Water, Volume 13, Issue 24 (December-2 2021)
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Water, Volume 13, Issue 24 (December-2 2021)
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Cover Story
Posted on Saturday, 25 December 2021 at 12:46 AM in Climate Change, Climate & Meteorology, Extremes: Droughts, Floods, etc., Groundwater and Hydrogeology, Land, Food & Water , Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Wastewater, Stormwater & Infrastructure, Water Quantity & Availability, World Water | Permalink | Comments (0)
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As a holiday gift to all, the American Water Resources Association is offering a free copy of the November-December 2021 issue of its magazine, Water Resources IMPACT: 'Water Risk in a Rapidly Changing World: Part 1'. Click here for a flipping-book copy or download the PDF:
Download Nov_Dec 2021 Impact Final
Part 2 will be in the January-February 2022 issue.
Dr. Anthony Fauci turns 81 today (24 December). You go, Tony! https://bit.ly/3etlWA5 #scicomm
Enjoy!
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The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.
Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at: #WaWiNews or click here. If a link does not work, paste the URL into your browser.
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Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
In @nevadaappeal Nevada-Utah begin negotiations with tribe over water rights https://bit.ly/3Jg3d9o #scicomm
CRS InFocus Report: 'Forming a Funded Federal Regional Commission' https://bit.ly/3elvSvF #scicomm
Now available! November-December 2021 Water Resources IMPACT: 'Water Risk in a Rapidly Changing World: Part 1' https://bit.ly/3yW00Ht #scicomm
From @BibArch Pontius Pilate and the Jerusalem Aqueduct https://bit.ly/341bi1T #globalwater
It's @Water_MDPI: Volume 13, Issue 24 (December-2 2021) - 183 Articles! https://bit.ly/3eq0L25
In @GFTribune: Montana in grip of 4th driest year on record https://bit.ly/3pmpbzE #scicomm #PNWater
By @MarkOlalde in @propublica: Why the Second-Driest State Rejects Water Conservation https://bit.ly/3ei08HK #SWUSwater #scicomm
Guest commentary in @hanfordsentinel: Do right by California’s tribes through the 30×30 conservation effort https://bit.ly/32rAe1A #cawater
Thursday Twofer - CRS Reports on Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: 1)'Structure and Activities'; 2) 'Structural Features and Function' https://bit.ly/32pX2Pv #scicomm
In @kinstonfp Coastal development endangers salt marshes, a resource vital to the Southeast's economy. https://tinyurl.com/yh9x29rj #FLwater
From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - December 2021. Study investigates reintroduction of ocelots to native Texas range; New U.S.-Mexico transboundary aquifer data included in 2021 Transboundary Aquifers of the World Map; More! https://bit.ly/3sptVX9 #txwater
From @KSLTheKnow Pain of the West-wide drought in 2021 https://tinyurl.com/4htn5pzn #SWUSwater #cowater
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3Jjiw1p
By @fowler_lara in @ConversationUS 'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning https://bit.ly/3FejwRD #cawater
In @SanJuanJournal Water management a top county priority. https://bit.ly/3yLVN9m #PNWater
This blog post is so old (2008) that I use 'ground water' (2 words)! 'Ground Water: The Water Budget Myth' https://bit.ly/3p404zs
In @foxcarolinanews Contamination in Navy’s water system a crisis decades in the making. https://bit.ly/3e50JMX #globalwater
From @WJCTJax Scientist @exploreice explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally https://bit.ly/3EfEAWB #FLwater
In @ThePostRegister: In western Washington’s Elwha River, the removal of two dams led to a resurgence of fish runs; could a similar scenario play out on the Snake River? https://bit.ly/3yOTrGI #IDwater #PNWater
CRS Report: '@FEMA Hazard Mitigation - A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation' https://bit.ly/33yXLOx #water4climate #globalwater
Yesterday's (12/18/2021) front page of @nytimes: 'Warnings From the Antarctic Deep'. Give it a read...or not! https://bit.ly/3J1n9gi
From @WSJBooks Children's Books: A Plague of Censors. In 2021, the freedom of the library shelf found itself under pressure. (At least they didn't say "Kids' Books".) https://on.wsj.com/3yK6au3 #books (tnx @TracyMehan1)
CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. Forest Ownership and Management' https://bit.ly/3skdgnY
The @CA_DWR Offers $350 Million in Financial Assistance for Groundwater Sustainability Projects.. https://tinyurl.com/3z4ru2h9 #cawater
Via @recorderonline and @AP: @EPA releases $1B to clean up toxic waste sites in 24 states. https://bit.ly/3J1VyeU
From & funded by @OregonSeaGrant researchers @OregonState made a #StoryMap about the #KlamathRiver, soon to be largest US river restoration project. Read how the dams' removal may affect water quality.Check out historical timeline too. http://bit.ly/3mbij6k #PNWater
Books, Reviews and Related
From @WSJBooks Children's Books: A Plague of Censors. In 2021, the freedom of the library shelf found itself under pressure. (At least they didn't say "Kids' Books".) https://on.wsj.com/3yK6au3 #books (tnx @TracyMehan1)
Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
In @foxcarolinanews Contamination in Navy’s water system a crisis decades in the making. https://bit.ly/3e50JMX #globalwater
Bullshit and Crap Detection
In @barnpat: @EPA extends aquifer review process for proposed JBCC machine gun range. https://tinyurl.com/2p942bap #NEWater
California
Guest commentary in @hanfordsentinel: Do right by California’s tribes through the 30×30 conservation effort https://bit.ly/32rAe1A #cawater
Via @CBS47: Tribes lacking water see glimmer of hope with massive bill https://bit.ly/3JhMfHG #cawater #PNWater
From @UCDavisWater: Defending 'Rough Fish' by @andrewrypel https://bit.ly/3moS8cs #cawater
By @fowler_lara in @ConversationUS 'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning https://bit.ly/3FejwRD #cawater
In @MarinIJ: Storms restore Marin reservoirs to above-average levels https://bayareane.ws/33Jtrkw #cawater
From @agleader: California Water Daily is out! https://bit.ly/3e8rXCc #cawater
The @CA_DWR Offers $350 Million in Financial Assistance for Groundwater Sustainability Projects.. https://tinyurl.com/3z4ru2h9 #cawater
In @WhittierNews: Environmentalists sound alarm over proposed water initiative. https://bit.ly/3J4RDhe #cawater
Canada
From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter- 13 December 2021.Moving towards the sustainable management of the Wolastoq River; Job and training funding programs bringing young women into STEM leadership roles; More! https://bit.ly/3pWq158 #cdnwater
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @WJCTJax Scientist @exploreice explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally https://bit.ly/3EfEAWB #FLwater
CRS Report: '@FEMA Hazard Mitigation - A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation' https://bit.ly/33yXLOx #water4climate #globalwater
Yesterday's (12/18/2021) front page of @nytimes: 'Warnings From the Antarctic Deep'. Give it a read...or not! https://bit.ly/3J1n9gi
Colorado
From @KSLTheKnow Pain of the West-wide drought in 2021 https://tinyurl.com/4htn5pzn #SWUSwater #cowater
My 2008 Blog Post: Colorado River Blues: Going, Going... https://bit.ly/30wgzgi #cowater
From @KUNC: Lower basin states sign deal to put water back in Lake Mead amid dropping levels. https://bit.ly/3yz9KY0 #cowater #SWUSwater
Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
From @iah_shg: Interested in joining our #SocioHydrogeology vPICO session at @EuroGeosciences https://bit.ly/3s8osnG? Check the abstract submission guidelines and also if you are eligible for the online free registration: https://bit.ly/3qgRvTB #globalwater
Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
From @KUNC: Lower basin states sign deal to put water back in Lake Mead amid dropping levels. https://bit.ly/3yz9KY0 #cowater #SWUSwater
Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
From @AP: Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas https://bit.ly/3ekKg7t #PNWater #PDXwater
Yesterday's (12/18/2021) front page of @nytimes: 'Warnings From the Antarctic Deep'. Give it a read...or not! https://bit.ly/3J1n9gi
By @fowler_lara in @ConversationUS 'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning https://bit.ly/3FejwRD #cawater
In @GFTribune: Montana in grip of 4th driest year on record https://bit.ly/3pmpbzE #scicomm #PNWater
From @KSLTheKnow Pain of the West-wide drought in 2021 https://tinyurl.com/4htn5pzn #SWUSwater #cowater
From @WJCTJax Scientist @exploreice explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally https://bit.ly/3EfEAWB #FLwater
CRS Report: '@FEMA Hazard Mitigation - A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation' https://bit.ly/33yXLOx #water4climate #globalwater
Daily Water Newsletters
California Water News Daily
California Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qgHW6Y #cawater
California Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3pnC2BF #cawater
California Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3efTHF6 #cawater
California Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://tinyurl.com/5b22h784 #cawater
California Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3GXnr5Z #cawater
California Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3shgl8n #cawater
California Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3FdSCcW #cawater
Colorado Water News Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3myf60W #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3Evq7X2 #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3JnMelQ #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/329fuvX #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3FjDR8j #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3F7wC3c #cowater
Colorado Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3paXQk5 #cowater
Florida Water News Daily
Florida Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3mwJAA9 #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3JexYvz #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3puxs4V #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/33EpehS #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3E8Reqp #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 19 Decmeber 2021. https://bit.ly/3ec3b40 #FLwater
Florida Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qbTrMQ #FLwater
Idaho Water News Daily
Idaho Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3mrWboc #IDwater
Idaho Water News Daily - 22 Deceber 2021. https://bit.ly/3mtb9ui #IDwater
Idaho Water New Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3euhv8x #IDwater
Idaho Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3J7zAaa #IDwater
Idaho Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3p8QpJT #IDwater
Northeast US Water News Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3H7ChHa #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3eqN4Qd #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qjyaRv #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://tinyurl.com/yvha4c5s #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3EqKKUh #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3J37WLv #NEWater
Northeast US Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3J4Qzde #NEWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3EqtAGa #PDXwater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/32yBaB6 #PNWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://tinyurl.com/3u5bsy25 #PNWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://tinyurl.com/2p82brn3 #PNWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3EiHcD7 #PNWater
Eugene Water News Weekly - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/30IAVD8 #EUGwater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3p9LfNV #PNWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://tinyurl.com/yc7jyxhw #PNWater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3Eld2zr #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qiVlLW #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qdrFQ0 #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3J5CyMy #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3H2aojU #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3H17ziZ #PDXwater
Portland (OR) Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3e6wOE4 #PDXwater
Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3eCUL6l #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3qitPOB #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3mrCRHW #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3pjyGQ0 #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3H0jdKY #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3mhW0vX #SWUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3IXpWHr #SWUSwater
Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 24 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3Eld2zr #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3JeVwjJ #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 22 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3ekreOk #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 21 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3H4bgV6 #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 20 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3mkx4nq #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 19 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3234d09 #txwater
Texas Water News Daily - 18 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3p8nENH #txwater
Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3GZSbmW #PNWater #scicomm
From @TSerhal: http://iyck2021.org. International Year of Caves and Karst - through 2022.
E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' - 23 December 2021. https://bit.ly/3GZSbmW #PNWater #scicomm
From @agleader: California Water Daily is out! https://bit.ly/3e8rXCc #cawater
From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - December 2021. Study investigates reintroduction of ocelots to native Texas range; New U.S.-Mexico transboundary aquifer data included in 2021 Transboundary Aquifers of the World Map; More! https://bit.ly/3sptVX9 #txwater
It's @Nature Briefing - 23 December 2021. The science news that shaped 2021; How the coronavirus infects cells, and More! https://bit.ly/3yS2pTA #scicomm
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3Jjiw1p
Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
In @nevadaappeal Nevada-Utah begin negotiations with tribe over water rights https://bit.ly/3Jg3d9o #scicomm
Guest commentary in @hanfordsentinel: Do right by California’s tribes through the 30×30 conservation effort https://bit.ly/32rAe1A #cawate
Support Women in Water Scholarship Fund-Donate Now! https://bit.ly/2S63TVr
Via @CBS47: Tribes lacking water see glimmer of hope with massive bill https://bit.ly/3JhMfHG #cawater #PNWate
Florida Water
From @WFLA: Deep well drilling begins at Piney Point, Manatee County says. https://bit.ly/3plN8qX #FLwater
In @kinstonfp Coastal development endangers salt marshes, a resource vital to the Southeast's economy. https://tinyurl.com/yh9x29rj #FLwater
From @WESH: Conservation groups to sue @EPA over pollution killing manatees https://bit.ly/33TUud7 #FLwater
From @WJCTJax Scientist @exploreice explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally https://bit.ly/3EfEAWB #FLwater
Global Water
This blog post is so old (2008) that I use 'ground water' (2 words)! 'Ground Water: The Water Budget Myth' https://bit.ly/3p404zs
From @BibArch Pontius Pilate and the Jerusalem Aqueduct https://bit.ly/341bi1T #globalwater
From @WJCTJax Scientist @exploreice explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally https://bit.ly/3EfEAWB #FLwater
In @foxcarolinanews Contamination in Navy’s water system a crisis decades in the making. https://bit.ly/3e50JMX #globalwater
Yesterday's (12/18/2021) front page of @nytimes: 'Warnings From the Antarctic Deep'. Give it a read...or not! https://bit.ly/3J1n9gi
It's @Water_MDPI: Volume 13, Issue 24 (December-2 2021) - 183 Articles! https://bit.ly/3eq0L25
Groundwater and Hydrogeology
From @WFLA: Deep well drilling begins at Piney Point, Manatee County says. https://bit.ly/3plN8qX #FLwater
This blog post is so old (2008) that I use 'ground water' (2 words)! 'Ground Water: The Water Budget Myth' https://bit.ly/3p404zs
The @CA_DWR Offers $350 Million in Financial Assistance for Groundwater Sustainability Projects.. https://tinyurl.com/3z4ru2h9 #cawater
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
In @TxWaterJournal: 'Groundwater Withdrawals Associated with Oil and Gas Production from Water Supply Aquifers in Texas: Implications for Water Management Practices' https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v12i1.7118…
NE Water #NEWater
In @NewarkAdvocate Fourth Street infrastructure project won't end Newark sewer construction; try 2044. https://bit.ly/3FfAjUC #NEWater
Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ - Albert Einstein
"The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success." - Bruce Feirstein
"My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two." - Anne F. Beile
Dr. Anthony Fauci turns 81 today (24 December). You go, Tony! https://bit.ly/3etlWA5 #scicomm
When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes." - Dylan Thomas (quoted in @TheBrowser via @TheWeek)
"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms." - Muriel Rukeyser
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae Wes
"Carl Sagan spoke fluently between biology and geology and astrophysics and physics. If you move fluently across those boundaries, you realize that science is everywhere; science is not something you can step around or sweep under the rug." - @neiltyson
PNW Water
In @GFTribune: Montana in grip of 4th driest year on record https://bit.ly/3pmpbzE #scicomm #PNWater
In @SanJuanJournal Water management a top county priority. https://bit.ly/3yLVN9m #PNWater
In @ThePostRegister: In western Washington’s Elwha River, the removal of two dams led to a resurgence of fish runs; could a similar scenario play out on the Snake River? https://bit.ly/3yOTrGI #IDwater #PNWater
From & funded by @OregonSeaGrant researchers @OregonState made a #StoryMap about the #KlamathRiver, soon to be largest US river restoration project. Read how the dams' removal may affect water quality.Check out historical timeline too. http://bit.ly/3mbij6k #PNWater
Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @WESH: Conservation groups to sue @EPA over pollution killing manatees https://bit.ly/33TUud7 #FLwater
In @SanJuanJournal Water management a top county priority. https://bit.ly/3yLVN9m #PNWater
Positions Open
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 21 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3efBJT2
Previous Weeks' Positions Open #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 14 December 2021 https://bit.ly/322OzBa
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 7 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3rFOxKm
Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3Epul2k
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11 - 17 December 2021 https://bit.ly/30Fj3sU
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 4-10 Dec 2021 https://bit.ly/3rW28xp
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 November - 3 December 2021 https://bit.ly/31iVLtj
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20 - 26 November 2021 https://bit.ly/3E09mU7
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 November 2021 https://bit.ly/3FwYj5h
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 November 2021 https://bit.ly/3Daii98
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 October - 5 November 2021 https://bit.ly/3BS1jXA
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 - 29 October 2021 https://bit.ly/3Eqluh4
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 October 2021 https://bit.ly/3Ga3dq2
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 October 2021 https://bit.ly/3FV0ktg
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2-8 October 2021 https://bit.ly/3mxxeqE
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 September - 1 October 2021 https://bit.ly/3a3MZ2Z
Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS InFocus Report: 'Forming a Funded Federal Regional Commission' https://bit.ly/3elvSvF #scicomm
CRS Report: '@FEMA Hazard Mitigation - A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation' https://bit.ly/33yXLOx #water4climate #globalwater
CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. Forest Ownership and Management' https://bit.ly/3skdgnY
Thursday Twofer - CRS Reports on Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: 1)'Structure and Activities'; 2) 'Structural Features and Function' https://bit.ly/32pX2Pv #scicomm
Now available! November-December 2021 Water Resources IMPACT: 'Water Risk in a Rapidly Changing World: Part 1' https://bit.ly/3yW00Ht #scicomm
From @UCDavisWater: Defending 'Rough Fish' by @andrewrypel https://bit.ly/3moS8cs #cawater
It's @Water_MDPI: Volume 13, Issue 24 (December-2 2021) - 183 Articles! https://bit.ly/3eq0L25
Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
It's @Nature Briefing - 23 December 2021. The science news that shaped 2021; How the coronavirus infects cells, and More! https://bit.ly/3yS2pTA #scicomm
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 20 December 2021 https://bit.ly/3Jjiw1p
Southwest Water #SWUSwater
In @nevadaappeal Nevada-Utah begin negotiations with tribe over water rights https://bit.ly/3Jg3d9o #scicomm
From @AP: Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas https://bit.ly/3ekKg7t #PNWater #PDXwater
From @KSLTheKnow Pain of the West-wide drought in 2021 https://tinyurl.com/4htn5pzn #SWUSwater #cowater
Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From @WESH: Conservation groups to sue @EPA over pollution killing manatees https://bit.ly/33TUud7 #FLwater
From @UCDavisWater: Defending 'Rough Fish' by @andrewrypel https://bit.ly/3moS8cs #cawater
In @ThePostRegister: In western Washington’s Elwha River, the removal of two dams led to a resurgence of fish runs; could a similar scenario play out on the Snake River? https://bit.ly/3yOTrGI #IDwater #PNWater
From & funded by @OregonSeaGrant researchers @OregonState made a #StoryMap about the #KlamathRiver, soon to be largest US river restoration project. Read how the dams' removal may affect water quality.Check out historical timeline too. http://bit.ly/3mbij6k #PNWater
Texas #txwater
From @TAMU_NRI and @TxWRI: 'Conservation Matters' - December 2021. Study investigates reintroduction of ocelots to native Texas range; New U.S.-Mexico transboundary aquifer data included in 2021 Transboundary Aquifers of the World Map; More! https://bit.ly/3sptVX9 #txwater
From @MeadowsC4Water, @TxWaterJournal, @TxWRI and E-i-C @H2OWonk: It's @TexasPlusWater - Volume 4, Issue 12, December 2021 https://bit.ly/33rrPeY
In @TxWaterJournal: 'Groundwater Withdrawals Associated with Oil and Gas Production from Water Supply Aquifers in Texas: Implications for Water Management Practices' https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v12i1.7118…
Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
On @UCDavisWater: A Recorded Conversation with Dr. Peter B. Moyle. https://youtu.be/2RRFElKKuVk #cawater
Water/Land Quality and Contamination
Via @recorderonline and @AP: @EPA releases $1B to clean up toxic waste sites in 24 states. https://bit.ly/3J1VyeU
Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
By @MarkOlalde in @propublica: Why the Second-Driest State Rejects Water Conservation https://bit.ly/3ei08HK #SWUSwater #scicomm
Guest commentary in @hanfordsentinel: Do right by California’s tribes through the 30×30 conservation effort https://bit.ly/32rAe1A #cawater
In @NewarkAdvocate Fourth Street infrastructure project won't end Newark sewer construction; try 2044. https://bit.ly/3FfAjUC #NEWater
In @MarinIJ: Storms restore Marin reservoirs to above-average levels https://bayareane.ws/33Jtrkw #cawater
From @BibArch Pontius Pilate and the Jerusalem Aqueduct https://bit.ly/341bi1T #globalwater
WTF?
From @YahooNews Why sand mafias are forming and what science has to say about it. https://yhoo.it/3s2WREr
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West
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1) I've often been curious about US regional commissions. Here is an overview of the seven entities by Julie M. Lawhorn, who authored this CRS InFocus report (updated 20 December 2021): 'Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities'.
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Summary
Federal regional commissions and authorities address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations generally accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participation and implementation, which Congress could utilize to address growing interest in broad-based and intensive economic development efforts. Current commissions and authorities represent some regions; other regions could adopt similar entities. This In Focus outlines each organization’s structure, activities, and recent funding. For this report, FY2022 appropriated funding amounts are from P.L. 117-58. FY2022 amounts do not include funding provided through the annual appropriations process, as annual appropriations had not been enacted as of the date of publication.
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2) Here is more detail: Julie M. Lawhorn authored this CRS report (updated 22 December 2021) that sheds more light on these entities: 'Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function'.
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Summary
This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the seven federal regional commissions and authorities: the Appalachian Regional Commission;
the Delta Regional Authority;
the Denali Commission;
the Northern Border Regional Commission;
the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority;
the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; and the
Southwest Border Regional Commission.
All seven regional commissions and authorities are modeled after the Appalachian Regional Commission structure, which is composed of a federal co-chair appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the member state governors, of which one is appointed the state co-chair. This structure is broadly replicated in the other commissions and authorities, albeit with notable variations and exceptions to local contexts. In addition, the service areas for all of the federal regional commissions and authorities are defined in statute and thus can only be amended or modified through congressional action. While the service areas for the federal regional commissions and authorities have shifted over time, those jurisdictions have not changed radically in their respective service lives.
Of the seven federal regional commissions and authorities, four could be considered active: the Appalachian Regional Commission; the Delta Regional Authority; the Denali Commission; and the Northern Border Regional Commission. In December 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the first federal co-chairperson for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, thereby allowing it to convene and begin other activities.
The four currently active regional commissions and authority received $15 million to $180 million in appropriations in FY2021 for their various activities. Each of the four functioning regional commissions and authority engage in economic development to varying extents, and address multiple programmatic activities in their respective service areas. These activities may include, but are not limited, to basic infrastructure; energy; ecology/environment and natural resources; workforce/labor; and business development.
Though they are federally chartered, receive congressional appropriations for their administration and activities, and include an appointed federal representative in their respective leadership structures (the federal co-chair and his/her alternate, as applicable), the federal regional commissions and authorities are quasi-governmental partnerships between the federal government and the constituent state(s) of a given authority or commission. This partnership structure, which also typically includes substantial input and efforts at the sub-state level, represents a unique federal approach to economic development and a potentially flexible mechanism for coordinating strategic economic development goals and aligning them with local, state, and multi-state/regional priorities and contexts.
Congress has expressed interest in the federal regional commissions and authorities pursuant to its appropriations and oversight authority, as well as its interest in facilitating economic development programming. Given relevant congressional interest, the federal regional commissions and authorities provide a model of functioning economic development approaches that are place-based, intergovernmental, and multifaceted in their programmatic orientation (e.g., infrastructure, energy, environment/ecology, workforce, business development).
Introduction
Congress authorized seven federal regional commissions and authorities to address instances of major economic distress in certain defined socio-economic regions (Table A-1): the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC);
the Delta Regional Authority (DRA);
the Denali Commission;
the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC);
the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA);
the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC); and
the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC).
Four of the seven entities are currently active and receive regular annual appropriations: ARC, DRA, the Denali Commission, and the NBRC. The SCRC has received regular annual appropriations since FY2010, but lacked a Senate-confirmed federal co-chair until December 2021. All but one (Alaska’s Denali Commission) serve multi-state regions (Figure B-1).
The federal regional commissions are functioning examples of place-based and intergovernmental approaches to economic development, which receive regular congressional interest. The federal regional commissions and authorities integrate federal and state economic development priorities alongside regional and local considerations (Figure A-1). As federally chartered agencies created by acts of Congress, the federal regional commissions and authorities depend on congressional appropriations for their activities and administration, and are subject to congressional oversight.
The first such federal regional commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission, was founded in 1965. The other commissions and authorities may have roots in the intervening decades, but were not founded until 1998 (Denali), 2000 (Delta Regional Authority), and 2002 (the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority). The most recent commissions—Northern Border Regional Commission, Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, and Southwest Border Regional Commission—were authorized in 2008.
Certain strategic emphases and programs have evolved over time in each of the functioning federal regional commissions and authorities. However, their overarching missions to address economic distress have not changed, and their associated activities have broadly remained consistent to those goals as funding has allowed. In practice, the functioning federal regional commissions and authorities engage in their respective economic development efforts through multiple program areas, which may include, but are not limited to basic infrastructure; energy; ecology/environment and natural resources; workforce/labor; and business development. This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of seven federally chartered regional commissions and authorities.
Concluding Notes
Given their geographic reach, broad activities, and integrated intergovernmental structures, the federal regional commissions and authorities are a significant element of federal economic development efforts. At the same time, as organizations that are largely governed by the respective state-based commissioners, the federal regional commissions and authorities are not typical federal agencies but federally chartered entities that integrate federal funding and direction with state and local economic development priorities.This structure provides Congress with a flexible platform to support economic development efforts. The intergovernmental structure allows for strategic-level economic development initiatives to be launched at the federal level and implemented across multi-state jurisdictions with extensive state and local input, and more adaptable to regional needs.
The federal regional commissions and authorities reflect an emphasis by the federal government on place-based economic development strategies sensitive to regional and local contexts. However, the geographic specificity and varying functionality of the statutorily authorized federal regional commissions and authorities, both active and inactive, potentially raise questions about the efficacy and equity of federal economic development policies.
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Posted on Thursday, 23 December 2021 at 10:41 AM in CRS, FMSO & GAO Reports, Hydrophilanthropy and Development, Law & Economics, Pacific Northwest USA, Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management, Southeastern and Eastern USA, Tuesday/Thursday Trifecta/Twofer/Treat, Western USA | Permalink | Comments (1)
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What's a Federal regional commission and how can we establish and fund one? Julie M. Lawhorn has updated (17 November 2021) this CRS report: 'Forming a Funded Federal Regional Commission'. Tomorrow's post will have two more of Julie's reports providing more detail.
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Summary
The Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA, P.L. 117-58) included $5 million in funding for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) and $1.25 million for the Southwest Border Regional Commission. Both commissions are authorized. However, the SBRC is not currently operational, and the SCRC was recently activated following the confirmation of the first SCRC federal co-chair in December 2021. Although appropriations are necessary for their full activation, they are also insufficient without additional steps. This In Focus describes potential additional steps that may be necessary for a federal regional commission to achieve full formation, and potential policy options for Congress as it continues to consider creating new federal regional commissions and authorities.Background on the Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities
Seven federal regional commissions and authorities have been authorized by Congress to address instances of major economic distress in geographically defined socio-economic regions. Congress authorized the first federal regional commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), in 1965. Additional commissions and authorities were founded in 1998 (the Denali Commission), 2000 (the Delta Regional Authority, or DRA), and 2002 (the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority, or NGPRA). The most recent commissions—the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC), and the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC)—were authorized in 2008. Four of the seven entities—the ARC, DRA, Denali, and NBRC—are active and receive annual appropriations. The NGPRA and SBRC are currently inactive. The NGPRA’s authorization of appropriations lapsed in FY2018; it received one appropriation for $1.5 million in FY2004.The SCRC and SBRC have received annual appropriations, but are not yet fully active. The authorizing legislation for the SCRC and SBRC in the 2008 farm bill requires a presidentially-appointed federal co-chair, which has yet to occur for the SBRC. The U.S. Senate recently confirmed the SCRC’s first federal co-chair, allowing the commission to convene and begin other activities.
(Note: this figure shows the 7 current commissions & authorities and is from one of the CRS reports on tomorrow's blog.)
The six regional commissions and authorities established after the ARC are all broadly modeled after its structure, which includes a federal co-chair, appointed by the President with Senate confirmation, and the member state governors, of which one is elected by the governors as state co-chair.
Commission Funding, FY2021-FY2022
Prior to the enactment of the IIJA in FY2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260) included $250,000 for the SBRC—the first time it has received an appropriation since it was authorized in the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-234).As noted, the IIJA included $5 million for the SCRC, and in December 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the first SCRC federal co-chair, The SCRC received an annual appropriation of $250,000 each year from FY2010 through FY2020, and $1 million in FY2021. Table 1 summarizes funding amounts for the six federal regional commissions that have received appropriations in FY2021 and FY2022, along with the year authorized
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Additional Reading
For additional related information see CRS Report R45997, Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function; and CRS In Focus IF11396, Starting a Federal Regional Commission or Authority.
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Posted on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 at 04:00 PM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, CRS, FMSO & GAO Reports, Hydrophilanthropy and Development, Policy, Planning, Governance, IWRM & Management | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A surprisingly good week (and better than last) considering the time of year.
There will be a list next week, but it will only be a small one that has jobs with deadlines due before the next list, which will be on 4 January.
Happy holidays everyone!
1) Josh's Jobs
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