Webinar next week - 26 April 2023, 1 - 2 PM ET. John Matthews & Ingrid Timboe of AGWA. Register (can view later): tinyurl.com/5y9nakuf
If you can't see it live, register anyway because you will receive a recording in 7-10 days.
The first UN water conference in almost 50 years finished up in March. What was at stake? Who was there? What were the outcomes? Was it important or useful? In an ask me anything format moderated by Michael Campana, John Matthews and Ingrid Timboe will talk about their experiences in New York over the week, their impressions, and what might emerge in coming months and years.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the role of UN agencies to influence water policies globally
- Describe the current status of SDG 6 (focused mostly on WASH) vs other water issues
- Show relationships between global water issues to regional, national, and subnational water issues
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. Links will not appear in more than two categories (excluding the very first category).
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 @AP California to meet 100% of water requests for the first time since 2006. tinyurl.com/y66fyh29#cawater
From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' - 21 April 2023. IN THIS ISSUE: New DEIJ Article, AZ Water Professionals, Federal Funding, APW, New Plant Study. tinyurl.com/5xv4j4sd#SWUSwater
From @USATODAY and @DinahVP: 'Climate Point' - 20 April 2023. Sea level rise, rain and snow; Greenhouse gas emissions; One person's soil amendment is another's stench; 'Like none before:' Deadly, record-smashing heat wave scorches Asia; More! tinyurl.com/ywh85c5k#scicomm
From @WaterEdFdn: Upper Colorado River States Add Muscle as Decisions Loom on the Shrinking River’s Future. tinyurl.com/3efmxmv9
Just in time for #EarthDay! Free for @AWRAHQ members; $17 for non-members the March/April 2023 issue of Water Resources IMPACT magazine: "Drought Resilience: Lessons from California" bit.ly/3mXkcY0. #cawater #cowater #SWUSwater
Download AWRA MarchApril IMPACT_v5
From @AGU_Eos 'Buzz' Newsletter - 21 April 2023, Ten Rivers Facing Pollution, Development, and Climate Change—And Policies That Can Help; Biden Administration Considers Unprecedented Solution to Colorado River Crisis; More! tinyurl.com/mr2dmkz7#SWUSwater
It's @TexasPlusWater News Drop tinyurl.com/5n8vzm9k#txwater
Books, Reviews and Related
Free PDF! From @groundwaterproj: 'Groundwater in Peat and Peatlands' tinyurl.com/ytvn3ubj#groundwater
Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
It's @thewaterloop Episode #177: 'Living with Water in New Orleans' tinyurl.com/4h5pr9uy#scicomm
Bullshit and Crap Detection
USACE and USBR: New CRAP (Colorado River Access Project) Will Revitalize Las Vegas, Fill Lakes Mead & Powell, More! bit.ly/40xXDrl
California
In @AP California to meet 100% of water requests for the first time since 2006. tinyurl.com/y66fyh29#cawater
The @CA_DWR Water News - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yckxba3d#cawater
The @CA_DWR Water News - 20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/bdzeux2d#cawater
The @CA_DWR Water News - 19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2s3kmd77#cawater
The @CA_DWR Water News - 18 April 2023 tinyurl.com/4umvbuxs#cawater
The @CA_DWR Water News - 17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/bdz5ervn#cawater
From @UCDavisWater by Peter B. Moyle: 'Lake Tulare (and its fishes) shall rise again'. tinyurl.com/5avvj4cu#scicomm
Canada
From @awwa: At ACE, explore water perspectives from both sides of the U.S. - Canada border. June 11- 14, Toronto, Ontario. Early Bird Registration ends 21 April. tinyurl.com/3za5bxat#cdnwater
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @USATODAY and @DinahVP: 'Climate Point' - 20 April 2023. Sea level rise, rain and snow; Greenhouse gas emissions; One person's soil amendment is another's stench; 'Like none before:' Deadly, record-smashing heat wave scorches Asia; More! tinyurl.com/ywh85c5k#scicomm
Colorado River Basin
From @WaterEdFdn: Upper Colorado River States Add Muscle as Decisions Loom on the Shrinking River’s Future. tinyurl.com/3efmxmv9
Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
From @awwa: At ACE, explore water perspectives from both sides of the U.S. - Canada border. June 11- 14, Toronto, Ontario. Early Bird Registration ends 21 April. tinyurl.com/3za5bxat#cdnwater
Webinar next week - 26 April 2023, 1 - 2 PM ET. John Matthews & Ingrid Timboe of AGWA. Register (can view later): tinyurl.com/5y9nakuf#globalwater
Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
From @WaterEdFdn: Upper Colorado River States Add Muscle as Decisions Loom on the Shrinking River’s Future. tinyurl.com/3efmxmv9
Summer @OSUCEOAS: natural resources & climate adaptation; transforming water conflicts; international environmental & water law. Two one-week sessions (take one or both). Instructors: Aaron Wolf,Lynette de Silva,John Matthews,Susanne Schmeier tinyurl.com/2p8wjexj#scicomm
From @KWGSNEWS: Oklahoma and Texas seek solution to Red River water dispute. tinyurl.com/yckasxss
Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
Just in time for #EarthDay! Free for @AWRAHQ members; $17 for non-members the March/April 2023 issue of Water Resources IMPACT magazine: "Drought Resilience: Lessons from California" bit.ly/3mXkcY0. #cawater #cowater #SWUSwater Download AWRA MarchApril IMPACT_v5
Daily Water Newsletters Each entry provides links to articles, videos, etc. on various aspects of water in the state/region indicated. Job openings are often found at the very bottom of each entry.
California Water News Daily
California Water News Daily - 21 April 2023/ tinyurl.com/4rsbj95j#cawater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/cvhru5xu#cawater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4mzny2am#cawater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4huub56b#cawater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2p894x4z#cawater
Colorado Water New Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5f3w3m2t#cowater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3j634xn9#cowter
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3p9s8u33#cowater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3tzs4m37
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/54vhtbby#cowater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5n78zdd6#cowater
Florida Water News Daily
Florida Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/mr4bm3p7#FLwater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/8tdchc2y#FLwater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2p8urf9n#FLwater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/ynfn6dyn#FLwater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/bdhv24z2#FLwater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/342eh44d#FLwater
Midcontinent US US Water News Daily
Midcontinent US Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/wxfmye9r#MCUSwater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/ycb97s65#MCUSwater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2e9rd2j5#MCUSwater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5bxfjshw#MCUSwater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2aba6yv2#MCUSwater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4tnnh7yp#MCUSwater
Northeast US Water News Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3cahm83w#NEWater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/mwzfjwa7#NEWater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2742fz6b#NEWater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/taps3r4m#NEWater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3ttzwhup#NEWater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4d66pcmm#NEWater
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/mu4rmhx9#PNWater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/97y9rahu#PNWater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/y64hwfzw#PNWater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3c5m6h6r#PNWater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2ddkrv6c#PNWater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yckxp4yr#PNwater
Southeast US Water News Daily
Southeast US Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/59hh3nxa#SEUSwater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/37etzn84#SEUSwater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yjcpxp9a#SEUSwater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/bd8m7zjt#SEUSwater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/bd7pm9m2#SEUSwater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5cfsf746#SEUSwater
Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/35dpmfeu#SWUSwater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yw7c8uvy#SWUSwater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/6b3haape#SWUSwater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yckrash7#SWUSwater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yezsuk7c#SWUSwater
15 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4yd75hsd#SWUSwater
Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/7e5pf7us#txwater
20 April 2023. tinyurl.com/4wxn23v2#txwater
18-19 April 2023. tinyurl.com/2kehfh5z#txwater
17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/yvptb2b3#txwater
16 April 2023. tinyurl.com/nhcufk6b#txwater
Eugene Water News Weekly - 17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5bbvvktc#EUGwater
Hawaii Water News Weekly - 17 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3v7b2z4j#HAwater
Oregon Water News Weekly - 17 April 2023 tinyurl.com/4v2w6zcu#ORwater
Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On The Horizon' Newsletter - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3dzrkvpz#PNWater
Unpaid Internships? Really, @UN & others? Not on @joshswaterjobs
Watch! bit.ly/3Aeb7gn
E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
It's @Nature Briefing - 21 April 2023. Cannabis gives worms the munchies; Monica Bertagnolli set to be @NIH director; Stuck stem cells cause grey hair; Futures: Mars needs poets; Podcast: Smart plastic-melting; More! tinyurl.com/9nv78um6#scicomm
It's @Nature Briefing - 20 April 2023. A revamp for the ‘homunculus’ brain map; Landmark Starship test ends early; US prison inequalities deepened during COVID; Pangenomes capture DNA diversity; Open-source AI is the ethical way forward; More! tinyurl.com/mu55a48c#scicomm
It's @Nature Briefing - 19 April 2023. Kelp forests are worth billions of dollars; School teacher became a top COVID sleuth; Yeast gains power to harness light; Private companies flocking to Moon; How banking ecology averts financial crises; More! tinyurl.com/ph763pv3#scicomm
From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' - 21 April 2023. IN THIS ISSUE: New DEIJ Article, AZ Water Professionals, Federal Funding, APW, New Plant Study. tinyurl.com/5xv4j4sd#SWUSwater
From @AGU_Eos 'Buzz' Newsletter - 21 April 2023, Ten Rivers Facing Pollution, Development, and Climate Change—And Policies That Can Help; Biden Administration Considers Unprecedented Solution to Colorado River Crisis; More! tinyurl.com/mr2dmkz7#SWUSwater c
From @USATODAY and @DinahVP: 'Climate Point' - 20 April 2023. Sea level rise, rain and snow; Greenhouse gas emissions; One person's soil amendment is another's stench; 'Like none before:' Deadly, record-smashing heat wave scorches Asia; More! tinyurl.com/ywh85c5k#scicomm
Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
Support Women in Water Scholarship Fund-Donate Now! bit.ly/2S63TVr
From @egies: @KateOrff is on @TIME's list of the 100 most influential people of 2023 #TIME100 ti.me/41oDjZn#scicomm
Florida Water
Column in @TB_Times: Seas are rising faster, so Florida must act faster, too. tinyurl.com/a3tnjyam#FLwater
Global Water
The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 15 April 2023. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! tinyurl.com/32kr7n9u#scicomm
Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Free PDF! From @groundwaterproj: 'Groundwater in Peat and Peatlands' tinyurl.com/ytvn3ubj#groundwater
From @UCDavisWater: 'Perspectives on DairyMAR' by @Wasserstille &@hedahlke. tinyurl.com/spxxbmrr
Las Vegas Gets More Water on Earth Day - 2007, That Is! bit.ly/3LnLVdO#EarthDay2023 #SWUSwater #LasVegas
NE Water #NEWater
From @WHYY via @mbcnarvaez: 'Reviving the River' (you could smell from the sky). Transform the Delaware River from a stinky ugly mess to a year-round attraction. #NEWater tinyurl.com/me942j32
Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
From @egies: @KateOrff is on @TIME's list of the 100 most influential people of 2023 #TIME100 ti.me/41oDjZn#scicomm
On 15 April 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in MLB in the 'modern era'. #42 is permanently retired from all MLB teams but now every player on every MLB team wears 42 on 4/15.Saw him play @ Ebbets Field in 1955. My father explained his 'significance
"The optimist learns English. The pessimist learns Chinese. The realist learns Kalashnikov." - Armenian friend of mine.
"A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs." - UK police chief Robert Mark (quoted in @Telegraph via @TheWeek)
"I hired an English assistant because he can tell you to bugger off so politely and condescendingly that you’ll look forward to the trip." - @ass_deans
No, the college won’t recognize your self-diagnosis for ZADD, Zoom Attention Deficit Disorder. And no, you aren’t excused from the college’s zoom meetings." - @ass_deans
"Of this we may be sure: Man must eat to live, and the problem of food will always be inextricably associated with water." – Thomson King in 'Water - Miracle of Nature'
"You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you." - Heraclitus of Ephesus
Quote of the Day - “I said: ‘Already? No way.’ I hadn't finished my book.” After spending 500 days living in total isolation in a cave for a scientific and documentary project, extreme athlete Beatriz Flamini was surprised to hear from her team that her mission was complete.
Quote of the Day -
“We’ll reach 1.5
Within a decade. Stark fact.
Beyond that: our choice.”
Climate policy researcher @AndyReisinger, an (@IPCC_CH ) contributor & working-group leader,reinterprets the latest IPCC Synthesis Report as 35 haiku poems.
Quote of the Day - “Maybe I was a little bit naive, but I thought Sci-Hub was going to overthrow academic publishing and the copyright system.” Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan says she wasn’t worried about scientific publishers when she started site, now w/ 88M pirated papers.
Quote of the Day - “The reason why conspiracy theories are so psychologically attractive is because they use clever tricks that the mind is partly predisposed to want to accept.” - @Sander_vdLinden tells @Nature Podcast how to battle misinformation and his new book, 'Foolproof'.
PNW Water
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On The Horizon' Newsletter - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/3dzrkvpz#PNWater
Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5xwst8dm#txwater
Positions Open #JobWaWi
From @IISD_ENB: Climate Change Job Vacancies - 19 April 2023 bit.ly/41k3zo
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 18 April and More! https://bit.ly/3KNmYa
Previous Weeks' Positions Open #JobWaWi
Unpaid Internships? Really, @UN & others? Not on @joshswaterjobs
Watch! bit.ly/3Aeb7gn
Note: @joshswaterjobs will no longer post unpaid internships tinyurl.com/mna97kz7#scicomm
Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 15 - 21 April 2023 https://bit.ly/41JAouo
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 8 - 14 April 2023 bit.ly/3GKEWc3
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 1-7 Apr 2023 bit.ly/3MAZmI2
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 - 31 March 2023 bit.ly/3M7FvjN
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 March 2023 bit.ly/42BtWa9
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11- 17 March 2023 bit.ly/3JOCuDe
Reports, Publications, and Journals
Just in time for #EarthDay! Free for @AWRAHQ members; $17 for non-members the March/April 2023 issue of Water Resources IMPACT magazine: "Drought Resilience: Lessons from California" bit.ly/3mXkcY0. #cawater #cowater #SWUSwater
Download AWRA MarchApril IMPACT_v5
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 17 April 2023 bit.ly/43xIgBf
CRS Insight Report: 'Tornadoes - Background and Forecasting' bit.ly/3A339GJ#scicomm
CRS Report: 'Dam Safety Overview and the Federal Role' bit.ly/3L23jEK#scicomm
Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
It's @Nature Briefing - 21 April 2023. Cannabis gives worms the munchies; Monica Bertagnolli set to be @NIH director; Stuck stem cells cause grey hair; Futures: Mars needs poets; Podcast: Smart plastic-melting; More! tinyurl.com/9nv78um6#scicomm
It's @Nature Briefing - 20 April 2023. A revamp for the ‘homunculus’ brain map; Landmark Starship test ends early; US prison inequalities deepened during COVID; Pangenomes capture DNA diversity; Open-source AI is the ethical way forward; More! tinyurl.com/mu55a48c#scicomm
It's @Nature Briefing - 19 April 2023. Kelp forests are worth billions of dollars; School teacher became a top COVID sleuth; Yeast gains power to harness light; Private companies flocking to Moon; How banking ecology averts financial crises; More! tinyurl.com/ph763pv3#scicomm
It's @nature Briefing - 18 April 2023. Democracy in microscopy; Don’t trust AI science search quite yet; Creatures are breeding in the garbage patch; How pathogens shaped history; When humanity discovered ‘deep time’; More! tinyurl.com/vztf2m6x#scicomm
It's @Nature Briefing - 17 April 2023. Tongan volcano sparked huge tsunami; Mosquito mega-farm aims to halt dengue; ‘Stolen’ bacteria gene helps us to see; Exciting ALS drug could pave way for more; What your voice really says about you; More! tinyurl.com/574x6vvr#scicomm
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 17 April 2023 bit.ly/43xIgBf
From @AGU_Eos 'Buzz' Newsletter - 21 April 2023, Ten Rivers Facing Pollution, Development, and Climate Change—And Policies That Can Help; Biden Administration Considers Unprecedented Solution to Colorado River Crisis; More! tinyurl.com/mr2dmkz7#SWUSwater c
Southwest Water #SWUSwater
From @AZWRRC 'Weekly Wave' - 21 April 2023. IN THIS ISSUE: New DEIJ Article, AZ Water Professionals, Federal Funding, APW, New Plant Study. tinyurl.com/5xv4j4sd#SWUSwater
Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From @UCDavisWater by Peter B. Moyle: 'Lake Tulare (and its fishes) shall rise again'. tinyurl.com/5avvj4cu#scicomm
CRS Report: 'Dam Safety Overview and the Federal Role' bit.ly/3L23jEK#scicomm
Texas #txwater
It's @TexasPlusWater News Drop tinyurl.com/5n8vzm9k#txwater
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog - 21 April 2023. tinyurl.com/5xwst8dm#txwater
From @KWGSNEWS: Oklahoma and Texas seek solution to Red River water dispute. tinyurl.com/yckasxss
Today's Tunes
Today's Tune - 21 April 2023. Here are Norman Fox and The Rob Roys with 'Tell Me Why' (1957) youtu.be/Ginr5sBy7KU#aquadocaudio Now here they are in 2013. Pretty good after 56 years! youtu.be/n6GSlozJ1T0#aquadocaudio
Today's Tune - 20 April 2023. How about a medley of classic Rock 'n' Roll?. Then you want Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys and 'Good Old Rock 'n' Roll' youtu.be/sAXYA-Rko7o#aquadocaudio Their only Top 40 hit. Elvis, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Buddy Knox, Carl Perkins, and More!
Today's Tune - 19 April 2023. Here is Johnny Otis Show doing the incomparable 'Willie And The Hand Jive' (1958). youtu.be/QvOuTInrue0#aquadocaudio Here is the 'Hand Jive Dance': youtu.be/eIozjNOgrm8#aquadocaudio
Today's Tune - 18 April 2023. The Who and 'Magic Bus' youtu.be/LkYBdMjcVRs#aquadocaudio
Today's Tune - 17 April 2023. Glen Campbell playing 'Classical Gas' by Mason Williams: youtu.be/V4Ga67EDrKI#aquadocaudio Same tune by Gabriella Quevedo: youtu.be/nHje3Fh4GJo#aquadocaudio
Today's Tune - 16 April 2023. Been some time since I heard The Brian Setzer Orchestra. This is one I've yet to hear: 'Jump Jive An' Wail'. This one'll keep you up! youtu.be/aHWcN5YxuYc#aquadocaudio
Today's Tune - 15 April 2023. Love this Bob Dylan song, especially Stevie Wonder's version. This is dedicated to Jackie Robinson, who integrated major league baseball on 15 April 1947. Here's 'Blowin' In The Wind'. R.I.P. Jackie. youtu.be/HGVL4h9efWI#aquadocaudio
Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
It's @thewaterloop Episode #177: 'Living with Water in New Orleans' tinyurl.com/4h5pr9uy#scicomm
Water/Land Quality and Contamination
In @boroherald Federal judge blocks new EPA water-protection rule in Georgia and 23 other states tinyurl.com/57hj73by#SEUSwater
Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In @AP California to meet 100% of water requests for the first time since 2006. tinyurl.com/y66fyh29#cawater
Las Vegas Gets More Water on Earth Day - 2007, That Is! bit.ly/3LnLVdO#EarthDay2023 #SWUSwater #LasVegas
WTF?
In @boroheraldFederal judge blocks new EPA water-protection rule in Georgia and 23 other states tinyurl.com/57hj73by#SEUSwater
"The optimist learns English. The pessimist learns Chinese. The realist learns Kalashnikov." - South Caucasian friend of mine.
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