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CRS Insight Report: 'Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP)'

This brief report is written by one of my favorite CRS researchers, Nicole T. Carter, a PhD engineer. This report is has some embedded links in it; those will not show up in this pasted report but if you read one online you can access them.

CRS Insight Report: 'Corps Water Infrastructure Finance Program (CWIFP)    

Updated: 6 October 2023

In the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA 2014, Title V, Subtitle C, of P.L. 113-121; 33 U.S.C. §§3901-3914, as amended), Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide credit assistance—direct loans or loan guarantees—to specified eligible entities for water resource projects. USACE’s program is called the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). WIFIA 2014 also authorized an analogous program for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for water projects outside of USACE mission areas.

CWIFP Program Authority, Implementation, and Funding
WIFIA 2014 authorized USACE to provide credit assistance to projects with the following purposes:

• reduction of riverine or coastal storm flood damage;

• restoration of aquatic ecosystems;

• improvement of the inland and intracoastal waterways navigation system;

• improvement of navigation at a U.S. harbor; or combination of purposes supported by USACE and EPA WIFIA authorities (e.g., drinking water, wastewater, and/or stormwater system improvements).

USACE describes some benefits for CWIFP borrowers as interest rates near U.S. Treasury rates, possible matching of repayment schedules with anticipated cash flows, and repayment periods up to 35 years after construction completion. In FY2021, Congress created a USACE Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program (WIFIP) account and first funded the CWIFP to provide credit assistance. Of the $103.6 million in enacted funding for the WIFIP account to date, Congress has indicated that $81.0 million is specifically to support dam safety projects for nonfederally owned dams (based on ownership information in the National Inventory of Dams [NID]), as shown in Table 1 (click on the table to enlarge). For FY2023, Congress enacted $7.2 million for program administration.

On May 22, 2023, USACE published a final rule for CWIFP implementation that reflected the enacted appropriations’ limitation of lending to only nonfederal dam safety projects (88 Federal Register 32661). On September 20, 2023, USACE published a Notice of Funding Availability to solicit preliminary applications from prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance under CWIFP for nonfederal dam safety projects (88 Federal Register 64892). The preliminary application submittal deadline is December 19, 2023.

According to the 2023 rule, CWIFP-eligible entities include state, local, and tribal government entities and various private entities (e.g., corporations, partnerships, and trusts) that are publicly sponsored (33 U.S.C. §3907(a)(4)); federal entities are ineligible. Each project receiving CWIFP assistance needs to cost more than $20 million and be creditworthy, technically sound, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable. USACE’s rule identifies dam removal as an eligible project. The final rule also adds selection criteria to the statutory criteria. For example, it includes as a selection criterion the extent that a project serves, and spurs economic opportunity for, economically disadvantaged communities and their populations.

Loan Volume
The volume of loans and loan guarantees that CWIFP can provide is determined primarily by the appropriations amount and subsidy rate for each loan. Under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508), appropriations for federal credit programs, such as CWIFP, primarily cover long-term credit subsidy costs (2 U.S.C. §661a). The subsidy costs of such programs reflect potential losses to the government due to loan defaults. A project with lower credit risk would consume less of the credit subsidy than a higher credit risk project. The subsidy cost typically is presented as a percentage (i.e., a subsidy rate). USACE indicates it will calculate subsidy costs on a project-by-project basis at the time of loan obligation. USACE may be able to make up to $7.5 billion in loans with the appropriations available through FY2023. The actual total CWIFP loan volume may differ, given each project’s subsidy rate and other factors affecting loan amounts.

Issues for Congress Related to CWIFP Eligibility for Other Water

Resource Projects
To date, enacted appropriations limit CWIFP to nonfederal dam safety projects. The scope of eligible project purposes authorized in WIFIA 2014 is broader. An issue for Congress is whether to maintain or expand the scope of the eligible projects beyond nonfederal dam safety projects to other nonfederal water resource projects, such as nonfederal levee projects.

Another policy question related to broader CWIFP implementation has been whether nonfederal costs of authorized USACE construction projects would be eligible. Many congressionally authorized USACE projects have purposes that are CWIFP eligible pursuant to WIFIA 2014. Congress has required that nonfederal sponsors share in the cost of many USACE projects and assume responsibility for the projects and their costs after construction. A June 30, 2020, EPA, Office of Management and Budget, and Department of the Treasury Federal Register notice―“Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (WIFIA) Criteria Pursuant to the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (85 Federal Register 39189)―identified congressionally authorized USACE (and Bureau of Reclamation) projects as federal assets and as ineligible for WIFIA assistance. A few months later, in P.L. 116-260, Congress directed USACE to use the criteria in the 2020 Federal Register notice for USACE credit assistance supported by the WIFIP account funds. In addition, the House Appropriations Committee, in explanatory text accompanying P.L. 116-260, encouraged the Secretary of the Army to issue “guidance to clarify, as Congress intended ... that the financial assistance program authorized in WIFIA applies to all non-Federal projects and any authorized project that is non-federally owned, operated and maintained.” As shown in Table 1, Congress has referenced the 2020 Federal Register notice for using funds provided to USACE’s WIFIP account. The borrower eligibility discussion in USACE’s 2023 final rule references the applicability of the 2020 Federal Register notice, thereby maintaining that congressionally authorized USACE projects are federal assets. Thus, the 2023 final rule indicates that nonfederal costs associated with congressionally authorized USACE projects are ineligible for CWIFP assistance.

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Josh's Water Jobs and More! 7 November 2023 ~326 Jobs

From Josh:

I've said in the past that each list has its own character and got to say that this is one of the strangest of the last 10+ years. Maybe I should nickname each one 🤔

On work travel this next week, and actually why this list is late, as I'm on a layover at an airport and could only send now. So, the jobs appearing on the website may be a bit sporadic, but should not be behind at all by this time next week.

 

1) Josh's Jobs

 

Deadline today (7 November)!

1) International Flood and Disaster Risk Management Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (India): 7 November   2) Temporary Researcher – University of Colorado-Boulder (Boulder, CO, USA): 7 November   3) Senior Research Assistant, Investigating the Associations Between Water/Sanitation and Well-Being in First Nations in Manitoba – University of Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 7 November   4) Deputy Secretary-General – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva, Switzerland): 7 November – For this and the next, would be nice to have a water-oriented person there   5) Assistant Secretary-General – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva, Switzerland): 7 November   6) Chile nationals: Asociado(a) macrozonal hídrico TSEJ Macrozona Austral – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Puerto Montt, Chile): 7 November   7) Chile nationals: Asociado(a) macrozonal hídrico TSEJ Macrozona Sur – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Concepción, Chile): 7 November   8) Iran nationals: Project Coordinator – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Téhéran, Iran): 7 November

Jobs by Region

Africa jobs Asia jobs Europe jobs Latin America and Caribbean jobs Oceania jobs North America jobs Home-based/Remote jobs

Minimum years experience requested

0-2 years (See all)

9) Local recruitment: Water Monitoring Officer/Hydrographer – WaterNSW (Menangle/Nepean, NSW, Australia): 17 November   10) Local recruitment: Graduate Water Modellers (Leeds) – Jacobs(Leeds, UK): Until filled   11) Local recruitment: Graduate Water Modellers (Birmingham) – Jacobs (Birmingham, UK): Until filled   12) Local recruitment: River Educator - Isle of Wight – Wessex Rivers Trust (Salisbury, UK/Home-based): 15 November   13) Local recruitment: 2024 UK Graduate Water Resources & Flooding Career Path – Mott MacDonald (Various, UK): Until filled   14) Temporary Community Engagement Coordinator – Syracuse University (Puerto Rico): Until filled   15) Local recruitment: Watershed Analysis and Modeling Unit Supervisor - Pollution Cont Spec Princ – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Various, MN, USA): 13 November   16) Local recruitment: Water Resource Specialist – City of Phoenix(Phoenix, AZ, USA): 13 November   17) Local recruitment: Water Treatment Systems Operator – Eagle River Water and Sanitation District (Vail, CO, USA): Until filled   18) Local recruitment: Local Water Program Advisor – Washington Department of Health (Washington, USA): 19 November   19) Local recruitment: Senior Project Engineer – New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (Concord, NH, USA): 19 November   20) Local recruitment: Senior Water Advisor – Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) (Oregon, USA): 19 November   21) Local recruitment: Environmental Analyst III – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Boston, MA, USA): Until filled   22) Local recruitment: Environmental Analyst III – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Boston, MA, USA): Until filled   23) Local recruitment: Delaware River Field Representative – National Parks Conversation Association (NPCA) (Philadelphia, PA/Wilmington, DE, USA): Until filled   24) Local recruitment: Water Sustainability Planner – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Durant, OK, USA): Until filled   25) Local recruitment: Agricultural Water Quality Specialist II – Temporary – Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Market(Montpelier, VT, USA): 16 November   26) Local recruitment: Hydrologist, Staff/Technical – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Boise, ID, USA): 12 November

3-4 years (See all)

27) Technical Officer -Integrated Water Resources Management – Wetlands International (Delhi, India): 20 November   28) Associate Programme Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (Bangkok, Thailand): 13 November   29) Private Sector Partnerships and Business Development Junior Officer – Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) (Home-based): 10 November   30) Global Fisheries Specialist – The Nature Conservancy (TNC)(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled   31) Disaster Disk Reduction (DRR) Analyst – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (Kathmandu, Nepal): 13 November   32) Chile nationals: Asociado(a) macrozonal hídrico TSEJ Macrozona Norte – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Copiapo, Chile): 8 November   33) Small Farms Water Conservation Coordinator – University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) (Fresno, CA, USA/Home-based): 4 December   34) Local recruitment: 401 Water Quality Certification Specialist – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Portland, OR, USA): 13 November   35) NC Wetland Restoration Practitioner – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Wilmington, NC, USA): 16 November   36) Local recruitment: Civic and Political Engagement Manager - WELL – Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL) (California, USA): Until filled   37) Local recruitment: Priority Waters Advocacy and Outreach Organizer – Trout Unlimited (North East, PA/Southeast, NY, USA/Home-based): Until filled   38) Local recruitment: Project Manager – California Trout (Chico, CA, USA): Until filled

5-9 years (See all)

39) Spanish speakers: Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Montevideo, Uruguay): 14 November   40) Irrigation Specialist – Niras (Somalia): 12 November   41) French speakers: Land and Water Officer – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Dakar, Senegal): 20 November   42) Central Asia: STREAM Regional Coordinator – ACTED(Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan): 2 December   43) Arabic speakers: Environmental Engineer (Soil, Water, & Renewables) – World Food Programme (WFP) (Baghdad, Iraq): 14 November   44) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer – The World Bank(Maputo, Mozambique): 15 November   45) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer – The World Bank(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 15 November   46) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist – The World Bank(Beijing, China): 18 November   47) Local recruitment: Extended Term Consultant – The World Bank(Suva, Fiji): 15 November   48) Local recruitment: Lead, Waste and Water Sector Development – Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Ottawa, ON, Canada/Home-based): 14 November   49) Local recruitment: Water Stewardship Technologist/Engineer – Ovintiv (Calgary, AB, Canada): Until filled   50) Local recruitment: Hydrometeorology Engineer – Manitoba Hydro(Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 17 November   51) Local recruitment: Water Management Supervisor – Grand River Conservation Authority (Cambridge, ON, Canada): 16 November   52) Director of Watershed Innovation – Washington College Center for Environment & Society (Chestertown, MD, USA): Until filled   53) Local recruitment: Drinking Water Utility / SDWA Program Senior Specialist – Cadmus (Various, USA): Until filled   54) Local recruitment: LRG Technical Manager - Water Resources Manager I – New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (Las Cruces, NM, USA): 13 December   55) Utah Riparian Restoration Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Moab, UT, USA): Until filled   56) Southwest Montana Riparian Restoration Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Dillon, MT, USA): Until filled   57) Riparian Restoration Program Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Various, Western USA): Until filled   58) Oregon Riparian Restoration Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Fields, OR, USA): Until filled   59) Idaho Riparian Restoration Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Idaho Falls/Salmon, ID, USA): Until filled   60) Colorado Riparian Restoration Project Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Meeker, CO, USA): Until filled   61) Local recruitment: Aquatics Stewardship Science Lead – Washington Department of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA, USA): 19 November   62) Local recruitment: Water Resources Specialist Associate – Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) (Phoenix, AZ, USA): Until filled   63) Local recruitment: Policy Director – For Love of Water (FLOW)(Traverse City, MI, USA): Until filled

10+ years (See all)

64) French speakers: Senior Programme Officer – Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) (Athens, Greece): 10 November   65) Local recruitment: Lead: Climate Change & Nature – Nedbank(Johannesburg, South Africa): Until filled   66) Local recruitment: Ground Water Bureau Chief – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Boise, ID, USA): 13 November

Not specified (See all)

67) Netherlands nationals: Senior beleidsmedewerker waterschappen – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (The Hague, Netherlands): 20 November   68) Local recruitment: Netherlands nationals: Beleidsmedewerker programma monitoring – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat(The Hague, Netherlands): 17 November   69) Netherlands nationals: Adviseur waterpeilbeheer – Rijkswaterstaat (Various, Netherlands): 16 November   70) Netherlands nationals: Junior beleidsmedewerker grote wateren – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (The Hague, Netherlands): 16 November   71) Netherlands nationals: Beleidsmedewerker omgevingsmanagement – Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat(The Hague, Netherlands): 16 November   72) Local recruitment: Senior beleidsadviseur waterkwaliteit – Waterschap Vechtstromen (Netherlands): 20 November   73) Division Director - Freshwater & Terrestrial Ireland – APEM Limited (Cork/Sligo, Ireland): Until filled   74) Local recruitment: Manager Aboriginal Water Program – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   75) Local recruitment: Senior Water Implementation Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   76) Local recruitment: Environmental Manager – Government of South Australia (Millicent SA, Australia): 15 November   77) Local recruitment: Senior Catchment Officer – Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government (Dickson ACT, Australia): 21 November   78) Australia nationals: Water Policy Officer - Murray-Darling Basin – Government of Australia (Australia): 19 November   79) Australia nationals: Senior Water Policy Officer - Murray-Darling Basin – Government of Australia (Australia): 19 November   80) Local recruitment: Program Manager - Planning Advice – Government of Western Australia (Geraldton/Carnarvon WA, Australia): 16 November   81) Local recruitment: Senior Project Engineer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   82) Local recruitment: Project Manager Infrastructure Projects – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   83) Local recruitment: Project Engineer, Levee Recovery – Government of South Australia (Adelaide SA, Australia): 14 November   84) Local recruitment: Policy Officer – Victoria Government (Victoria, Australia): 13 November   85) Local recruitment: Water Regulation Officer – Australia Northern Territory Government (Palmerston City NT, Australia): 15 November   86) Local recruitment: Groundwater and Streams Manager – Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) (Tatura VIC, Australia): 15 November   87) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   88) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   89) Local recruitment: Project Officer – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   90) Local recruitment: Drought Coordinator – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 15 November   91) Local recruitment: Assistant Policy Officer – Government of New South Wales (Sydney NSW, Australia): 13 November   92) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer - Hydro-Climate Analyst – Government of New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia): 16 November   93) Local recruitment: Dartmoor Headwaters Engagement Officer – Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) (Newton Abbot, UK): 15 November   94) See job eligibility requirements: Senior Advisor–Water Planning – Natural England (England, UK): 18 November   95) Local recruitment: Geomorphology Advisor – Natural Resources Wales (Wales, UK): 12 November   96) Local recruitment: Programme Co-ordinator for The Future Fens project – Environment Agency (England, UK): 13 November   97) Local recruitment: Water Resource Planner – Environment Agency (England, UK): 12 November   98) Local recruitment: Water Industry Regulation Programme Manager – Environment Agency (England, UK): 20 November   99) See job eligibility requirements: Senior Advisor–Water Planning – Natural England (England, UK): 18 November   100) Local recruitment: Aquaculture Interactions Manager – Fisheries Management Scotland (Edinburgh, UK): 19 November   101) Local recruitment: Water Management Engineer – British Columbia Public Service (Victoria, BC, Canada): 13 November   102) Local recruitment: Regional Hydrologist – British Columbia Public Service (Surrey, BC, Canada): 27 November   103) Local recruitment: Senior Waterway Planning Engineer – Manitoba Government (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 19 November   104) Local recruitment: Water Resource Design Engineer – Manitoba Government (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 12 November   105) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Bayamón, Puerto Rico): 10 November   106) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Pleasant Hill, MO, USA): 14 November   107) U.S. nationals: Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Boise, ID, USA): 14 November   108) Local recruitment: Executive Director – Carmel River Watershed Conservancy (CRWC) (Carmel Valley, CA, USA): Until filled   109) Local recruitment: Analyst, Water – Castalia (Washington, D.C., USA): 17 November   110) U.S. nationals: Physical Scientist – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Boise, ID, USA): 17 November   111) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Friant, CA, USA): 17 November   112) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Moab, UT, USA): 8 November   113) Local recruitment: Co-Executive Director, Development Lead – Cook Inletkeeper (Homer, AK, USA): Until filled   114) Local recruitment: Associate Attorney – San Francisco Baykeeper (Bay Area, CA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   115) Local recruitment: Environmental Specialist – California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) (California, USA): 15 November   116) Local recruitment: Geologist/Hydrogeologist – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Mooresville, N.C., USA): 14 November   117) Local recruitment: Water Resource Agent/Sr – Idaho Department of Water Resources (Idaho Falls, ID, USA): 12 November   118) Local recruitment: Water Supply Planner – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (Richmond, VA, USA): 17 November

Academic

Professors/Lecturers (See all)

119) Assistant/Associate Professor – Earth Systems in a Changing Climate – University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA, USA): 15 November   120) Assistant or Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Water Resources Engineering) – South Dakota School of Mines (Rapid City, SD, USA): Until filled   121) Scientific tenure track position via ResearchGate – Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) (Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany): 15 November   122) Assistant Professor of Research - Hydrology & Water Resources – University of Texas-Arlington (Arlington, TX, USA): Until filled   123) Seasonal Faculty - Design of Water – McMaster University(Hamilton, ON, Canada): 17 November   124) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Earth Surface Processes – University of Delaware (Newark, DE, USA): Until filled   125) Open Rank Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty in Environmental and Occupational Health – George Washington University (Washington D.C., DC, USA): Until filled   126) Assistant Professor of Natural Hazards – University of South Florida (St. Petersburg, FL, USA): Until filled   127) Water Utilities Instructor, Workforce Development (PT) – Hudson County Community College (HCCC) (Jersey City, NJ, USA): Until filled

Postdocs (See all)

128) Postdoctoral Scholar - Applied Regional Climate Research: Hydroclimate Modeling, Applied Climate Research to Agricultural Systems, and Natural Resources Management – University of California-Davis (Davis, CA, USA): 20 November   129) Postdoctoral position in Water Resources Engineering with a focus on Data Research Infrastructure for the Middle East Studies – Lund University (Lund, Sweden): 20 November   130) Post-Doc/Visiting Scientist – University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL, USA): 8 November   131) Post Doctoral Fellow in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO, USA): Until filled   132) Postdoctoral Researcher – Stevens Institute of Technology(Hoboken, NJ, USA): Until filled   133) Machine Learning and Hydrology Postdoctoral Researcher – Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM, USA): Until filled   134) Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of New Hampshire(Durham, NH, USA): Until filled   135) French speakers: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist – African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) (Dakar, Senegal): 15 November   136) German speakers: Research Scientist (Postdoc) (f/m/d) – Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)(Müncheberg, Germany): 15 November

Researchers/Other

137) Director - School of Environment & Natural Resources – The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA): 17 November   138) Groundwater Modeler – Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany): 23 November   139) Research Fellow in Desalination and Water Treatment – University of Birmingham (Birmingham, UK): 9 November   140) Senior Research Assistant/Research Assistant – University of Queensland (St Lucia QLD, Australia): 17 November   141) Researcher: Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management with a focus on integrative riverine landscape research – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria): 16 November   142) Senior Principal Researcher (Supervisor, Data Team) – University of Queensland (St Lucia QLD, Australia): 17 November   143) Principal Research Data Analyst – University of Queensland (St Lucia QLD, Australia): 17 November   144) Project Researcher Supporting Climate Resilient Development Pathways for Mediterranean Regions: Validating Adaptation Pathways – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 17 November   145) Project Researcher in Supporting Climate Resilient Development Pathways for Mediterranean Regions: Modelling and Mapping – Deltares (Delft, Netherlands): 17 November   146) Researcher: Advanced data analysis of chemical and microbiological quality data of drinking water (SafeCREW) – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 21 November   147) Researcher: Quantify carbon evasion from rivers – University of Trento (Trento, Italy): 20 November   148) Researcher - Climate and Hydrology (M/W) – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France): 20 November   149) Researcher: Water Network Digital Transition – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 20 November   150) Researcher: Droughts monitoring in Antropocene, Compound behaviour – RETURN – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 20 November   151) Researcher: Sustainable Management of Stormwater Runoff, Optimization and integration of sustainable urban drainage systems - DROPS – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 20 November   152) Researcher: Light-Absorbing ParticleS in the cryosphere, Impact on melting and river-discharge dynamics via measurements and hydrological modelling – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 20 November   153) Researcher: Nature based solutions for the restoration of the natural water balance in the urban environment, Evaluation of the effects of infiltration systems on the water balance – DROPS – Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy): 20 November   154) Researcher: The WEFE Nexus Forum and new methods for communicating water engineering solutions and challenges: citizen engagement and environmental awareness through fine arts, graphic and visual arts – Università degli Studi di Perugia (Perugia, Italy): 17 November   155) Researcher: Use of water in power plants – Università degli Studi di Padova (Padova, Italy): 17 November   156) Researcher: Hydrometeorological analysis and monitoring of the risk of soil erosion in Alpine marginal areas – Università degli Studi di Padova (Legnaro, Province of Padua, Italy): 17 November   157) Researcher: Geospatial and hydrological-hydraulic modeling to support WEFE Nexus approaches for water resources management, flood risk, food and climate security – University for Foreigners of Perugia (Perugia, Italy): 17 November   158) Researcher: Improving resilience in agriculture through small reservoirs – Università degli Studi di Firenze (Firenze, Italy): 15 November   159) Research Fellow - School of Engineering – University of Birmingham (Birmingham, UK): 15 November   160) Monitoring and modeling of CO2 exchange processes in natural streams – Università della Calabria (Rende, Province of Cosenza, Italy): 16 November   161) Resilient water innovation for smart economy – REWAISE – University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain): 15 November   162) Researcher “Smart Water Futures: Designing the Next Generation of Urban Drinking Water Systems-Water Futures" – Athens University of Economics and Business (Athens, Greece): 12 November   163) French speakers: M/W researcher "Multiphase flow simulations of hyperpycnal sediment-laden river plumes in lakes" – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (Gières, France): 17 November   164) Spanish speakers: Geocientist with a PhD degree with experience in Hydrogeology or Economic Geology – Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN) (Antofagasta, Chile): 17 November   165) German speakers: Scientist Position in Risk Assessment (m/f/d) 80-100% - Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) (Dübendorf, Switzerland): 15 November   166) See eligibility requirements: Associate Hydrological Data Analyst (2 positions) – European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) (Reading, UK): 10 December   167) Europe nationals: Post processing of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data and R coding for water infiltration detection and hydrological assessment of a forested hillslope – Università degli Studi di Sassari (Sassari, Italy): 21 November   168) Europe nationals: Nature-Based Business Model and Emerging Innovations to enhance Carbon Farming Initiatives (CFIs) while preserving Biodiversity, Water Security and Soil Health – Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (Italy): 15 November   169) Hydraulic Engineer – Hydrologic Research Center (San Diego, CA, USA): Until filled   170) Hydrometeorologist – Hydrologic Research Center (San Diego, CA, USA): Until filled   171) Aquatic Research Scientist – University of Wisconsin-Madison(Boulder Junction, WI, USA): 15 November   172) Local recruitment: Extension Watershed Outreach Associate, Commercial Agriculture and NREE (Water Quality) – University of Illinois (Illinois, USA): 8 November   173) Assistant Researcher Position in Hydroclimate Change at UCLA – University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA, USA): 19 November   174) Local recruitment: Water, Land & Groundwater Research Leader – EPRI (Charlotte, NC, USA/Home-based): Until filled   175) Research Foundation - Research Scientist – State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)(Albany, NY, USA): Until filled

WASH (SEE ALL)

0-2 years (See all)

176) Water & Sanitation Project Manager – Medair (Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   177) Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Project Manager – Medair(Ambovombe, Madagascar): Until filled   178) Spanish speakers: Técnico/a especialista en gestión de proyectos de cooperación de Agua Potable, Saneamiento y Depuración - (Madrid con desplazamiento de larga duración en FCAS- Guatemala) – Grupo Tragsa (Madrid, Spain/Guatemala): 9 November   179) Italian speakers: WASH Programme Officer – Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Hanoi, Vietnam): 20 November   180) Ethiopia nationals: Information Management Officer (WASH) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Jigjiga, Ethiopia): 14 November   181) Ethiopia nationals: Information Management Officer (WASH) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia): 14 November   182) Afghanistan female nationals: Hygiene Promotion Assistant – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Kunduz, Afghanistan): Until filled

3-4 years (See all)

183) Roving WASH Coordinator – Save the Children (Abuja, Nigeria): 15 November   184) French speakers: Deputy Manager – WASH – Mercy Corps(Miragoane, Haiti): Until filled   185) Officer, WASH – Engineer – International Medical Corps (Kano, Nigeria): Until filled   186) Officer, WASH – Engineer – International Medical Corps(Shaheed Benazirabad/Abad, Sindh, Pakistan): Until filled   187) Local recruitment: Senior Officer, WASH – Engineer – International Medical Corps (Shaheed Benazirabad/Abad, Sindh, Pakistan): Until filled   188) Local recruitment: Officer, WASH – Engineer – International Medical Corps (Shaheed Benazirabad/Abad, Sindh, Pakistan): Until filled   189) Local recruitment: Manager, WASH – International Medical Corps (Shaheed Benazirabad/Abad, Sindh, Pakistan): Until filled   190) Honduras nationals: WASH (and Climate Change) Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Tegucigalpa, Honduras): 12 November   191) Sudan nationals: WASH Team Leader – Danish Refugee Council(Sudan): 14 November   192) Local recruitment: Water and Habitat Engineer – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine): 19 November   193) Kenya nationals: WASH Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Nairobi, Kenya): 16 November   194) Local recruitment: Program Manager, WASH – World Vision (WV) (Washington, D.C., USA): Until filled

5-9 years (See all)

195) WASH Market Specialist – Chemonics (Abuja, Nigeria): 17 Novembe   196) Spanish speakers: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Mexico City, Mexico): 16 November   197) French speakers: Water and Sanitation Consultant (Economics and finance specialist) – ECOPSIS (Lausanne, Switzerland/London, UK): 17 November   198) French speakers: Water and Sanitation Assistant – United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 17 November   199) Senior Advisor: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) – Impact Pathways (IP) (Home-based): Until filled   200) Hindi speakers: Project Coordinator (Health & WASH) – Rise Against Hunger (RAH) (Jeypore, Odisha/Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India): 10 November   201) State Program Coordinator – Monitoring, Evaluation and Documentation – Evidence Action (Ranchi, Jharkhand, India): 12 November   202) Haiti nationals: WASH Specialist - Re-advertisement – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Gonaives, Haiti): 13 November   203) Local recruitment: Water Supply Manager (DP World Project) – WaterAid (Bauchi, Nigeria): 9 November   204) Kenya nationals: Program Officer Turkana County – Malteser(Turkana County, Kenya): 10 November   205) Kenya nationals: Program Officer Marsabit County – Malteser(Marsabit County, Kenya): 10 November   206) Local recruitment: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager – WaterAid (Tanzania): 15 November   207) Malawi nationals: WASH Specialist (Climate Resilience Emergency) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Lilongwe, Malawi): 15 November   208) Local recruitment: Regional WASH Programme Advisor – World Vision (WV) (Bangkok, Thailand): Until filled   209) Local recruitment: WASH sector NGO Co-Coordinator – World Vision (WV) (Mansourieh, Lebanon): Until filled   210) Local recruitment: Carbon Credit Program Manager – Global Water Center (North Charleston, SC, USA/Home-based): 30 November   211) U.S. nationals: Senior Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Advisor – Altak Group (United States/Home-based): Until filled

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212) Tanzania nationals: Team Leader and O&M Expert (CRSP) – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Mwanza, Tanzania): 15 November   213) French speakers: Senior Advisor I, Sanitation Market Systems, DRC Sanitation Activity – PSI (Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   214) EAII State Safe Water Lead - Andhra Pradesh – Evidence Action(Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India): 12 November   215) EAII State Safe Water Lead - Madhya Pradesh – Evidence Action(Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India): 12 November

Not specified (See all)

216) French speakers: Responsable de projet Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement (EHA) – Triangle Génération Humanitaire (Birao, Central African Republic): Until filled   217) Spanish speakers: Ingeniero/a de proyectos - STAS (Sistema de Tratamiento de Agua Subterránea) – Caminos de Agua (San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico): 30 November

Consultancies (SEE ALL)

218) Individual Consultancy: Support for Enhancing WASH in Health Care Facilities in Eight (8) ROSA Countries Consultant (6 months) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Kathmandu, Nepal): 14 November   219) Water Safety Planning Freelancer/Consultant – Oxfam (Home-based): 14 November   220) Individual Consultant for Development of Water Resources Management Information and Knowledge Management Guidelines for Uganda under SACRiAC Project – African Development Bank (AfDB)(Uganda): 16 November   221) Consultancy for Faecal Sludge Emptying Services and Safe Disposal – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Kampala, Uganda): 15 November   222) Consultancy for Improved Sanitation Services – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Kampala, Uganda): 15 November   223) Long Term Agreement (LTA) for Engagement of Individual Consultants on WASH Monitoring and WASH Data Analysis, Data and Analytics Team (DAT) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Home-based): 17 November   224) Spanish speakers: Consultancy for Integration of Criteria for Children and CEED (Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction) into national relevant frameworks – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Tegucigalpa, Honduras): 12 November   225) Consultant: WASH Knowledge Management and Data Analysis – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-based): 10 Novembeer   226) Communication and Knowledge Management Consultant – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Lesotho): 16 November   227) SIEA Lot1 - Egypt - Junior and Senior Non key experts – Niras(Egypt): 16 November   228) International Consultant, Climate Information Services – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based) : 16 November   229) Adaptation Specialist – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Home-based): 14 November   230) Consultant: Study for National Modernization of Water Resources Integrated Information System – The World Bank(Indonesia): 9 November   231) Portuguese speakers: Water Utility Management Specialist – The World Bank (Angola): 20 November   232) Technical Specialist – Environment – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Thimphu, Bhutan): 10 November   233) French speakers: Coordonnateur (trice) du Projet Regionale de Résilience Climatique en Afrique Orientale et Australe aux Comores (PRRC) – The World Bank (Comoros): 20 November   234) French speakers: Ingénieur en Drainages – The World Bank(Burundi): 17 November   235) Consultancy: Senior Technical Advisor (STA) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Viet Nam): 15 November   236) Consultancy - policy support to SABUKO relating to Georgia’s EU association agreement – BirdLife International (Home-based): 15 November   237) Local recruitment: Environmental Consultant – The World Bank(Albania): 14 November   238) India nationals: Urban Water-cum-Disaster Resilience Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (India): 8 November   239) Local recruitment: Socio-economic and Gender Expert – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Hanoi, Vietnam): 14 November   240) Cambodia nationals: Consultant for Climate Change Risk Assessment of Input Supplies and Post-Harvest Management of Key Agricultural Commodities in the 3S and 4P Basins, Cambodia – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Cambodia): 17 November   241) Local recruitment: Senior Sanitation and Waste Consultant – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (Phnom Penh, Cambodia): 16 November

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242) Development of the flood risk financing mechanisms in the Drin Basin – Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med): 15 November   243) Phase IV- Rehabilitation and Maintenance – Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med): 15 November   244) Call for offers 37/2023/CP2.2 Preparation of Phase II WEFE Nexus Assessment for Lebanon – Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) (Lebanon/Home-based): 27 November   245) RFP: Impact Assessment of Small Dams Constructed under the Sindh Resilience Project (Irrigation Component) in the Sindh Province – The World Bank (Pakistan): 16 November   246) RFP: CIVIL WORKS-Dhusamareb Water Catchment – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Somalia): 17 November   247) RFP: Consultancy Services for Developing a National WASH Policy for Nigeria – The World Bank (Nigeria): 21 November   248) Request for Proposal for the Provision of Consultancy Services for Sanitation Product Research and Development – Population Services International (PSI) (Kenya): 17 November   249) RFP: Consultancy service for the Development of the Eastern Nile Water Resources Models and Tools – Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)(Egypt/Ethiopia/South Sudan/Sudan): 19 November   250) RFP: Indonesia Hydropower Projects Mapping – The World Bank(Indonesia): 17 November   251) RFP: Establishing of Routine Monitoring and Surveillance System for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Georgia’s Rural Primary Health Care Clinics and General Education Institutions – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Georgia): 15 November   252) RFP: RBEC Climate Peace and Security Academy – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Türkiye): 10 November   253) Request for Quotation for the Development of Watershed Management Plan in Dodha River Basin, Nepal – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Nepal): 13 November

Internships (SEE ALL)

254) French speakers: Modélisation en Hydraulique Urbaine – DHI(Nantes, France): 30 November   255) German speakers: Praktikant*in im Bereich Erdbeobachtung – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Bonn, Germany): 18 November   256) Netherlands nationals: Stage bij de Nederlandse Ambassade te Berlijn - Infrastructuur en Waterstaat – Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Netherlands): 17 November   257) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair waterkwaliteit – Rijkswaterstaat(Arnheim, Netherlands): 13 November   258) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair projectsecretaris – Rijkswaterstaat (Middelburg, Netherlands): 20 November   259) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair waterkwaliteit – Rijkswaterstaat(Den Bosch/Maastricht, Netherlands): 20 November   260) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair strategie – Rijkswaterstaat(Arnhem, Netherlands): 20 November   261) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair communicatie en stakeholdermanagement – Rijkswaterstaat (Arnhem, Netherlands): 20 November   262) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair waterkwaliteit en ecologie – Rijkswaterstaat (Arnhem/Lelystad, Netherlands): 20 November   263) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair beleid – Rijkswaterstaat(Utrecht/The Hague, Netherlands): 20 November   264) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair waterkwaliteit – Rijkswaterstaat(Utrecht/Lelystad, Netherlands): 20 November   265) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair hydrologie – Rijkswaterstaat(Utrecht, Netherlands): 20 November   266) Netherlands nationals: Stagiair economie – Rijkswaterstaat(Various, Netherlands): 20 November   267) Local recruitment: Natural Resources Intern – Water – Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (Prior Lake, MN, USA): Until filled

Scholarships/Assistantships (SEE ALL)

268) Graduate Assistantships: Climate Change Responses in Coastal Arctic Wetlands via Society for Freshwater Science – Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA): 15 November   269) PhD vacancy “Agent-based modelling of the social-ecological system of Sagalassos/Ağlasun in past and present” – KU Leuven(Leuven, Belgium): 15 November   270) 4-years PhD grant on "Process-based and data-driven pipelines connecting plant water status and osmotic data to quantitative traits for hydrological models" – UCLouvain (Louvain, Belgium): 15 November   271) PhD position: Spatial inequality in Water-Energy-Food security and Health in South Africa (0.8 - 1.0 FTE) – Utrecht University(Utrecht, Netherlands): 10 December   272) PhD or MS Assistantship on Microplastics in Freshwater Systems – University of Vermont (Burlington, VT, USA): 1 December   273) University of Adelaide Research Scholarship Opportunity: Smart Water Asset Monitoring – University of Adelaide (Adelaide SA, Australia): Until filled   274) PhD: Sustainable antifouling strategies for invasive species control – Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden): 17 November   275) PhD or Postdoc within bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery – Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (As, Norway): 20 November   276) PhD: Numerical analyses of subglacial lakes dynamics by lattice Boltzmann method – University of Manchester (Manchester, UK): Until filled   277) Research Associate (f/m/d) - PhD student – RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany): 17 November   278) Local recruitment: Data Visualisation of Intermittent Water Supply Systems – University of Bristol (United Kingdom): 15 January 2024

Other

279) PRO-WASH & SCALE Applied Research Award – PRO-WASH & SCALE: 15 January 2024   280) Providing Communication Support (UNEP) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Home-based): 16 November   281) GIS Data analysis (UNDP) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV)(Home-based): 16 November     Last week’s list, in case you missed it   Post a job   Support Josh’s Water Jobs

 

 

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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 6 November 2023

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Elaine J. Hanford authors all the following entries. 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 6 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Geologist Ferdinand Hayden & founding of Yellowstone National Park

• https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/ferdinand-hayden-and-founding-yellowstone-national-park 

This leaning tower in Italy is not in Pisa – but rather is the Garisenda Tower in Bologna – worse than the adjacent Asinelli Tower – shut down for restoration & safety – selenite stones in basement being worn away

• https://www.newser.com/story/342037/italian-city-begins-work-to-straighten-its-leaning-tower.html
• https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/famous-leaning-tower-in-bologna-closed-for-safety-reasons-31-10-2023/ 

Contemplating significance of increased activity at Long Valley Caldera & Campi Flegrei

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/two-supervolcanoes-a-world-apart-have-the-attention-of-scientists/ar-AA1jdPUH 

So what if Earth passes Paris Agreement 1.5 degrees Celsius?  Earth has, as they say, “been there, done that” and survived just fine

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/what-will-happen-when-earth-surpasses-1-5-degrees-celsius-of-warming/ar-AA1jdGQE
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01848-5 

Mitochondrial genome of extinct European wooly rhino - Coelodonta antiquitatis – reconstructed from coprolites

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/europe-s-wooly-rhino-genes-reconstructed-from-dna-in-predator-poop/ar-AA1jffVx 
• Paper:  https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0343 

For paleomagnetic data, more sites provide superior data than multiple samples from one site

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/should-i-stay-or-should-i-goto-another-paleomagnetic-site
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JB027211 

Major eddy swirling in ocean waters off the coast of southeastern Australia

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-monster-eddy-current-coast-sydneywill.html 
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01041-8 

New method to predict saltwater intrusion into fresh groundwater in Plymouth, Massachusetts

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hydrogeologists-saltwater-intrusion-groundwater.html 
• Report:  https://www.boutthydro.com/_files/ugd/b4f826_497ca9b7ed464d4a8448adab0907d8a0.pdf  

Mechanism that may explain climate variability during the Last Ice Age

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006776
• Paper:  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh1106

Evolution of lampreys in the Jurassic

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006755
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42251-0

New insights into India-Asia collision 55 myo

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006580 

 Jǫrmungandr walhallaensis - New mosasaur species named for Norse sea serpent

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006322
• Link to download pdf:  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/13b0485f-c73f-47f9-8d1d-0d4ab6aaedfb 

Humans are disrupting the global salt cycle

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006301 

Evolution of marine oxygen landscaped impacted by plate tectonics & biological innovation

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006569 

Decadal variations in the Jet Stream

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006587

Devonian Brittle Star fossils found in upper unit of Baviaanskloof Formation in South Africa

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/devonian-brittle-stars-12413.html
• Paper:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292636 

Fragments of protoplanet Theia that collided with Earth 4.5 byo persist as low-velocity provinces in the Mantle

• https://www.sci.news/space/theia-earth-mantle-12412.html 

Dust from Chicxulub impact may have played key role in extinction the dinosaurs and ammonites

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/chicxulub-asteroid-dust-12406.html 

510 myo Cambrian plankton fossils in Forteau Formation in Canada

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/cambrian-green-algae-12401.html 
• Paper:  https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.1882 

As shipping increases in Arctic waters, more noise pollution disrupts marine life

• https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/the-arctic-ocean-is-getting-louder-inuit-knowledge-can-help-quell-the-racket 

Increasing ocean wave energy observed in seismic wavefield

• https://www.usgs.gov/publications/increasing-ocean-wave-energy-observed-earths-seismic-wavefield-late-20th-century 
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42673-w 

Geologic landscapes of Valencia County basalt-capped mesas – inverted topography

• https://news-bulletin.com/geology-landscapes-of-valencia-county-basalt-capped-mesas-inverted-topography/ 

Rescued archives of Charles Lyell go on display

• https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/rescued-archives-of-darwin-mentor-charles-lyell-go-on-display/ 

Geologist shares analysis of underground tunnels use by Hamas in the Gaza Strip

• https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231030_08/ 

Geology is critical concern for siting of new Guam Memorial Hospital – sinkholes and faults

• https://www.guampdn.com/opinion/lotz-geology-suddenly-a-concern-for-the-future-location-of-new-hospital/article_fef7a202-7603-11ee-ab33-a39a8e58f488.html

Perplexing properties of the Inner Core

• https://thedailytexan.com/2023/10/31/153574/ 

Stacked basalt columns in canyon north of Molokai 

• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article281029628.html 

Removal of Copco No. 2 dam from Klamath River is now complete

• https://www.kdrv.com/news/first-klamath-river-dam-removal-effort-complete-leaving-three-for-next-year/article_18524e06-79af-11ee-8d96-eb86222f3294.html 
• Video:  https://www.kdrv.com/video/one-dam-gone-in-klamath-river-dam-removal-project/video_c634c485-ece9-56a7-9d74-d9c504a842b5.html 

Electric Mountain – though I would not be willing to call that view beautiful

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/nov/02/beauty-of-infrastructure-electric-mountain-dinorwig-power-station-north-wales

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 6 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

So-called “green” energy (wind& solar) is really very expensive and damaging to the environment – based on expensive government subsidies, high cost of energy storage & lack of back-up power 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-case-for-wind-power-was-built-upon-a-falsehood/ar-AA1j29KS 

“Geofencing” and high tech are invading right to privacy & freedom of religion

• https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/29/just-the-facts-on-geofencing/

USEPA to fund 5 grants to investigate impacts of PFAS forever chemicals in agricultural plants & animals – 12,000 PFAS compounds linked to cancer, impaired immune function, endocrine system function & birth defects

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30102023/epa-to-fund-studies-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-agriculture/ 

Legislation will slash $billions from “green energy slush funds”

• https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/house-speaker-mike-johnson-s-first-big-bill-cuts-biden-s-climate-change-funding-1.1990049

Pfizer hid nearly 80% of vaxx trial deaths from regulators – 3.7-fold increase in cardiovascular deaths in vaxxed

• https://vigilantnews.com/post/how-pfizer-hid-nearly-80-of-covid-vaccine-trial-deaths-from-regulators 
• Paper:  https://ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/86/ 

Fauci & NIH funded covid experiments at lab in Montana – virus supplied by Wuhan Lab in China

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/us-taxpayer-funds-used-in-coronavirus-experiments-with-wuhan-lab-before-pandemic-report-claims/ar-AA1jb36P 

Trends in hospital-associated infections (HAIs) – especially MRSA which more than doubled in last decade

• https://www.ipcupdate.co.uk/a-look-at-trends-of-hai-an-in-depth-analysis/ 

Plan to expand mapping of designated flood areas could force millions to buy insurance – more representative of areas prone to flooding

• https://www.eenews.net/articles/dramatic-plan-to-expand-flood-areas-could-force-millions-to-buy-insurance/ 
• TMAC interim report:  https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=0000018b-6e56-d6f1-a3af-eede5da70000

USEPA to strengthen rules on lead in drinking water

• https://apnews.com/article/epa-lead-water-pipe-announcement-flint-44b774f4a96567429b44badf9c89129a 

Charging EV is equivalent to $17.33 per gallon gasoline – EV charging continues to receive federal subsidies & incentives with your tax dollars to make it appear to be cost competitive but you are still paying the price

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/study-reveals-electric-vehicle-fueling-is-actually-equivalent-to-17-33-per-gallon/ar-AA1j9jks 
• TPPF Report:  https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdf 

Federal Judge issues restraining order preventing Biden administration from cutting razor wire border protection in Texas

• https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/01/judge-forbids-biden-administration-from-cutting-texas-razor-wire-barriers-on-southern-border/

First fully autonomous vehicle suspended in Japan after crashing into parked bicycle

• https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15042058 

Thanks to judicial and legislative roadblocks, the draconian Biden vaxx mandates failed – mounting evidence vaxx was not “safe & effective” – spike protein in vaxx is clearly pathogenic 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/biden-s-covid-19-vax-mandates-spawn-lingering-bad-results/ar-AA1je4EH 

Myotragus baleraricus – only known cold-blooded mammal – now extinct

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-happened-to-myotragus-baleraricus-the-world-s-only-cold-blooded-mammal/ar-AA1jdXaJ 

Two more men arrested for chopping down iconic “Robin Hood Tree” at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/two-men-arrested-over-felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree/ar-AA1jcXN3

So what if Earth passes Paris Agreement 1.5 degrees Celsius?  Earth has, as they say, “been there, done that” and survived just fine

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/what-will-happen-when-earth-surpasses-1-5-degrees-celsius-of-warming/ar-AA1jdGQE
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01848-5 

Abolish WHO to stop plandemic misinformation – WHO is “just another corrupt United Nations bureaucracy” and is an arrogant failure

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/want-to-stop-pandemic-misinformation-abolish-the-who/ar-AA1jeyVM 

Hard to make up stuff like this:  Iran to chair UN Human Rights Forum

• https://unwatch.org/iran-to-chair-un-human-rights-forum-on-thursday-sparking-protests/
• https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-the-united-nations-hand-a-human-rights-job-to-irans-ambassador/ 

CRS Report:  “Management of the Colorado River – Water Allocations, Drought & the Federal Role”

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45546 

Poll shows 24% of Americans know someone who died from side effects of getting vaxxed

• https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/public_surveys/killer_jab_24_say_someone_they_know_died_from_covid_19_vaccine 

Contemplating what to do if a stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is sunk in NYC 

• https://gothamist.com/news/should-nyc-build-a-park-on-a-sunken-stretch-of-the-bqe

USDA sharing knowledge of eradication methods for invasive giant African snail

• https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/ppq-program-overview/plant-protection-today/articles/ppq-shares-methods-aid-foreign-giant-african-snail

Fire ants have invaded Europe – “one of the worst invasive species & fifth costliest worldwide”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/researchers-find-first-extensive-mature-population-of-invasive-species-in-europe-one-of-the-worst-invasive-alien-species/ar-AA1jgxi1 
• Paper:  https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00974-0 

Humans have increased atmospheric concentrations of mercury 7X more than all volcanic eruptions combined

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/humans-have-boosted-atmospheric-mercury-concentrations-sevenfold 
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL104667 

Visualizing the future demand for lithium just to build environmentally damaging EVs

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/tomorrows-lithium-demands/

Hours and hours and hours spent on “social media” is spent alone and distressed

• https://theconversation.com/how-much-time-do-kids-spend-on-devices-playing-games-watching-videos-texting-and-using-the-phone-210118 

Man who received genetically modified pig heart died 6 weeks after transplant

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawrence-faucette-dead-after-pig-heart-transplant_n_65424e5ae4b02c5617db2573 

21 species now officially extinct

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/11/twenty-one-species-officially-extinct-while-ivory-billed-woodpecker-might-persist 

Proposed Ambler Road in remote section of Alaska to the mine would be detrimental to wildlife, fisheries & backcountry recreation

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/11/hunters-anglers-say-proposed-ambler-road-would-harm-wildlife-fisheries-backcountry

Book Review:  “US Rangers, the Law of the Land – History of Law Enforcement in Federal Land Management Agencies” 

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/11/review-us-rangers-law-land-history-law-enforcement-federal-land-management-agencies 

Potential new approach to water electrolysis to produce “green hydrogen” – but still requires water

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-approach-electrolysis-green-hydrogen.html 

Lingering environmental impacts of colonial settlers in 1850s gold rush in Ballarat, Australia

• https://theconversation.com/in-the-1800s-colonial-settlers-moved-ballarats-yarrowee-river-the-impacts-are-still-felt-today-214949
• Interactive Map:  https://yarrowee.cerdi.edu.au/ 

Toxic smog in Delhi, India, forces shut down of schools & banning of fireworks at Cricket World Cup

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Schools_shut_as_toxic_smog_engulfs_Indias_capital_999.html

Clean Water Act may not be effective in controlling nonpoint-source nutrient pollution

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-effective-nutrient-pollution.html
• Paper:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-023-01869-6 

Natural disasters versus natural hazards – as Gilbert White would say: acts of man versus acts of God

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006275 
• Paper:  https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/view/8357/8357.pdf 

Glyphosate – jury awards victim $175M from Monsanto as Europe weighs reauthorization of pesticide & proposed Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act would protet pesticide companies & products

• https://www.ehn.org/roundup-lawsuit-2666088361.html
• https://www.ehn.org/glyphosate-cancer-europe-2666077883.html 
• https://www.thenewlede.org/2023/11/battle-brewing-over-proposed-us-law-that-would-protect-pesticides/ 

Increased incidence of thyroid cancer in affluent areas of Brazil is result of better access to diagnostic testing

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006521 
• Paper:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1530891X23005049 

Sustained human-to-human transmission of monkey pox since at least 2016

• https://www.sciencealert.com/sustained-human-transmission-of-mpox-has-been-happening-longer-than-we-realised 
• Paper:  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8116 

Surprise!  Tiny mice live at high altitudes in the Puna de Atacama of the Andes

• https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-mice-discovered-at-altitudes-thought-inhabitable-for-mammals 
• Paper:  https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01161-2 

Bodies of starfish and other echinoderms may really be heads

• https://www.sci.news/biology/starfish-heads-12415.html 

Another broken promise:  US Treaty promised Native Americans fish – but they are now toxic (mercury & PCBs)

• https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/the-u-s-promised-tribes-they-would-always-have-fish-but-the-fish-they-have-pose-toxic-risks

New technique for detecting early onset of “deadly infectious diseases” so we can have more politically-driven plandemics

• https://new.nsf.gov/news/scientists-develop-method-detect-deadly-infectious 

Will we ever learn the truth behind the covid plandemic & gain-of-function research

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-real-covid-scandal-is-emerging-right-in-front-of-the-inquiry-s-nose/ar-AA1ji11d 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-origins-committee-chair-officials-are-hiding-info-from-americans-exclusive/ar-AA1jibdN 

Federal Appeals Court tosses EPA ban on Chlorpyrifos insecticide that has been linked to brain damage in children

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/court-tosses-epa-ban-on-pesticide-linked-to-brain-damage-in-kids/ar-AA1jiIHm 

American Ornithological Society will rename more than 100 birds because current names are “racist” – not that the birds cared what they were called – social media backlash

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dozens-of-offensive-bird-species-to-be-renamed-because-of-racism/ar-AA1jj4vn 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bird-names-being-changed-over-racist-ties-sparks-backlash/ar-AA1jllDE 

Columbia to cull some of the 166 hippos descended from herd owned by drug lord – 20 will be sterilized

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/pablo-escobars-feral-hippos-face-101918707.html

Chemical recycling of plastics is “dangerous deception” that will exacerbate pollution & fail to address crisis

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-report-calls-chemical-recycling-a-dangerous-deception-and-a-former-plastic-lobbyist-agrees/ar-AA1jkm8a 
• Report:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda91260bbb7e7a4bf528d8/t/653fbe1d1508e3426f160ac9/1698676260735/103023_Chemical+Recycling+Report_web.pdf 

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 6 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Viaduct & barriers completed for Mumbai Trans Harbor Link Road – paving & lighting & toll infrastructure remain as project cost escalated by 4X

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/96-work-on-trans-harbour-link-complete-ahead-of-december-deadline/articleshow/104793343.cms 

Thousands of fish escape from fish farms to invade natural waters – “an environmental catastrophe”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/fish-farm-threatens-to-wreak-havoc-as-thousands-of-fish-escape-into-natural-waters-an-environmental-catastrophe/ar-AA1j6HXX 

Two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey are cancelled – supply chain issues & rising interest rates – had already received estimated $1B in tax-payer subsidies under Biden “Inflation reduction act” – legal action?

• https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-orsted-new-jersey-cancelled-b30049502ac14ca6b46e2d3386a350fd 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/biden-backed-wind-power-company-cancels-new-jersey-projects-despite-1b-in-subsidies/ar-AA1jeMl6 

BOEM issues favorable “record of decision” on EIS for enormous offshore wind farm on Virginia coast but still needs permits for construction and operation

• https://apnews.com/article/virginia-offshore-wind-farm-dominion-federal-approval-c3782d3856359d432b30664bf3ae7531

Considering coral reefs as national natural infrastructure – not just protect for people but protect from people

• https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/10/coral-reef-resolution.html 

Despite continued opposition, Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia is nearly complete

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coastal-gaslink-fully-installed-1.7013274 

Program to enhance coastal resilience in Boston, Massachusetts

• https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-wu-announces-next-steps-enhance-coastal-resilience-east-boston 

100-year-old jetty used to protect Ocean Shores

• Part 1:  https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/shoreline-at-full-bore-ocean-shores-embarks-on-effort-to-save-south-end/ 
• Part 2:  https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/in-search-for-stronger-shoreline-ocean-shores-can-look-to-coastal-neighbors/ 

New method of tracing coastal erosion retreat

• https://www.geplus.co.uk/features/coastal-erosion-tracking-retreat-with-new-modelling-methods-01-11-2023/ 

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It's Water-MDPI: Most Viewed Articles (August–October 2023) - 5 November 2023

General Assessment of Empirical Methods for Estimating Reference Evapotranspiration in Different Climatic Zones of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sretenka Srdić et al.		Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Advances in Produced Water Treatment Technologies: An In-Depth Exploration with an Emphasis on Membrane-Based Systems and Future Perspectives Muhammad Ibrahim et al.
New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences Potential of Artificial Intelligence-Based Techniques for Rainfall Forecasting in Thailand: A Comprehensive Review Muhammad Waqas et al.		Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Optimization of the Preparation Conditions of Aluminum-Impregnated Food Waste Biochar Using RSM with an MLP and Its Application in Phosphate Removal Jin-Kyu Kang et al.
Genreal Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Geospatial Mapping for Assessing Groundwater Quality in West El Minia District, Egypt Esam Ismail et al.		Hydrology Improved Representation of Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions Using SWAT+gwflow and Modifications to the gwflow Module Estifanos Addisu Yimer et al.
General Toxic Algae in Inland Waters of the Conterminous United States—a Review and Synthesis Reynaldo Patiño et al.		Hydrology Assessment of Ground Water Quality of Lucknow City under GIS Framework Using Water Quality Index (WQI) Nazmu Saqib et al.
Hydrogeology Groundwater Investigation through Electrical Resistivity Tomography in the Galhareri District, Galgaduud Region, Somalia: Insights into Hydrogeological Properties Mahad Abdullahi Hussein et al.		General Pivotal Issues of Water-Based Tourism in Worldwide Literature Al Fauzi Rahmat et al.

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