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CRS InFocus Report: 'The Debt Limit'

Since the US is staring at default in a few weeks I thought I would see what Grant A. Driessen's updated (2 May 2023) CRS InFocus report has to say about 'The Debt Limit'.

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Overview
The debt limit places a statutory constraint on the amount of money that Treasury may borrow to fund federal operations. Federal debt reached its current limit of $31.38 trillion in January 2023, and Treasury is implementing “extraordinary measures” to prevent a binding debt limit. Congress may debate the merits of various debt limit modifications in advance of the exhaustion of such extraordinary measures, presently projected to occur in June 2023. This In Focus provides background information and discusses recent legislative activity.

More information on the debt limit can be found in CRS Report R41633, Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations; CRS Report R43389, The Debt Limit Since 2011; CRS Report R45011, Clearing the Air on the Debt Limit: Platinum Coins, the Fourteenth Amendment, and More; and CRS Report R44383, Deficits, Debt, and the Economy: An Introduction.

Rationale and Role of the Debt Limit
The Constitution grants Congress the “power of the purse,” which allows Congress to restrict the amount of federal debt. Under current law, Congress exercises this power through the federal debt limit, which is codified at 31 U.S.C. §3101. Debt subject to limit is more than 99% of total federal debt, and includes debt held by the public (which is used to finance budget deficits) and debt issued to federal government accounts (which is used to meet federal obligations).

Federal debt increases when total expenditures exceed total receipts (producing a budget deficit). Expansion of the federal lending portfolio, through programs like college student loans, also increases federal debt levels. Periods of sustained debt increases bring debt levels near the debt limit. CBO’s February 2023 baseline projected that the debt subject to limit will be $41.2 trillion at the end of FY2028 and $52.0 trillion by the end of FY2033; debt held by the public was forecast to equal $34.6 trillion and $46.4 trillion in those respective years.

The federal debt limit acts as a check to ensure that recent revenue and expenditure trends meet the approval of Congress. However, the federal collection and spending decisions affecting debt levels may have been agreed to by Congress and the Administration well in advance of debt limit deliberations. Some past debt limit legislation has linked debt limit increases with fiscal policy proposals such as budget enforcement measures.

Options for Congress
When debt levels approach the statutory debt limit, Congress can choose to (1) leave the debt limit in place; (2) increase the debt limit to allow for further federal borrowing; or (3) temporarily suspend or abolish the debt limit. Maintaining the current debt limit could lead Treasury to implement “extraordinary measures” to postpone a binding debt limit, but such measures do not prevent a binding debt limit indefinitely. Some have suggested that the Fourteenth Amendment may grant the President authority to ignore the statutory debt limit. Previous Administrations and many representatives of the legal community have rejected that argument as an alternative to debt limit legislation. 

Inaction or Delayed Action: Potential Consequences
The combination of a binding debt limit and continued budget deficits would leave Treasury with conflicting directives. As with any borrower, the government is obliged to pay its bills, and yet a binding debt limit would prevent Treasury from doing so in a timely fashion. Possible consequences of a binding debt limit include, but are not limited to, the following:

• • reduced ability of Treasury to borrow funds on advantageous terms, thereby further increasing federal debt;
• • substantial negative outcomes in global economies and financial markets caused by anticipated default on Treasury securities or failure to meet other legal obligations;
• • acquisition of interest penalties from delay on certain federal payments and transfers; and
• • downgrades of U.S. credit ratings, which could negatively impact capital markets.

Possible economic and fiscal consequences of the debt limit are not confined to scenarios where the debt limit is binding. Protracted deliberation over raising the debt limit may also affect the U.S. financial outlook if it changes household and business behavior. Some research suggests that debate over the debt limit in August 2011 reduced economic expansion in the second half of that year.

Increasing the Debt Limit 
Increasing the debt limit to accommodate further borrowing allows federal operations to continue as they otherwise would have. Increasing the debt limit reduces the likelihood of experiencing potential consequences associated with a binding and near-binding debt limit. 

Larger increases in the debt limit allow more time to enact changes that adjust budgetary trends, but could reduce the debt limit’s effect on budgetary discussions if policymakers feel less constrained by the new debt limit level. Smaller debt limit increases potentially offer a greater role for the debt limit legislation in budgetary policy discussions, but may lead to more frequent debt limit activity. 

“Extraordinary Measures” and Debt Limit Suspension
Invoking Treasury’s authority to use “extraordinary measures” to stay under the debt limit and temporarily suspending the debt limit both postpone when Congress must act on debt limit legislation. The authority for using such “extraordinary measures,” which include suspensions and delays of some debt sales and auctions, underinvestment and disinvestment of certain government funds, and exchange of debt securities for debt not subject to the debt limit, rests with the Treasury Secretary. 

Invocation of “extraordinary measures” has delayed required action on the debt limit by periods ranging from a few weeks to several months. Temporary suspensions delay the restrictions imposed by the debt limit for a period determined by corresponding legislation, and have been used in lieu of increasing the debt limit to a specific dollar value in recent years. 

Past Debt Limit Activity 

In December 2021, Congress approved a joint resolution (P.L. 117-73) that increased the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, to $31.38 trillion. If action is not taken to prevent a binding debt limit as federal debt approaches the debt limit, the Treasury Secretary may elect to exercise “extraordinary measures” to stay beneath the debt limit. 

Regular legislative modifications to the debt limit have been enacted since the aggregate debt limit was first created in 1917. Congress has approved 102 separate debt limit modifications between the end of World War II and the present to accommodate the changes in federal debt levels. Debt held by the public has consistently increased in that time period, except in the period immediately following World War II and between 1998 and 2001 when debt declined due to federal budget surpluses. 

Congress has approved 20 distinct changes to the debt limit since 2001. Much of the recent increase in the debt is attributable to a rise in debt held by the public. Increases in spending on old-age and retirement programs, lower tax receipts, and federal activities related to the Great Recession and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have all contributed to rising debt levels. Debt held in government accounts has also increased since 2001, as Social Security payroll tax receipts exceeded payments to beneficiaries for much of that period. 

Figure 1 shows the debt subject to the limit as a percentage of GDP from 1940 to 2022, along with how that debt was divided between debt held by the public and intragovernmental debt. Although nominal debt levels have steadily risen in the postwar period, debt measured as a percentage of GDP (real debt) declined precipitously for several decades following its peak at 118% in 1946, reaching 32% in 1981. Real debt has increased in the recent decades. At the end of FY2022, total debt subject to the limit was 123% of GDP and publicly held debt was 97% of GDP. The remaining 26% of GDP in debt was intragovernmental debt. 

Timing Uncertainties with a Binding Debt Limit
Short-term fluctuations in federal debt levels mean there is substantial uncertainty as to when debt levels will meet or exceed the statutory debt ceiling. Federal debt levels change in response to variation in the timing of payments and collection of receipts. This fluctuation is influenced by changes in the size and timing of incoming and outgoing Treasury payments, and is relatively insensitive to long-term deficit outcomes. Examples include lower debt levels that follow large income tax receipt collections in March and April and higher debt levels caused by interest payments and the issuance of Treasury securities in the middle and end of a given month. Short-term surpluses could extend the amount of time “extraordinary measures” taken by Treasury would delay a binding debt limit, while short-term deficits would have the opposite effect.

As of May 2023, budget experts project that the extraordinary measures invoked by the Treasury Secretary will be exhausted by June 2023. Earlier estimates had projected more longevity from extraordinary measures, but relatively low tax receipts in April 2023 led to subsequent revisions from both Treasury and CBO. Such estimates are subject to considerable uncertainty, as small fluctuations in economic output can significantly shift when such action would be needed.

Oh, to get back to water!

Enjoy!

"I think the whole issue of a debt ceiling makes no sense to me whatsoever. Anybody who is remotely adroit at arithmetic doesn't need a debt ceiling to tell you where you are" - Alan Greenspan

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 April - 5 May 2023

This was sent around by Rick Cordeiro who asked who could solve the problem.

I guessed C = 25. Seems too simple.

Go figure...

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In @CA_Water_News: @IIDatWork fined by @EPAwater for SDWA violations. https://tinyurl.com/5ef3nh5e

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In @ParadisePost: Ocean water to fresh: First-of-its-kind wave-powered pilot project in Fort Bragg (CA) set to test https://tinyurl.com/bdjw6d9e

In @siadvance: Mayor Eric Adams joins Staten Island pols calling on NY for ‘fair share’ of @EPA funding for storm infrastructure https://tinyurl.com/69ek7kfy #scicomm

It's @thewaterloop Episode #178: 'Envisioning Water in the Year 2050' https://youtu.be/C6L0pPG3r7U

From Sibley's Rivers: 'Romancing the River: Is Glen Canyon Dam an ‘Antique’?' https://tinyurl.com/yhsfxhzh #cowater #SWUSwater

"If that [classical economic theory] is our language of [water] value, our moral language is impoverished." - Christiana Z. Peppard

“He who shoots first, laughs last.” - Aleksandr Lebed (Boris Yeltsin advisor)

"We’ve removed the paintball competition from this year’s chairs and directors retreat. You shouldn’t have fragged the development director." - @ass_deans

From @CanadianWater: Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study data products, tools, and models released by @IJCsharedwaters for public access. https://tinyurl.com/ywpabzhu #cdnwater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 1 May 2023 https://bit.ly/40PYgMb

From @UCDavisWater: 'Hatcheries alone cannot save species and fisheries' by @andrewrypel & Peter B. Moyle https://tinyurl.com/yc4kk79y #cawater

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CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. International Climate Finance - FY2024' https://bit.ly/3AENZYz

It's @insideclimate News Weekly Newsletter - 29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/tvc9vnsb #scicomm

From @AGU_Eos 'Buzz' Newsletter - 5 May 2023. 'Carbon In, Carbon Out: Balancing the Ocean’s Books' & More! https://tinyurl.com/5n6u6jr2 #scicomm

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
In @CA_Water_News: @IIDatWork fined by @EPAwater
for SDWA violations. https://tinyurl.com/5ef3nh5e

Bullshit and Crap Detection
USACE and USBR: New CRAP (Colorado River Access Project) Will Revitalize Las Vegas, Fill Lakes Mead & Powell, More! https://bit.ly/40xXDrl

California
In @CA_Water_News: @IIDatWork fined by @EPAwater for SDWA violations. https://tinyurl.com/5ef3nh5e

In @ParadisePost: Ocean water to fresh: First-of-its-kind wave-powered pilot project in Fort Bragg (CA) set to test https://tinyurl.com/bdjw6d9e #

The @CA_DWR Water News - 5 May 2023 https://tinyurl.com/mw2swv7n #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News - 4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3auxau57 #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News - 3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4yn5wjkx #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News - 1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/vry9yxbw #cawater

California Water Plan eNews - 3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yckh862d #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News - 2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ympwa9yb #cawater

From @UCDavisWater: 'Hatcheries alone cannot save species and fisheries' by @andrewrypel & Peter B. Moyle https://tinyurl.com/yc4kk79y #cawater

In @mercnews: Yosemite Valley to reopen as ‘Big Melt’ flood concerns persist across California. https://tinyurl.com/bdz5j6sv

Canada
From @AWWA and @CanadianWater: ACE23, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 11-14 June 2023. https://tinyurl.com/jdcee5c6 #cdnwater

From @CanadianWater: Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study data products, tools, and models released by @IJCsharedwaters for public access. https://tinyurl.com/ywpabzhu #cdnwater

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Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Column in @TB_Times: Here’s why sea walls alone won’t save Florida from climate change. https://tinyurl.com/4pdnmczb#FLwater

CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. International Climate Finance - FY2024' https://bit.ly/3AENZYz

 

It's @insideclimate News Weekly Newsletter - 29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/tvc9vnsb #scicomm

Colorado
From Sibley's Rivers: 'Romancing the River: Is Glen Canyon Dam an ‘Antique’?' https://tinyurl.com/yhsfxhzh #cowater #SWUSwater

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
From @AWWA and @CanadianWater: ACE23, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 11-14 June 2023. https://tinyurl.com/jdcee5c6 #cdnwater

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
From @WLRN: Florida codes keep new homes ‘high and dry.’ Do they make flooding worse for neighbors? https://tinyurl.com/ymfabmn8 

From @WLRN: Florida codes keep new homes ‘high and dry.’ Do they make flooding worse for neighbors? https://tinyurl.com/ymfabmn8 

 

In @mercnews: Yosemite Valley to reopen as ‘Big Melt’ flood concerns persist across California. https://tinyurl.com/bdz5j6sv

Daily and Weekly 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. 

Hawaii Water News Weekly - 1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ya9evmbx #HAwater

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Eugene Water News Weekly - 1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5h9a86rt #EUGwater

California Water News Daily
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Colorado Water New Daily
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4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2ujy92zh #cowater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mvtjj8wc #cowater

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30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2p8paf9m #cowater

Florida Water News Daily
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4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5dp8r4n8 #FLwater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3kzhpybe #FLwater

2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/eb6v5y9v #FLwater

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30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/552pcfsr #FLwater

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Midcontinent US Water News Daily
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30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2c32pmzn #MCUSwater

29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mrescusb #MCUSwater

Northeast US Water News Daily
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4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/85u9kph4 #NEWater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2drb7cbv #NEWater

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1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdh8k42c #NEWater

30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yb2ubshn #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3c9je7sj #PNWater

4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/39uyxtae #PNWater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mrmupfx3 #PNWater

2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3crw6uwk #PNWater

1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/39ma27ub #PNWater

30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yfky897u #PNWater

29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yzhrpkve #PNWater

Southeast US Water News Daily
Southeast US Water News Daily - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/54zcwucu #SEUSwater

4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2p8cm297 #SEUSwater

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30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2hshya3b #SEUSwater

29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mrnwjcce #SEUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/vjcbzpsb #SWUSwater

4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/cdnbmaje #SWUSwater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5v9s7x2w #SWUSwater

2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ry2y7m3m #SWUSwater

1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/34smafme #SWUSwater

30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/y2868992 #SWUSwater

29 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/baxsr39r #SWUSwater

Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdeth4bk #txwater

4 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2jsb4deu #txwater

3 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yc63t8jv #txwater

2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yckk252f #txwater

1 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/226mnpw3 #txwater

30 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mtebrkcs #txwater

29 April 2023 https://tinyurl.com/sv9pcmk3 #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
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E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
It's @Nature Briefing - 5 May 2023. New organelle discovered inside animal cell; Promising Alzheimer’s drug donanemab; Wuhan market samples shed no more light; GISAID: controversy over genome database; Futures: science fiction from Nature; More! https://tinyurl.com/nhe4beuh #scicomm

It's @nature Briefing - 4 May 2023. Ancient DNA gleaned from from necklace; World’s first RSV vaccine approved; On Europe’s wish list: Einstein Telescope; ChatGPT therapists raise ethical questions; Amazing origins of log beams in US desert; More! https://tinyurl.com/2p9f7m2b #scicom

It's @Nature News - 3 May 2023. The month’s best science images; ‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines;Mind-reading machine is a ‘wake-up call’; Sudan’s researchers flee violence; Neurological causes of menopause; Fight fungus to save crops. https://tinyurl.com/5y4rjdd3 #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 2 May 2023. Mexico is seeding clouds to make rain; Dawn of the COVID ‘wavelet’ era; China’s smog is clearing; Canadian academics walk out over pay; Institute aims for diversity in brain research; Inequalities in journals. https://tinyurl.com/bdcu8mp8 #scicomm

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 1 May 2023 https://bit.ly/40PYgMb

From @USATODAY & @dinahvp: 'Climate Point' - 4 May 2023. Moving away from fossil fuels; Rising heat; Spring melt; Concerned about fuel emissions and native pollinators? May's full moon is coming soon: When to see the 'flower' moon? More! https://tinyurl.com/3k2u6jp9 #scicomm

From @AZWRRC: Weekly Wave - Water News - 5 May 2023. In This Issue: Seminar Recap, Water Talk Podcast, Value of Water Index, APW, Restoring Watersheds, Saudi Well Drilling. More! https://tinyurl.com/mwvpmyp2 #scicomm

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 5 May 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! https://tinyurl.com/5a3zr3d5 #scicomm

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 29 April 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! https://tinyurl.com/5d6x2m92 #scicomm

It's the @Alliance4Water Policy Newsletter. https://tinyurl.com/5xpzmxd2 #water4climate

From @CanadianWater Newsletter - 1 May 2023. 'Simple solution eliminates clogging at Cowansville Pump Station' More! https://tinyurl.com/5n8twuft #cdnwater

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2nb98jmp #scicomm #PNWater

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
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Florida Water
Column in @TB_Times: Here’s why sea walls alone won’t save Florida from climate change. https://tinyurl.com/4pdnmczb#FLwater

From @WLRN: Florida codes keep new homes ‘high and dry.’ Do they make flooding worse for neighbors? https://tinyurl.com/ymfabmn8 

 

In @SunSentinel: Fort Lauderdale flooded like crazy, but don't blame it on us, developers say. https://tinyurl.com/5ezus36t #FLwater

Global Water
The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 5 May 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! https://tinyurl.com/5a3zr3d5 #scicomm

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 8 (April-2 2023) - 196 Articles https://bit.ly/3LnaQwE

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
In @JournalStarNews: Ogallala Aquifer continues to shrink in southwest Nebraska https://tinyurl.com/4wranxx4 #scicomm

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
Must've missed something...Op-Ed in @TheDailyTimes: Fracking does not threaten water supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3j2nncw9 #SWUSwater

NE Water #NEWater
In @siadvance: Mayor Eric Adams joins Staten Island pols calling on NY for ‘fair share’ of @EPA funding for storm infrastructure https://tinyurl.com/69ek7kfy #scicomm

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
Quote of the Day - “We have this binary concept of life and death that is ancient and outdated.” - Pulmonologist Sam Parnia comments on a small study that showed a burst of brain activity in people while they were dying,which hints at explaining ‘life flashing before your eyes’.

Quote of the Day - “Federal officials should … not give a pass to corporate interests that want to use treasured coastal landscapes as a dumping ground for space waste.” @jaredmargolis environmental lawyer suing @FAANews over the ecological impacts of @SpaceX megarocket (@AP)

Quote of the Day - “My son lives in US,called @ 5 am & said war had begun. I said that was a stupid joke to wake me. When I heard explosions that seemed to be very close to my place, the dream was taken away.” Ukrainian scientist @NanaVoitenko relives day that upended life & work/

Quote of the Day - “I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it,somebody else would have.” Pioneer AI researcher @geoffreyhinton has quit his job at @Google so he can speak freely about the dangers of the technology,says a part of him now regrets his life’s work.

"When you drink the water, remember the spring." - Chinese proverb

"You say we promised you an office with a window. Well, there’s a little window in your door. Technically, that’s still a window." -  @ass_deans

"When we talk about the need to recruit better faculty, we didn’t mean to say you needed to be better as a faculty member. Our deepest apologies. We know you are as good as you are going to get. We just need to recruit better faculty with future hires." - @ass_deans

"Why are you worried about the state legislature ending tenure? You were never going to be tenured!" - @ass_deans

"If that [classical economic theory] is our language of [water] value, our moral language is impoverished." - Christiana Z. Peppard

Former student: En route to the Golden State via the Silver State and the Beehive State. Someone took target practice along the way. Oh, to be on the road! cc: a @danielrothberg

 

PNW Water
From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 5 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2nb98jmp #scicomm #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management

Positions Open    #JobWaWi
From @IISD_ENB: Climate Change Job Vacancies - 3 May 2023 https://bit.ly/44tx88F

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 2 May 2023 275 Jobs! https://bit.ly/3NqfZqB

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 25 April 2023 - 315 Jobs! https://bit.ly/3Lq5j9Q #globalwater #water4climate

From @IISD_ENB: Climate Change Job Vacancies- 26 April 2023 https://bit.ly/444mXYb

Present and Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 April - 5 May 2023 https://bit.ly/3NJBaEf

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Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts' https://bit.ly/3NGug2w

CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. International Climate Finance - FY2024' https://bit.ly/3AENZYz

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 8 (April-2 2023) - 196 Articles https://bit.ly/3LnaQwE

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
It's @Nature Briefing - 5 May 2023. New organelle discovered inside animal cell; Promising Alzheimer’s drug donanemab; Wuhan market samples shed no more light; GISAID: controversy over genome database; Futures: science fiction from Nature; More! https://tinyurl.com/nhe4beuh #scicomm

It's @nature Briefing - 4 May 2023. Ancient DNA gleaned from from necklace; World’s first RSV vaccine approved; On Europe’s wish list: Einstein Telescope; ChatGPT therapists raise ethical questions; Amazing origins of log beams in US desert; More! https://tinyurl.com/2p9f7m2b #scicom

It's @Nature News - 3 May 2023. The month’s best science images; ‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines;Mind-reading machine is a ‘wake-up call’; Sudan’s researchers flee violence; Neurological causes of menopause; Fight fungus to save crops. https://tinyurl.com/5y4rjdd3 #scicomm

 

It's @Nature Briefing - 2 May 2023. Mexico is seeding clouds to make rain; Dawn of the COVID ‘wavelet’ era; China’s smog is clearing; Canadian academics walk out over pay; Institute aims for diversity in brain research; Inequalities in journals. https://tinyurl.com/bdcu8mp8 #scicomm

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 1 May 2023 https://bit.ly/40PYgMb

 

From @AGU_Eos 'Buzz' Newsletter - 5 May 2023. 'Carbon In, Carbon Out: Balancing the Ocean’s Books' & More! https://tinyurl.com/5n6u6jr2 #scicomm

Southwest Water  #SWUSwater
I lived along the Rillito when I was at @uarizona. From @highcountrynews: The Spirit of the Rillito. https://tinyurl.com/mt93s95d #SWUSwater

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts' https://bit.ly/3NGug2w

From @UCDavisWater: 'Hatcheries alone cannot save species and fisheries' by @andrewrypel & Peter B. Moyle https://tinyurl.com/yc4kk79y #cawater

From Sibley's Rivers: 'Romancing the River: Is Glen Canyon Dam an ‘Antique’?' https://tinyurl.com/yhsfxhzh #cowater #SWUSwater

I lived along the Rillito when I was at @uarizona. From @highcountrynews: The Spirit of the Rillito. https://tinyurl.com/mt93s95d #SWUSwater

From @CanadianWater: Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study data products, tools, and models released by @IJCsharedwaters for public access. https://tinyurl.com/ywpabzhu #cdnwater

Texas   #txwater
It's @TexasPlusWater News Drop https://tinyurl.com/5n8vzm9k #txwater

Today's Tunes 
Today's Tune - 5 May 2023. 'Rhythm Of The Rain' by The Cascades (1962).It featured a celesta, a keyboard instrument - the keys struck bells. Band member John Gummoe - songwriter. Hit #2 on Billboard Hot 100 & #1 on Easy Listening chart. https://youtu.be/bQstQST1GiM #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 4 May 2023. It's time for 'Heartland Rock' from the Seymour, IN, superstar John Mellencamp at the 2014 Farm Aid show in Raleigh, NC: 'Cherry Bomb'. Wonderful song about growing up. https://youtu.be/Ishj4tX4Wzo #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 3 May 2023. So sad: 'Walk Away Renee' by The Left Banke. The flip side 'Pretty Ballerina' is pretty good - some say better. Not yours truly! https://youtu.be/qDfrW5cWqMU #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 2 May 2023. From Reunion Radio: 'Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me'). Cute. https://youtu.be/kySY1rR8_Nk #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 1 May 2023. @billyjoel is another Long Island kid (Hicksville) who made it big. My fave tune is 'Only The Good Die Young'. Went over big at @NotreDame. https://youtu.be/Crif5E67ar0 #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 30 April 2023. 'Hitchin' A Ride' by Vanity Fare (1970). Not a fave; would play on @WCWM to annoy other DJs & Greeks. Mr. C. (Craig Windham) did a great parody through plate glass control room window. Big in USA. Nice threads. https://youtu.be/88EykxITki8 #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 29 April 2023. Time for Randy Safuto and The Rainbows with a classic (1963) tune: 'Denise'. A while back there was a version with pics of Denise Richards. She wasn't around in 1963. https://youtu.be/99fy0QFVsWc #aquadocaudio

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
It's @thewaterloop Episode #178: 'Envisioning Water in the Year 2050' https://youtu.be/C6L0pPG3r7U

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
Must've missed something...Op-Ed in @TheDailyTimes: Fracking does not threaten water supplies. https://tinyurl.com/3j2nncw9 #SWUSwater

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In @siadvance: Mayor Eric Adams joins Staten Island pols calling on NY for ‘fair share’ of @EPA funding for storm infrastructure https://tinyurl.com/69ek7kfy #scicomm

It's @thewaterloop Episode #178: 'Envisioning Water in the Year 2050' https://youtu.be/C6L0pPG3r7U

WTF?
From @unevadareno: UPDATE:At approximately 7:10 am, today, May 4, the body of a deceased female was found at the north end of the Quad between the Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering and Mackay School of Mines buildings. There is currently an ongoing investigation by UNR police. NOTE: The woman diws of natural causes. No foul play.

"If that [classical economic theory] is our language of [water] value, our moral language is impoverished." - Christiana Z. Peppard

CRS InFocus Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts'

Anna E. Normand updated (3 May 2023) CRS InFocus report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts'.

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Introduction
Nuisance species are species that cause, or are likely to cause, economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Nuisance species impact both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. As human societies have become more connected, opportunities for the spread of non-native nuisance species (i.e., invasive species) have increased (e.g., navigation activities can transport species and introduce them to multiple different watersheds and waterbodies). Many federal and nonfederal agencies managing land and water undertake efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. Upon detection of nuisance species, agencies may devote resources to control and/or eradication efforts.

Congress has authorized various programs for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) nuisance species activities and has expanded the scope of the authorizations as well as the appropriations for these activities. This In Focus discusses USACE nuisance species control efforts, including selected authorities, programs, and funding.

Effects of Nuisance Species
After introduction, invasive species may become established and spread; once established, it can be costly and difficult (or impossible, in some cases) to control or eradicate them. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11011, Invasive Species: A Brief Overview.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) also can affect aquatic systems and their uses. Algal communities are naturally occurring components of healthy aquatic ecosystems. However, under certain environmental conditions—such as increased temperatures and nutrient concentrations (e.g., nitrogen and phosphorus)—colonies of algae can grow excessively (or bloom) and produce toxins, becoming nuisance species. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF10690, Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms: An Overview.

USACE, part of the Department of Defense, develops and maintains civil works projects in the United States, principally to improve navigation, reduce flood and storm damage, and restore aquatic ecosystems. USACE is the steward of approximately 12 million acres of public lands and waters associated with hundreds of water resources projects nationwide. Nuisance species can affect USACE projects by outcompeting beneficial species, clogging water pipes, and affecting water quality and recreation. Invasive species affecting USACE projects include Asian carp, zebra and quagga mussels, feral hogs, and hydrilla (an aquatic plant species), among others. In addition, HABs have affected the aquatic systems where USACE projects exist. USACE projects can also serve as a vector for transporting nuisance species that damage other water bodies.

USACE Nuisance Species Activities
USACE generally undertakes efforts to prevent or reduce the introduction and establishment of invasive species and the proliferation of HABs at its projects, pursuant to its project and programmatic authorizations (some of which authorize specific activities), nationwide Invasive Species Policy Guidance, and engineering regulations. USACE typically funds nuisance species work for individual projects through project funding lines in the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) account; project planning documents address the nature of work at the project level. USACE also pursues nuisance species research that may involve field studies at USACE projects. As part of its regulatory responsibilities, USACE also may require permit applicants to consider nuisance species control. In FY2022, USACE spent an estimated $237.1 million on nuisance species activities; Figure 1 specifies this funding by response type.

Updating USACE Nuisance Species Policies
The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (P.L. 116-9) and America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-188) amended the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. §§661 et seq.) to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement a strategic plan for an invasive species program to achieve an annual net reduction of invasive species populations on
land or water managed by USACE. The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) 2020; Division AA of P.L. 116-260) further directed USACE to periodically update its Invasive Species Policy Guidance. USACE published an updated guidance document in February 2023, which affirms collaboratively managing with partners both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species and HABs. The document also stated that USACE had drafted the strategic plan mandated by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, which is to be used when finalized.

USACE Nuisance Species Programs
USACE has several programs that address nuisance species activities. Congress has amended the authorized activities under some of these programs and authorized pilot programs. Congress funds these programs annually, usually at a level higher than the Administration requested.

Aquatic Plant Control Program. Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958, as amended (33 U.S.C. §610), authorizes the Aquatic Plant Control Program, a program for the prevention, control, and progressive eradication of noxious aquatic plant growths and aquatic invasive species in U.S. waters. The program supports research and development of management solutions for invasive aquatic plants that affect USACE missions. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121) and subsequent WRDAs have amended this authority to also require USACE to establish and operate watercraft inspection and decontamination stations in selected river basins to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (such as quagga and zebra mussels) at USACE reservoirs. These watercraft inspection stations are to be constructed, operated, and maintained with a 50% federal cost share. Appropriations are authorized at $130.0 million annually for these stations. For FY2023, Congress appropriated $38.0 million for the Aquatic Plant Control Program under USACE’s Construction account, including $16.0 million for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations.

Aquatic Nuisance Research Program. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (16 U.S.C. §4722), authorized the Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program. An expansion of the former Zebra Mussel Research Program, the program supports research on new methods for preventing, detecting, monitoring, and controlling invasive aquatic species, as well as HABs, that impact navigable waters, infrastructure, and associated water resources. USACE disseminates this information to its field offices. Program activities do not require a nonfederal cost share.

Congress has recently authorized and funded new HAB activities under this program. WRDA 2018 (Title I of P.L. 115-270) directed USACE’s Engineer Research and Development Center to implement a five-year HAB technology development demonstration program. WRDA 2020 authorized $25 million for a HAB Demonstration Program, which was amended further in WRDA 2022 (Title LXXXI of Division H of P.L. 117-263). USACE released implementation guidance for the HAB Demonstration Program in 2022 and anticipates releasing a request for proposals in FY2023. In FY2023, Congress appropriated $23.0 million for the Aquatic Nuisance Research Program

USACE Nuisance Species Programs
USACE has several programs that address nuisance species activities. Congress has amended the authorized activities under some of these programs and authorized pilot programs. Congress funds these programs annually, usually at a level higher than the Administration requested.

Aquatic Plant Control Program. Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958, as amended (33 U.S.C. §610), authorizes the Aquatic Plant Control Program, a program for the prevention, control, and progressive eradication of noxious aquatic plant growths and aquatic invasive species in U.S. waters. The program supports research and development of management solutions for invasive aquatic plants that affect USACE missions. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121) and subsequent WRDAs have amended this authority to also require USACE to establish and operate watercraft inspection and decontamination stations in selected river basins to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (such as quagga and zebra mussels) at USACE reservoirs. These watercraft inspection stations are to be constructed, operated, and maintained with a 50% federal cost share. Appropriations are authorized at $130.0 million annually for these stations. For FY2023, Congress appropriated $38.0 million for the Aquatic Plant Control Program under USACE’s Construction account, including $16.0 million for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations.

Aquatic Nuisance Research Program. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (16 U.S.C. §4722), authorized the Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program. An expansion of the former Zebra Mussel Research Program, the program supports research on new methods for preventing, detecting, monitoring, and controlling invasive aquatic species, as well as HABs, that impact navigable waters, infrastructure, and associated water resources. USACE disseminates this information to its field offices. Program activities do not require a nonfederal cost share.

Congress has recently authorized and funded new HAB activities under this program. WRDA 2018 (Title I of P.L. 115-270) directed USACE’s Engineer Research and Development Center to implement a five-year HAB technology development demonstration program. WRDA 2020 authorized $25 million for a HAB Demonstration Program, which was amended further in WRDA 2022 (Title LXXXI of Division H of P.L. 117-263). USACE released implementation guidance for the HAB Demonstration Program in 2022 and anticipates releasing a request for proposals in FY2023. In FY2023, Congress appropriated $23.0 million for the Aquatic Nuisance Research Program under USACE’s O&M account and directed $18.0 million of the funding to address HABs, including $5.0 million for the HAB Demonstration Program. Under USACE’s O&M account and directed $18.0 million of the funding to address HABs, including $5.0 million for the HAB Demonstration Program.

Example USACE Nuisance Species Project
In some cases, Congress has authorized USACE to undertake nuisance species control efforts at specific water resource projects. An example is USACE efforts in the Chicago area to control the transfer of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp, between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins. Congress funded USACE’s construction and operation of underwater electric barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which is a hydrologic link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Congress further authorized the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study to evaluate potential methods to prevent aquatic invasive species transfer between the basins. Study recommendations included a “Technology Alternative,” consisting of nonstructural measures, an acoustic fish deterrent, an air bubble curtain, an engineered channel, an electric barrier, and a flushing lock at Brandon Road Lock and Dam. In 2019, the USACE Chief of Engineers signed a report recommending this alternative with a construction cost of $830.8 million (FY2019 levels) at a 65% federal cost share and operation and maintenance at an 80% federal cost share. WRDA 2020 authorized construction for the project at 80% federal cost share and WRDA 2022 further amended the cost share to 90% federal. The project received $273.7 million total in Construction appropriations in FY2022 and FY2023.

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From IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies - 3 May 2023

A weekly compilation of job announcements recently posted to the Climate Change Job Vacancies listing from our IISD Community subscribers Latest Climate Change Job Vacancies - 3 May 2023 Newly Posted Job Vacancies System Dynamics Analyst, Economic Law and Policy, Infrastructure Program, IISD Organization: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Position: System Dynamics Analyst - Economic Law and Policy, Infrastructure Program Duty Station: Home-based or IISD offices in Geneva (Switzerland) or Ottawa, Toronto, or Winnipeg (Canada) Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found click here for more information... Climate Director, IDDRI Organization: IDDRI Position: Climate Director Duty Station: Paris, Ile-De-France, France Deadline for Application: 1 June 2023 click here for more information... 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Registry Architect, American Carbon Registry, Winrock International Organization: American Carbon Registry, Winrock International Position: Registry Architect Duty Station: Arlington, VA, US | or remote within US. Deadline for Application: 15 May 2023 click here for more information... FGIV - Economic and Policy Analyst, European Commission – Joint Research Centre Organization: European Commission – Joint Research Centre Position: FGIV - Economic and Policy Analyst Duty Station: Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain Deadline for Application: 31 May 2023 click here for more information... Previously Posted Job Vacancies Managing Director, Climate Strategies Organization: Climate Strategies Position: Managing Director Duty Station: UK (London) or the Netherlands Deadline for Application: 16 May 2023 click here for more information... 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Josh's Water Jobs and More! 2 May 2023 275 Jobs!

From Josh:

This is the first time we’ve had a request to use this feature before, but you will find here up top an advertisement. It’s things like this that help pay for the website (and this MailChimp account!). Just like on the platform itself, we will only use ads from the water community (and no more than one per page).  

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A modest list week...

1) Josh's Jobs

1) Project Implementation Officer (Managing Coastal Aquifers Project) – Pacific Community (SPC) (Suva, Fiji): 4 May

2) Local recruitment: Research Associate II – Pacific Institute(USA/Home-based): Until filled

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3) Regional Team Director (Urban WASH) – Chemonics (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): 2 May   4) Bahasa speakers: RFP: Review Modul dan Pembuatan Bahan Ajar E-Pelatihan Bimbingan Teknis Pemeriksaan Besar Bendungan – The World Bank (Indonesia): 2 May   5) Zimbabwe nationals: Climate & Environment Consultant – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Harare, Zimbabwe): 2 May   6) Local recruitment: Wetlands Reviewer – State of Maryland(Baltimore, MD, USA): 2 May

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7) Junior Environmental Economists/Policy Analysts – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France): 16 May   8) Junior advisor/researcher coastal hydrodynamics – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 14 May   9) Junior Sediment Dynamics Modeller – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 5 May   10) French speakers: Water Stewardship Junior Manager (H/F) – Danone (Évian-les-Bains, France): Until filled   11) Japanese speakers: Green and Blue Development Programme Support Officer (UNDP) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Apia, Samoa): 14 May   12) Local recruitment: Water Scientist Graduate (22-23) UK – Manchester – AECOM (Manchester, UK): Until filled   13) Local recruitment: Water Scientist Graduate (22-23) UK – Birmingham – AECOM (Birmingham, UK): Until filled   14) Local recruitment: River Restoration Officer – Thames21(London, UK/Home-based): 12 May   15) Local recruitment: GIS and Data Officer – Severn Rivers Trust(Worcester, UK/Home-based): 15 May   16) Local recruitment: Project Officer – West Cumbria Rivers Trust(Keswick, UK): 14 May   17) Local recruitment: Graduate River Restoration Support Officer – Thames21 (London, UK/Home-based): 12 May   18) Local recruitment: Program Hydrologist – Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes Of The Flathead Nation (Ronan, MT, USA): 18 May   19) Local recruitment: Drinking Water Program Coordinator – Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Polk County, IA, USA): 9 May   20) Local recruitment: Grad Engineer A/B or Engineer A/B/C (Utility Development) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 8 May   21) Local recruitment: Minnesota GreenCorps Americorps Member – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota, USA): 15 June   22) Local recruitment: Watershed Protection Project Officer – New Mexico Department of Environment (Santa Fe, NM, USA): 12 May   23) Local recruitment: Watershed Programs Associate – Huron River Watershed Council (Ann Arbor, MI, USA): Until filled   24) Local recruitment: Los Angeles Chapter Manager – Surfrider Foundation (Los Angeles, CA, USA): Until filled   25) Local recruitment: Groundwater Hydrologist – Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (Helena, MT, USA): Until filled

3-4 years (See all)

26) Environmental Economists/Policy Analysts – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France): 15 May   27) Cryosphere Specialist – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (Kathmandu, Nepal): 8 May   28) Graduate Water Resources Engineer – Mott MacDonald(Indonesia): Until filled   29) Local recruitment: GEF Grants Manager, CI-GEF Agency – Conservation International (CI) (Bogota, Colombia): Until filled   30) German speakers: Technical project coordinator water technologies m/f/d – Xylem (Bremen, Germany): Until filled   31) Jordan nationals: Technical Environment Associate – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Jordan): 11 May   32) Rwanda nationals: Field Environment Associate (UNHCR) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Butare, Rwanda): 8 May   33) Senior Consultant (Water Resources Management) – APEM Limited (United Kingdom/Home-based): Until filled   34) BC Marine and Coastal Program Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (British Columbia, Canada): 14 May   35) Local recruitment: Education Manager – San Diego Coastkeeper(San Diego, CA, USA): Until filled   36) Local recruitment: Development Coordinator – Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) (Washington, D.C., USA): 5 May   37) Local recruitment: Western Water Policy Associate – Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (United States/Home-based): Until filled   38) Local recruitment: Regional Manager - Land Resilience Partnership – Daily Acts (Petaluma, CA, USA): 12 May   39) Colorado residents: Physical Science Researcher/Scientist III/ Water Project Mitigation Coordinator - (CO) – Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Colorado, USA): 14 May   40) Local recruitment: Environmental Analyst V – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Woburn, MA, USA): Until filled   41) Local recruitment: Municipal Stormwater Permit Implementation Planner (Environmental Planner 3) – Washington Department of Ecology (Shoreline/Bellingham, WA, USA): 11 May   42) Local recruitment: Environmental Program Manager (Water Management) – State of Maryland (Baltimore, MD, USA): 8 May

5-9 years (See all)

43) Innovation Specialist (Food and Water) – World Economic Forum (WEF) (Geneva, Switzerland): Until filled   44) Political Affairs Officer – United Nations Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding (New York, NY, USA): 10 May   45) French speakers: Environmental & Social Officer (Agribusiness, Food & Water) – FMO (Netherlands): 8 May   46) Regional Environmental Management Officer – World Food Programme (WFP) (Bangkok, Thailand): 9 May   47) Principal Specialist, Senior Principal Specialist Water, Energy and Waste (WEW) Practice – DAI (Bethesda, MD, USA): Until filled   48) Regional Migration, Environment, Climate Change and Risk Reduction Specialist – International Organization for Migration (IOM)(Brussels, Belgium): 10 May   49) Local recruitment: Programme Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience (COR)-TZ – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania): 9 May   50) Local recruitment: Senior Associate, Natural Resource Management (Mt Kenya) – Rainforest Alliance (Kerugoya, Kenya): 12 May   51) Local recruitment: Environment Specialist – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Colombo, Sri Lanka): 11 May   52) Local recruitment: Adviseur Water en Ruimte – Gemeente Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands): 9 May   53) South Sudan nationals: Programme Analyst, Climate Security – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Juba, South Sudan): 15 May   54) Local recruitment: Agricultural Water Engineer – Government of Alberta (Red Deer, AB, Canada): 9 May   55) Local recruitment: Project Director | Social Responsibility – FishWise (Santa Cruz, CA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   56) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer – Capital Replacement Program – NEIWPCC (Kingston, NY, USA): 29 May   57) Local recruitment: Specialist, Energy and Water – Climate Resolve (Los Angeles, CA, USA): 12 May   58) U.S. nationals: Technical Expect (Research) – Vistant(Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   59) Manager, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project – Pew Charitable Trusts (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled

10+ years (See all)

60) Director African Natural Resources Center – African Development Bank (AfDB) (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire): 12 May   61) Nature-based Solutions Mainstreaming Advisor – Pacific Community (SPC) (Nouméa, New Caledonia): 14 May   62) Manager, Climate, Environment and Resilience – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (Geneva, Switzerland): 16 May   63) French speakers: Head of IUCN EU Representative Office – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Brussels, Belgium): 15 May   64) Head of Biodiversity & Natural Capital – Credit Suisse (Zürich, Switzerland): Until filled – Careful with this one! 65) Senior Officer, Conservation Support (Conservation Finance) (Hybrid) – Pew Charitable Trusts (Various): Until filled   66) National Programme Coordinator – Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): 15 May   67) Hindi speakers: Team Leader – Embassy of Switzerland (New Delhi, Delhi, India): 10 May   68) Principal Consultant (Water Resources Management) – APEM Limited (United Kingdom/Home-based): Until filled   69) Local recruitment: Science Director – Riverkeeper (Kingston, NY, USA/Home-based): Until filled   70) Local recruitment: Executive Director – Waterkeepers Chesapeake (Washington, D.C./Springfield, MD, USA/Home-based): Until filled   71) Local recruitment: Environmental Sr. Advisor (Drinking Water Program) [Hybrid] – Southern California Edison (Rosemead, CA, USA): Until filled

Not specified (See all)

72) Commercial Advisor for Water and Environment at the Consulate General of Denmark in Lagos – Consulate General of Denmark(Lagos, Nigeria): Until filled   73) Wastewater Advisor – Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Silicon Valley, CA, USA): Until filled   74) Local recruitment: Project Coordinator – Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 14 May   75) French speakers: Charge.e de Projets eau H/F – Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (Abuja, Nigeria): Until filled   76) Local recruitment: Policy Analyst (Freshwater Rights and Interests) – New Zealand Ministry for the Environment - Manatū Mō Te Taiao (New Zealand/Home-based): 7 May   77) Local recruitment: Water Resource Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 9 May   78) Local recruitment: Gippsland Integrated Water Management (IWM) Officer – West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority(Traralgon VIC, Australia): 12 May   79) Local recruitment: Director, Major Infrastructure Projects – Queensland Government (Queensland, Australia): 12 May   80) Local recruitment: Water Resource Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 9 May   81) Local recruitment: Project Officer (Water Policy and Planning) – Tasmanian Government (Launceston TAS, Australia): 8 May   82) Local recruitment: Water Officer – Queensland Government(Darling Downs/Maranoa, QLD, Australia): 15 May   83) Local recruitment: Principal Project Manager (Coastal Wetland) – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) (Slimbridge, UK): 10 May   84) Local recruitment: Integrated Environment Planning Specialist (Water Quality) – Environment Agency (Various, United Kingdom): 14 May   85) Local recruitment: Freshwater Fisheries Management Lead Advisor – Natural Resources Wales (Wales, UK): 14 May   86) Programme Officer – UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) (Cambridge, UK): 13 May   87) Chief Executive Officer – Thames21 (United Kingdom/Home-based): 19 May   88) Local recruitment: Advisor (Water resource security of supply) – Environment Agency (England, UK): 14 May   89) Local recruitment: Waterways Assets Team Leader – Environment Agency (Various, United Kingdom): 12 May   90) Local recruitment: Senior Water Resources Planner – Natural Resources Wales (Wales, UK): 8 May   91) Local recruitment: Senior Provincial Natural Resource Officer (Water Resource Specialist) – British Columbia Public Service (British Columbia, Canada): 11 May   92) Local recruitment: Hydrologist – British Columbia Public Service(Various, BC, Canada): 10 May   93) Local recruitment: Water Innovation Lab Coordinator – Waterlution (Calgary, AB, Canada/Home-based): Until filled   94) Local recruitment: Engagement Coordinator – Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable (CRWR) (Vancouver, BC, Canada): 13 May   95) Local recruitment: Restoration Field Technician – Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition (Fraser Valley, BC, Canada): 12 May   96) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist (South Atlantic Water Science Center) – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Norcross, GA, USA): 5 May   97) Local recruitment: Hydrologist – First Street Foundation (New York City, NY, USA): Until filled   98) Law Clerk (Fall 2023) – Environmental Law Institute (ELI)(Washington, D.C., USA): 2 June   99) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist 1 (Groundwater) – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Raleigh, NC, USA): 12 May   100) Part-Time Field Technician - Shenandoah Watershed Study (Staff Wage) – University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA, USA): Until filled   101) Local recruitment: Hydrogeologist 1 – Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) (Phoenix, AZ, USA): Until filled   102) Local recruitment: Stream Habitat Technician (Seasonal) – Trout Unlimited (Vermont, USA/Home-based): Until filled   103) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Bureau of Land Management(Anchorage, AK, USA): 11 May   104) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Portland, OR, USA): 10 May   105) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Grand Rapids/Mounds View, MN, USA): 8 May

Academic

Professors/Lecturers (See all)

106) Applied aquatic ecologist at lecturer scale with specialisation in Social-Ecological Wetland Systems – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Delft, Netherlands): 3 May   107) Assistant Professor position in Environmental and Resource Economics – Aarhus University (Aarhus, Denmark): 10 May   108) Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Advanced Design for Water-Energy Sustainability – Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada): Until filled   109) Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Penn State University (State College, PA, USA): Until filled   110) Tenure Track Junior Professorship : Profile n°1: Integrated approaches to spatial observation in the NEXUS water-biomass-energy for regional institutional decision support (ORioN) – Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) (Marseille, France): 11 May   111) Assistant Professor in Aquatic and Wetland Ecology with Emphasis on Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions – University of Southern Denmark (SDU) (Odense, Denmark): 15 May   112) Visiting Assistant Professor in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy – University of Minnesota (Twin Cities, MN, USA): 15 May   113) Instructor (Summer) – Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR, USA): 10 May

Postdocs (See all)

114) Post Doc in Hydrological Modeling of Alpine Catchments – Technical University of Munich (Munich, Germany): 10 May   115) TTU Post Doctoral Research Associate (Sensor Based Irrigation Mgmt) – Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX, USA): Until filled   116) Postdoc Physically Based Digital Twin for Dykes under Climate Impact Apply Now – Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) (Delft, Netherlands): 14 May   117) Post Doctoral Research Associate in Atmospheric Science – University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY, USA): 16 May   118) PostDoc in Environmental Economics – University of Bern (Bern, Switzerland): 15 May   119) Postdoctoral Research Position in River Hydrology and Geomorphology – Penn State University (State College, PA, USA): Until filled   120) Post-Doctoral Associate: Predicting occurrences of aquatic invasive species within the Upper Mississippi River Basin – University of Minnesota (Twin Cities, MN, USA): Until filled   121) Postdoc in drone-based vegetation water stress monitoring – University of Bern (Bern, Switzerland): Until filled   122) Post Doctoral Researcher (Agro-Climate) – Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX, USA): 11 May   123) Spanish speakers: Post-doctoral Researcher – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Madrid, Spain): 15 May

Researchers/Other

124) Project Researcher: Digital Twin for flood early warning and climate change impact – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 11 May   125) Research Associate in Modelling of CO2 Removal in Rivers and Aquifers – The University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK): 14 May   126) Scientific Director Delta Climate Center – Wageningen University & Research (Yerseke, Netherlands): 12 May   127) Researcher: Forest hydrology; soil erosion; and sediment-wood transport in mountain catchments; morphological dynamics of mountain streams and river restoration monitoring – Libera Università di Bolzano (Bolzano, Italy): 15 May   128) Research Assistant (Data Management) – Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON, Canada): 15 May   129) Data Steward – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): Until filled   130) Research Assistant or Research Fellow in Agricultural Climate Mitigation – Cranfield University (Cranfield, Bedford, UK): 11 May   131) Research Associate (m/f/x) (Urban Water Management: German Expertise for Kazakh Cities) – Technische Universität Dresden(Dresden, Germany): 10 May   132) Research Fellow or Assistant in Agricultural Nutrient Management – Cranfield University (Cranfield, Bedford, UK): 7 May   133) Local recruitment: Researcher / Project staff (Nature Based Solution (NBS) in catchment hydrology) – University of Innsbruck(Innsbruck, Austria): 31 May   134) French/Dutch speakers: Researcher: Geo-hydrological disaster risk and the associated natural resource degradation in sub-Saharan Africa – UCLouvain (Louvain, Belgium): 10 May   135) Dutch speakers: Junior Researcher Ecology – KWR Water Research Institute (Nieuwegein, Netherlands): 16 May   136) Australia/New Zealand nationals: AquaWatch Australia Mission Lead – The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Canberra ACT, Australia): 14 May   137) Local recruitment: Research Assistant, GIS – Griffith University    (Nathan QLD, Australia): 12 May   138) Local recruitment: Research Editor – Well Labs (India/Home-based): Until filled   139) Local recruitment: Research Group Leader – Well Labs(India/Home-based): Until filled   140) Local recruitment: Research Assistant (Consultant) – Well Labs(Various, India): Until filled   141) Scientific Specialist, Hydrogeology – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL, USA): 15 May   142) Research Associate (Watershed Restoration and Planning) – Texas A&M AgriLife Research (College Station, TX, USA): Until filled   143) Precipitation Scientist – University of California-San Diego (San Diego, CA, USA): 12 May   144) Research Specialist II (AgroClimate) – Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX, USA): 11 May   145) Assistant Researcher - Environmental Planning - Ctr for the Built Environment – University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA): 10 May

WASH (SEE ALL)

0-2 years (See all)

146) WASH Project Manager – Medair (Ukraine): Until filled   147) Senior WASH Assistant – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Batouri, Cameroon): 7 May   148) French speakers: Wash Manager – Medair (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   149) Local recruitment: Assistant Technical Officer (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) – FHI 360 (Gamboru, Nigeria): Until filled   150) Jordan nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Amman, Jordan): 13 May   151) Syria nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Aleppo, Syria): 3 May   152) Local recruitment: Wash Assistant – World Vision (WV)(Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   153) Local recruitment: Emergency Wash officer (hygiene) – World Vision (WV) (Afar, Ethiopia): Until filled   154) Local recruitment: Emergency Wash officer (engineer) – World Vision (WV) (Afar, Ethiopia): Until filled   155) Local recruitment: WASH Readiness Specialist – Samaritan's Purse (North Wilkesboro, NC, USA): Until filled

3-4 years (See all)

156) WASH Coordinator – Acción Contra El Hambre: Until filled   157) French speakers: (Junior) Consultant (m/f/d) Water, Sanitation and Waste Management – GFA Consulting Group (Hamburg, Germany): 31 July   158) French speakers: Water and Sanitation Consultant – ECOPSIS(London, UK/Lausanne, Switzerland/Home-based): 25 May   159) Arabic speakers: Wash & Shelter Project Manager – IYD International Humanitarian Relief Association (Gaziantep, Türkiye): 7 May   160) Water & Sanitation Advisor – Medair (Juba, South Sudan): Until filled   161) WASH and Infrastructure Advisor – Medair (Aden, Yemen): Until filled   162) WASH Coordinator – Acción Contra El Hambre (Türkiye): Until filled

5-9 years (See all)

163) WASH Cluster Co Lead South Sudan – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Juba, South Sudan): 10 May   164) WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Kandahar, Afghanistan): 6 May   165) French speakers: Coordinateur.Programme Same / EHA (H/F) – Solidarités International (Niamey, Niger): Until filled   166) Arabic speakers: Re-advertised: Deputy WASH Cluster Coordinator – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Aden, Yemen): 7 May   167) Arabic speakers: SNFI & WASH Programme Manager – Social Development International (SDI) (Gaziantep, Türkiye): 7 May   168) MIS and M & E Specialist – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (New Delhi, Delhi, India): Until filled   169) Local recruitment: LUWASH Data and Planning Specialist – Athena Infonomics (Lagos, Nigeria): Until filled   170) Local recruitment: Technical Specialists for Feed the Future/Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities Activity – Tetra Tech (Kampala, Uganda): Until filled   171) Afghanistan nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan): 8 May   172) Local recruitment: Program Manager, East Africa – Water Mission International (Charleston, SC, USA): 26 June

10+ years (See all)

173) Chief of Party - Fragile Waters Support Services – Green Powered Technology (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   174) Local recruitment: Chief of Party for Feed the Future/Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities Activity – Tetra Tech(Kampala, Uganda): Until filled   175) Local recruitment: Deputy Chief of Party - Agriculture, Nutrition and Livelihoods for Feed the Future/Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities Activity – Tetra Tech (Kampala, Uganda): Until filled

Not specified (See all)

176) Private Sector Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Advisor, CATALYZE MS4G – Palladium (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Until filled   177) International Project Manager Water and Sanitation (m/w/x) – Sweco (Frankfurt am Main, Germany): Until filled   178) WASH Officer-Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion Officer – Action Against Hunger (Nairobi, Kenya): 8 May   179) Ukraine nationals: Shelter & WASH Team Leader – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine): 12 May   180) Local recruitment: Shelter & WASH Technical Assistant – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine): 12 May   181) Local recruitment: Senior Communications Advisor – WaterAid(London, UK): 14 May

Consultancies (SEE ALL)

182) IRBM Project/Technical Officer – Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) (Manila, Philippines): 12 May   183) French speakers: Natural Resources/Finance Expert – United Nations Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding (Home-based): 10 May   184) Marine and Coastal Environmental Management Consultant – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 5 May   185) Independent Panel of Experts (IPOE): Dam Stability Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Samoa): 8 May   186) Independent Panel of Experts (IPOE): Hydrologist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Samoa): 8 May   187) Consultancy: Development of the State of the Environment Report in Honduras – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Tegucigalpa, Honduras): 4 May   188) International Hydrological Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Uzbekistan): 3 May   189) Spanish speakers: Regional project coordinator on plastic pollution – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Panama): 4 May   190) International Consultant: Participatory Photography Project on Experiences of Rural Youth and Women Living in Climate Change-Induced Disaster Risk Area – UN Women (Home-based): 4 May   191) Youth Communication Consultant – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 3 May   192) Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP project “Climate Change and Security” – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 3 May   193) Spanish speakers: Specialist in georeferenced data of wetlands for Argentina’s Transparency Framework on GHG Inventories and Mitigation Project – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 3 May   194) Spanish speakers: Technical Advisor for indigenous and climate change management processes in Peru – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 3 May   195) Adaptation Policy and Monitoring & Evaluation Expert – Climate Analytics  (Home-based): Until filled   196) Climate Change, Damage and Displacement in Rift Valley Researcher – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)(Home-based): 12 May   197) Technical Specialist – GCF readiness and National Adaptation Plans- IPSA 10 – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Home-based): 10 May   198) Caribbean: Greenpreneurs' Technical Assistance (TA) – Consultant – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (Home-based): 8 May   199) Consultancy to Provide Hydrological Survey and Environmental & Social Impact Assessment – Danish Refugee Council (Kenya): 8 May   200) Hydrology Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(India/Home-based): 8 May   201) Regional recruitment: Regional Coordinator, Strengthening Capital Maintenance Practices and Capabilities in the Pacific Water Sector – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Samoa): 11 May   202) Malawi nationals: Expert on Irrigated Agriculture - Water Users Association (WUA) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Malawi): 9 May   203) Myanmar nationals: Consultant for training and capacity building of WASH partners on WASH in Emergencies – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Yangon, Myanmar): 9 May   204) Urdu speakers: Projects Development Technical Expert – United Nations Resident Coordinator System (Islamabad, Pakistan): 4 May   205) Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam nationals: Regional Water Policy and Planning Expert (Extension) – Mekong River Commission (MRC) (Vientiane, Laos): 4 May   206) Burkina Faso nationals: Consultance Etude diagnostique sectorielle des besoins WASH dans la ville de Dori – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sahel, Burkina Faso): 3 May   207) Nepal nationals: Deputy Team Leader / Irrigation Design Engineer – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Nepal): 4 May   208) Uzbekistan nationals: Hydrological Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Uzbekistan): 3 May   209) Liberia nationals: Consultant Engineer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Monrovia, Liberia): 3 May   210) Proposal Writer - Water Security, Sanitations, and Hygiene – Mendez England and Associates (ME&A) (United States): Until filled   211) India nationals: Structural engineer / Water resource planning specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (India/Home-based): 8 May   212) India nationals: Sustainable fishery and aquaculture specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (India/Home-based): 8 May

RFP (SEE ALL)

213) EOI: WASH Strategic Partnerships with UNICEF- 9 Provinces – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Zimbabwe): 11 May   214) Consultancy services for the support Harmonization and Consolidation of National Water and Sanitation Monitoring System (SINAS) in Mozambique – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Mozambique): 10 May   215) RFP: Survey on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) practices among adult women in urban slums of Bangalore, Karnataka – WaterAid (Bangalore, Karnataka, India): 3 May   216) Development of Sector Flood Risk management policies in the Drin Basin – Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med)(Drin Basin/Home-based): 11 May   217) RFP: Demonstrating and Modelling Sustainable WASH service delivery in Health Care Facilities – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Ghana): 12 May   218) EOI - Lesotho - Development of Water Sector Gender Strategy - LLWDP III – African Development Bank (AfDB) (Lesotho): 4 May   219) RFP: Assessment of the Agricultural Practices Surroundings the Targeted WWTPs – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Jordan): 10 May   220) RFP: Development of WASH training modules and conducting trainings – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Tajikistan): 4 May   221) RFP: Institutional strengthening and capacity building for irrigation – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Tajikistan): 4 May   222) RFP: Consultancy Services for the Sanitation Marketing Strategy Development in Blantyre City – The World Bank (Malawi): 10 May   223) RFP: Development of an integrated solution for flood and debris floor – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (North Macedonia): 16 May   224) Request for Proposal for Implementation Support to Conservation Farming and Roof Rainwater Harvesting – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Nepal): 12 May   225) Consultancy on Hydraulic Modelling & Hydraulic Design including Camera Inspection and Test Pumping – Danish Refugee Council(Kenya): 8 May

Internships (SEE ALL)

226) German speakers: Praktikant*in in der Politikberatung im Sektorvorhaben „Wasserpolitik – Innovationen für Resilienz“ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Bonn, Germany): 10 May   227) German speakers: Praktikant*in in der Kommunikation im Sektorvorhaben „Wasserpolitik – Innovationen für Resilienz“ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Bonn, Germany): 10 May   228) Local recruitment: UK Summer Internship – Water & Environment Intern – Jacobs (Bristol, UK/Kraków, Poland): Until filled   229) Ethiopia nationals: WASH Intern – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Asosa, Ethiopia): 11 May   230) Local recruitment: Intern (Bioregional Economies) – Well Labs(India): Until filled   231) U.S. nationals: Student Trainee (Hydrology) – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Various, IL/IA, USA): 24 October   232) Local recruitment: Summer 2023 Drinking Water Environmental Justice Legal Intern – Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)(Chicago, IL/Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   233) Local recruitment: Seasonal Invasive Species Intern – NEIWPCC(Providence, RI, USA): 11 May   234) Local recruitment: Legal Externship (Northeast Regional Office) – Earthjustice (United States/Home-based): 14 May   235) Local recruitment: DWW Policy and Planning Intern – Seattle Public Utilities (Seattle, WA, USA): 16 May

Scholarships/Assistantships (SEE ALL)

236) PhD: AI/Machine Learning-based resilient design and operation of water distribution networks – De Montfort University (Leicester, UK): 11 May   237) Doctoral student in Water Resources Engineering with a focus on satellite remote sensing and AI – Lund University (Lund, Sweden): 10 May   238) PhD: Data-driven modelling in stormwater and waste water systems – University of Exeter (Exeter, UK): 10 May   239) PhD: Graduate Research Assistant in Water Resources Engineering – New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM, USA): Until filled   240) Green Stormwater Infrastructure Fully Funded PhD Position – Villanova University (Villanova, PA, USA): 1 June   241) PhD position Molecular biological rapid testing for water quality – Technische Universität Wien (Tulln, Austria): 10 May   242) PhD position: “Socio-hydrogeological assessment of microplastics occurrence in groundwater” – University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy): 4 June   243) PhD position: Multi-scale modeling of the socio-hydrosystem Seine under global changes – École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (Fontainebleau, France): 12 May   244) Collaborative PhD and MSc Positions in Adaptive Management of Green Stormwater Infrastructure – University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON, Canada): 27 May   245) Graduate Research (PhD) Opportunities in Hydrology, Climate and Watershed Studies – University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO, USA): 27 May   246) 2-year M.S. GRA funding for urban hydrology/environmental geochemistry – Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA, USA): 28 May   247) Research Scholarship for Master - BI_AIM4WATER_BI_2023_01_CALG – University of Minho(Guimaraes, Portugal): 16 May   248) Research Scholarship for Master - BI_AIM4WATER_BI_2023_02_CALG – University of Minho(Guimaraes, Portugal): 16 May   249) FEUP |Research Grant |BI_F-CAT – FEUP (Porto, Portugal): 15 May   250) PhD: Use of Beaver Dam Analogues to Enhance Stream and Wetland Habitat  in North Missouri Prairies – University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO, USA): 15 May   251) Doctoral student in Water and Environmental Engineering – Lund University (Lund, Sweden): 16 May   252) French speakers: PhD: Impact of pollution on swimming water quality – University of Poitiers (Poitiers, France): 11 May   253) PhD: Understanding and improving ice properties for sports and sustainability – Wetsus (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   254) PhD: Simulating the effects of potable water microbial composition on the microbiome in the human gut – Wetsus(Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   255) PhD: Developing a (bio)analytical platform to assess hazards of transformation products formed during water treatment – Wetsus(Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   256) PhD: Applying nonlinear acoustics for detection and assessment of PVC water mains – Wetsus (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   257) PhD: Modeling dynamically operated biological activated carbon filters – Wetsus (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   258) PhD: Functionalizing nanostructured materials for selective ion recovery – Wetsus (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   259) PhD: Developing iron oxide adsorbents and regeneration strategies for phosphate recovery from surface water – Wetsus(Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   260) PhD: Applying thermophilic treatment of blackwater for safe recovery of organic carbon and (micro)nutrients – Wetsus(Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   261) PhD: Removing manganese as pre-treatment to limit (bio)fouling in oligotrophic conditions – Wetsus (Leeuwarden, Netherlands): 26 May   262) U.K. nationals: Optimising asset capture and management in the water sector using geospatial technologies - Northumbrian Water Group Limited - PhD – Newcastle University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK): Until filled   263) U.K. nationals: EPRSC DTA - Lead in Drinking Water: Reducing/Removing Phosphate Dosing - PhD – University of Manchester (Manchester, UK): 11 May   264) Canada nationals and PRs: PhD in Water Governance and Finance – University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON, Canada): Until filled

Fellowships

265) U.S. nationals: EPA Fellowship Determining Impacts of Releases on Drinking Water Supplies from Aboveground Storage Tanks – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Cincinnati, OH, USA): 11 May

Other

266) Local recruitment: Expression of Interest: Members of the Basin Community Committee (EOI) – Murray-Darling Basin Authority(Australia): 11 May     Last week’s list, in case you missed it   Post a job   Support Josh’s Water Jobs

 

2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

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

 

268) Position: King County - (Bellevue, WA) - On-Site Sewage & Individual Well Investigator. Continuous. https://tinyurl.com/mwx2ph83 #JobWaWi

 

269) Position: Skagit County (Mt. Vernon, WA) - Hydrogeologist. Closes: Continuous. https://tinyurl.com/kev3mfr6 #JobWaWi

 

270) Position: Oregon Association of Conservation Districts (Willamette Valley, OR - need access to Salem) - Executive Director. OUF. Download OACD-ED-Position

 

271) Position: Sherman County S & W Conservation District (Moro, OR) - Watershed Coordinator. OUF. https://tinyurl.com/26vbuted #JobWaWi

 

272) Position: Crook County SWCD (Prineville, OR) - District Manager. OUF.

Download Project Manager CCSWCD #JobWaWi

 

273) Position: @global_wm & @VIMS_News (Williamsburg, VA) - Postdoc Fellow - Geospatial Data and Analytics. OUF; App review: 21 April 2023. https://tinyurl.com/y8pybh3t

 

274) From @IISD: Many Climate Change Job Vacancies. Go to https://bit.ly/3KXxM6V

 

275) Position: @NOAA (Tuscaloosa, AL) - Physical Scientist/Snow Hydrologist/Remote Sensing. Closes: 2 May 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mvp7frbz #JobWaWi

 

 

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