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Information for Water Resources IMPACT Authors

I hope all is well with you and that you are looking forward to the AWRA annual conference in Fall 2024.

We are building an IMPACT issue around selected presentations and would like to include yours. See below. We would need your article in early May c.10 May. 

 Information for Authors

Water Resources IMPACT is a bimonthly magazine (not a journal like JAWRA). That doesn’t mean it’s not as good as JAWRA; the two cannot be compared. Issues are generally, but not always, structured around a theme. We often link an IMPACT issue to a conference and seek articles from the speakers. Our articles are short: 800 – 1500 words are what we seek, although there is room for longer articles. The articles should be written in a conversational style. We seek graphics (with captions and sources). References are fine but not listed at the end as is done in a journal; we want the authors to embed them in the text with a URL.

Authors are listed at the end of the article. The bios are 50-75 words and give the author’s affiliation and email address as a minimum. The authors are also listed right below the title; degrees or licenses are not listed there but can be in the bios at the end.       

I would urge you to look at the IMPACT issue from January 2021 on Wicked Water Problems. It is one of our best. See how it’s done. The link is at the bottom. There is also a link to our most recent IMPACT, Jan-Feb 2024, Navigating New Opportunities to Create Resilient Water Resources

We are soliciting articles for our May-June 2024 issue. Article should be related to our April 2024 and March 2024 conferences: Water Risk and Resilience: Research and Sustainable Solutions (April) andGeospatial Water Technology (March)

Related topics and welcomed!

Submit your article to me as a Word .docx. We have our own editor, Krysia McClain, who is a professional editor.

If you have any questions, contact me.

Thank you very much. I appreciate your willingness to be an author.

Michael E. Campana, Editor-in-Chief

Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology & Water Resources  

Oregon State University

[email protected]

Mobile: 541 602 4085  (Pacific Time)

Jan/Feb 2021 Issue:

https://tinyurl.com/ddn98nwz

Jan-Feb 2024 Issue:

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?projector=1

Thank you!

Michael

"A little bit of irreverence is good; a lot is better." - Ann Campana Judge

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 9 April 2024 >291 Jobs

1) Josh's Jobs

1) Doctoral student – mycelium for faecal sludge degradation – ETH Zürich (Zürich, Switzerland): 21 April

Highlighted

2) Water Stewardship Senior Manager – Danone (Évian-les-Bains, France): Until filled   3) Senior Water Specialist (Partnerships) – The World Bank(Washington, D.C., USA): 16 April   4) Local recruitment: Water Safe Cities Research, Manager – C40(United Kingdom/South Africa): 10 April

Deadline today (9 April)!

5) Team Leader of Climate Change Impacts on Lakes, Wetlands and Coastal Areas in Türkiye – GFA Consulting Group (Türkiye): 9 April   6) Local recruitment: Community Science and Watershed Restoration Intern – Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Anne Arundel County, MD, USA): 9 April   7) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (Various, USA): 9 April

Jobs by Region

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Minimum years experience requested

0-2 years (See all)

8) Associate Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 17 April   9) French speakers: Program Officer - Natural Sciences – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)(Dakar, Senegal): 16 April   10) Local recruitment: Mediterranean Programme Assistant – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Málaga, Spain): 21 April   11) Zimbabwe nationals: Project Irrigation/Civil Engineer – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Harare, Zimbabwe): 19 April   12) Local recruitment: Watershed Resiliency Specialist – Government of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada): 11 April   13) Local recruitment: Water Quality Monitoring Specialist – British Columbia Public Service (Various, BC, Canada): 23 April   14) Local recruitment: Hydro-Climate Predictive Modeller – Government of Alberta (Calgary, AB, Canada): 10 April   15) Local recruitment: Water Quantity Modeller – Government of Alberta (Calgary, AB, Canada): 10 April   16) Local recruitment: Junior Wetlands Specialist – AB – Jacobs(Calgary, AB, Canada): Until filled   17) Local recruitment: Federal Relations Representative – Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) (Washington, D.C., USA): 30 April   18) Local recruitment: Cyanidation Rules and Policy Coordinator – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Boise, ID, USA): 15 April   19) Local recruitment: Drinking Water Program-Environmental Analyst III – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection(Worcester, MA, USA): Until filled   20) Local recruitment: Water Resources Resilience Analyst – Booz Allen Hamilton (Arlington, VA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   21) Local recruitment: Hydrogeologist 2 – Washington Department of Ecology (Spokane, WA, USA): 10 April   22) Local recruitment: Aquatic Monitoring Crew Lead (Institute for Natural Resources (INR)) – Portland State University (Sacramento, CA, USA): 6 May   23) Program Coordinator – Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, USA): 17 April   24) Local recruitment: St. Louis River Project Manager - NR Spec Sr Eco Svcs – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Duluth, MN, USA): 18 April   25) Local recruitment: Environmental Consultant – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Florida, USA): 19 April   26) Local recruitment: Market Research Lead – Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) (Walkerton, ON, Canada): 23 April   27) Local recruitment: Hydrographer Commissioner – State of Wyoming (Torrington, WY, USA): Until filled   28) Local recruitment: Assistant Project Manager – New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (Queens, NY, USA): Until filled   29) Local recruitment: Environmental Scientist III – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (Montpelier, VT, USA): 11 April   30) Local recruitment: Environmental Scientist V - Rivers Program – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (Essex Junction, VT, USA): 21 April   31) Local recruitment: Hydrology Program Lead – Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Anchorage/Fairbanks, AK, USA): 22 April

3-4 years (See all)

32) Natural Resources Officer (Policy Analysis) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome, Italy): 19 April   33) Spanish speakers: Junior Technical Analyst – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Panama City, Panama): 11 April   34) Uruguay nationals: Professional Officer (Natural Sciences) – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Montevideo, Uruguay): 19 April   35) Local recruitment: GIS Analyst – South East Rivers Trust (South East, England, UK): 21 April   36) Local recruitment: Junior Water Management Development Coordinator – City of Calgary (Calgary, AB, Canada): 17 April   37) Local recruitment: Senior Manager – Atlantic Water Network(Halifax, NS, Canada): Until filled   38) Spanish speakers: Environmental Specialist – The Coca-Cola Company (Cidra, Puerto Rico): Until filled   39) Local recruitment: Staff Attorney and Program Manager – NEIWPCC (Lowell, MA, USA): 28 April   40) Local recruitment: Environmental Engineer V – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Springfield, MA, USA): Until filled   41) Local recruitment: 24-64 - Program Administration Manager - State Programs (Manager III-IV) – Texas Water Development Board(Mesquite, TX, USA/Home-based): 23 April   42) Local recruitment: Irrigation Modernization Project Manager – Farmers Conservation Alliance (Hood River, OR, USA/Home-based): Until filled   43) Local recruitment: Water Rights, Field, and Data Management Assistant (Environmental Specialist 1) – Washington Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA, USA): 15 April   44) Colorado residents: DWR - River Operations Coordinator (PSRS III) – Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Glenwood Springs, CO, USA): 15 April   45) Local recruitment: Environmental Analyst VII - Limited Service – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (Montpelier, VT, USA): 18 April   46) Colorado residents: CWCB Decision Support System Specialist – Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Denver, CO, USA): 22 April   47) Local recruitment: Director - Water Resources – Colorado River Indian Tribes (Parker, AZ, USA): Until filled   48) Local recruitment: Urban Waters Program Manager – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (Wilmington, DE, USA): Until filled   49) Local recruitment: Policy Advisor, Healthy Rivers – Western Resource Advocates (Boulder, CO, USA): 22 April   50) Local recruitment: Water Resource Engineer/Scientist – Delaware River Basin Commission (United States): Until filled   51) Local recruitment: Sustainable Agriculture and Water Specialist – National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) (United States/Home-based): 12 April   52) Local recruitment: Environmental Compliance Associate or Specialist (Water Conservation Enforcement) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 22 April   53) Local recruitment: NR Area Hydrologist – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Spicer, MN, USA): 22 April

5-9 years (See all)

54) Land and Water Officer (Water Policy) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome, Italy): 19 April   55) French speakers: Land and Water Officer – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Dakar, Senegal): 19 April   56) Water Resources Officer – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Bangladesh): 18 April   57) Programme Officer – Climate Change – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Bonn, Germany): 15 April   58) International Nature and Climate Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe): 16 April   59) Programme Officer – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome, Italy): 18 April   60) Technical Specialist-Climate Adaptation and Youth Engagement – Save the Children (Bangladesh): 14 April   61) French speakers: Technical Advisors - Regional Resilience Activity for Sahel Region – FHI 360 (Various, West Africa): Until filled   62) Jordan nationals: Project Coordinator – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Amman, Jordan): 14 April   63) Liberia nationals: Fisheries Value Chain Specialist – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Monrovia, Liberia): 12 April   64) Eswatini nationals: Project Coordinator (ELGA Secretariat) – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Mbabane, Eswatini): 11 April   65) Local recruitment: Field Officer-TWENDE Project – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Nairobi, Kenya): 15 April   66) Thailand nationals: Technical Project Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Bangkok, Thailand): 15 April   67) Local recruitment: Hydrogeologist – Committed To Good (CTG)(Kabul, Afghanistan): 15 April   68) Local recruitment: Western Canada Irrigation Lead – Stantec(Lethbridge, AB, Canada): Until filled   69) Civil Engineer – Water – Michael Baker International (Virginia Beach, VA, USA/Home-based): Until filled   70) Local recruitment: Safe Clean Water Program Senior Watershed Specialist – Heal the Bay (Santa Monica, CA, USA): Until filled   71) Local recruitment: Water Resources Specialist – Stantec(Sacramento, CA, USA): Until filled   72) Local recruitment: 24-71 - AMPSS Coordinator (Program Specialist IV) – Texas Water Development Board (Texas, USA/Home-based): 16 April   73) Local recruitment: 24-37 - Water Supply Technical Lead (Project Manager III/Engineer IV) – Texas Water Development Board (Austin, TX, USA/Home-based): 1 May   74) Local recruitment: Project Manager (Fish Passage) – Yakama Nation (Richland, WA, USA): 22 April   75) Local recruitment: Water and Climate Coordinator (Operations and Policy Analyst 4) – Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) (Salem, OR, USA): 17 April   76) Local recruitment: Lead Consultant, Hydrology – WSP (Austin, TX, USA): Until filled   77) Local recruitment: Drinking Water & Groundwater Attorney – New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (Concord, NH, USA): 23 April   78) Local recruitment: Staff Scientist – contract position – Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes Of The Flathead Nation(Pablo, MT, USA): 18 April   79) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Rivers – Western Resource Advocates (Various, USA): 22 April   80) Local recruitment: Hydropower Projects Manager, SW Region (Environmental Specialist 4) – Washington Department of Ecology(Lacey, WA, USA): 18 April   81) Local recruitment: River Protection & Environmental Rights Advocacy Associate – Delaware Riverkeeper Network (Bristol, PA, USA): Until filled

10+ years (See all)

82) Manager – Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Washington, D.C., USA): 15 April   83) Global Aquaculture Program Director – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Home-based): Until filled   84) Senior Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 17 April   85) Spanish speakers: Head of UNEP's Office in Colombia – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Bogota, Colombia): 22 April   86) Project Leader (Climate-Resilient Aquaculture Systems for Africa Project) – WorldFish (Nairobi, Kenya): 20 April   87) Environmental/Marine Specialist (Technical Specialist, Environmental), Knowledge Management – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (Bangkok, Thailand): 17 April   88) French speakers: Regional Development Coordination Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 18 April   89) Programme Management Officer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 18 April   90) Training and Capacity Building Officer for Nature-based Solutions – Pacific Community (SPC) (Suva, Fiji): 21 April   91) French speakers: Project Director - Regional Resilience Activity for Sahel Region – FHI 360 (Senegal/Home-based): Until filled   92) Director, Program Management – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya): 10 April   93) Philippines nationals: Environment Programme Coordinator – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines): 16 April   94) Local recruitment: Principal Wet Utility Engineer – Ramboll(Gurugram, Haryana, India): Until filled   95) Department Manager II - Water/Wastewater – Michael Baker International (Virginia Beach, VA, USA): 22 June   96) Local recruitment: Program Director, Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust – National Audubon Society (Salt Lake City, UT, USA): Until filled   97) Local recruitment: California Regional Director – WestWater Research (Sacramento, CA, USA): 31 May   98) Local recruitment: Net Zero Water Engineer – Texas Water Trade(Austin, TX, USA): 28 April   99) Local recruitment: Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program Lead Scientist (Senior Tidal Wetland Ecologist) – San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) (Richmond, CA, USA): Until filled   100) Local recruitment: Principal Engineer – State of Utah (Salt Lake County, UT, USA): 17 April

Not specified (See all)

101) Consultant - Water project coordinator. Brazil – Global Water Challenge (GWC) (São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil): Until filled   102) Local recruitment: Hydraulic Modelling Engineer – Mott MacDonald (Various, India): Until filled   103) Local recruitment: Senior Hydraulic Modelling Engineer – Mott MacDonald (Various, India): Until filled   104) Local recruitment: Director Water Regulation – Australia Northern Territory Government (Palmerston NT, Australia): 15 April   105) Local recruitment: Assistant Director Water Regulation – Australia Northern Territory Government (Palmerston NT, Australia): 16 April   106) Local recruitment: Senior Water Officer – Queensland Government (Darling Downs, QLD, Australia): 17 April   107) Local recruitment: Water Officer – Queensland Government(Toowoomba QLD, Australia): 18 April   108) Local recruitment: Water Officer Hydrographer – Queensland Government (Mackay/Rockhampton QLD, Australia): 19 April   109) Local recruitment: Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and Regulation – Victoria Government (Victoria, Australia): 21 April   110) Local recruitment: Water Engagement Officer – Australia Northern Territory Government (Various, NT, Australia): 10 April   111) Local recruitment: Principal Policy Officer – Queensland Government (Various, QLD, Australia): 12 April   112) Local recruitment: Recycled Water Systems Officer – Victoria Government (Horsham VIC, Australia): 19 April

 

113) Local recruitment: Environment Consulting – Director – KPMG(Sydney NSW, Australia): Until filled   114) See job eligibility requirements: Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Communications – Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) (London, UK): 15 April   115) Local recruitment: Senior Civil Engineer – Rivers – Jacobs (Belfast, UK): Until filled   116) Local recruitment: Flood Scientist – Climate X (London, UK): Until filled   117) Director of Water – Egis (Various, UK): Until filled   118) Local recruitment: Project Manager - Water Sector – Stantec(London, UK): Until filled   119) Consultant Scientist - Water Resources Management – APEM Limited(United Kingdom/Home-based): Until filled   120) Local recruitment: Senior Advisor - Water Resources Security of Supply – Environment Agency (England, UK): 18 April   121) Local recruitment: National water efficiency senior advisor – Environment Agency (England, UK): 20 April   122) Local recruitment: Senior Nature Based Solutions Water Specialist-UK Flexible Location – Jacobs (Bristol, UK): Until filled   123) Local recruitment: Rother Partnership Coordinator – Arun & Rother Rivers Trust (ARRT) (United Kingdom/Home-based): 22 April   124) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer – River Waveney Trust(Bungay, UK): 22 April   125) Local recruitment: Programme Manager (Lower Severn) – Severn Rivers Trust (United Kingdom): 21 April   126) Head of Delivery for Climate Resilience in Least Developed Countries – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Home-based): 14 April   127) Local recruitment: Engineering Analyst, Hydrology & GIS – Credit Valley Conservation (Mississauga, ON, Canada): 14 April   128) Local recruitment: Amended - Surface Water Specialist – Ontario Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (Kingston, ON, Canada): 16 April   129) Local recruitment: Senior Coastal Engineer – Government of Canada(Ottawa, ON, Canada): 16 April   130) Local recruitment: Water Compliance Officer – Ontario Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (Owen Sound, ON, Canada): 18 April   131) Local recruitment: Hydrogeologist – Ontario Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (Kingston, ON, Canada): 19 April   132) Local recruitment: Manager, Groundwater Management Section – Manitoba Government (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 23 April   133) U.S. nationals: General Development Officer (Agricultural Water Management) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)(Washington, D.C., USA): 12 April   134) U.S. nationals: Hydrologic Technician – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Grand Forks/Huron, SD, USA): 10 April   135) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – U.S. Bureau of Land Management(Baker City/Vale, OR, USA): 16 April   136) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist (Computational Hydrological Informatics) – USDA Agricultural Research Service (Oxford, MS, USA): 16 April   137) U.S. nationals: Hydrologist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Great Falls, MT, USA): 11 April   138) Local recruitment: 13-Month Environmental Science and Engineering Fellowship – Neponset River Watershed Association (Canton, MA, USA): Until filled   139) Local recruitment: Water Quality Technician – State of Utah (Salt Lake County, UT, USA): Until filled   140) Local recruitment: Executive Director – Brodhead Watershed Association (BWA) (East Stroudsburg, PA, USA): Until filled   141) Local recruitment: Hydrologist - Water Rights Specialist – Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (Helena, MT, USA): 12 April   142) Local recruitment: Water Quality Fellow – Riverkeeper (Kingston, NY, USA): Until filled   143) Local recruitment: District Representative – Office of Senator Becker(Menlo Park, CA, USA): Until filled   144) Local recruitment: River Captain (3 positions) – South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) (Nevada City, CA, USA): Until filled Academic Professors/Lecturers (See all) 145) Research Assistant Professor – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee(Milwaukee, WI, USA): 21 April   146) Tenure Track Junior Professorship: “Integrated approaches to spatial observation in the NEXUS water-biomass-energy for regional institutional decision support (ORioN)” – Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) (Cayenne, French Guiana): 22 April   147) Tenure Track Junior Professorship: Extreme hydrological events (floods, droughts) and global change in the South (HYDROSUD) – Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) (Montpellier, France): 22 April   148) ASARI - Open rank faculty position in Agriculture Water Management – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Benguerir, Morocco): Until filled   149) Tenure Track: Assistant Professor – Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA): Until filled   150) Term Research Assistant Professor for Hydrology – University of Alaska-Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK, USA): Until filled   151) Teaching Associate in Water Engineering (maternity cover) – University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK): 21 April   152) Chair (W3) of Urban Water Management – Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany): 19 April   153) Local recruitment: Griffith Endowed Chair and SD Water Resource Institute Director – South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD, USA): Until filled Postdocs (See all) 154) Postdoc Modelling integrated soil nutrient and water fluxes across major farming systems in Africa – Wageningen University & Research(Wageningen, Netherlands): 22 April   155) Postdoctoral Researcher – Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL, USA): Until filled   156) Postdoc on the Innovation of (Photo)Electrochemical Technologies and Processes in Water Treatment – Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) (Torino, Italy): 22 April   157) Postdoctoral Researcher - Earth & Environmental Sciences – Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY, USA): Until filled Researchers/Other 158) Researcher – DIWASA Project Leader – International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (IWMI Africa offices): 23 April   159) Research Fellow (Changes in mountain hydrology & water resources) – University of Birmingham (Birmingham, UK): 16 April   160) Researcher: Estimation, monitoring, and assessment of alterations in the hydrologic cycle using satellite-derived observations – Università degli Studi di Perugia (Perugia, Italy): 22 April   161) Researcher: Project MORE4WATER – Combined monitoring and forecast for a sustainable management of water resources and timely adaptation to drought – Instituto de Telecomunicações (Lisbon, Portugal): 15 April   162) Research Fellow in Drivers of Global Water and Sediment Dynamics – University of Southampton (Southampton, UK): 17 April   163) Education Support Administrator – University of Exeter (Cornwall, UK): 18 April   164) Researcher: Smart, circular and integrated membrane solutions for water reuse and resource recovery in industry – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH (Barcelona, Spain): 20 April   165) Senior professional associate – University of Split (Split, Croatia): 21 April   166) Research Fellowship - OneAquaHealth – University of Coimbra(Coimbra, Portugal): 15 April   167) Switzerland nationals: Civilian servant in fecal sludge dewatering – Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)(Dübendorf, Switzerland/Freetown, Sierra Leone): 21 April   168) Romanian speakers: Specialist chemist: Integrated research and sustainable solutions for the protection and restoration of ecosystems in the lower Danube basin - Black Sea coastal area, ResPonSE – University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania): 11 April   169) Research Fellow - I - Water Technology Lab – Plaksha University(Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India): Until filled   170) Project Scientist - Center for Water Security – Plaksha University(Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India): Until filled   171) Biophysical Modeling Analyst – Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) (Ann Arbor, MI, USA): 7 May   172) Watershed Science Research Assistant – Penn State University (State College, PA, USA): Until filled   173) Local recruitment: Water Research GIS Support – Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) (Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, US): Until filled   174) Program Specialist II – Texas A&M AgriLife Research (College Station, TX, USA): Until filled   175) Hydrologic and Environmental Field Data Technician - RSA III – University of Texas-Austin (Austin, TX, USA): Until filled   176) Hydrologic and Environmental Field Data Technician - RSA IV – University of Texas-Austin (Austin, TX, USA): Until filled   177) Hydrologic Field and Data Analyst – University of Texas-Austin (Austin, TX, USA): Until filled   178) Research Associate-Fixed Term – Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI, USA): 16 April WASH (SEE ALL) 0-2 years (See all) 179) WASH Officer – Save the Children (Adikpo, Nigeria): 12 April   180) WASH Assistant – Save the Children (Palestine): 12 April   181) French speakers: Wash/Shelter Social Assistant – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Batouri, Cameroon): 18 April   182) Local recruitment: Water and Habitat (WatHab) Technician – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Kyiv, Ukraine): Until filled   183) Somalia nationals: WASH Assistant – Danish Refugee Council(Beledweyne, Somalia): 14 April   184) Local recruitment: WASH Assistant Engineer – World Vision (WV)(Amman, Jordan): Until filled   185) Local recruitment: WASH Project Officer – World Vision (WV)(Arawa, Papua New Guinea): Until filled   186) Democratic Republic of the Congo nationals: WASH Information Management Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 11 April   187) Local recruitment: Small Utility Consultant I – Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) (West Sacramento, CA, USA): 8 May 3-4 years (See all) 188) WASH Specialist – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Palestine): 10 April   189) Portuguese speakers: Certification System Specialist for Transform WASH – STTA – Tetra Tech (Maputo, Mozambique): 19 April   190) Program Manager (M/F) – Solidarités International (Kharkiv, Ukraine): Until filled   191) French speakers: Coordinateur.rice de Projets Infrastructure et WASH – ACTED (Marrakech, Morocco): 3 May   192) Arabic/French speakers: Hygiene Promotion Delegate (Morocco EQ Response) – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (Marrakech, Morocco): 16 April   193) Spanish speakers: Gestor/a Wash Producción – Acción Contra El Hambre (Madrid, Spain): Until filled   194) French speakers: Wash Technical Assistant – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo): 17 April   195) French speakers: Wash/Shelter Team Leader – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (Batouri, Cameroon): 19 April   196) Consultant - Technical assistance for rural drinking water Programme Management under JJM – Inductus Limited (New Delhi, Delhi, India): 15 April   197) Project Engineer – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (Faridabad, Haryana, India): 20 April   198) Community Mobilizer – Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) (Faridabad, Haryana, India): 20 April   199) South Africa nationals: WASH Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Pretoria, South Africa): 16 April   200) Viet Nam nationals: WASH Officer (UNICEF) – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Hanoi, Vietnam): 10 April   201) Local recruitment: Coordinador (a) de Proyecto de WASH – World Vision (WV) (Santa Rosa, Honduras): Until filled   202) Local recruitment: WASH Cluster Engineer – World Vision (WV)(Tanga, Tanzania): Until filled   203) Local recruitment: WASH Cluster Engineer – World Vision (WV)(Nyasa, Tanzania): Until filled   204) Local recruitment: WASH Cluster Engineer – World Vision (WV)(Dodoma, Tanzania): Until filled   205) Local recruitment: WASH Project Coordinator – World Vision (WV)(Arawa, Papua New Guinea): Until filled   206) Local recruitment: Wash Team Leader – World Vision (WV)(Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo): Until filled   207) Local recruitment: Small Utility Project Manager I – Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) (Los Angeles, CA, USA): 8 May 5-9 years (See all) 208) WASH Specialist - Systems Strengthening – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (New York, NY, USA): 28 April   209) WASH Engineer – Save the Children (Palestine): 10 April   210) WASH & Integrated Water Resource Management Capacity Development Project Officer – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation(Lusaka, Zambia): 12 April   211) WASH Team Leader – Oxfam (Syria): 16 April   212) Technical Officer (Climate Change and Health) – World Health Organization (WHO) (Tarawa, Kiribati): 18 April   213) Spanish speakers: Senior Manager, Strategic Partnership Development – Lazos de Agua Program, Latin America – One Drop (United States/Latin America/Home-based): Until filled   214) Specialist, Hygiene Promotion and Capacity Building, WASH (Contractual) – Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) (Dhaka, Bangladesh): 10 April   215) Local recruitment: Public Health Advisor - Southern Africa Region – WaterAid (Various, Southern Africa): 17 April   216) Nigeria nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Abuja, Nigeria): 19 April   217) Local recruitment: Utility Director, Uganda – Water Mission International (Jinja, Uganda): Until filled   218) Local recruitment: Project Manager, Indigenous Water Allyship (IWA) Program – One Drop (Montreal, QC, Canada): Until filled   219) Local recruitment: Principal Specialist, Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene – DAI (United States): Until filled   220) Local recruitment: Extended Term Consultant – The World Bank(Washington, D.C., USA): 19 April 10+ years (See all) 221) Chief Advocacy, Influencing – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)(Home-based): 22 April   222) Local recruitment: Regional WASH Specialist - 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A dire situation’: Mexico’s refusal to pay water debt grips South Texas border
Mexico’s refusal to pay back the water it owes to the United States has made for a “dire” situation in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the head of the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission said.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 8 April 2024 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

M7.4 earthquake in Taiwan – reverse faulting near boundary between Eurasian & Philippine Sea tectonic plates – at least 9 dead, hundreds injured – aftershocks – regional impacts – video includes seiches & landslides

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/one-feared-dead-dozens-injured-040546736.html 
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive 
• Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edh6W5bsla0 

Initial news of landslides & rockfalls triggered by M7.4 earthquake in Taiwan

• https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/3-april-2024-earthquake-taiwan-1 

M6.8 earthquake near Northern Mariana Islands – no tsunami warning – potential main shock

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/6-8-magnitude-earthquake-registered-near-mariana-islands-so-far-no-tsunami-threat-issued/ar-BB1l85b2
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ma2w/executive 

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are rattled by moderate M4.8 earthquake

• https://www.belgrade-news.com/townnews/geology/earthquake-centered-near-new-york-city-rattles-big-apple-northeast/article_a4db83d2-f35e-11ee-b51b-1b63003d2ef7.html 
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ma74/executive 

Punxsutawney Phil is now proud papa of two pups who all live in Punxsutawney Memorial Library ready to carry on tradition of prognosticating the end of Winter

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/punxsutawney-phil-is-a-dad-see-the-2-groundhog-pups-welcomed-by-phil-and-his-wife-phyllis/ar-BB1kGEHP

Natural variations in Rossby Waves and the Polar Vortex

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-polar-vortex-is-suddenly-swirling-backwards/ar-BB1kKNTf 

The Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-khumbu-icefall-a-tomb-for-countless-sherpas-on-everest/ar-BB1kP4Ma 

Part 2:  M7.3 Hegben Lake EQ & Madison Landslide – 1959

• https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/1959-madison-slide-part-2-recovery-and-remediation 
• Part 1:  https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/1959-madison-slide-part-1-a-deadly-consequence-hebgen-lake-earthquake

Cosmoselachus mehlingi – new shark-like species from Late Mississippian Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/cosmoselachus-mehlingi-12796.html 
• Paper:  https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/geodiversitas/46/4 

Trash from International Space Station may have hit a house in Naples, Florida

• https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/trash-from-the-international-space-station-may-have-hit-a-house-in-florida/ 

US DOE to subsidize “endless” source of energy from enhanced geothermal systems - $60M for 3 projects to demonstrate efficacy & scalability – optimistic that geothermal could provide 10% of power demand

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/department-of-energy-announces-60m-investment-into-essentially-endless-source-of-energy-these-projects-will-help-us-advance/ar-BB1kUQGn 
• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/02/geothermal-energy-electricity 
• Report Summary:  https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-unveils-roadmap-next-generation-geothermal-power 
• Report:  https://liftoff.energy.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LIFTOFF_DOE_NextGen_Geothermal_v14.pdf 

15 things to know about Devil’s Tower (slide show) – geology & cultural significance

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/15-things-you-probably-don-t-know-about-devils-tower/ss-BB1kSPS0 

Five new hydrothermal vents discovered by AUV Sentry & HOV Alvin in eastern Pacific

• https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/five-new-hydrothermal-vents-discovered-in-the-eastern-tropical-pacific-ocean/

A good snow year in Utah

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/meteorologist-reports-record-breaking-statistic-for-utah-snowpack/ar-BB1kWwP1 

Tectonic movement on an average 36-million year-cycle results in evolution of ecological niches

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/an-explosion-of-life-happens-on-earth-every-36-million-years-now-we-know-why/ar-AA1dGn6B 
• Paper:  https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221149120 

Evolution of Valles Caldera National Preserve

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/03/continuing-evolution-valles-caldera-national-preserve
• VCNR:  https://www.nps.gov/vall/index.htm 

Tooth structure of Feredocodon chowi – new Jurassic species - improves understanding of early evolution of mammaliaforms

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/feredocodon-chowi-12820.html 

Myrmarachne colombiana – new species of ant-mimic spider in copal (fossilized resin) from Colombia

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/myrmarachne-colombiana-12809.html 

99 myo marine tapeworm found encased in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/marine-tapeworm-amber-12801.html 

Experience climber falls to death while snowboarding in Crater of Mount St Helens – cornice broke away

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rocky-shorey-climber-dead-mount-st-helens-volcano-crater-1200-feet-below-summit/ 

Volcanic eruption of Santorini 1,300 years ago comparable to 2022 Tonga eruption

• https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/santorini-volcano-freak-eruption-1300-years-ago-was-as-violent-as-2022-tonga-eruption 
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01392-7 

Physics-based models integrate temporal slip evolution to forecast earthquake ruptures

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/forecasting-earthquake-ruptures-from-slow-slip-evolution 
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023AV000979 

Parameterizations of turbulent mixing and fall velocity of precipitation & cloud ice may help alleviate long-standing biases in climate models and simulations

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/tuning-improves-high-resolution-climate-simulations 
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023MS003701 

Comparison of contemporary & historical hydrology & water quality in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

• https://www.usgs.gov/publications/a-comparison-contemporary-and-historical-hydrology-and-water-quality-foothills-and
• SIR 2024-008:  https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5008/sir20245008.pdf 

Seabed 2030 only 25% done – using technology to fill bathymetric blank spaces

• https://eos.org/articles/new-seafloor-map-only-25-done-with-6-years-to-go 

GOES-U to be launched in late June following repairs to latest NOAA satellite

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/GOES_U_set_for_June_25_launch_following_repairs_to_latest_NOAA_satellite_999.html 

Daily motion of Ross Ice shelf due to ice stream activity in Antarctica

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Antarcticas_Ross_Ice_Shelf_Moves_Daily_Due_to_Ice_Stream_Activity_999.html 
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL108040

Water planning tool with forecasts up to 205 in Austria

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-team-tool-future.html 
• Paper:  https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/1/127 

Role of groundwater in ecosystem sustainability – recognizing that surface & groundwater is one resource in California

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-groundwater-role-ecosystem-sustainability.html 
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-024-00221-w 

Recognizing the total futility of using submarine curtains to “protect” glaciers in West Antarctica

• https://theconversation.com/why-artificial-submarine-curtains-wont-save-west-antarcticas-retreating-glaciers-225998 

New step in tectonic processes that transform seafloor into mountains

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-tectonic-seafloor-mountains.html
• Link to pdf Paper:  https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/doi/10.1130/G51918.1/635693/Detrital-isotopic-record-of-a-retreating 

Sand may be “solid” and appear difficult to compress or it may easily flow like liquid

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1039940 

Anvil clouds & their limited impact on climate

• https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-anvil-clouds-and-their-climate-impact/ 
• Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01414-4

Fossil Cycad National Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota lost NPS status when site was eroded and fossils were deliberately removed by humans – de-authorized in 1953 then abolished as National Monument

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/it-was-a-popular-national-monument-until-it-was-robbed-to-extinction/ar-AA1dBrdV 

Ice Memory Foundation concerned that glaciers are melting – but that is what glaciers do!

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/scientists-sound-the-alarm-after-testing-samples-found-deep-inside-melting-glacier-some-of-the-expected-chemical-signatures-were-missing/ar-BB1l5WFc 

Noble gases in volcanic rocks from Cook & Austral Islands reflect Earth history for 2.5+ billion years

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-pacific-samples-glimpse-earth-billion.html 
• Paper:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X24000256 

Meteorite plowed up from field in Dane County goes on display at University of Wisconsin Geology Museum

• https://news.wisc.edu/exceptional-meteorite-plowed-up-from-a-dane-county-field-finds-new-home-in-uw-geology-museum/ 

Castle Rock is durable because of high opal content

• https://kdvr.com/news/local/castle-rock-durability-is-because-of-this-precious-gem/ 

Underwater robot reveals mud volcanoes and active fault in Lake Baikal in Siberia

• https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/underwater-robot-in-siberias-lake-baikal-reveals-hidden-mud-volcanoes-and-an-active-fault 

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 8 April 2024 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Shelters for illegal aliens in Chicago are reporting not only measles but also tuberculosis – illegals bringing the disease with them when they illegally cross our Border – increase since 2020 - vaccine requirements not being enforced – one has to wonder what other diseases the illegals bring

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/chicago-officials-raise-new-outbreak-alarm-as-medieval-disease-spreads-across-shelters/ar-BB1l52rv
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/tuberculosis-is-making-a-comeback-in-the-u-s/ar-BB1l5oji \
• CDC Data:  https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/reports/2022/national_data.htm 

Big Pharma job security:  developing mRNA vaccines for diseases linked to vaxxing

• https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/moderna-mrna-vaccines-diseases-linked-covid-shots/ 

Scare-mongering in advance of the next pandemic – despite fact that only diagnosed human case of avian flu had minor symptoms of conjunctivitis that were easily treated - many human cases suspected of being asymptomatic – believe Big Pharma and WHO?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/bird-flu-pandemic-could-be-100-times-worse-than-covid-scientists-warn/ar-BB1l4BZ6 
• CDC:  https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0401-avian-flu.html 
• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02042024/todays-climate-bird-flu-migration-disease/ 

There is no consensus about the value of attempting to geoengineer the climate – risks and collateral damage of unknown proportions

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-climate-national-countries-extreme.html 
• https://theconversation.com/climate-engineering-carries-serious-national-security-risks-countries-facing-extreme-heat-may-try-it-anyway-and-the-world-needs-to-be-prepared-222120 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/us-tests-1st-cloud-powered-sun-blocker-tech-to-fight-global-warming/ar-BB1l7l7n 

Open-border policies have created terrorist threats in the US – not a question of “if” but “when” will they strike against Americans and how many hundreds of them are already in our country?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-s-open-borders-have-created-a-terror-threat-and-the-what-ifs-are-chilling/ar-BB1kXPmV 

Secretary Mayorcas (Homeland Security Secretary) impeachment trial was scheduled to begin in March – failure to comply with immigration law – articles of impeachment to be sent to US Senate on 10 April

• https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2024/3/kennedy-senate-must-hold-mayorkas-impeachment-trial 
• https://www.kktv.com/2024/02/26/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-impeachment-trial-expected-start-senate/ 
• https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4561860-house-mayorkas-impeachment-charges-senate/ 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/if-the-senate-needs-evidence-of-mayorkas-impeachable-offenses-look-no-further-than-his-abuse-of-parole/ar-BB1l7vn4 

New legislation would limit “chain migration” that allows family-sponsored illegal immigration into the US

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-have-plan-to-upend-legal-immigration/ar-BB1kXs2k

New legislation in several states would require donor vaxxing status to be disclosed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/gop-bill-would-require-donor-s-covid-vaccination-status-disclosure/ar-BB1kXjul 

Romancing the River:  To Halve and Have Not

• https://sibleysrivers.com/romancing-the-river-to-halve-and-have-not/ 

Even trusted measles vaccine does not prevent all from getting measles – 30% of vaccinated will get measles if exposed to the virus & likely have milder illness & be less contagious – measles has less than 0.01% case fatality rate

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/will-your-old-measles-shot-protect-you-from-new-outbreaks/ar-BB1kXDZl 

“Valley of the Drums” was cleaned up but “Gully of the Drums” remains as imminent threat to human health and the environment 

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03042024/louisville-gully-of-the-drums-hazardous-waste/ 
• Website:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d914bd376b82442780ccd4064bc31078 

California leads the nation in use & emissions of sulfuryl fluoride – pesticide & potent GHG – 260 to 1,367 metric tons released into atmosphere each year

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03042024/california-sulfuryl-fluoride-emissions/ 

Employing new tactics & equipment in next phase of python telemetry scout project in Florida 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-s-next-for-uf-ifas-scientists-on-the-removal-of-burmese-pythons-from-the-florida-everglades/ar-BB1l0NSt

White pine beetle decimating whitebark pine trees reducing primary food supply for grizzly bears – increased human-bear interactions as grizzlies seeking food – not good for the bears

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/researchers-raise-concerns-after-observing-catastrophic-behavior-of-grizzly-bears-dramatic-escalation-in-the-numbers-of-bears-dying/ar-BB1kUudp  

Publlc urged to help keep grizzly bears wild as they emerge from dens

• https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-04/grizzly-bears-emerge-dens-wildlife-managers-ask-public-help-keep-bears-wild 

Update:  Biden cancels plan to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve that he depleted in failed attempt to lower gas prices due to inflation

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/biden-admin-cancels-plan-to-refill-emergency-oil-reserve-amid-high-prices/ar-BB1l1nwC 

265,000-gallon spill of liquid nitrogen fertilizer into drainage ditch reached East Nishnabotna River in Iowa and resulted in massive kill of at least 749,000 fish along 60-mile stretch – another 40,000 fish died in Missouri River

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iowa-fertilizer-spill-wipes-out-river-s-aquatic-life-killing-over-749-000-fish/ar-BB1l1qOJ 

Do not touch tussock moth caterpillars in Florida – hairs can cause rashes, burning & itchy skin

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/don-t-touch-the-alien-like-creatures-what-to-know-about-the-caterpillars-all-over-florida/ar-BB1l1fX1

US F&W plan to save spotted owls in Pacific NW involved shooting hundreds of thousands of barred owls over 3 decades - F&W says “sparred owls” should also be shot

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/editorial-kill-barred-owls-so-spotted-owls-can-live-wildlife-service-should-put-plan-on-hold/ar-BB1kYgf4 

$1.5B subsidy for partner-driven conservation & “climate solutions” that will be ineffective in “fixing” a climate that is not broken

• https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-makes-15-billion-available-to-help-farmers-advance-conservation-and-climate-smart 

Giving up agriculture in favor of wildland proves profitable & increases biodiversity in the UK

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/this-couple-s-farm-wasn-t-generating-any-profits-then-they-turned-it-into-a-wildland/ar-BB1l22gc

Updated family tree for birds – part of Bird 10,000 Genomes (B10K) Project

• https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-ever-bird-genome-study-unveils-new-tree-of-life-but-one-species-is-a-mystery 
• B10K Project:  https://b10k.genomics.cn/ 

Brown rats came on exploration ships from Europe in the mid 1700s – invaded & thrived

• https://www.dailynews.com/2024/04/03/how-brown-rats-crawled-off-ships-and-conquered-north-american-cities/ 

Lungworm parasite of invasive pythons is threatening native snake species in Florida

• https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/02/mysterious-python-parasite-threatens-floridas-native-snakes-pushing-toward-their-extreme-decline/ 

Oil India to open Numaligarh refinery by 202 & export products to Bangladesh

• https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/oil-india-new-oil-refinery-opening-2025-oil-price-concerns/ 

Visualizing 10 most common primates in the world – excluding humans

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-are-the-10-most-common-primates-in-the-world/ 

“Green” manufacturing boom ironically is not powered by renewable energy

• https://theconversation.com/americas-green-manufacturing-boom-from-ev-batteries-to-solar-panel-production-isnt-powered-by-renewable-energy-yet-226226 

Species colonize new ground exposed by melting glaciers

• https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2024/04/03/how-invasive-species-colonise-new-ground-exposed-by-melting-glac.html 

Tennessee Valley Authority to retire Kingston Fossil Plant that has been operating for more than 7 decades

• https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/04/tennessee-valley-authority-to-retire-kingston-fossil-plant/ 

PACT promoting effective packaging recycling with the cosmetics industry

• https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/04/making-beauty-sustainable-with-pact/ 

Addressing the escalating problem & challenges of global e-waste

• https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/04/e-waste-crisis-turning-challenges-into-opportunities/ 
• Link to download report:  https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Environment/Pages/Publications/The-Global-E-waste-Monitor-2024.aspx 

Wind turbine blades may be source of micro-plastic pollution & toxic chemicals as blades are worn through use – pollutants endanger wildlife, can enter waterways & food chain

• https://gatesofvienna.net/2024/03/windmills-tilting-at-us/

Paper:  New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01291-0 

Aira Solar Project in Alberta, Canada, is threat to migration of pronghorn antelope

• https://globalnews.ca/news/10382768/solar-project-pronghorn-migration-alberta/ 

Genetically modified cow produces milk that contains human insulin – “biofactories” – injected special hormones to trigger lactation – plan is to clone this cow

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/genetically-modified-cow-makes-milk-with-human-insulin/ar-BB1jUsWf 
• Paper:  https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/biot.202300307 

Death in Sierra County, California, caused by Sin Nombre hantavirus – typically about 3 cases each year – infection typically from inhalation of dust particles of urine, saliva, or droppings of deer mice

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/sierra-county-hantavirus-death-prompts-public-health-warning/ar-BB1l5KRW

Mexico once again refusing to pay back 1.7M acre-feet of water that it owes the US under Treaty

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-dire-situation-mexico-s-refusal-to-pay-water-debt-grips-south-texas-border/ar-BB1l3HcW

State of emergency declared in Khabarovsk, Russia, due to nuclear contamination

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/state-of-emergency-due-to-nuclear-contamination-is-declared-in-russian-city/ar-BB1l7PGX

Net-zero a joke – only 57 corporate & state producing entities responsible for 80% of global emissions

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/net-zero-a-joke-new-report-says-57-sources-drive-80-of-global-emissions/ar-BB1l7rM6 
• Database Launch Report:  https://carbonmajors.org/site//data/000/027/Carbon_Majors_Launch_Report.pdf 

News media deliberately omitted extent of wind farm encroachment on agriculture in New South Wales, Australia – media re-enforced the entrenched narrative

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/farmer-grant-piper-slams-abc-for-hiding-the-truth-about-wind-turbines-claiming-it-selectively-edited-a-7-30-story/ar-BB1l6Oxv 

Misleading & erroneous figures released by the FBI on crime in the US

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/bad-data-from-the-fbi-mislead-about-crime/ar-BB1l7qDS 
• https://counciloncj.org/year-end-2023-crime-trends/#offense-reports 

FDA considering action on use of methylene chloride to decaffeinate coffee

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/decaf-coffee-safe-drink-experts-195212278.html 
• Test results:  https://cleanlabelproject.org/are-there-chemicals-in-your-decaffeinated-coffee/ 

Throwing $20 billion to “green bank” network for “clean energy” 

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042024/biden-administration-green-bank-network-disadvantaged-communities/ 

“Chemigation” distributes irrigation water blended with fertilizers & pesticides on crops – also using chlorin-based disinfectants to sprinkler irrigation to ensure “microbiologically safe water” – concerns:  increased pollution of water and increased resistance in micro-organisms

• https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2024/04/02/enhancing-farms-irrigation-chemigation-to-increase-yields-minimize-harm 
• Paper:  https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10176 

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 8 April 2024 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

US F&W report indicates loss of more than 50% of wetlands since 1780s – disproportionately impacted marshes & swamps in coastal watersheds of the Carolinas

• https://www.fws.gov/project/2019-wetlands-status-and-trends-report
• Report:  https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-03/wetlands-status-and-trends-2009-2019-signed.pdf 

Proposed plan to build $441M floating 12 MW natural gas power plant in south Louisiana in area prone to storms & extreme weather hazards – wants to bypass competitive bid process 

• https://energynews.us/2024/03/27/louisiana-energy-company-plans-to-float-above-climate-damage-literally/  

Ongoing battle between mining and Okefenokee Swamp 

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032024/okefenokee-swamp-mining-fight/

Florida legislation precludes wind turbines from offshore & within 1 mile of coast & Intracoastal Waterway

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/florida-advances-bill-to-ban-offshore-wind-turbines-despite-not-having-any-here-s-why-that-matters/ar-BB1kPtm6 

Norwegian Dawn cruise ship stranded 8 passengers on African island of São Tomé and Príncipe

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/eight-passengers-stranded-on-african-island-after-norwegian-cruise-ship-left-without-them/ar-BB1kWvxB 

Portion of Big Sur Highway 1 collapses – highway closed – damage assessment – emergency response for initial safety & in-situ stabilization work

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-01/big-sur-tourism-on-standstill-after-its-connecting-roadway-crumbles-into-the-sea 
• https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/highway-1-crumbling-cost-infrastructure-19379465.php 
• https://www.constructiondive.com/news/teichert-california-highway-1-repair/712222/ 

Legislation to protect Okefenokee Swamp from dragline mining failed to get consideration/approval

• https://thecurrentga.org/2024/03/29/okefenokee-mining-moratorium-bill-fizzles/ 

Cruise ship stranded in port of Barcelona, Spain, when 69 Bolivians tried to disembark without valid documents to enter the EU

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cruise-ship-carrying-1-500-passengers-stuck-in-spain-port-after-document-row/ar-BB1l0zG7 

Enormous wind farm off coast of Martha’s Vineyard approved by Biden administration despite legal efforts to block similar projects – approving proposals at rapid pace – environmental damages

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/biden-administration-approves-enormous-wind-farm-off-the-coast-of-martha-s-vineyard-as-part-of-bid-to-drastically-cut-emissions-by-2030/ar-BB1kXYP9  

NPS to create Marine Reserve Zone at Biscayne National Park

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/04/nps-ordered-create-marine-reserve-zone-biscayne-national-park 

Public urged to protect sea turtles as nesting season arrives on Texas beaches

• https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-03/public-urged-help-protect-sea-turtles-nesting-season-arrives-texas 

Visualizing the most populated (human populations) islands in the world

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/what-are-the-worlds-most-populated-islands/ 

NASA identifying salinity changes in coastal waters related to El Niño precipitation & runoff

• https://phys.org/news/2024-04-nasa-el-nio-saltiness-coastal.html
• Paper:  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL106684 

Denmark closes major shipping lane in Great Belt strait due to risk of falling missile fragments from missile testing

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/denmark-shuts-shipping-strait-over-missile-failure/ar-BB1l4s8N 

People jumped into the sea to escape raging fire on ferry in Gulf of Thailand - video

• https://apnews.com/article/thailand-surat-thani-koh-tao-ferry-fire-0c8f3e547b8094a715d5669cb32d6870 

Sonar images detect wreckage of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Patapsco River in Baltimore

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/03/baltimore-bridge-collapse-sonar-images/73189362007/

Perspective:  Seeking a “sustainable” path for waterfronts in India to reverse adverse effect of industrialization & rapid urbanization

• https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/reconnecting-cities-with-waterfronts-india-s-path-to-sustainable-waterfronts 

Environmentalists oppose $62M dredging project in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico – lawsuit over endangering wildlife and humans - threatens to destroy corals, seagrass beds, turtles & other marine life

• https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-san-juan-bay-dredging-environment-0a6a0c0cd0e197c0fb32593e0ca567e1 

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"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often." - Mae West

CRS InFocus Report: 'Bureau of Reclamation - FY2024 Budget and Appropriations'

When I think of water at CRS, name Charles V. Stern comes to mind. This report (5 April 2024) is no exception: 'Bureau of Reclamation: FY2024 Budget and Appropriations'.

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is primarily responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 western reclamation states as designated in statute (43 U.S.C. §391). Reclamation is the largest wholesale supplier of water in these 17 states and the second-largest hydroelectric power producer in the nation. Reclamation’s mission areas and geographic scope are narrower than those of the other principal federal water resource agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources account funds most agency activities, including construction, operations and maintenance, dam safety, ecosystem restoration, and Indian water rights settlements, as well as the agency’s programmatic and grant authorities (including those for water reuse and recycling, desalination, conservation and efficiency, and restoration, among other purposes). Reclamation typically also receives funding for three smaller accounts: California Bay-Delta Restoration, the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund (which is offset by customer receipts), and Policy and Administration.

FY2024 Budget and Appropriations
The Administration usually requests a lower amount for Reclamation than the final enacted total of annual appropriations. For FY2024, the President requested $1.45 billion in current budget authority (i.e., appropriations before offsets) for Reclamation. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2024 (P.L. 118-42), Congress provided $1.9 billion for Reclamation ($310 million below the FY2023 enacted level). Figure 1 shows recent Reclamation annual appropriations levels (not including offsets or offsetting receipts).

In addition to regular appropriations, Congress has provided Reclamation with supplemental appropriations that may factor into FY2024 appropriations considerations. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) included $8.30 billion in supplemental appropriations for various infrastructure-focused Reclamation expenditures. This funding is to be made available in equal installments from FY2022 to FY2026 (i.e., $1.66 billion per year). P.L. 117-169 (popularly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or IRA) provided an additional $4.59 billion for Reclamation, including $4.00 billion for western drought mitigation, with priority given to actions in the Colorado River Basin. IIJA funding is no year funding, meaning it remains available until expended; IRA funding is to remain available until FY2026 or FY2031, depending on the provision. Reclamation has been gradually allocating IIJA funding in spend plans for each fiscal year and is releasing IRA funding on a rolling basis.

“Earmarks” and Reclamation
Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources account consists largely of individual project funding lines. During the 112th-116th Congresses, Reclamation appropriations were subject to general earmark moratoriums that restricted Congress from funding geographically specific project line items not requested by the Administration. Instead, Congress included Additional Funding amounts for selected categories of Reclamation projects, typically in five categories: Rural Water, Water Conservation and Delivery, Environmental Restoration and Compliance, Fish Passage/Fish Screens, and Facilities Maintenance and Rehabilitation. The Administration allocated these funds for specific projects in spend plans made available several months after enactment of the appropriations bills. (Spend plans are available at http://www.usbr.gov/budget/.)

In FY2022, Congress included the first Member-requested “earmarks” since the 111th Congress. These funds were categorized as community project funding (CPF) or congressionally directed spending (CDS) in the House and Senate, respectively. For FY2023, the explanatory statement for the enacted bill continued to include these funds in recommendations for Reclamation, in addition to amounts designated as Additional Funding. In P.L. 118-42, Congress included $315 million in Additional Funding and $54 million in CPF/CDS for FY2024 (Figure 2).

Reclamation Appropriations Issues

WIIN Act Section 4007 Funding
Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act; P.L. 114-322) authorized a new process for Reclamation to study and construct federal and nonfederal water storage projects. For projects to receive funding under Section 4007, first Congress appropriates funds under this authority. Then the Administration recommends specific projects to fund and Congress would decide whether to approve these recommendations in enacted appropriations legislation.

From FY2017 through FY2023, Congress provided $854 million in regular appropriations for these projects. Congress has approved Administration recommendations for 13 projects and $609 million of this funding in California, Washington, and Idaho. In July 2023, the Administration requested that enacted FY2024 appropriations approve an allocation of prior year funding for one project ($206 million for Sites Reservoir in California). This recommendation was approved in P.L. 118-42. Congress also appropriated another $134 million for future project allocations in the enacted bill.

WaterSMART Program
Reclamation combines funding for six subprograms (many of them awarded as grants) that promote water conservation into one program—the WaterSMART program. The largest subprograms are WaterSMART Grants (i.e., water and energy efficiency grants) and Title XVI projects (i.e., water recycling and reuse projects). In P.L. 118-42, Congress provided $140.5 million for Reclamation WaterSMART programs in FY2024, a decrease of $46 million from the FY2023 enacted amount (Figure 3).

Additional Reading

    (Go here to obtain these following: https://crsreports.congress.gov/)

CRS Report R47032, Bureau of Reclamation Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58)

CRS In Focus IF12437, Bureau of Reclamation Funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)

CRS In Focus IF12414, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Program

CRS Report R47987, Bureau of Reclamation Support for Water Storage Projects, by Charles V. Stern

CRS Report R44148, Indian Water Rights Settlements

Enjoy!

"You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate." - Bryant H. McGill