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CRS Insight Report: 'August 2023 Wildfires in Hawaii'

Linda R. Rowan, Erica A. Lee and Anne A. Riddle have already produced (11 August 2023) this CRS Insight report on 'August 2023 Wildfires in Hawaii'.

I suspect other updates will soon follow. Insight reports contain embedded links, which you can find on the downloadable copies, not the pasted copy here. Click on the graphics to enlarge them. 

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You can download a companion report here: 'Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery'.

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Impacts of August Wildfires
Due to dry and windy conditions, several damaging wildfires spread on the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii starting on August 8, 2023 (Figure 1). On August 10, the affected areas received a presidential declaration of major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act; P.L. 93-288, as amended). The wildfires have caused fatalities and injuries, as well as damage to hundreds of structures across different communities on the two islands.

Winds and Wildfires on Maui and Hawaii Islands
Beginning on August 8 and 9, wildfires ignited on Maui and Hawaii islands and spread quickly due to strong winds. The National Weather Service (NWS) previously issued red flag warnings, meaning critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or expected, for the leeward side of the Hawaiian Islands for August 8 and 9. The NWS said Hurricane Dora, which passed about 500 miles south of the islands during the same time period, strengthened trade winds and caused gusts of about 60-80 miles per hour. The winds knocked out power, blocked roads with downed powerlines and other debris, grounded firefighting helicopters, and hampered firefighting efforts. Some communications, such as landlines, cellular services, and 911 services, were lost due to the winds and wildfires. According to Maui County press releases and other sources, the wildfires have caused 55 fatalities, injuries, and evacuations of more than 10,000 visitors and hundreds of residents and have forced some people to flee into the ocean. Some of the injured, especially burn victims, have been airlifted to the island of Oahu. The U.S. Coast Guard, the Hawaii National Guard, and various Hawaii emergency services are responding by air, sea, and ground.

Occurrence of Wildfires in the State of Hawaii
According to the Pacific Fire Exchange, wildfires can occur on the islands at any time. Over the last decade, Hawaii has experienced an annual average of over 1,000 ignitions burning more than 20,000 acres each year on the main inhabited islands (Figure 2). The primary drivers of fire occurrence are human-caused ignitions; expansion of nonnative, fire-prone grasslands and shrublands; strong rain shadow effects; and episodic drought. Other natural factors that influence fire risk are the location of the islands, topography, and native ecosystems. Each island has mountains (i.e., extinct or active volcanoes) and gently sloped lowlands. The prevailing northeasterly trade winds bring humid ocean air up against each mountain and produce rain on the east side, leaving the west side dry (also called a rain shadow or the leeward side). The native ecosystems on the dry sides include dry shrublands, dry grasslands, and dryland forests; on the wet sides, they include subalpine grasslands, montane and lowland semi-wet and wet grasslands, and forests.

Since Hawaii’s native ecosystems evolved without frequent wildfire, they are vulnerable to disturbance by fire. Wildfires have removed about 90% of dryland forests, which have been replaced by nonnative fire- prone grasses. In addition, reductions in ranching and farming in Hawaii have left land fallow and ungrazed, allowing nonnative fire-prone grasses to take over these landscapes, adding to the fire risk.

Challenges to Emergency Response Efforts
Many factors may complicate wildfire response and recovery efforts in Hawaii, including the following:

• Landline, cellular and emergency communications systems are currently inoperable in many affected areas, jeopardizing efforts to locate and secure survivors.

• Ongoing power disruptions affecting thousands are likely to continue. Such disruptions may endanger vulnerable populations dependent on electricity.

• The remote location of the Hawaii islands relative to the contiguous United States inhibits the deployment of emergency resources. Affected communities may wait hours to weeks for the arrival of provisions by air or sea transport.

• Wildfire debris removal is often complex due to the dangers of ash contaminants.

• News media report shortages of temporary shelter for survivors, a particular risk following wildfires, which tend to render affected houses uninhabitable.

  Availability of Federal Assistance
  Jurisdiction over wildfire response on the islands is divided between federal and state agencies. In general, the Department of the Interior (DOI) responds to wildfires on DOI lands, Department of Defense (DOD) responds to wildfires on DOD lands, and the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) responds to wildfires on state lands (see CRS In Focus IF12384, Federal Interagency Wildfire Response Framework), including the August wildfires. DOFAW’s fire response maps show firefighting responsibilities. DOFAW has agreements with DOI and DOD regarding firefighting assistance and coordination, and it receives some funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fire management.

On August 10, 2023, President Biden declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act, providing certain counties

• Public Assistance to nonfederal governments and eligible nonprofits for 75% of the costs of eligible fire suppression and emergency assistance;

• Individual Assistance to individuals and households for temporary housing, uninsured home repairs, and other losses; and

• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program assistance to reduce future disaster losses (available statewide).

  The location of DOD facilities on Oahu may help expedite the federal delivery of emergency generators and the execution of “mission assignments.” FEMA is coordinating federal response and recovery efforts in concert with federal and state entities, particularly DOFAW. FEMA increased regional capabilities in Hawaii following compound wildfire and typhoon disasters in the state in 2018. FEMA expanded capacity in distribution centers in Hawaii and the use of advance contracts to minimize delays in the delivery of emergency commodities.

If you wish to make donations go here or here.

 

 

“It is with our passions as it is with fire and water; they are good servants, but bad masters.” ~ Roger L’Estrange

 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 5 - 11 August 2023

The figure below show the results of poll results from Nature's readers about how they feel about the European Chemicals Agency proposal to ban more than 12,000 PFAS. Read about it here.   

Below is a picture from the Washington Post showing Lahaina which has been destroyed by the fire. Want to help? Click here.  

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Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
In @washingtonpost: What we know about the cause of the Maui wildfires https://tinyurl.com/3rmynt9f #MauiFires

From @AP Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain. https://tinyurl.com/52k588n4 #globalwater

From @AP: A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? https://tinyurl.com/ycdm6eb6 #scicomm 

In @csmonitor: Will 2023 mark a tipping point for climate change? https://tinyurl.com/2pp8antk #ClimateCrisis

From @washingtonpost: Female scientists who worked on A-bomb mostly absent from ‘Oppenheimer’ https://tinyurl.com/2ec33r8u

CRS InFocus Report: 'USDA’s SECURE Rule to Regulate Agricultural Biotechnology' https://bit.ly/45iE2NO

It's @thewaterloop Episode #189: 'Fighting For Fairness In San Joaquin Valley' #cawater https://youtu.be/LEYoHAqo3wo

In @csmonitor: Indigenous lands, water recycling at the office. https://tinyurl.com/354my5u7

From Courtney van Stolk's 'Blue Marble Earth' blog: 'The Boxley Blowout – Engineering mistakes ruin Christmas 1918' https://tinyurl.com/4yjdzmrv #scicomm #PNWater

In @washingtonpost: Facing the surge -With a fast burst of sea level rise, New Orleans’s outer defenses face a major test https://tinyurl.com/36k7aer8 #SEUSwater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 7 August 2023 https://bit.ly/3YlXQ0x #scicomm

My Ten Cents From 2008: 'Twelve Alternatives to Colorado River Water?' - https://bit.ly/43XHVXd #cowater

From @UCDavisWater: 'A “Peak” into California’s Alpine Lakes and their Food Webs'. by Christine A. Parisek https://tinyurl.com/mwpbv2c9 #cawater

From @phl17: @EWG Map - Does your drinking water contain ‘forever chemicals’? https://tinyurl.com/yh9skduw

Two CRS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reports: 1) Federal Election Campaigns; 2) Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress'. https://bit.ly/3DJLHc9

From @OPB: Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds https://tinyurl.com/yekmtpzp

From @OPB New Oregon law will further regulate water use on big livestock operations. https://tinyurl.com/3ryh7237

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 11 August 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More!
https://tinyurl.com/3jrupwxf  #scicomm #globalwater

In @MSTODAYnews: ‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water are worrying Mississippi residents https://tinyurl.com/yt47v6ue #scicomm

In @washingtonpost Hawaii residents search for missing loved ones with 55 confirmed dead and the toll likely to rise. https://tinyurl.com/4hv7yk3h #mauifire

From @tiffdowell: Texas Ag Law Weekly Round Up - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/23ukhtrd #txwater

Books, Reviews and Related
Five best science books this week; More https://tinyurl.com/24j6wctf #scicomm

Bottled Water, Tap/Drinking Water
In @MSTODAYnews: ‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water are worrying Mississippi residents https://tinyurl.com/yt47v6ue #scicomm

In @TB_Times As water reuse expands, proponents battle the ‘yuck’ factor. https://tinyurl.com/5n69wk8

From @phl17: @EWG Map - Does your drinking water contain ‘forever chemicals’? https://tinyurl.com/yh9skduw

California
From @KPBS: Sand retention project in Oceanside draws global design experts. https://tinyurl.com/bdrzm5kx #cawater Video: https://youtu.be/9hPZ5B40WUk #SciComm

It's @thewaterloop Episode #189: 'Fighting For Fairness In San Joaquin Valley' #cawater https://youtu.be/LEYoHAqo3wo

The @CA_DWR Water News -> 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/j5r7z8y5 #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -> 10 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/n7r4m8ws #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -> 9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/whpk4728 #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water Plan eNews -> 9 August 2023, https://tinyurl.com/2rzm48hr #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -> 8 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/376mywwf #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -> 7 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4m8dcf2t #cawater

From @UCDavisWater: 'A “Peak” into California’s Alpine Lakes and their Food Webs'. by Christine A. Parisek https://tinyurl.com/mwpbv2c9 #cawater

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @USATODAY & @janetwilson66: 'Climate Point' - 10 August 2023. Perseid meteor shower: peaks this weekend; Utah prime place to watch peak of Perseid meteor; Seafloor mining on hold for now: what to know; Ship-to-ship oil transfer: catastrophe? https://tinyurl.com/2vy4dy32 #scicomm

In @csmonitor: Will 2023 mark a tipping point for climate change? https://tinyurl.com/2pp8antk #ClimateCrisis

Colorado
My Ten Cents From 2008: 'Twelve Alternatives to Colorado River Water?' - https://bit.ly/43XHVXd #cowater

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
In @washingtonpost Hawaii residents search for missing loved ones with 55 confirmed dead and the toll likely to rise. https://tinyurl.com/4hv7yk3h #mauifire

Via @AP: At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says https://tinyurl.com/uhvwd374 #HAwater

In @washingtonpost: What we know about the cause of the Maui wildfires https://tinyurl.com/3rmynt9f #MauiFires

From @AP Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain. https://tinyurl.com/52k588n4 #globalwater

From @USATODAY & @janetwilson66: 'Climate Point' - 10 August 2023. Perseid meteor shower: peaks this weekend; Utah prime place to watch peak of Perseid meteor; Seafloor mining on hold for now: what to know; Ship-to-ship oil transfer: catastrophe? https://tinyurl.com/2vy4dy32 #scicomm

In @csmonitor: Will 2023 mark a tipping point for climate change? https://tinyurl.com/2pp8antk #ClimateCrisis

From Courtney van Stolk's 'Blue Marble Earth' blog: 'The Boxley Blowout – Engineering mistakes ruin Christmas 1918' https://tinyurl.com/4yjdzmrv #scicomm #PNWater

In @washingtonpost: Facing the surge -With a fast burst of sea level rise, New Orleans’s outer defenses face a major test https://tinyurl.com/36k7aer8 #SEUSwater

Hi, @MaceatMeadows  Great Q! I was a true non-believer till maybe 10 years ago. Then I started looking at work in WY & CO (@CSTribune) and searched https://tinyurl.com/9hmha4r4) found some info. One issue: does increased snowpack increase streamflow/recharge? Now: cautious optimist!

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.

Hawaii Water News Weekly
Hawaii Water News Weekly - 7 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3pdbrac3 #HAwater

Oregon Water News Weekly
Oregon Water News Weekly - 7 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mjj5xt9k #ORwater

Eugene Water News Weekly  Eugene Water News Weekly - 7 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/33jz274d #EUGwater

California Water News Daily
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Colorado Water News Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mr252zrk #cowater

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Florida Water News Daily
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Midcontinent US Water News Daily
Midcontinent US Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4dtx9ef9 #MCUSwater

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5 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5n75bxz9 #MCUSwater

Northeast US Water News Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/y4nrf583 #NEWatwe

10 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/vjybh6m4 #NEWater

9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4vkc23fu #NEWater

8 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mr3k76eb #NEWater

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6 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/vc2csy4h #NEWater

5 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/muj94h2p #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3hb545p8 #PNWater

10 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/cnsdxc2u #PNWater

9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/nvubw7rt #PNWater

8 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2a94739h #PNWater

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6 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mryckz6v #PNWater

5 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3ukuuyb5 #PNWater

Southeast US Water News Daily
Southeast US Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/z97h2kkk #SEUSwater

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9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/33n38dbs #SEUSwater

8 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdere4vk #SEUSwater

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6 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yv6vtvz5 #SEUSwater

5 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/54zmupc2 #SEUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3yux4527 #SWUSwater

10 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yckpxj2v #SWUSwater

9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/54w8syf3 #SWUSwater

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Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3yvsz8r3 #txwater

10 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3wjm3st3 #txwater

9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/6z5ze5e3 #txwater

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6 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4ce49u7z #txwater

5 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3uj8smss #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 7 August 2023 https://bit.ly/3YlXQ0x #scicomm

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 11 August 2023 https://tinyurl.com/mrymca3z #PNWater

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
From @USATODAY & @janetwilson66: 'Climate Point' - 10 August 2023. Perseid meteor shower: peaks this weekend; Utah prime place to watch peak of Perseid meteor; Seafloor mining on hold for now: what to know; Ship-to-ship oil transfer: catastrophe? https://tinyurl.com/2vy4dy32 #scicomm

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 11 August 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More!
https://tinyurl.com/3jrupwxf  #scicomm #globalwater

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 5 August 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! #scicomm https://tinyurl.com/5n8uumcw #globalwater

It's @Nature Briefing - 11 August 2023. Muon magnetism dashes physics dreams; Coral reef protection isn’t enough; Anti-obesity drug slashes heart-disease risk; Deaf scientists revolutionize sign language; Podcast: Refugees in Europe; More! https://tinyurl.com/y49xfpcy #SciComm

It's @Nature Briefing 10 August 2023. Living-fossil moss faces extinction; Video: Strangely rolling shapes; How Brazil’s president is doing on climate; Why we need to move beyond GDP; The Manhattan Project’s lost women;Racism roots-maternal health https://tinyurl.com/bdev49ey #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 9 August 2023. Soil is home to more than half of all life; Disappearing clouds exacerbate warming; The ‘unknome’: map of mystery genes; US drug policy harms patients worldwide; Keep AI in check; Clean energy can fuel future https://tinyurl.com/mryevjku #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 8 August 2023. Metamorphosis remodels insect brain; Cooking chemistry traps ocean carbon; Antibiotic resistance linked to air pollution; The AI search engines wrangling papers; How tenure is evolving; https://tinyurl.com/58mesabj #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 7 August 2023. No confirmation of superconductor claim; DNA reveals enslaved people’s descendants; Mosquito-dwelling microbe stops malaria; Let young people take the lead on climate; Five best science books this week; More https://tinyurl.com/24j6wctf #scicomm

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 11 August 2023 https://tinyurl.com/mrymca3z #PNWater

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
From @washingtonpost: Female scientists who worked on A-bomb mostly absent from ‘Oppenheimer’ https://tinyurl.com/2ec33r8u

In @csmonitor: Indigenous lands, water recycling at the office. https://tinyurl.com/354my5u7

Florida Water
In @TB_Times As water reuse expands, proponents battle the ‘yuck’ factor. https://tinyurl.com/5n69wk8

Global Water
From @AP Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain. https://tinyurl.com/52k588n4 #globalwater

In @csmonitor: Indigenous lands, water recycling at the office. https://tinyurl.com/354my5u7

From @KPBS: Sand retention project in Oceanside draws global design experts. https://tinyurl.com/bdrzm5kx #cawater Video: https://youtu.be/9hPZ5B40WUk #SciComm

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 5 August 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! #scicomm https://tinyurl.com/5n8uumcw #globalwater

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 11 August 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More!
https://tinyurl.com/3jrupwxf  #scicomm #globalwater

In @washingtonpost Hawaii residents search for missing loved ones with 55 confirmed dead and the toll likely to rise. https://tinyurl.com/4hv7yk3h #mauifire

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quote
Quote of the Day @Nature 8/11/23)-“The conversation of preparedness shouldn't just be function of what's happened.” Health researcher David Pigott: prior outbreaks aren't enough to know where a disease could strike next. Government and public officials tend to ignore complex environmental factors that trigger epidemics.

Quote of the Day (Via @nature 8/10/23) - “The truth of it is that cities are living organisms, they alter and change. It takes a lot to kill a city.” Urban advocate Mary Rowe says that the pandemic — and the remote workers’ exodus — doesn’t spell the end for big cities. (1/2)

Quote of the Day - Instead of revolving around office space, city centres will ultimately have to reinvent themselves and focus on things that improve people’s quality of life, including food, entertainment, tourism and housing. (2/2)

Quote of the Day (Via @Nature 8/9/23) "How clean energy can fuel the future.If wealthy countries really believe in recycling,they shouldn’t push burden & risks onto others."-Yuyun Ismawati,co-founder of Jakarta-based group seeking to end contaminated/unrecyclable plastic waste.

From @AP: Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80, https://tinyurl.com/5n7sfsmc #music

"Welcome to faculty orientation! In 1984, 2 of your senior colleagues,now distinguished professors & the most well cited in your discipline,had a petty dispute. They have hated each since then. Your job as a new faculty member is to navigate the land mines.Good luck!"- @ass_deans

 

The cost of finding me was losing you." - 'WKRP in Cincinnati' theme song by Tom Wells (music) and Hugh Wilson (lyrics)

 

Quote of the Day (Via @Nature 8/8/23) - “In the enclosed silk you will find some worms,now alive, sent me by one Mr. Chamberlain who thinks they came from his teeth.” Cataloguer Layla Hillsden discovered this strange statement in a letter by 1600s physician Hans Sloane (1/2)

At the time, ‘tooth worms’ were considered the cause for cavities and toothaches. Today, we know that this is nothing more than a myth — thanks in part to microscopist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, who replied to the letter rejecting Sloane’s idea (2/2)

Quote of the Day (Via @Nature 8/7/23) - “If all I find is that the extraterrestrials know quadratic equations, I’m going to be very disappointed.” (1/2)

Astrobiologist Douglas Vakoch says that deciphering alien messages would be “incredibly boring and frustrating”. So he hopes that if Earth were ever to receive an extraterrestrial dispatch, it would include more than just some math and science. (2/2)

"I know it is inconvenient, but the athletic conference membership changes mean we need you to re-baseline your peer and aspirational-peer programs to align with the 2025 football schedule." - @ass_deans

"Please quit comparing your department to a “living hell.” It makes it hard to recruit new faculty. Besides, hell has much nicer people." -  @ass_deans

"Academic arguments are the bitterest because the stakes are the lowest." - Henry Kissinger

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." -- Paul Rodriguez

“Before we work on artificial intelligence why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?” - @StevePolyak (from Bernard Marr and Co.)

"Of course we should assess assessment. But the Director of the Programmatic Assessment Office won’t approve any of the proposed rubrics we send over! She said 'Trust us. We just know it works'." - @ass_deans

PNW Water
From Courtney van Stolk's 'Blue Marble Earth' blog: 'The Boxley Blowout – Engineering mistakes ruin Christmas 1918' https://tinyurl.com/4yjdzmrv #scicomm #PNWater

From @OPB: Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds https://tinyurl.com/yekmtpzp

From @OPB New Oregon law will further regulate water use on big livestock operations. https://tinyurl.com/3ryh7237

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @OPB New Oregon law will further regulate water use on big livestock operations. https://tinyurl.com/3ryh7237

From @tiffdowell: Texas Ag Law Weekly Round Up - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/23ukhtrd #txwater

Positions Open    #JobWaWi
From @IISD_news: Climate Change Job Vacancies (30) - 10 August 2023 https://bit.ly/455beIU #globalwater

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 8 August 2023 ~286 Jobs! https://bit.ly/47zTmaS

Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland) - Material Recovery Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 4). Closes: 23 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mw88uwe6 #JobWaWi

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Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS InFocus Report: 'USDA’s SECURE Rule to Regulate Agricultural Biotechnology' https://bit.ly/45iE2NO 

Two CRS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reports: 1) Federal Election Campaigns; 2) Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress'. https://bit.ly/3DJLHc9

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
It's @Nature Briefing - 11 August 2023. Muon magnetism dashes physics dreams; Coral reef protection isn’t enough; Anti-obesity drug slashes heart-disease risk; Deaf scientists revolutionize sign language; Podcast: Refugees in Europe; More! https://tinyurl.com/y49xfpcy #SciComm

It's @Nature Briefing 10 August 2023. Living-fossil moss faces extinction; Video: Strangely rolling shapes; How Brazil’s president is doing on climate; Why we need to move beyond GDP; The Manhattan Project’s lost women;Racism roots-maternal health https://tinyurl.com/bdev49ey #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 9 August 2023. Soil is home to more than half of all life; Disappearing clouds exacerbate warming; The ‘unknome’: map of mystery genes; US drug policy harms patients worldwide; Keep AI in check; Clean energy can fuel future https://tinyurl.com/mryevjku #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 8 August 2023. Metamorphosis remodels insect brain; Cooking chemistry traps ocean carbon; Antibiotic resistance linked to air pollution; The AI search engines wrangling papers; How tenure is evolving; https://tinyurl.com/58mesabj #scicomm

It's @Nature Briefing - 7 August 2023. No confirmation of superconductor claim; DNA reveals enslaved people’s descendants; Mosquito-dwelling microbe stops malaria; Let young people take the lead on climate; Five best science books this week; More https://tinyurl.com/24j6wctf #scicomm

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 7 August 2023 https://bit.ly/3YlXQ0x #scicomm

Two CRS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reports: 1) Federal Election Campaigns; 2) Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress'. https://bit.ly/3DJLHc9

In @MSTODAYnews: ‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water are worrying Mississippi residents https://tinyurl.com/yt47v6ue #scicomm

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From @AP: A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? https://tinyurl.com/ycdm6eb6 #scicomm 

My Ten Cents From 2008: 'Twelve Alternatives to Colorado River Water?' - https://bit.ly/43XHVXd #cowater

From @UCDavisWater: 'A “Peak” into California’s Alpine Lakes and their Food Webs'. by Christine A. Parisek https://tinyurl.com/mwpbv2c9 #cawater

From @OPB: Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds https://tinyurl.com/yekmtpzp

Today's Tunes
Today's Tune - 11 August 2023. Generational jam session organized by Dr. Brian May @ London Palladium 4 June 2023. Great sax player. Even a bit of Chuck Berry's 'duck walk' plus 11-year-old rocker Harry Churchill. Song? 'Johnny B. Goode' https://youtu.be/kIYcHAq5pUw #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 10 August 2023. Yesterday a duet; more of the same today: The Beach Boys and Kathy Troccoli: 'I Can Hear Music'. The BBs are not my faves but I enjoyed this. Steve A. from @WCWM - hear that? https://youtu.be/wBBJP4RS4VE #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 9 August 2023. Duet: Carrie Underwood and Lindsey Buckingham: 'Go Your Own Way'. Great version. Lindsey still has it and Carrie never lost it. https://youtu.be/faFcpyJl6M4 #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 8 August 2023. Queen bassist John Deacon wrote 'You're My Best Friend' and dedicated it to his wife Veronica Tetzlaff. It was one of Queen's biggest hits. I'm dedicating it to my best friend, spouse Mary Frances. LOVE! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/HaZpZQG2z10 #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 7 August 2023. Blue Oyster Cult and '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'. Good advice - especially if it's the Grim One. Love this! https://youtu.be/Dy4HA3vUv2c #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 6 August 2023. Remember this one? Frijid Pink and 'House Of The Rising Sun' (1970). https://youtu.be/v8nLKm1Gsp0 #aquadocaudio Here is the Animals' rendition (1964). Eric Burdon's vocal is something else! https://youtu.be/4-43lLKaqBQ #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 5 August 2023. Loved Gerry Rafferty's voice! And his tunes! Here is one of his lesser-known tunes 'Get It Right Time'. Great arrangement, down to the alto sax. Co-founder of Stealers Wheel. He had some issues - left us at 63. https://youtu.be/SXW-sL5gzHQ #aquadocaudio

From @AP: Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80, https://tinyurl.com/5n7sfsmc #music

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
It's @thewaterloop Episode #189: 'Fighting For Fairness In San Joaquin Valley' #cawater https://youtu.be/LEYoHAqo3wo

From @tiffdowell: Texas Ag Law Weekly Round Up - 11 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/23ukhtrd #txwater

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
In @TB_Times As water reuse expands, proponents battle the ‘yuck’ factor. https://tinyurl.com/5n69wk8

From @phl17: @EWG Map - Does your drinking water contain ‘forever chemicals’? https://tinyurl.com/yh9skduw

WTF?
From @washingtonpost: Female scientists who worked on A-bomb mostly absent from ‘Oppenheimer’ https://tinyurl.com/2ec33r8u

"Of course we should assess assessment. But the Director of the Programmatic Assessment Office won’t approve any of the proposed rubrics we send over! She said 'Trust us. We just know it works'." - @ass_deans

From IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies (30) - 10 August 2023

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CRS InFocus Report: 'USDA’s SECURE Rule to Regulate Agricultural Biotechnology'

This CRS report (updated 4 August 2023) was authored by Eleni G. Bickell: 'USDA’s SECURE Rule to Regulate Agricultural Biotechnology'.

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Introduction
In May 2020, citing 30 years of evidence, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule to revise its regulation of certain genetically engineered (GE) plants and other organisms (85 Federal Register 29790). USDA’s Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) rule revised the regulations at Title 7, Section 340, of the Code of Federal Regulations and further stated that new GE technologies, such as genome editing, do not engage with plant pests in any way. The rule was fully implemented in October 2021.

The Coordinated Framework
The federal government’s 1986 Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology (Coordinated Framework) governs how USDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) apply existing statutes to regulate biotechnology products.

A key principle of the Coordinated Framework is to regulate products according to their characteristics and unique features rather than the processes used to develop them (e.g., whether or not they were developed with biotechnology). The Coordinated Framework was updated in 1992 and 2017 to better guide the federal agencies and summarize the statutes under which they regulate biotechnology products.

Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology
Within the broader Coordinated Framework, EPA regulates plant pesticides, including those developed through genetic engineering. FDA regulates agricultural products for their safety for human and animal consumption. USDA’s primary engagement with the regulation of biotechnology- derived products has been through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’s) oversight of GE plants under the Plant Protection Act (PPA; 7 U.S.C. §§7701 et seq.). Under the PPA, APHIS regulates the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release (including field testing) of GE plants and organisms that may pose a plant-pest risk. Plant-pest risk is the potential for injury, damage, or disease in any plant or plant product resulting from introducing or disseminating a plant pest, or the potential to exacerbate a plant pest’s impact.

APHIS’s PPA regulations for GE organisms (7 C.F.R. §340) define regulated articles (i.e., the organisms subject to these PPA regulations; most are plants), processes to determine whether they are regulated, and how APHIS regulates them.

USDA’s Previous Requirements
Prior to USDA’s SECURE rule, product developers would seek a USDA determination of whether a new organism met the definition of a regulated article through the APHIS Am I Regulated? process. In this process, APHIS assessed the plant-pest risk of each new GE plant variety separately—irrespective of its similarity to GE varieties approved in the past. Regulated articles required either permits for their importation, interstate transportation, environmental release, or the use of a notification process when the plant was not considered a noxious weed and met other standards. Developers could go through a separate petition process to request nonregulated status for an organism that met the regulated article definition.

USDA’s SECURE Rule
Unlike the prior requirements, USDA’s SECURE rule does not assess the risk of every new GE variety and provides changes to the exemptions, regulatory status review, and permitting steps of the process, based on APHIS’s current understanding of plant-pest risk (Figure 1). If exempted, developers can request a written confirmation from APHIS that a plant is not subject to the regulations (I). Plants that are not exempt must undergo a regulatory status review (II), which replaces the prior petition process. The review is followed by a new permitting process (III), which replaces the prior notification process.

Exemptions and Confirmations (§340.1)
USDA’s SECURE rule exempts certain categories of engineered plants (not other organisms) from the regulations because USDA deems that they could otherwise have been developed through conventional breeding. APHIS considers that such plants (e.g., certain genome- edited varieties) are “unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to conventionally bred plants.” USDA’s SECURE rule also exempts plants with a plant-trait- mechanism of action combination (i.e., a combination of species, GE trait, and how the GE trait was introduced) that APHIS has previously deregulated or determined need not be regulated. Under the revised rules, developers self- determine if their product meets the exempt status and can request written confirmation from APHIS that a plant is not subject to the regulations. The exemption and confirmation process took effect in August 2020.

Regulatory Status Review (§340.4)
The regulatory status review (RSR) process replaces the prior petition process. Product developers may request a permit or an RSR for a new GE plant that APHIS has not previously evaluated and determined to be nonregulated. Under the RSR process, APHIS evaluates whether the plant requires additional oversight based on its characteristics—its plant-pest risk—rather than the method used to develop it. If APHIS determines that the plant is not regulated, then later GE varieties using the same plant-trait-mechanism of action combination also would not be regulated. If APHIS cannot determine that the plant does not pose a plant-pest risk, then it would require a permit. The RSR process took effect for all GE plants in October 2021.

Permitting (§340.5)
USDA’s SECURE regulations require a permit for the importation, interstate movement, or environmental release of any GE organisms that may pose a plant-pest risk. These include plants and other organisms that do not meet the exemption criteria or are determined to pose a plausible plant-pest risk through the RSR process.

Developers may request a permit instead of an RSR, or they may request both. The RSR and permitting processes replace the former rule’s notification process. The changes took effect in April 2021.

Reactions to the Changes
Initial stakeholder reaction to USDA’s final SECURE rule has been mixed. Some exporter and consumer groups have criticized the rule, while some producer groups have supported it.

In a May 2020 statement, the National Feed and Grain Association stated that the rule “takes an overly broad approach that does not deliver adequate transparency and could contribute to future trade disruptions.” The Center for Science in the Public Interest stated that “a majority of genetically engineered and gene-edited plants now will escape any oversight,” and “government regulators and the public will have no idea what products will enter the market and whether those products appropriately qualified for an exemption from oversight.” Among supporters, the National Farm Bureau Federation stated that “the revised rule will encourage innovation of new plant breeding techniques while safeguarding our food supply.” The National Corn Growers Association stated that the new rule provides “a modern framework to better address the innovations in and challenges facing modern agriculture.”

USDA states that the revised process has helped expedite the approval timing for new plants developed with biotechnology to about 41 days on average from submission, with small and medium-sized enterprises being the main clients. Although self-determination of exemptions provides flexibility in the approval process for developers, some have argued that it may provide less robust oversight of new GE and gene-edited varieties available in the market than the previous process.

In its five-year Strategic Plan for FY2023-FY2027, APHIS stated that one of its objectives is to ensure the safe development of agricultural biotechnology products using a science-based regulatory framework, including efficient permit review for GE organisms, clear communication of regulations to stakeholders, coordination with other agencies, and harmonization of regulatory oversight for biotechnology products.

Context for Regulatory Updates
USDA issued its SECURE rule amid a broader debate about how the federal government should manage its rolesi n the biotechnology context, including those to protect consumers from risk and support businesses and innovation.

Some stakeholders have long called for updates to federal biotechnology regulations in light of scientific advances. Genome editing, which allows scientists to alter the characteristics of an organism through genetic changes in a more targeted way than previous biotechnology approaches permitted, was developed decades after the Coordinated Framework was designed. Some assert that genome-edited products should not require the same regulatory scrutiny as products developed through less-targeted techniques. Others have argued that all biotechnology products may present new risks and should be strictly regulated.

In 2019, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13874, “Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products” (June 2019). The order called for USDA, FDA, and EPA to coordinate in modernizing the regulatory framework for agricultural plants and animals produced through biotechnology. It also asked the agencies to review existing policies and regulations, identify those that could be streamlined in accordance with the E.O.’s policy guidance, begin to implement such changes, and exempt low-risk products from regulation “as appropriate.”

In 2022, the Biden Administration issued E.O. 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” ordering the three agencies to further improve the clarity and efficiency of regulatory processes for biotechnology products and increase coordination and communication between federal regulatory agencies. FDA encourages developers of all new plant varieties to request premarket food safety consultations with the agency, which involves a discussion of the safety protocols and regulatory issues before the food is distributed in the market

In response to E.O. 14081, in May 2023, EPA announced changes to its regulations concerning genetically engineered plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs). These changes exempt certain PIPs from registration and tolerance requirements while implementing a notification process for transparency. EPA intends to consider additional exemptions and expand the list of categories not requiring EPA confirmation as biotechnology progresses. EPA’s rule (88 C.F.R. §§34756 et seq.) went into effect in July 2023.

Congressional Interest
Congress may be interested in monitoring how USDA’s revised regulatory requirements have affected the development and commercialization of GE and genome- edited products. Beyond that, Congress may consider monitoring how USDA, FDA, and EPA are assessing the effectiveness of the revised regulations, as underlined by the self-determination aspect of the exemption status of new GE and genome-edited products. Further, Congress may also oversee how well the three agencies are working together to harmonize the regulation of biotechnology products moving forward.

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25) Livelihoods and Food Security Assistant (Irrigation Engineer) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Luuq, Somalia): 20 August   26) Danish speakers: Specialists and Project Managers - Soil and Groundwater, Sediments and Material Contamination – COWI(Various, Denmark): 20 August   27) Local recruitment: York River Watershed Coordinator – Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (England, UK): 16 August   28) Local recruitment: Biologist R30 - Section Head, Drinking Water & Watershed Assessment – British Columbia Public Service(British Columbia, Canada): 21 August   29) Local recruitment: Water Technologist – Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) (Calgary/Edmonton, AB, Canada): 16 August   30) Local recruitment: Research Fellow, Nature-Based Solutions And Water Infrastructure – Water Finance Exchange, Inc. (WFX)(Washington, D.C., USA/Home-based): 21 August   31) Local recruitment: Research Fellow, Water Infrastructure and Policy – Water Finance Exchange, Inc. (WFX) (Washington, D.C., USA/Home-based): 21 August   32) Local recruitment: Southeast Manager, Funding Navigator – Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) (USA/Home-based): 18 August   33) Local recruitment: Watershed Coordinator/Project Manager – Tule Basin Land and Water Conservation Trust (Tulare, CA, USA): Until filled   34) Local recruitment: Water Quality Program Analyst (Program Analyst 3) – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality(Portland, OR, USA): 27 August   35) Local recruitment: Hydrologist V – State of Hawaii (Oahu, Hawaii, USA): Until filled   36) Local recruitment: Climate Action Program Coordinator – U.S. Water Alliance (United States/Home-based): 21 August   37) Local recruitment: Senior Consultant Water Sustainability (Associate level) – Environmental Resources Management (ERM)(Malvern, PA/Atlanta, GA, USA): Until filled   38) Local recruitment: Watershed Public Programs Manager (Mgr 1, Utils BU-P) – Seattle Public Utilities (Seattle, WA, USA): 22 August

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39) Water Security Advisor (Middle East Region) – Mercy Corps(Amman, Jordan/Lebanon): Until filled   40) Land and Water Officer (Sustainable Land Management) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome, Italy): 21 August   41) Freshwater Lead – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Laos): 21 August   42) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 16 August   43) Legal Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 16 August   44) Seascape Governance Officer ( 5 Positions) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Various, Africa): 15 August   45) Nature Based Solutions Officer (5 Positions) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Various, Africa): 15 August   46) PROCARIBE+ Senior Project Officer (Technical Specialist, Environmental) – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia): 14 August   47) Project Manager (Watershed Expert) – Development Alternatives (DA) (New Delhi, Delhi, India): Until filled   48) Local recruitment: Senior Environmental Specialist/Engineer – The World Bank (Cairo, Egypt): 21 August   49) Saudi Arabia nationals: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Riyadh Saudi Arabia): 17 August   50) Local recruitment: Technical Experts – Chemonics (Islamabad, Pakistan): 18 August   51) Climate and Environment Adviser – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Mogadishu, Somalia): 14 August   52) Principal Consultant (Water Quality) – APEM Limited (United Kingdom/Home-based): Until filled   53) Local recruitment: National Director (Our Living Waters) – MakeWay (Canada/Home-based): Until filled   54) Local recruitment: Senior Water Policy Planner – City of Calgary (Calgary, AB, Canada): 21 August   55) Local recruitment: Aquatics Value Lead: AMENDED - Designation Statement Clarified – British Columbia Public Service(British Columbia, Canada): 17 August   56) Local recruitment: Director of Programs – NH LAKES (Concord, NH, USA/Home-based): 28 August   57) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Manager, Water – National Audubon Society (Sacramento, CA, USA): Until filled   58) Local recruitment: Director, River Restoration - Dam Removal – American Rivers (Puget Sound, WA, USA): Until filled   59) Local recruitment: SoCal Soil and Water Hub Coordinator – Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County(Southern California, CA, USA): 24 August   60) Local recruitment: LEED Specialist, Water – U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (United States/Home-based): Until filled   61) Local recruitment: Executive Director - External & Regulatory Affairs – Edwards Aquifer Authority (San Antonio, TX, USA): 10 August   62) Local recruitment: Advocacy Consultant – Riverkeeper(Ossining, NY, USA): Until filled   63) Local recruitment: Climate Action Program Manager – U.S. Water Alliance (United States/Home-based): 21 August   64) Local recruitment: Executive Director – Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (Durham, NC, USA): 5 September 65) Local recruitment: Environmental Program Coordinator (Water Quality) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 18 August 66) Local recruitment: Supervising Land Surveyor – Valley Water(San Jose, CA, USA): 31 August

10+ years (See all)

67) Project Manager – Urban Climate Resilience in Vietnam – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Vietnam/Home-based): Until filled   68) Senior Groundwater Leader – GEI Consultants (Rancho Cordova, CA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   69) Director, Ecosystem Service Unit (ECO) – Winrock International(United States/Home-based): Until filled   70) Local recruitment: Water Projects Leader – Arup (San Francisco, CA, USA): Until filled

Not specified (See all)

71) Partner Support Field Officers – BASEflow (Various, Malawi): 21 August   72) Spanish speakers: Analista de Recursos Hídricos Y Medio Ambiente – Danone (Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina): Until filled   73) Modeler river hydraulics and morphology – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 1 September   74) Netherlands nationals: Junior beleidsmedewerker Klimaatadaptatie – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat(The Hague, Netherlands): 21 August   75) Local recruitment: Water Strategy Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 August   76) Local recruitment: Senior Water Strategy Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 14 August   77) Local recruitment: Water and Wastewater Quality Support Officer – Australia Northern Territory Government (Darwin NT, Australia): 16 August   78) Local recruitment: Integrated Water Management Officer – Gippsland Water (Traralgon VIC, Australia): 18 August   79) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer – Queensland Government (Brisbane QLD, Australia): 17 August   80) Local recruitment: Water Officer – Queensland Government(Toowoomba QLD, Australia): 17 August   81) Local recruitment: Principal Stormwater and Hydrology Engineer – Government of South Australia (Adelaide SA, Australia): 18 August   82) Local recruitment: Senior Water Projects Officer – Government of South Australia (Adelaide SA, Australia): 18 August   83) Local recruitment: Senior Project and Policy Officer – Government of South Australia (Adelaide SA, Australia): 16 August   84) Local recruitment: Policy and Strategy Advisors – Murray-Darling Basin Authority (Various, Australia): 16 August   85) Local recruitment: Economists and Social Scientists – Murray-Darling Basin Authority (Various, Australia): 16 August   86) Local recruitment: Field Officer – Government of South Australia (Adelaide/Mount Barker SA, Australia): 14 August   87) Local recruitment: Water Regulation Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 20 August   88) Local recruitment: Manager Groundwater Modelling – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 20 August   89) Local recruitment: Executive Director, Catchments Waterways Cities and Towns – Victoria Government (Victoria, Australia): 17 August   90) Local recruitment: Scientist (Aquatic Ecology) – Queensland Government (Townsville QLD, Australia): 22 August   91) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Officer – Queensland Government (Brisbane QLD, Australia): 22 August   92) Local recruitment: Program Lead – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 17 August   93) Local recruitment: Hydraulic Modeller – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 16 August   94) Local recruitment: Senior Water Monitoring Officer – Australia Northern Territory Government (Alice Springs NT, Australia): 15 August   95) Local recruitment: Project Manager (Northern Ireland and cross-border) – The Rivers Trust (United Kingdom/Ireland/Home-based): 20 August   96) Local recruitment: Officer – Groundwater monitoring – Environment Agency (England, UK): 16 August   97) Local recruitment: Water Quality Technical Specialist – Environment Agency (Various, UK): 16 August   98) Local recruitment: Working with Water Programme Manager (Nature Recovery Manager for Water) – Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust (Sheffield, UK): 20 August   99) Local recruitment: Manager - Improving Water Industry Regulation – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 August   100) Local recruitment: Principal Regulatory Officer (Water Industry) – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 August   101) See job eligibility requirements: Environmental Specialists – Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) (Birmingham/London, UK): 20 August   102) See job eligibility requirements: Senior Hydrographic Specialist – UK Hydrographic Office (Taunton/Somerset, UK): 21 August   103) Local recruitment: Monitoring and Engagement Officer – Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) (United Kingdom): 21 August   104) Local recruitment: Catchment Monitoring Officer – South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 20 August   105) Local recruitment: Project Manager - Improving Water Quality Regulation – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 August   106) Local recruitment: Advisor: Wastewater flow planning team – Environment Agency (England, UK): 20 August   107) Local recruitment: Storm Overflow Improvement Programmes Advisor – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 August   108) Local recruitment: Improving Water Quality Regulation - Senior Advisor – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 August   109) Local recruitment: Director, Innovation, Technology & Alternate Delivery – Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA)(Mississauga, ON, Canada): 18 August   110) Local recruitment: Regional Hydrologist – British Columbia Public Service (Surrey, BC, Canada): 18 August   111) Local recruitment: Science Programs Coordinator // Coordonnateur(trice) des programmes scientifiques – Ottawa Riverkeeper (Ottawa, ON, Canada): 29 August   112) Local recruitment: Regional Drinking Water Officer – Manitoba Government (Dauphin, MB, Canada): 14 August   113) Fisheries Outreach Manager, US East – Marine Stewardship Council (Washington, D.C., USA): 16 August   114) U.S. nationals: Director, Water Division – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Seattle, WA, USA): 16 August   115) Senior Hydrologist/Water Resources Professional IV – New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (Santa Fe, NM, USA): 25 August   116) Local recruitment: Client Manager, Northeast – Isle Utilities(United States/Home-based): Until filled   117) Local recruitment: Manager of Estuary Science – Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA): Until filled   118) Local recruitment: Project Engineer – Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (New Braunfels, TX, USA): Until filled   119) Local recruitment: Government Affairs Fellowship (1-2 Years) – Riverkeeper (Various, NY, USA): Until filled   120) Local recruitment: Cayuga Lake Watershed Manager – Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY, USA): Until filled   121) Local recruitment: Water Resources Planner III – North Dakota Department of Water Resources (Bismarck, ND, USA): 21 August   122) U.S. nationals: Interdisciplinary (Planner) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (San Francisco, CA, USA): 11 August

Academic

Professors/Lecturers (See all)

123) Chair in Climate Change, Regulation and Deltas (1.0 FTE) – Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands): 13 September   124) Appointment of Chair Water Science and Climate Adaptation (1.0 FTE) – Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands): 13 September   125) Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering - Teaching and Research – Cardiff University (Cardiff, UK): 18 August   126) Associate Professors or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Groundwater Quality and Water Supply - DTU Sustain – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (Lyngby, Denmark): 1 October   127) Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Hydrology – University of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY, USA): Until filled   128) Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands): 20 August   129) Assistant Professor of Hydrology – University of Georgia(Athens, GA, USA): Until filled   130) Lecturer in Civil Engineering – University of Greenwich(Gillingham, UK): 15 August

Postdocs (See all)

131) Postdoctoral Fellow (Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems) – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Anand, Gujarat, India): 21 August   132) Post-doctoral researcher in hydroclimatic modelling (M/W) – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (Paris, France): 18 August   133) Postdoctoral Researcher in Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resource Management – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Thuwal Saudi Arabia): 17 August   134) Postdoctoral Researcher in Hydrological Modeling and Water Resource Management – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Thuwal Saudi Arabia): 17 August   135) Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Integrated Watershed Modeling – University of California-Riverside (Riverside, CA, USA): Until filled   136) Post-doctoral Associate Position in Hydrologic and Nutrient Transport Modeling – University of Florida (Collier, FL, USA): 16 August   137) Postdoctoral Research Associate in Earth Systems Research – University of New Hampshire (Durham, NC, USA): Until filled   138) German speakers: 5 year Postdoc position as Groundwater Modeller – Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany): 20 August   139) Local recruitment: Postdoctoral Research Opportunity to Study the General Interactions Between the Hydrosphere and Solid Earth – Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (Pasadena, CA, USA): Until filled

Researchers/Other

140) Senior Researcher – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (Pretoria, South Africa): 15 August   141) Fellowship for Excellent Researcher R2 - The educational project initiates a change in awareness of water (rivers, see, ocean) from the position of its use to an environmentally sustainable symbiotic relationship between man and water – Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia): 18 August   142) Fellowship for Excellent Researcher R4 - The educational project initiates a change in awareness of water (rivers, see, ocean) from the position of its use to an environmentally sustainable symbiotic relationship between man and water – Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia): 18 August   143) Research Fellow in Separation Technologies/wastewater treatment – Trinity College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland): 18 August   144) Research Support Officer, UNEP GEMS Water Capacity Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences – University College Cork (Cork, Ireland): 18 August   145) Research Associate in Ecohydrological Modelling – Cardiff University (Cardiff, UK): 17 August   146) Scientific Assistant (m/f/d) – Universität Kassel (Kassel, Germany): 22 August   147) Research Fellow in Digital Water – University of Stirling(Stirling, UK): 20 August   148) Research Fellow in Earth Observation – University of Stirling(Stirling, UK): 20 August   149) Predoctoral Researcher (Climate Risks, Adaptation and Resilience) – Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria (Santander, Spain): 20 August   150) Research Associate in Environmental Chemistry – University of Bristol (Bristol, UK): 16 August   151) Researcher-teacher: Physical-chemical Analyst (Water Technology) – NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences(Friesland, Netherlands): 21 August   152) Researcher lecturer Water Technology (EHDA) – NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (Friesland, Netherlands): 21 August   153) Europe nationals: Marine ecological observatories for an integrated, shared and ethical study of biodiversity; Poseidone Veneto Region; Interactions between bio-ecological and physical processes in coastal and estuarine environments – ISMAR CNR Sede di Venezia (Venezia, Italy): 21 August   154) Hydrologist and Water Systems Scientist - School of Environment and Sustainability (SES) – Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India): Until filled   155) Ecological and Water Economist – School of Environment and Sustainability (SES) – Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India): Until filled   156) Water Use Efficiency Extension Educator – Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI, USA): 21 August   157) Research Associate in Environmental Science – University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA, USA): 14 August

WASH (SEE ALL)

0-2 years (See all)

158) Water & Sanitation Project Manager – Medair (Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   159) WASH Officer - P2 (Evergreen) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Until filled   160) Spanish speakers: Venezuela- Oficial/a Wash Base Sucre – COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale (Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela): 15 August   161) Spanish speakers: Asistente - Alojamiento e Infraestructura / Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)(Quito, Ecuador): 17 August   162) Arabic speakers: WASH Officer – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Beirut, Lebanon): 20 August   163) Korea nationals: WHO JPO - Technical Officer, Climate Change and Health – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Geneva, Switzerland): 9 August   164) Ethiopia nationals: Associate WASH Officer – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): 10 August   165) Local recruitment: Superviseur Wash – World Vision (WV)(Krim Krim, Chad): Until filled   166) E.U. nationals: Development worker (m/f/d) in the field of Sanitary, Heating and Climate Technology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Trảng Bom, Dong Nai, Vietnam): 22 August

3-4 years (See all)

167) WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator – Acción Contra El Hambre (Damascus, Syria): Until filled   168) Arabic speakers: WASH Project Manager (Syria Response Office) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Amman, Jordan): 16 August   169) Project Manager (Skill Development) – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (Delhi, India): 15 August   170) WASH Civil Engineer – GOAL (Idleb, Syria): 16 August   171) Myanmar nationals: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Team Leader – Danish Refugee Council (Mrauk-U, Myanmar): 14 August   172) Myanmar nationals: WASH Manager – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Yangon, Myanmar): Until filled   173) Myanmar nationals: WASH Manager – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Minbya, Myanmar): Until filled   174) Philippines nationals: WASH Engineer – Acción Contra El Hambre (Abra, Philippines): Until filled   175) Venezuela nationals: Coordinador de ASH (Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene) – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)(Táchira/Maracaibo, Venezuela): 15 August   176) Local recruitment: Coordinador de campo Punta Cana – Clean the World Foundation (CTWF) (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic): 25 August   177) Local recruitment: Wash Officer – Save the Children(Democratic Republic of the Congo): 17 August   178) Local recruitment: WASH Technical Specialist – World Vision (WV) (Battambang, Cambodia): 15 August   179) Local recruitment: WASH Officer – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Asosa, Ethiopia): 14 August   180) Local recruitment: Prospect Researcher (Remote) – charity: water (United States/Home-based): Until filled

5-9 years (See all)

181) WASH Manager – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Port Sudan, Sudan): 12 August   182) Manager, WASH Emergency Response Team – International Medical Corps: Until filled   183) WASH Officer - P3 (Evergreen) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Until filled   184) Roving WASH Programme Manager Ukraine – Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) (Ukraine): 21 August   185) Spanish speakers: Técnico/a de seguimiento y control de la ejecución de las acciones de Cooperación Delegada de la AECID en el sector de agua y saneamiento en terreno (Bolivia) – Grupo Tragsa (Bolivia): 12 August   186) French speakers: Advisor – WASH – Concern Worldwide(Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 18 August   187) Arabic speakers: Senior Technical Advisor, Food & Water Systems, MENA – CARE (Amman, Jordan/Home-based): Until filled   188) Russian speakers: Senior Engineer/ Decentralized Sanitation Solutions Specialist – Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA) (Dushanbe, Tajikistan): 31 August   189) WASH Utility Engineer – Mercy Corps (Abia, Nigeria): 10 August   190) Local recruitment: Technical Advisor Environmental Health – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Bangkok, Thailand/Islamabad, Pakistan/Amman, Jordan): Until filled   191) Russian/Ukrainian speakers: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Technical Lead – People in Need (Czechia/Ukraine): Until filled   192) Local recruitment: Chief of Party, USAID Ethiopia Markets for Sanitation Activity – PSI (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Until filled   193) Ethiopia nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Gode, Ethiopia): 18 August   194) Local recruitment: Shelter/WASH Program Manager – Save the Children (Gaziantep, Türkiye): 20 August   195) Local recruitment: Water Industry Partnerships Engagement Manager – WaterAid (London, UK): 20 August

10+ years (See all)

196) Program Manager - Water, Sanitation and Drainage Project(Timor Leste) – Stantec (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled   197) Lead – Water and Sanitation, Practice Programme – Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (Delhi, India): Until filled   198) Ghana nationals: WASH Program Director – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (Accra, Ghana): 15 August   199) Local recruitment: State Programme Lead – WaterAid (Lagos, Nigeria): 15 August

Not specified (See all)

200) French speakers: Responsable de Programme Eau-Hygiene-Assainissement – Inter Aide (Nampula, Mozambique): Until filled   201) Local recruitment: Lead Policy Analyst Health – WaterAid(United Kingdom/Ghana/South Africa): 28 August   202) Local recruitment: Policy Analyst Health – WaterAid (United Kingdom/Ghana/South Africa): 28 August

Consultancies (SEE ALL)

203) Water and Sanitation Consultant for Belize – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (Belize): 10 August   204) Legal Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Solomon Islands): 9 August   205) Environmental Flow Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Solomon Islands): 9 August   206) Sanitation Economy Maturity Measurement Advisor – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Home-based): 20 August   207) Individual Consultant to Conduct Hydrological Study and Collect Water Quality Data from all Free Education WASH Project Facilities – The World Bank (Sierra Leone): 18 August   208) Consultant (Resource Mobilization and High-Level events organization) – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (Geneva, Switzerland): 18 August   209) Consultant – climate and disaster-related data enhancement – United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (Malé, Maldives): 13 August   210) Environmental Law and Policy Specialist – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 9 August   211) Trade and environment consultant – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): 17 August   212) CBF Program Officer – Ecosystem-based Adaptation Facility – Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (Home-based): 21 August   213) Local Water Business Analyst Consultant – The World Bank(Albania): 10 August   214) Local recruitment: Water Experts for a USAID Project in El Salvador – DAI (San Salvador, El Salvador): Until filled   215) Philippines nationals: Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Support for WASH Consultant – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Manila, Philippines): 9 August   216) Liberia nationals: WASH Consultant – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Monrovia, Liberia): 16 August   217) Montenegro nationals: Consultant to support identifying entry points for adaptation and measures – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Montenegro): 16 August   218) Somali speakers: Project Coordinator – The World Bank(Mogadishu, Somalia): 16 August

RFP (SEE ALL)

219) RFP: Wash Cluster: Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices (Kap) Research And Analysis Around Key Wash Behaviours – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Ukraine): 18 August   220) RFP: WASH-CCI Guideline, Training and Online Resource Hub – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Ukraine): 18 August   221) RFP: Institutional Development for Siem Reap Sewerage and Wastewater Treatment Plant Unit – The World Bank (Cambodia): 17 August   222) RFP: Conducting an Implementation Research (Process) on WASH in Health Care Facilities Programme – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Mozambique): 20 August   223) RFP: DCRL/05/2023-Consultancy Service to Prepare Integrated Watershed Management Program Implementation Guideline at Federal Level – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Nepal): 18 August   224) RFP: Development of Omnibus Guidelines for the 1975 Code on Sanitation and a Proposed Bill for the New Sanitation Code of the Philippines – World Health Organization (WHO) (Philippines): 17 August   225) Spanish speakers: RFP: SDP-016-2023 Realizar 23 informes de resultados a proyectos ya finalizados – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Mexico): 14 August   226) RFP: Development of WASH Training Modules and Conducting Trainings – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Tajikistan): 14 August   227) French speakers: Appel à manifestation pour la sélection des organisations de la société civile de mise en œuvre du programme Wash du plan de travail RDC-UNICEF 2023-2024 – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Democratic Republic of the Congo): 16 August

Internships (SEE ALL)

228) French speakers: Stage Eau Potable, Assainissement et Hygiene (EPAH) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Haiti): 11 August

Scholarships/Assistantships (SEE ALL)

229) Doctoral scholarship holder sustainable wastewater engineering – University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium): 17 August   230) PhD research assistantship in arctic hydrology – Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA): 19 August   231) PhD Position: Design of Novel Membrane Processes for the Effective Removal of Micropollutants Through Charge-Mosaic Nanofiltration Membranes – University of Twente (Twente, Netherlands): 18 August   232) MS/PhD Assistantships in Coastal, River, and Ice Processes – University of Alaska-Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK, USA): 21 August   233) PhD student position in Water saving methods in drinking water systems – Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden): 20 August   234) PhD position on numerical modelling and field measurements of infragravity waves for dikes on shallow foreshores – Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium): 20 August   235) PhD candidate to investigate the history of human interaction with the natural environment dominated by lake Mjøsa – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)(Trondheim, Norway): 20 August   236) PhD research assistantship in coastal hydrogeology – Texas A&M University (Galveston, TX, USA): 20 August   237) Two Ph.D. Student Positions – Data science, agricultural lands, wetland restoration, and environmental benefits – Idaho State University (Boise, ID, USA): Until filled   238) PhD Research Assistantship in Groundwater Modeling PhD Research Assistantship in Groundwater Modeling – Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK, USA): 1 September   239) U.K. nationals: Enhancing sustainability of municipal wastewater treatment through anaerobic-based processes PhD – Cranfield University (Cranfield, Bedford, UK): 16 August   240) U.K. nationals: EPSRC PhD Studentship: The impact of sample line biofilms on drinking water quality and microbial compliance – University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK): 18 August   241) U.K. nationals: Quantifying antibiotic resistance and antibiotic resistance selective chemicals in the River Almond Catchment Area – a baseline for risk assessment and intervention targets - PhD – Edinburgh Napier University (Edinburgh, UK): 18 August   242) U.K. nationals: EPSRC PhD Studentship in Monitoring and Evaluation of Vegetated Stormwater Infrastructure – The University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK): 18 August   243) U.K. nationals: EPSRC PhD Studentship in Investigating the Effect of Soil Conditions on Pipeline Infiltration – The University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK): 18 August

Fellowships

244) Local recruitment: EPA Long Island Sound Study Support Clean Waters Fellowship – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Stamford, CT, USA): 18 August

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

 

246) Position: @DeltaCouncil & @USGS (Sacramento CA) - Delta Lead Scientist - will oversee implementation of Delta Science Plan. Priority apps due: 25 August 2023. Position begins: Summer 2024. Term: 3 years, total of two terms. Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/3k8vfawp #JobWaWi

 

247 - 249) Postdoc Positions (3): @unevadareno
(Reno, NV) - Modeling changing fire regimes and their effects on biogeochemical and ecohydrological processes in W, North America. Salary: $60K/year. Start: Fall 2023. App. review: Immediately. OUF. https://tinyurl.com/44p28r3 #JobWaWi

 

250) Position:@OregonDEQ (Portland) - Water Quality Manager (Natural Resource Protection and Sustainability Manager 2). Closes: 9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/52jkcfu3 #JobWaWi

 

251) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland) - LAN Administrator (Information Systems Specialist 4). Closes: 9 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/kxa5fmks #JobWaWi

 

252) Position: California Delta Stewardship Council - Independent Science Board member. Pay: $166/hr + travel. Meetings: monthly, alternating between live & teleconference. 5-year term, maximum 2 terms. Apps due: 18 August 2023. See flyer: https://tinyurl.com/4jwsv8m6 #JobWaWi

 

253) Position: Office of the State Engineer (Santa Fe, NM) - Senior Hydrologist/Water Resources Professional IV. Closes: 25 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3cxmr7xr #JobWaWi

 

254) Position: @UCBerkeley (CA) - Postdoctoral Scholar - life-cycle analysis and the economics of groundwater recharge. 2 years w/possible renewal. App due: 16 August 2023. Start: Summer 2023. https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03974 #JobWaWi cc:@kiparsky

 

255 - 286) From @IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies (32) - posted: 3 August 2023 https://bit.ly/3DJ9R6w #water4climate

 

287) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland) - Material Recovery Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 4). Closes: 23 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mw88uwe6 #JobWaWi

 

288 - 317) From @IISD_news: Climate Change Job Vacancies (30) - 10 August 2023 https://bit.ly/455beIU

 

318) Position: Assistant Watermaster (Hillsboro, OR) - Assistant Watermaster (Washington County). Closes: 20 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/395tyj6y #JobWaWi

 

319) Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Public Affairs Specialist (Public Affairs Specialist 2). Apps due: 30 August 2023. https://tinyurl.com/w7shmxk3 #JobWaWi

 

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@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days. Click here.

King County (WA)Jobs

Geoscience Job Board - go to Education and Careers

California DWR Jobs

AZ Water Career Center

Florida Water Jobs (Indeed.com)

NYC DEP

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Idaho DEQ

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Mac's List - Jobs in Portland and Beyond!

New Zealand Hydrological Society Jobs Board

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Association of Oregon Counties Job Postings

Soil Science Societies Career Center

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

GoodWorkCanada - Canada's Green Jobs Site

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager. https://bit.ly/1pIopLT

For the full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs

Enjoy!

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