Nevada and Washington D.C. https://bit.ly/3CQImq4 #cawater

In @syracusedotcom Flooding hammers Syracuse as creeks rage, sewers back up, basements flood https://tinyurl.com/tu6bjpc9 #NEWater

In @highcountrynews Will Klamath salmon outlast the dam removal process? https://bit.ly/3mdVbF2 #PNWater #cawater

Texas   #txwater
In @ElPasoInc: El Paso’s flood maps slated for 10-year update https://tinyurl.com/wkvdwzze #txwater #SWUSwater

From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - August 2021. Helping Texas’ unique snakes through research; Water’s taste reflects its journey to the tap; More! https://tinyurl.com/cr3ebryb #txwater

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
From @WGNOtv: Before-and-after satellite photos show just how terrible the drought is in the West. https://tinyurl.com/5ht8pf4t #SWUSwater #cawater #PNWater #cowater

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
The @AWWA Letter to @EPA: Comments on the Development of Tiered Data Reporting for TSCA Prioritization, Risk Evaluation, and Risk Management https://bit.ly/3DceEfw  

From @AGU_Eos Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3pfkcwrp #globalwater

From @EngineeringOSU: Free & open to the public - online 'Clean Water' conference 26 August 12 noon - 5 PM PDT. https://tinyurl.com/yf8vs3d4 

In @ShinySheet Water expert: West Palm Beach moving forward with testing, treatment of water for toxins https://tinyurl.com/yms24xnm #FLwater

The @EPA announces resources better address nutrient pollution https://bit.ly/2VVP39N

In @capecodtimes: The fight for cleaner water: Pocasset Water Quality Coalition holds annual meeting https://bit.ly/2VTmedI #NEWater

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
Via @CBSSacramento: Fire Crews Get Creative With Water Sources During Drought Conditions https://tinyurl.com/kysxucnj #cawater

Via @AP Booming Greeley, CO, asks, ‘Where will water come from?’ https://bit.ly/2W8UAd9 #cowater

In @EastBayTimes: @EPAMichaelRegan announces nearly $200 million in loans to fix Bay Area’s aging water pipes, treatment plants. https://bayareane.ws/3y9WSpz

From @News3LV: @SNWA_H2O looking to LA for more water https://bit.ly/3sum3ld #SWUSwater #cawater

In NiagaraGazette: From @SenSchumer: Infrastructure bill has $1B for Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/2Xp7mo3 #NEWater

In @nytimes In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts. https://nyti.ms/3m7BbUx

CRS Insight Report: 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works - Policy Primer' https://bit.ly/3shV3W4

WTF?
From @LISABEUTLER. No, I was not around then.

 

 

 

 

 

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