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Article: 'Respectful Tribal Partnership - What Philanthropy Can Learn From the Navajo Nation’s Collaborative Response to the COVID-19 Crisis'

Sharon B. Megdal sent me this article, which is an open-access article from The Foundation Review, Volume 14, Issue 2 (June 2022).The issue focuses on
Philanthropy's Response to the Crises of 2020. 

Recommended citation: 

Petersen, N., Chief, K., Massaro, T. M., Tulley, N., Tulley-Cordova, C., & Vold, J. (2022). Respectful Tribal Partnership: What Philanthropy Can Learn From the Navajo Nation’s Collaborative Response to the COVID-19 Crisis. The Foundation Review, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1611 

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Respectful Tribal Partnership: What Philanthropy Can Learn From the Navajo Nation’s Collaborative Response to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Nancy Petersen, M.S., Karletta Chief, Ph.D., Toni M. Massaro, J.D., and Nikki Tulley, M.S., University of Arizona; Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Ph.D., Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, and Jonelle Vold, J.D., University of Arizona Foundation

Introduction The gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disparately harsh impact on Indigenous peoples, including the stark reality of a historical lack of access to essential services and health care, are now well known. COVID-19 death rates, aggre- gated through May 4, 2022, and normalized by population, show there have been far more Native American than white American deaths: 454 per 100,000 versus 327 per 100,000, respec- tively (APM Research Lab, 2022). Many funders have seen the shocking realities, and responded to the crisis with new grant calls focused on Native Americans and administered through less cumbersome grant procedures. They realize that many Native American and Indigenous communities face numerous barriers to accessing basic human services, such as ready access to clean water, that most of the developed world take for granted. This desire to act is laudable. But in the zeal to immediately “fix the problems,” our Native American co-authors note, many funders fail to grasp the complexities and necessity of applying trust-based collabora- tive principles that respect tribes as sovereign nations with laws and norms that govern their lands and people. This article describes a successful model for collaboration among a tribal nation, funders, and subject matter experts to address a critical problem — in this case, access to clean water for Navajo families. The collaboration was based on respecting the leadership and values of theNavajo Nation and born from the pandemic crisis taking place there. Collaborating partners were drawn from dozens of state and federal agencies, along with nonprofits, universities, and philanthropies. All were connected by honor and respect for the Diné — “The People,” as the Navajo call themselves. This model is one that can be replicated by funders working with multiple experts, agencies, and governments elsewhere, as well as for future water sustainability projects on the Navajo Nation. 

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Key Points
• The gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disparately harsh impact on Indigenous peoples are now well known. U.S. death rates normalized by population, for example, have been far higher for Native Americans than for the white population in the United States. Many funders, realizing that basic human services are lacking for many Native American and Indigenous communities, have responded to the crisis. While this desire to act is laudable, many fail to grasp the complexities and necessity of applying trust-based collaborative principles that respect tribes as sovereign nations.

• This article describes a successful model for collaboration among a tribal nation, funders, and subject-matter experts to address a critical problem — access to clean water for Navajo families — based on respecting the leadership and values of the Navajo Nation and born from the pandemic crisis taking place there. Collaborating partners were drawn from dozens of state and federal agencies, nonprofits, universities, and philanthropies. All were connected by honor and respect for the Diné — “The People,” as the Navajo call themselves.

• This model can be replicated by funders working with multiple experts, agencies, and governments to continue to meet community resilience challenges that do not retreat with the pandemic and to promote equity and justice in any philanthropic venture.

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CRS InFocus Report: 'Regulating PFAS Under the Clean Water Act'

Laura Gatz authored this CRS report (28 June 2022): 'Regulating PFAS Under the Clean Water Act'.

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Introduction
In recent decades, improvements in monitoring technologies and analytical methods, combined with health research, have increased national attention to the presence of emerging contaminants in surface water. Detections of one particular group of contaminants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have heightened public and congressional interest in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authorities under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to address PFAS in surface water.

Overview
EPA has several CWA authorities it may use to address contaminants, such as PFAS, in surface water (for more information, see CRS Report R45998, Contaminants of Emerging Concern Under the Clean Water Act, by Laura Gatz). Under the CWA, a primary mechanism to control contaminants in surface waters is through permits. The statute prohibits the discharge of pollutants from any point source (i.e., a discrete conveyance) to waters of the United States without a permit. The CWA authorizes EPA, and states with delegated CWA permitting authority, to limit or prohibit discharges of pollutants in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits they issue. These permits incorporate technology-based and water- quality-based requirements.

The CWA requires EPA to establish technology-based effluent (i.e., discharge) limits for industrial dischargers, known as Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs). EPA is also required to issue water quality criteria for use in establishing water quality standards and water-quality- based effluent limitations. The CWA also authorizes EPA to utilize certain NPDES permit authorities to address contaminants; to set pollutant limits and monitoring and reporting requirements for contaminants in biosolids (i.e., sewage sludge from wastewater treatment facilities) if sufficient scientific evidence shows there is potential harm to human health or the environment; and to designate contaminants as toxic or hazardous pollutants.

To date, EPA has not published any final technology-based effluent limits or water quality criteria to address any PFAS but has taken steps toward doing so. EPA announced projected timelines for these actions in its latest agency- wide PFAS plan, the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap. EPA has not established requirements for PFAS in biosolids but included an associated action and timeline in the Roadmap. In some instances, EPA has used NPDES permit authorities to address PFAS and has taken steps to encourage states to use such authorities. EPA has not designated any PFAS as a toxic pollutant or hazardous substance.

Effluent Limitation Guidelines
The CWA requires EPA to publish ELGs, which are the required minimum standards for specific pollutants in industrial wastewater discharges. EPA has developed ELGs for 59 industrial source categories. For industrial facilities that discharge directly to regulated waters, EPA or states incorporate the limits established in ELGs into the NPDES permits they issue. For indirect dischargers—facilities that discharge to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs)— pretreatment standards established in ELGs to prevent pass through and interference at the POTW apply.

The CWA also requires EPA to annually review all existing ELGs and publish a biennial plan that includes a schedule for review and revision of promulgated ELGs, identifies categories of industrial sources discharging toxic or nonconventional pollutants that do not have ELGs, and establishes a schedule for promulgating ELGs for any newly identified categories. EPA’s most recent biennial plans have included details on the agency’s efforts to determine whether the agency should update ELGs for certain industrial source categories to set effluent limitations for PFAS. In these plans, EPA noted that while there has been significant study in recent years of the presence of PFAS in the environment and drinking water, there has been relatively little study of the discharges of PFAS to surface water and POTWs. Hence, EPA’s recent biennial plans and related actions have included efforts to identify and characterize PFAS discharges, including the types and concentrations of PFAS discharged and the significant sources of PFAS discharges.

In the Roadmap, EPA broadened the goals it included in recent biennial plans to address PFAS discharges through ELGs and targeted the end of 2024 as the deadline for “significant progress in its ELG regulatory work.” Specifically, EPA established timelines for action on the following industrial categories: Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF); Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard; Textile Mills; Electroplating; Metal Finishing; Leather Tanning and Finishing; Paint Formulating; Electrical and Electronic Components; Plastics Molding and Forming; Landfills; and Airports.

NPDES Authorities
In cases where EPA has not established an ELG for a particular industrial category or type of facility, or where pollutants or processes were not considered when an ELG was developed, the permitting authority (EPA or states) may still impose technology-based effluent limits on a case- by-case basis. The permitting authority may also require facilities with NPDES permits to monitor for pollutants or conduct special studies as a means to collect data to support future permit limits. The permitting authority may also include best management practices in permits on a case-by- case basis to carry out CWA provisions. However, the use of some of these authorities can be limited when analytical methods to detect specific pollutants are not available.

In the Roadmap, EPA discussed plans to leverage some of these NPDES authorities. Central to these plans was the September 2021 publication of a draft EPA-validated laboratory analytical method to test for 40 PFAS compounds in eight different environmental media, including surface water and wastewater. Specifically, for federally issued permits, EPA indicated that it plans to require monitoring at facilities where PFAS are expected or suspected to be present in discharges, using the analytical method. EPA also discussed plans to issue guidance to state permitting authorities recommending that they leverage the same NPDES authorities where appropriate.

In April 2022, EPA issued a memorandum, in line with the Roadmap, detailing how the agency will address PFAS discharges in EPA-issued NPDES permits and for indirect dischargers where EPA is the pretreatment control authority. The memorandum recommends that EPA permit writers include certain permit conditions for facilities where PFAS are expected or likely to be present in discharges. These conditions include effluent monitoring for the 40 PFAS detectable by EPA’s draft analytical method and best management practices and pollution prevention conditions (e.g., product elimination or substitution when a reasonable alternative to PFAS is available, minimizing accidental discharge through good housekeeping practices, equipment decontamination, or replacement). The memorandum also includes recommended permit conditions for POTWs where EPA is the permitting authority and where EPA is the pretreatment control authority, including effluent, influent, and biosolids monitoring requirements and best management and pollution prevention practices. It also states that EPA regions are expected to notify potentially affected downstream public water systems of draft permits with PFAS-specific monitoring, best management practices, or other conditions.

Water Quality Criteria
CWA Section 304(a) requires EPA to develop and publish and “from time to time thereafter revise” criteria for water quality that accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge. Water quality criteria provide concentrations for specific contaminants or conditions in a water body that, if not exceeded, will protect particular designated uses of the water body (e.g., protection of aquatic life, public drinking water supply, recreation). These criteria are recommendations to states and tribal governments for use in developing their own water quality standards, which they use to protect and restore waters and to inform water- quality based effluent limits in permits. EPA has developed several types of criteria targeted to protect different designated uses, such as human health, aquatic life, and recreational criteria.

In the Roadmap, EPA announced plans to develop national recommended ambient water quality criteria for PFAS to protect aquatic life and human health. EPA targeted winter 2022 as its deadline for publishing recommended aquatic life criteria for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). It also stated that the agency intends to issue benchmarks for other PFAS that do not have sufficient data to define a recommended aquatic life criteria value. EPA targeted the fall of 2024 for publishing human health criteria for PFOA and PFOS. In May 2022, EPA published draft recommended aquatic life criteria for PFOA and PFOS for public comment. EPA intends to issue final PFOA and PFOS criteria, considering public comment and any new toxicity data.

Biosolids Requirements
Biosolids, also known as sewage sludge, are a product of the wastewater treatment process. Biosolids may be applied to land for beneficial purposes (e.g., agriculture) or disposed of through incineration or surface disposal. CWA Section 405(d) requires EPA to establish numeric limits and management practices to protect public health and the environment from the reasonably anticipated adverse effects of pollutants during the use or disposal of biosolids. It also requires EPA to review its biosolids regulations at least every two years to identify additional toxic pollutants that may be present in biosolids and then promulgate regulations for those pollutants if sufficient scientific evidence shows they may adversely affect public health or the environment. EPA’s process to determine whether a pollutant may warrant regulation includes sewage sludge surveys (i.e., surveys to identify the presence of pollutants in biosolids using samples taken from wastewater treatment plants), risk screening for pollutants found in biosolids, and risk assessments for pollutants identified in biosolids that exceed a level of concern.

To date, EPA has not established numeric limits or monitoring or reporting requirements for PFAS in biosolids. In the Roadmap, EPA states that it plans to complete, by winter 2024, a risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS in biosolids, which EPA will use to determine whether to regulate these contaminants in biosolids.

Toxic Pollutants or Hazardous Substances
The CWA authorizes EPA to designate contaminants as toxic pollutants (§307) or as hazardous substances (§311), which may trigger other actions under the CWA and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (for more information, see CRS Report R45986, Federal Role in Responding to Potential Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)). EPA has not designated any PFAS as toxic pollutants or hazardous substances under CWA authorities and did not indicate in the Roadmap that it plans to do so.

Recent Congressional Action
Recent Congresses have held hearings and introduced and passed legislation to address PFAS in surface water. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) provides $1 billion over five fiscal years to address emerging contaminants (including PFAS) in wastewater through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The PFAS Action Act of 2021 (H.R. 2467), passed by the House in July 2021, would require EPA to take a number of regulatory actions to address PFAS under certain federal environmental laws, including the CWA, among other actions. Members have introduced additional bills related to PFAS in surface water that have not passed either chamber.

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Josh's Water Jobs and More! 28 June 2022

1) Josh's Jobs

Featured jobs

1) Ghana nationals: Senior Research Officer – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Accra, Ghana): 10 July

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2) Stakeholder Engagement Specialist (Human Right to Water in California) – Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA): Until filled   3) Stakeholder Engagement Postdoctoral Associate (Human Right to Water in California) – Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA): Until filled   4) Spanish speakers: Research Associate (Water) – Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Bogota, Colombia): 17 July   5) French speakers: European Office Coordinator – International Secretariat for Water (Strasbourg, France): 17 July   6) Advisor (m/f/d) for a training centre of the Water Authority Jordan – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Amman, Jordan): 12 July   7) Lead, Water Innovation Agenda (Centre for Nature and Climate) – World Economic Forum (WEF) (Geneva, Switzerland): Until filled

Deadline today (28 June)!

8) Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Officer – Plan International (Afar, Ethiopia): 28 June   9) Local recruitment: Senior Engineer Strategic Planning – Government of New South Wales (Sydney NSW, Australia): 28 June   10) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Various, IL, USA): 28 June

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11) Junior Professional (Technical Support Asia/Oceania) – The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Gland, Switzerland): 3 July   12) Research Officer (Policy Analysis) – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France): 12 July   13) Junior Policy Analyst (International Climate Policy) – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France): 6 July   14) Local recruitment: Partnership Coordinator – Uptime Global (Oxford, UK/Home-based): 31 July   15) Madagascar nationals: Analyste en Environnement, Eau, Changement Climatique – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar): 4 July   16) Local recruitment: Adviseur water (junior) – Waterschap Rivierenland (Tiel, Netherlands): Until filled   17) Local recruitment: Trainee Flood Engagement Officer – National Flood Forum (Cambridgeshire, UK): 8 July   18) Local recruitment: Surface Water Monitoring Technologist – Government of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada): 7 July   19) Local recruitment: Biologist 2 – PIT – Okanagan Nation Alliance (Penticton BC, Canada): 30 October   20) Program Officer (Green Climate Fund) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   21) Water Specialist – Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (Poplar Bluff, MO, USA): Until filled   22) Initial Investigator-Site Hazard Assessment (II-SHA) Coordinator – Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA, USA): Until filled   23) Entry Level Water Resource Engineer – Jacobs (Sacramento, CA, USA): Until filled   24) Climate Researcher – International Climate Fund (ICF) (Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled   25) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer – Permit Writer – NEIWPCC (Albany, NY, USA): 18 July   26) Freshwater Science Technical Lead – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (United States/Home-based): Until filled   27) Local recruitment: Deputy Operating Officer, Water Utility Capital Division – Valley Water (San Jose, CA, USA): 19 July   28) Local recruitment: San Luis Valley Conservation Project Manager (Groundwater focus) – Colorado Open Lands (Alamosa, CO, USA): Until filled   29) Local recruitment: Stormwater Education and Outreach Coordinator – Audubon Society (Smithfield, RI, USA/Home-based): Until filled   30) Coordinator (Blue Climate) – Conservation International (CI) (Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled   31) Local recruitment: Program Assistant (Water Science and Technology Board) – National Academies (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   32) Environmental Program Assistant/Analyst – Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (Jefferson City, MO, USA): Until filled   33) Local recruitment: Construction Inspector I/II / Resident Construction Inspector- Limited Term – Valley Water (California, USA): 15 July   34) Local recruitment: Assistant Engineer- Civil I/II – Valley Water (California, USA): 8 July   35) Water Quality Standards Analyst – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Boise, ID, USA): 12 July

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36) Project Manager (Water Development) – We World (Zahlé, Lebanon): 1 July   37) Arabic/French speakers: Junior project officer (WWF Mediterranean-North Africa) – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Tunisia): 26 July   38) Arabic speakers: Youth Climate Expert (Youth and Climate Change Activity) – Management Systems International (MSI) (Home-based): Until filled   39) Environmental Policy Manager – Conservation International (CI) (Monrovia, Liberia): 6 July   40) Portuguese speakers: Senior Gender and Social Inclusion Expert – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Menongue, Angola): 4 July   41) Local recruitment: Cartographer, Africa Region – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Cape Town, South Africa): 13 July   42) Philippines nationals: Associate Project Officer – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Jakarta, Indonesia): 3 July   43) Netherlands nationals: Senior financieel beleidsmedewerker water – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (The Hague, Netherlands): 12 July   44) Local recruitment: Senior adviseur waterbouw – Rijkswaterstaat (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 10 July   45) Local recruitment: Working Wetlands Advisory Officer (Tamar) – Devon Wildlife Trust (Devon, UK): 10 July   46) Local recruitment: Communications Manager (Water and Plastics) – Environmental Defence Inc. (Toronto/Ottawa, ON, Canada): 11 July   47) Local recruitment: Watershed Planner – Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (Welland, ON, Canada): 5 July   48) Local recruitment: Klamath Basin Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 3) – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Klamath Falls, OR, USA): 6 July   49) Senior Project Management Specialist – RTI International (Washington, D.C./Durham, NC, USA): Until filled   50) Senior Geologist (Hydrogeologist 4) – Washington Department of Ecology (Shoreline, WA, USA): Until filled   51) Clean Water Programs Manager – Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (Newport, VT, USA/Home-based): Until filled   52) Local recruitment: Sustainable Water Management Senior Consultant – Deloitte (Arlington/Rosslyn, VA, USA): Until filled

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53) Director – Water fund – Urban Resilience – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (Freetown, Sierra Leone): 4 July   54) Senior Hydropower Specialist – The World Bank (Washington, D.C., USA): 18 July   55) Portuguese speakers: HEARTH Project Director- Angola – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Angola): 4 July   56) Hydrologist – WGA New Zealand (New Zealand - North or South Island): 22 July   57) Spanish speakers: Water Resources Management (WRM) Officer – Winrock International (El Salvador): Until filled   58) Community Specialist Water Innovation Agenda (Centre for Nature and Climate) – World Economic Forum (WEF) (Geneva, Switzerland): Until filled   59) Spanish speakers: Sector Sr Specialist or Specialist / IDB-GEF Technical Coordination – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (Washington, D.C., USA): 5 July   60) Chief Technical Advisor – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Majuro Atoll, RMI): 7 July   61) Water Services Lead – DAI (Kisumu, Kenya): 7 July   62) Arabic speakers: Water Resources (Civil Engineer) – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Basrah, Iraq): 7 July   63) Arabic speakers: Environmental Governance Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Beirut, Lebanon): 3 August   64) Chief Technical Specialist (Forest and Watershed Management) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Dhaka, Bangladesh): 5 July   65) Spanish, French, German speakers: Consultant (M/F/D) for the Natural Resources Management and Environment Department – GFA Consulting Group (Hamburg, Germany): 10 July   66) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist – The World Bank (Washington, D.C., USA): 8 July   67) Senior Environment Policy Specialist – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (Beijing, China): 30 June   68) Arabic speakers: Senior Climate Expert (Youth And Climate Change Activity) – Management Systems International (MSI) (Home-based): Until filled   69) Spanish speakers: Ocean Governance Senior Manager – Conservation International (CI) (Costa Rica/Colombia/Ecuador): Until filled   70) Lead Wetland Ecology – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (New Delhi, Delhi, India): Until filled   71) Local recruitment: Environment/Natural Resources Technical Specialists for Productive Ecosystems Activity (7 positions) – Tetra Tech (Bogota, Colombia): Until filled   72) Afghanistan nationals: Senior GIS Specialist – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Kabul, Afghanistan): 8 July   73) Watershed Restoration Engineer – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Tennessee, USA): 1 July   74) Local recruitment: Administrative and Operations Associate – U.S. Water Alliance (USA/Home-based): Until filled   75) Local recruitment: Program Administrator (Supervising) (Program Administrator - Recruitment) – Valley Water (San Jose, CA, USA): 10 July   76) Local recruitment: Wetlands Regulatory Advisor (Hybrid) – Southern California Edison (Rosemead, CA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   77) Local recruitment: Senior Management Analyst (Senior Emergency Management Specialist) – Valley Water (San Jose, CA, USA): 8 July   78) Local recruitment: Senior Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisory) – California State Water Resources Control Board (Redding, CA, USA): 15 July

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79) Senior Agriculture Advisor – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Gland, Switzerland): 3 July – As part of the water team   80) Water Business Leader (Singapore, Indonesia & Malaysia) – Arup (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or Jakarta, Indonesia): Until filled   81) Chief of Staff – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva, Switzerland): 7 July   82) Hindi speakers: Ghod River Water Fund Lead – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (New Delhi, Delhi or Pune, Maharashtra, India): Until filled   83) Local recruitment: Water Resources Manager – Nooksack Indian Tribe (Deming, WA, USA): Until filled   84) Local recruitment: Senior Director of Programs – The Freshwater Trust (Portland, OR, USA/Home-based): Until filled   85) Senior Program Manager (Water Programs) – AECOM (Los Angeles, CA, USA): Until filled   86) Water Program Director – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Arizona, USA/Home-based): Until filled   87) Water in house consultant – Mott MacDonald (New York, NY, USA): Until filled

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88) Program Coordinator, Youth Engagement – Xylem (Philippines): Until filled   89) Local recruitment: Urban Climate Resilience Manager – C40 (London, UK/New York, NY, USA/Johannesburg, South Africa): 4 July   90) Engineer – Mechanical (Water & Wastewater Projects) – Mott MacDonald (Mumbai, Maharashtra,/Bangalore, Karnataka, India): Until filled   91) Netherlands nationals: Stage internationale samenwerking klimaatadaptatie en water – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (The Hague, Netherlands): 8 July   92) Netherlands nationals: Senior beleidsmedewerker Zoetwater – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (The Hague, Netherlands): 7 July   93) Local recruitment: Inspecteur waterkwaliteit/BRZO – Rijkswaterstaat (Rotterdam, Netherlands): 5 July   94) Local recruitment: Senior adviseur stedelijk water en klimaatadaptatie – Waterschap De Dommel (Boxtel, Netherlands): 5 July   95) Local recruitment: Senior Team Leader Environmental WP – Government of New South Wales (Illawarra/South Coast, NSW, Australia): 3 July   96) Local recruitment: Community Representative Member (River Improvement Trust) – Queensland Government (Queensland, Australia): 30 June   97) Local recruitment: Principal Project Officer – Queensland Government (Brisbane QLD, Australia): 6 July   98) Local recruitment: Principal Policy Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia/Home-based): 7 July   99) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Officer – Government of New South Wales (Sydney NSW, Australia): 7 July   100) Australia nationals: Senior Decision Support Hydrologist (NSW SES) – Australia Bureau of Meteorology (Wollongong NSW, Australia): 11 July   101) Local recruitment: Water Systems Operator – Government of New South Wales (Sydney NSW, Australia): 10 July   102) Local recruitment: Water Markets and Grid Program Support Officer – Victoria Government (Melbourne VIC, Australia): 7 July   103) Local recruitment: Field Support Officer – Government of South Australia (Regency Park SA, Australia): 7 July   104) Local recruitment: Policy Officer – Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government (Dickson ACT, Australia): 5 July   105) Local recruitment: EL1 Assistant Director - SDL Accounting – Murray-Darling Basin Authority (Various, Australia): 5 July   106) Local recruitment: Water Licensing and Regulatory Officer – Australia Northern Territory Government (Various, NT, Australia): 3 July   107) Local recruitment: Senior Team Leader Environmental WP – Government of New South Wales (Illawarra/Goulburn NSW, Australia): 3 July   108) Local recruitment: Assistant Director Dams and Hydrology – Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government (Fyshwick ACT, Australia): 11 July   109) Senior Environmental Consultant (Water) – Ricardo Energy & Environment (Various, UK): 7 July   110) Local recruitment: River Keeper – SW Lakes Trust (Christchurch, United Kingdom): 4 July   111) Local recruitment: River Restoration Officer, 4 Rivers for LIFE x 2 – Natural Resources Wales (Wales, UK): 3 July   112) Freshwater Fisheries (Senior Consultant) – APEM Limited (United Kingdom/Home-based): Until filled   113) Local recruitment: Senior Hydrologist (2 Year Fixed Term Contract) – Canal and River Trust (United Kingdom): 10 July   114) Local recruitment: Environment Officer – Environment Agency (Various, UK): 10 July   115) Supplier Water Stewardship Manager – Diageo (Edinburgh or London, UK): Until filled   116) Local recruitment: Hydrogeologist (Technical Specialist) – Environment Agency (Various, UK): 11 July   117) Local recruitment: River Restoration Officer (Worfe on the Wildside) – Shropshire Wildlife Trust (Shrewsbury/Shropshire, UK): 11 July   118) Local recruitment: Skills and Training Advisor G5 - Water Resources – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 10 July   119) Local recruitment: Project Officer – South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 10 July   120) Local recruitment: Catchment Monitoring Officer – South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 10 July   121) Local recruitment: Assistant Project Officer – South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 10 July   122) Local recruitment: Water Resource Planner – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 9 July   123) Local recruitment: Junior Water Resources Planner – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 9 July   124) Local recruitment: Connected by Water – Programme Manager – Environment Agency (Rotherham, UK): 6 July   125) See job eligibility requirements: Freshwater Lead Adviser – Natural England (United Kingdom): 1 August   126) Local recruitment: Water resources chalk hydroecology coordinator – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 12 July   127) Local recruitment: Water resources chalk coordinator – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 12 July   128) Extension Support Specialist II/ Restoration Hydrologist – Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA): 15 July   129) Local recruitment: TAG Client Manager, Western US – Isle Utilities (Western USA/Home-based): Until filled   130) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Davie, FL, USA): 5 July   131) Local recruitment: UDR Watershed Program Manager – Friends of the Upper Delaware River’s (FUDR) (Delaware County, NY, USA): Until filled   132) Local recruitment: Various - Hydrology & Water Resources – cbec eco engineering, Inc. (California, USA/Home-based): Until filled   133) U.S. nationals: Natural Resource Specialist (Water Resource Planning Specialist) – U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (Reno, NV, USA): 30 June   134) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician (Water Quality) – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Lees Summit, MO, USA): 29 June   135) Local recruitment: Water Sector Program Manager – American Water Works Association (AWWA) (Denver, CO, USA/Home-based): Until filled   136) Local recruitment: Youth Programs Director – Water1st (Seattle, WA, USA): Until filled   137) Environmental Program Specialist I – Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Oklahoma City, OK, USA): 7 July   138) Local recruitment: California Water Resource Specialist – American Farmland Trust (California, USA): Until filled   139) Environmental Program Manager – Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) (USA/Home-based): 30 June

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140) Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Water, Society, and Development – Cranfield University (Cranfield, UK): 18 July   141) Assistant Professor on Nature Based Solutions on climate adaptation and water (0.8 – 1.0 FTE) – Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands): 15 August   142) Groundwater Hydrology and Soils Faculty – Salish Kootenai College (Pablo, MT, USA): Until filled   143) Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Aquaculture – University of Stirling (Stirling, UK): 11 July   144) 2022-2023 Lecturer - Graduate Program of Environmental Policy & Management – University of California-Davis (Davis, CA, USA): 5 July   145) Polish speakers: Assistant Professor in the group of research and teaching staff in the Department of Hydrology and Climatology at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences – University of Lublin (Lublin, Poland): 12 July   146) German speakers: Videodozent Online-Lehre – Abfall-Und Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (M/W/D) – IU Internationale Hochschule (Home-based): Until filled   147) German speakers: Videodozent Lektionsvideo Online-Lehre – Abfall-Und Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (M/W/D) – IU Internationale Hochschule (Home-based): Until filled   148) Instructor or Assistant Professor – University of Louisiana-Monroe (Monroe, LA, USA): Until filled

Postdocs (See all)

149) Postdoc on large-scale nitrogen modelling – Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) (Copenhagen, Denmark): 21 July   150) Post Doctoral Fellow (Department of Global Health) – Emory University (Atlanta, GA, USA): Until filled   151) Postdoctoral Research Associate in Adaptive Water Resources Planning – Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA): Until filled   152) Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Scientist in Remote Sensing of Reservoirs – University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO, USA): 1 July   153) Post-Doctoral Associate in the Water Research Center – New York University (Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates): Until filled   154) Postdoctoral Research Scholar (Action for Water Equity) – Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, USA): 6 July   155) Fellow (Post Doc) (Natural resources sustainability and environmental research) – Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS, USA): Until filled   156) Post Doctoral Fellow (Geography & Environmental Studies) – University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM, USA): 9 July   157) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Trends in sea-level rise, tidal dynamics, and flood risk in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta) – Cal Poly Corporation (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA): Until filled   158) Post - Doc (Water resource recovery process engineering and modeling) – City University New York City (CUNY) (New York, NY, USA): 12 July

Researchers/Other

159) Senior Research Assistant: Resource Nexus Analytics, Informatics and Data (AID) (Part-time 50%) – United Nations University (UNU) (Dresden, Germany): 3 July   160) “Innovation for Planetary Health” Hertz Chair – University of Bonn (Bonn, Germany): 10 July   161) Research Associate (Civil and Environmental Engineering) – University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK): 8 July   162) Research Assistant in Energy, Water, and Environment, College of Humanities – Prince Sultan University (Riyadh Saudi Arabia): Until filled   163) River Basin Modeller (Research Scientist) – The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Melbourne VIC, Australia): 7 July   164) Research Fellow or Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Soil and Water Systems Modelling) – University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba QLD, Australia): 10 July   165) Research Fellow (Resilience to flood risk) – Australian National University (ANU) (Canberra ACT, Australia): 10 July   166) Senior Researcher/Researcher – University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa): 10 July   167) Integrated hydrological modeling – DIMES-UNICAL (Italy): 7 July   168) Economic analysis according to Water Framework Directive 60/2000 in the area of the Po river basin – Universita' di Bologna (Italy): 7 July   169) Local recruitment: Principal Research Officer (Ecosystem Health & Social Dimensions) – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) (London, UK/Home-based): 6 July   170) Senior Research Associate – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (New Delhi, Delhi, India): 4 July   171) Nature-based solutions for sustainable management and protection of agricultural water resources – Universita' di Bologna (Bologna, Italy): 12 July   172) Local recruitment: Research Hydrologist – British Columbia Public Service (British Columbia, Canada): 11 July   173) Scenario Developer – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Lancaster/Wallingford, UK): 6 July   174) Scenario Analyst – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Wallingford/Lancaster, UK): 6 July   175) Spatial Ecological Modeller – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Wallingford, UK): 4 July   176) Freshwater Fish Ecologist – NIWA (Hamilton, New Zealand): 10 July   177) Wastewater and Renewable Energy Solution Implementor (Te Kuwaha) – NIWA (Hamilton, New Zealand): 10 July   178) Research Associate (Data Management) – Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON, Canada): Until filled   179) Polish speakers: Teaching Assistant in Department of Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering – Gdansk University of Technology (Gdańsk, Poland): 7 July   180) Visiting Scientific Specialist (Water Resources Engineering) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL, USA): 6 July   181) Visiting Scientific Specialist (Hydrology) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL, USA): 6 July   182) Hydrology Modeling – U.S. Department of Defense (Vicksburg, MS, USA): Until filled   183) Part-Time Research Assistant (Multiscale Hydrology Processes) – Penn State University (University Park, State College, PA, USA): Until filled

WASH (SEE ALL)

0-2 years (See all)

184) Traineeship within the Water & Habitat Project Management Cell (PMC) – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Geneva, Switzerland): 6 July   185) Innovative Finance Officer – Aqua for All (The Hague, The Netherlands): 13 July   186) Spanish speakers: Profesional en Agua y Saneamiento – Acción Contra El Hambre (Colombia): 30 June   187) French speakers: Responsable de Projet WASH – RCA – Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) (N'Délé, Central African Republic): Until filled   188) French speakers: CDD - Responsable Equipe Projet Eau et Assainissement - F/H – French Development Agency (AFD) (France): Until filled   189) Spanish speakers: Asistente Técnico Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Choco, Colombia): 6 July   190) Hygiene Promotion Assistant – Plan International (Afar, Ethiopia): 29 June   191) Romanian speakers: WASH Program Manager (H/F) – Solidarités International (Chișinău, Moldova): Until filled   192) Local recruitment: Water & Civil Works Engineer – World Vision (WV) (Omonada, Ethiopia): Until filled   193) Zambia nationals: Youth Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Lusaka, Zambia): 6 July   194) Local recruitment: Assistant Promotion de l'Hygiene PAIS – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Menaka, Mali): Until filled   195) Local recruitment: Project Assistant (WASH) – World Vision (WV) (Baidoa, Somalia): Until filled

3-4 years (See all)

196) Research Manager – Aquaya (Kenya/Ghana): Until filled   197) French speakers: Head of WASH and Schools Programmes – SEED Madagascar (Fort Dauphin, Madagascar): 29 July   198) Spanish speakers: Asesor Tecnico WASH – Save the Children (Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela): 8 July   199) WASH Coordinator – Save the Children (Maiduguri, Nigeria): 5 July   200) WASH Specialist (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Banjul, The Gambia): 10 July   201) Arabic speakers: WaSH Team Leader – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Sana'a, Yemen): 5 July   202) French speakers: WASH Project Manager – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Dori, Burkina Faso): Until filled   203) WASH Officer HBCC – Save the Children (Islamabad, Pakistan): 29 June   204) WASH Coordinator – Save the Children (Dohuk, Iraq): 4 July   205) Local recruitment: Rural Development Specialist - Environmental Water/Wastewater (Oregon/Washington) – Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) (Salem, OR, USA): Until filled   206) Senior WASH Program Design Specialist – Water Mission International (USA/Home-based): Until filled   207) Local recruitment: Specialist (WaSH) – World Vision (WV) (Mansourieh, Lebanon): Until filled   208) Local recruitment: Water Program Manager – Colorado State Land Board (Colorado, USA): 6 July   209) Local recruitment: Environmental Health & Safety Specialist I/II (EH&S Specialist) (2 Positions) – Valley Water (San Jose, CA, USA): 6 July   210) Dari/Pashto speakers: WASH Officer – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Herat, Afghanistan): 4 July   211) Local recruitment: Project Officer (WASH) – World Vision (WV) (Baidoa, Somalia): Until filled   212) Somali speakers: Water & Habitat Engineer Beletweyne (Re-Advertisement) – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Beledweyne, Somalia): 5 July

5-9 years (See all)

213) WASH Coordinator – Save the Children (Kandahar, Afghanistan): 2 July   214) Director Program Controls SWASSA – Mercy Corps (Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   215) French speakers: WASH (Climate Change) Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Djibouti): 30 June   216) Deputy Programme Manager – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India): 4 July   217) Hygiene Promotion Coordinator – Save the Children (Khartoum, Sudan): 30 June   218) French speakers: Wash Advisor - Humanitarian Wash (80%) – Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Bern/Zürich, Switzerland): Until filled   219) Marathi and Hindi speakers: Project Manager – All India Institute of Local Self Government (Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India): 30 June   220) Technical Specialist – WaterAid (India): 1 July   221) Project Coordinator – WaterAid (West Bengal, India): 1 July   222) Teaching Staff and Academic Director – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India): 30 June   223) Amharic speakers: Emergency WASH project Manager – Plan International (Oromia, Ethiopia): 4 July   224) Local recruitment: EH/WASH Coordinator – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Maiduguri, Nigeria): Until filled   225) Local recruitment: SNAP WASH Coordinator – World Vision (WV) (Salavan Province, Laos): Until filled   226) Local recruitment: Behaviour Change Communication Specialist – Nepal – WaterAid (Kathmandu, Nepal): 30 June

10+ years (See all)

227) Chief of party – Chemonics (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): 8 July   228) Local recruitment: Chief Program Officer – Splash (United States/Home-based): Until filled   229) Local recruitment: Chief Impact Officer – Splash (United States/Home-based): Until filled

Not specified (See all)

230) Senior Policy Analyst (Health) – WaterAid (UK or WaterAid Programme Country): 8 July   231) WASH Coordinator – Oxfam (Erbil, Iraq): 4 July   232) Polish speakers: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Assistant – Oxfam (Poland): 7 July   233) Local recruitment: Partnerships Manager – Water Mission International (Charleston, SC, USA/Home-based): Until filled   234) Local recruitment: Project Officer (Accra) – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) (Accra, Ghana): 5 July   235) Local recruitment: Project Officer (Tamale) – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) (Tamale, Ghana): 5 July   236) Local recruitment: Project Officer – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) (Kumasi, Ghana): 5 July

Consultancies (SEE ALL)

237) Junior consultants: Water Management Specialists – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Various): 5 July   238) Gender in Wash Consultant – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Hyderabad, Telangana, India): 4 July   239) A Study on the Implementation of NDCs by National Governments – WaterAid (East Africa): 30 June   240) Urban WASH Specialist for UNICEF in Ukraine – DSS water (Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine): Until filled   241) French speakers: WASH Cluster IM Officer in Burkina Faso – DSS water (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso): Until filled   242) Consultant: Technical Assistance for WASH Policy, Strategy and Funding, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-based): 5 July   243) French speakers: Termes de références pour une consultation de conservation et développement durable du complexe lagunaire et site Ramsar : Lagune de Ghar el Melh et delta de la Majerda – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Tunisia): 30 June   244) Climate Change Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Uzbekistan): 29 June   245) Consultancy: Strengthening WASH Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the Pacific – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-based): 30 June   246) Individual Contractor: Programme Support - WASH, Climate and Sustainable Environment – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Bangkok, Thailand): 7 July   247) Deliverable Based Ecosystems Based Management International Expert – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Jordan): 4 July   248) International Consultant for Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-based): 29 June   249) Short Term Consultancy for Engagement of a Facilitator for the Twenty-Sixth Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26) – South African Development Community (SADC) (Home-based): 6 July   250) International Specialist in GEF, GCF and AF integrated programming – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Vientiane, Laos): 6 July   251) Portuguese speakers: Engenheiro de Abastecimento de Água Para Nampula – The World Bank (Mozambique): 12 July   252) Portuguese speakers: Engenheiro de Saneamento Para Zambézia – The World Bank (Mozambique): 12 July   253) Portuguese speakers: Engenheiro de Saneamento Para Nampula – The World Bank (Mozambique): 12 July   254) Consultant: Marine Plastic and Impact on Marine Ecosystem – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (Monaco): 10 July   255) Spanish speakers: Consultor/a especialista en medioambiente y cambio climático – United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (Mexico City, Mexico): 3 July   256) Senior Technical Advisor for Africa – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 3 July   257) Research Support to East Asia Pacific Menstrual Health Scoping – WaterAid (Home-based): 6 July   258) Spanish speakers: Individual Contractor - Youth Engagement in Climate Action – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Panama City, Panama): 6 July   259) Regional Consultancy to Support MED POL Activities related to the Preparation of Treatment Technologies and Standards for Discharges from Desalination Plants (Level B) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 7 July   260) Egypt Local Evaluator, Water and Energy for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development (WE4F) – Dexis Consulting Group (Egypt): Until filled   261) Lebanon Local Evaluator, Water and Energy for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development (WE4F) – Dexis Consulting Group (Lebanon): Until filled   262) Maldives nationals: Situation Analysis of WASH in Maldives Consultancy – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Malé, Maldives): 2 July   263) Niger nationals: Consultant(e) pour l’assistance à la maitrise d’ouvrage des services Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement (EHA) auprès de communes de la région de Maradi au Niger – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Niamey, Niger): 7 July   264) Niger nationals: Consultant(e) pour l'assistance à la maitrise d’ouvrage des services Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement (EHA) auprès de communes de la région de Zinder au Niger – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Niamey, Niger) : 7 July   265) Indonesia nationals: Natural Resources Specialist for Environment Unit – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Jakarta, Indonesia): 7 July

RFP (SEE ALL)

266) Assessment of the consequences/impact of raising the level of water in Lake Sevan – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Armenia): 4 July   267) Spanish speakers: Interventoría técnica, administrativa, financiera y de las salvaguardas sociales y ambientales para la construcción de sistemas de captación y almacenamiento de aguas lluvias en ferrocemento – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Colombia): 11 July   268) Viet Nam nationals: Consultants to conduct a background study for development/design and implementation of payment for natural ecosystem services (PES) in Viet Nam – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Viet Nam): 30 June

Internships (SEE ALL)

269) Intern (Environment Affairs) – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) (New York, NY, USA): 7 July   270) Hygiene Promotion and Training Officer Internship (Somali female applicants encouraged to apply) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Hargeisa, Somalia): 4 July   271) Global WASH Digital Content Intern – iDE (Various): Until filled   272) WASH Knowledge Management Internship – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Bangkok, Thailand): 6 July   273) German speakers: Praktikant*in in der Gruppe Wasser, Energie und Verkehr – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Eschborn, Germany): 5 July   274) German speakers: Praktikant*in im Globalvorhaben „Strategische Umweltdialoge“ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Bonn, Germany): 30 June   275) German speakers: Praktikant*in im Themenmanagement der Abteilung Klima, Umwelt, Infrastruktur – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Bonn, Germany): 6 July   276) Local recruitment: Freshwater Stewardship Intern - Student, Internship, Co-Op / Etudiant, Stage Cooperative – Parks Canada (Battersea, ON, Canada): Until filled   277) Engineering Co-op Student, Water (Fall 2022) – Stantec (Ottawa, ON, Canada): Until filled   278) Local recruitment: Wonderful Scholar Summer Internship, Water/ Government Affairs Internship – Wonderful Orchards LLC (Shafter, CA, USA): Until filled

Scholarships/Assistantships (SEE ALL)

279) PhD: Modelling Glacier Sensitivity to Climate Change – King's College London (London, UK): 10 July   280) PhD Position: Modelling coastal pathogens – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 10 July   281) PhD Candidate in the field of socio-legal studies concerning climate change and water management – Universiteit Leiden (Leiden, Netherlands): 5 July   282) PhD Researcher position: Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment (m/f/d) – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) (Potsdam, Germany): 10 July   283) Doctoral Researcher: (DAAD Scholarship) 3 Projects – United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) (Dresden, Germany): 10 July   284) Research grant for students enrolled in Master's degree areas of the Environment and Sea – Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal): 7 July   285) U.K. nationals: Hybrid event beds in confined basins - PhD – University of Leeds (Leeds, UK): Until filled   286) E.U/U.K. nationals: Engineering stomatal patterning in plants for enhanced water use efficiency - PhD – University of Glasgow (Glasgow, UK): 7 July

Other

287) Translator – Water Science Policy (WSP) (Home-based): Until filled     Last week’s list, in case you missed it   Post a job   Support Josh’s Water Jobs

 

2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

288) Position: @SkagitGov (Mount Vernon, WA) - Hydrogeologist - Public Works Department. Closes: Continuous. https://tinyurl.com/ycs9285c #JobWaWi

 

289) Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey, WA) - Hydrogeologist (Hydrogeologist 3) (In-Training); Closes: Continuous. https://tinyurl.com/53t37cw3 #JobWaWi

 

290) Position: @EcologyWA (Lacey, WA) - Environmental Engineer 5 (In-Training). Closes: Continuous. https://tinyurl.com/ym8f7m3x #JobWaWi

 

291) Position: @txresearch (College Station, TX) - Postdoctoral Research Associate. https://tinyurl.com/2y47ms87 #JobWaWi

 

292) Position: @txresearch (Stephenville, TX) - Research Technician. https://tinyurl.com/mvnb8452 #JobWaWi

 

293) Positions: Many! From @joshswaterjobs: Oregon Water Resources Dept. - Many jobs available! Visit: https://tinyurl.com/2v32cprx #JobWaWi

 

294) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Emergency Response Specialist / Daytime Duty Officer (Natural Resource Specialist 3). Closes: 29 June. https://tinyurl.com/2p8xu2hz #jobWaWi

 

295) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Senior Legislative and Policy Analyst (Operations & Policy Analyst 4). Closes: 10 July. https://tinyurl.com/28z6krkx #JobWaWi

 

296) Position: Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (WA state) - Riparian Restoration Project Manager. OUF; First app review: 24 June; Interviews scheduled for 29-30 June.

Download Riparian Restoration Manager Job Announcement.6.2022

 

297) Position: @OregonDEQ (Eugene or Salem, OR) - Wastewater Engineering Specialist (Environmental Engineer 2). Closes: 5 July. https://tinyurl.com/28jtpyts #JobWaWi

 

298) Position: @OregonDEQ (Klamath Falls, OR) - Klamath Basin Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 3). Closes: 6 July. https://tinyurl.com/yc4px6aj #JobWaWi

 

299) Position:@OregonDEQ (Medford, OR) - Underground Storage Tank Inspector (Natural Resource Specialist 3). Closes: 30 June. https://tinyurl.com/sntxe37s #JobWaWi

 

300) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Lead Expenditures Accountant (Accountant 3). Closes: 6 July. #JobWaWi https://tinyurl.com/3pbft56v

 

301) Positions (many): @NOAA
(Tuscaloosa, AL) - Hydrologist, GS-1315-07/09/11/12 (DE/CR. Closes: 30 September 2022. https://tinyurl.com/bdzam53p Video: https://youtu.be/EBBnYBiY1rc #JobWaWi

 

302) Position: @OregonDEQ (Medford, OR) - Vehicle Emissions Inspector (Public Service Representative 3). Closes: 19 July. https://tinyurl.com/5fewbz95 #JobWaWi

 

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"Don’t say we aren’t doing anything at the college! In a couple of weeks after considerable deliberation, we’ll issue a statement that doesn’t offend any of our alums or state legislators." - @ass_deans

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 June 2022

Well, I'm here in the Seattle area, on the shores of Lake Washington at the Hyatt Regency, where our 2022 Annul Conference will be held. We are having a planning committee meeting. So I thought I would repeat our call for papers for our special issue of Water Resources IMPACT - see my pitch from my 19 June blog! https://bit.ly/3QzU0fJ

Thanks!

See you in November!

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 June 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Philippine NRI claims Bataan Nuclear Power Plant safe for rehabilitation – ignores existence of “potentially active” Mount Natib volcano near the plant & Lubao fault

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bataan-nuclear-plant-unsafe-due-to-potentially-active-volcano-scientist/ar-AAYErO2

Sheet piling to stabilize riverbank along Te Puke Highway has been completed in New Zealand

• https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/296424-te-puke-highway-riverbank-works-completed.html

2,080-ft long Randselva Bridge constructed in Norway using only 3D models – no drawings

• https://www.fastcompany.com/90761934/the-2000-foot-bridge-was-constructed-without-a-single-drawing

Romancing the River 4:  Meanwhile back in the Anthropocene – a time of exploitation

• https://sibleysrivers.com/romancing-the-river-4-meanwhile-back-in-the-anthropocene/

Celebrating career of Tanya Atwater & contributions to continental drift leading to Theory of Plate Tectonics – awarded Wollaston Medal

• https://yubanet.com/life/the-geological-society-celebrates-tanya-atwaters-extraordinary-career-studying-plate-tectonics-and-sharing-her-enthusiasm-for-discovery/

Geologist Daniel C. Robinson, missing for a year, will be honored with “Day of Remembrance”

• https://www.westvalleyview.com/news/missing-geologist-will-be-remembered-at-capitol/article_3dce5974-f1aa-11ec-8920-ef417d63415f.html

Fluorescent stones on the shores of Lake Michigan

• https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2022/06/22/who-knew-beaches-in-the-dark-could-be-so-fun-fluorescent-rocks-found-on-michigans-shores/

Review of “GeoLogic” puzzle

• https://geekdad.com/2022/06/review-geologic-from-thinkfun/

3.9M Stillmore earthquake is strongest in Georgia since 2014

• https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/stillmore-quake-strongest-georgia-2014/
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00rdnyh2/executive
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/weekend-earthquake-destabilizes-hutchinson-island-dock-westin-parking-garage-ferry-service/ar-AAYHYEv

More water in subduction zones may explain distribution of ore deposits

• https://scitechdaily.com/explosive-new-tectonic-discovery-may-help-explain-location-of-silver-and-gold-ore-deposits/

Cassandra Fenton PhD lives and works in “Dinosaur Disneyland” on Colorado

• https://www.gjsentinel.com/special_sections/dinosaur-disneyland/article_e131486e-ee54-11ec-94c7-1bf57e5f3594.html

Geological history of rocks atop Mount Everest

• https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2022/06/20/ubco-prof-digs-into-geological-history-of-rocks-atop-everest/

Expanded exploration program at Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/usha-resources-initiates-expanded-exploration-110000019.html

Dams amplify moderate & large downstream flood stages

• https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1788738/some-dams-might-worsen-flooding
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30730-9

Deposit of lithium-bearing crystals at Plumbago North in Maine may not ever be mined – former mine is now a Superfund Site with cleanup costs estimated at $23M to $45M

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/staggering-1-5-billion-lithium-deposit-discovered-near-newry-excavating-it-poses-a-challenge/ar-AAYIgbo

The unique trappings of CO2-rich rift volcano Mount Erebus

• https://eos.org/articles/unlocking-the-magmatic-secrets-of-antarcticas-mount-erebus
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30627-7

Where and why rivers avulse

• https://eos.org/articles/why-do-rivers-jump-off-the-beaten-path

Visualizing maritime shipping lanes

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapping-shipping-lanes-maritime-traffic-around-the-world/

Visualizing the tallest mountains and longest rivers

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/historical-infographic-map-compares-worlds-mountains-rivers/
• Image: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/mountains-rivers-infographic-map.html

Explaining a “heat dome” – not a new meteorological phenomenon

• https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-the-weather-phenomenon-baking-large-parts-of-the-country-185569

Hydrologic control of lithium isotopes in rivers and seawater

• https://phys.org/news/2022-06-hydrology-lithium-isotopes-rivers-seawater.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31076-y

Vampyronassa rhodanica – Jurassic cephalopod was likely an active hunter

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220623110943.htm
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12269-3

Hackmanite, tugtupite, and scapolite change color from white to purple, pink, and blue under UV light

• http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/chemistry/aluminosilicate-mineral-photochromism-10926.html

First ovum-in-ovo titanosaur egg found in India

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/dinosaur-ovum-in-ovo-10927.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13257-3

Continental extension likely had significant impact on Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

• https://phys.org/news/2022-06-continents-drove-ancient-global-event.html

Megalodon ate whatever it wanted

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/What_did_Megalodon_eat_Anything_it_wanted___including_other_predators_999.html
• Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abl6529

Symbiotic relationship between Stylobates califer sea anemone & hermit crab Pagurodofleinia doederleini in waters off the coast of Japan

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/An_amazing_symbiotic_relationship_in_the_deep_sea_999.html
• Paper: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/719160

Plant colonization of land masses some 500 million years ago

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_greening_ashore_999.html

Paper:  https://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/fulltext/S1360-1385(22)00143-1

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 June 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Finally beginning to recognize that “net-zero” is not attainable – but “green” policy agenda is ruining nearly everything

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/net-zero-carbon-goal-is-unattainable/ar-AAYElpy
• https://denvergazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-bidens-green-agenda-ruins-nearly-everything/article_e6b3af77-d4fd-56d8-bb33-e576c50d8edd.html

Estimate many years & more than $1B cost to repair/rebuild infrastructure in Yellowstone National Park

• https://apnews.com/article/floods-united-states-climate-and-environment-waterfalls-225c370e39aa935d89693a438b704476

Attempting to clean up homeless camps in Berkeley, California – removed 75 tons of trash & hazardous waste – closed 16 “large & dangerous encampments”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/75-tons-of-waste-removed-from-homeless-camps-in-democratic-stronghold-berkeley/ar-AAYI7Tn

Hoping the NEJM would address real issues of pollution & health - not politically motivated but I was wrong as they belabor GHG emissions causing “global warming” – US portrayed as “the country that has the greatest cumulative emissions historically” when US now emits less than half the GHG emissions of China

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16062022/climate-change-health-new-england-journal-of-medicine/
• https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2206300
• https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2117706

Axolotis salamanders in Lake Xochimilco, Mexico, area need protection

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22062022/mexico-salamander-axolotl-xochimilco/

Groundbreaking for $320M multi-metal recycling plant in Augusta, Georgie

• https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/aurubis-gray-break-ground-on-m-georgia-metals-recycling-plant-p932-174.htm

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wants another $50M in federal money for futile $750M east-side “flood control” system – if 2022 WRDA is passed into law

• https://www.thegazette.com/local-government/cedar-rapids-aiming-for-another-50-million-from-feds-for-east-side-flood-protection/

Multiple human miscalculations, inaccurate models & other errors turned “prescribed burn” into largest wildfire in recorded history in New Mexico

• https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-fires-new-mexico-climate-and-environment-e7df5c861f5ce7d0ab308d4f31c3452c
• USFS Report: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=b6bc7e71-ecca-a7b3-16fb-22b5d69855ae&forceDialog=0

Residents in Louisiana “Cancer Alley” now fighting for clean air – skeptical of ‘carbon capture’

• https://www.kmaland.com/news/national_news/louisianas-cancer-alley-residents-in-clean-air-fight/article_e506d1a1-b163-5936-bb5d-3a551527c098.html

Dams actually increase flood risk by altering the makeup & structure of lowland riverbeds

• https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1788738/some-dams-might-worsen-flooding
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30730-9

Heaviest (215-pound) invasive Burmese python caught in Florida – carrying 122 developing eggs

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/18-foot-215-pound-invasive-144934665.html

Fire still raging in Synagro Technoloties open-air waste pit near Hickley, California - complaints of new health problems, animal deaths & noxious air – long history of violations

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/smoke-observed-regulators-let-synagro-231911985.html

Environmentalists & landowners sue local water district over proposed $2.5B expansion of Pacheco Reservoir in Santa Clara County – exemption does not follow California EQA

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/environmentalists-property-owners-sue-to-block-2-5-billion-dam-project-in-santa-clara-county/ar-AAYKHYR

Preparing to launch another pandemic

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/second-pandemic-biden-alarms-twitter-with-his-cryptic-comments-here-we-go-again/ar-AAYKjhe

Tourists in Grand Canyon experiencing norovirus-like illness

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/why-are-hundreds-of-grand-canyon-tourists-suddenly-getting-sick/ar-AAYK6NR

Perspective:  The Iditarod has been romanticized – in reality it is 1,500 miles of grueling competition “built on dead dogs” – allegations of animal cruelty

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-dark-truth-about-the-iditarod/ar-AAYIPAJ

Nevada Supreme Court ruling new precedent in managing groundwater – in severe drought CMA groundwater plans can deviate from longstanding senior water rights priority doctrine

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nevada-supreme-court-ruling-shakes-up-groundwater-rights/ar-AAYLfm7

Dorrigo National Park investing $56M in Gondwana-era walk

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-20/dorrigo-walking-track-to-boost-tourism-in-nsw-gondwana-era/101166406

New South Wales, Australia investing $206M in sustainable farming practices

• https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/six-figure-cash-bonus-for-farmers-who-take-on-sustainable-practices-20220617-p5aumq.html
• https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/our-science-and-research/our-research/social-and-economic/natural-capital/sustainable-farming-program

Fish falling from the sky in Texarkana attributed to bird regurgitation

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/researchers-figured-out-why-fish-fell-from-the-sky-in-texarkana-and-it-s-pretty-gross/ar-AAYJIsn

Perspective:  Policies can wreak severe impacts when not based on facts or science

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/put-your-finger-down-mr-president/ar-AAYKnks

Add Colorado to list of states that are subsidizing e-bikes

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23062022/inside-clean-energy-e-bikes/

A to Z soil health – National Soil Health Day

• https://nrcs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html
• NSH Day: https://www.chefs-garden.com/blog/june-2020-1/national-soil-health-day-honor-healthy-soil-with

Tule Lake, part of Klamath Water Project, drying up under Bureau of Reclamation “drought plan”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-tule-lake-vanishes-so-do-lives-and-livelihoods/ar-AAYMfpT
• History: https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Tule_Lake/

EPA spent $4.3M in COVID relief funds on environmental justice & climate change programs including tree planting, “pruning workshops” & achieving “greater acceptance of trees” in cities

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/epa-spends-millions-from-biden-s-covid-bill-on-climate-change-programs-ev-rideshares-pruning-workshops/ar-AAYKTSx

Wind turbine snaps in half and collapsed in Northeastern Colorado

• https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/06/22/wind-turbine-snaps-half-northeast-colorado/

Possible Civil War-vintage landmine discovered in topsoil at Howell recycling plant

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/possible-civil-war-vintage-landmine-turns-up-in-topsoil-at-a-recycling-plant-in-howell/ar-AAYKQHL

Juul Labs e-cigarettes now banned from US market

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/it-s-official-juul-e-cigarettes-are-now-banned-in-the-us/ar-AAYJWmQ
• https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-denies-authorization-market-juul-products

Visualizing a decade of population change in the US by county

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapping-a-decade-of-us-population-growth/

Using GPS tracking to monitor and save species

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/06/saving-species-through-gps-tracking

Detrimental health impacts of household air pollution

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220622113153.htm
• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022002173?via%3Dihub

Potential cancer-causing dangers of epoxy resin BADGE in woodworking & art supplies

• https://www.ehn.org/epoxy-resin-health-risks-2657288685.html

Garment-driven economic boom in Bangladesh led to patchwork slums & death of Buriganga River

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Dead_rivers_The_cost_of_Bangladeshs_garment-driven_economic_boom_999.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 27 June 2022 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant towed from Hong Kong, capsizes in Paracel Islands – survived Godzilla

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/hong-kongs-iconic-jumbo-floating-152902924.html
• https://coconuts.co/hongkong/lifestyle/relive-memories-of-jumbo-floating-restaurant-with-these-5-classic-movie-and-music-video-scenes/

3.9M earthquake rendered parts of Hutchinson Island, Savannah GA, unstable - including ferry dock

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/weekend-earthquake-destabilizes-hutchinson-island-dock-westin-parking-garage-ferry-service/ar-AAYHYEv
• https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/stillmore-quake-strongest-georgia-2014/
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00rdnyh2/executive

Update:  Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project in Virginia

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel-expansion-project-continues-to-make-progress/ar-AAYFUYL

“Living shoreline” part of effort to restore Jamaica Bay marshlands in New York

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21062022/jamaica-bay-new-york-living-shoreline/

UAE plans to build new Red Sea port in Sudan as part of $6B plan to also include free trade zone

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/exclusive-uae-build-red-sea-port-sudan-6-billion-investment-package-2022-06-20/

Floating city in the Maldives

• https://www.cnn.com/style/article/maldives-floating-city-spc-intl/index.html

Record numbers sharks and whales in Maritime waters of Ireland – need MPA designation & protection

• https://www.southernstar.ie/news/south-west-records-high-numbers-of-whales-and-sharks-4244727

France will relocate planned naval manoeuvres further away from Irish EEZ

• https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40900487.html

Analyzing the value of coastal restoration projects along Mississippi-Alabama shores

• https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2022/06/msu-economist-works-close-big-research-gap-coastal-restoration-investment

California Coastal Commission orders San Diego to tighten rules on ADU parking near the beach

• https://obrag.org/2022/06/california-coastal-commission-causes-san-diego-to-tighten-up-rules-on-adu-parking-public-review-and-other-requirements/

Will new models improve predictions of coastal change?

• https://eos.org/editors-vox/can-we-better-predict-coastal-change

South Florida expanding two coastal pumps stations as part of resiliency plan

• https://www.wlrn.org/news/2022-06-21/south-florida-water-managers-expanding-two-coastal-pumps-to-battle-sea-rise
• Plan: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/sea-level-rise-and-flood-resiliency-plan

Like many land predators, sharks are “urban adapters” and thrive in waters near coastal cities

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shark-study-coastal-cities-urban-development/
• Paper: https://www.int-res.com/articles/feature/m691p001.pdf

Growth of coastal shellfish farms in Maine – more oysters than ever

• https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/06/shellfish-attitude-in-lobster-land-maine-oysters-boom-with-growth-of-coastal-shellfish-farms.html

California Coastal Commission approves trash-snaring vessel to clean Newport Beach waters

• https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/post/ca-trash-snaring-vessel-to-clean-newport-beach-waters-gains-coastal-commission-approval

Bald Head Island ferry to remain privately owned

• https://coastalreview.org/2022/06/bald-head-island-ferry-to-remain-privately-owned/

Coastlines respond quickly to changes in wave-driven coastal erosion

https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/study-climate-change-will-affect-wave-drivencoastal-erosion

Large portion of fish catch in New England goes to waste or exported

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-england-waters-are-teeming-with-fish-species-the-problem-is-we-eat-too-few-of-them/ar-AAYJFIg

Researcher marking turtle nests finds WWII military explosive in dunes in Indian River County

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/turtle-researcher-digs-up-land-mine-in-dunes-along-south-irc-shoreline-space-force-eod-removes-ordnance/ar-AAYKCWB

Collisions have occurred over geologic and modern time at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Freedoms_Fortress_999.html

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CRS Report: 'Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding - FY2023'

This CRS report was coordinated by Laurie A. Harris with eleven authors: Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2023. It was produced on 10 June 2022 so it escaped my attention until today.

Download CRS_Report_Federal_R&D_Funding_FY2023_10June_2022

Summary
The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). Its purposes include addressing national defense, health, safety, the environment, and energy security; advancing knowledge generally; developing the U.S. scientific and engineering workforce; strengthening the capacity of U.S. institutions and firms to conduct cutting-edge scientific research and develop innovative technologies; and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy. Most of the R&D funded by the federal government is performed in support of the unique missions of individual funding agencies.

President Biden’s budget request for FY2023 includes approximately $204.9 billion for R&D, $45.3 billion (28%) above the FY2021 estimated level of $159.6 billion. In constant FY2023 dollars (estimated), the FY2023 R&D request represents an increase of $41.8 billion (26%) above the FY2022 estimated level.

Funding for R&D is concentrated in a few federal departments and agencies. In FY2022, six agencies received nearly 95% of total federal R&D funding, with the Department of Defense (DOD, 41%) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, 26%) combined accounting for more than two-thirds of all federal R&D funding. In the FY2023 request, the top six R&D agencies would account for just over 95%, with DOD accounting for 41% and HHS for 30%.

Under the President’s FY2023 budget request, nearly all federal agencies would see their R&D funding increase relative to FY2022. The only exceptions are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would decrease by $67 million (9%) in FY2023 to $681 million, and the Department of Education (ED), which would decrease by $3 million (1%) in FY2023 to $402 million. The largest dollar increases in R&D funding would be for HHS (up $19.8 billion, 47%), DOD (up $18.1 billion, 28%), the Department of Energy (up $2.7 billion, 13%), and the National Science Foundation (up $1.4 billion, 20%). The largest percentage increases in R&D funding would be at HHS (up 47%), DOD (up 28%), and the Department of the Interior (up 28%).

The President’s FY2023 budget request would increase funding for basic research by $13.9 billion (33%), applied research by $11.7 billion (28%), development by $19.1 billion (27%), and R&D facilities and equipment by $563 million (13%).

Several multiagency R&D initiatives continue under the President’s FY2023 budget request. Some activities supporting these initiatives are discussed in agency budget justifications. However, comprehensive aggregate budget information on these initiatives will likely not be available until budget supplements for each are released later in the year.

The request represents the President’s R&D priorities. Congress may opt to agree with none, part, or all of the request, and it may express different priorities through the appropriations process. Congress provides annual R&D appropriations through 9 of the 12 regular appropriations bills.

In recent years, Congress has completed the annual appropriations process after the start of the fiscal year. Completing the process after the start of the fiscal year and the accompanying use of continuing resolutions can affect agencies’ execution of their R&D budgets, including the delay or cancellation of planned R&D activities and acquisition of R&D-related equipment.

Lots of material left to absorb.

Enjoy! 

“Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.”
– Sen. Phil Gramm  (R-TX)