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Water-MDPI, Volume 14, Issue 22 (November-2 2022) - 203 Articles

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Cover Story

Article: Water and Hydropower—Challenges for the Economy and Enterprises in Times of Climate Change in Africa and Europe

Piotr F. Borowski

Water 2022, 14(22), 3631; doi:10.3390/w14223631

 

Featured Papers

Review: Revisiting Soil Water Potential: Towards a Better Understanding of Soil and Plant Interactions

Yuanyuan Ma, Hu Liu, Yang Yu, Li Guo, Wenzhi Zhao and Omer Yetemen

Water 2022, 14(22), 3721; doi:10.3390/w14223721

Review: Multi-Soil-Layering, the Emerging Technology for Wastewater Treatment: Review, Bibliometric Analysis, and Future Directions

Sofyan Sbahi, Laila Mandi, Tsugiyuki Masunaga, Naaila Ouazzani and Abdessamad Hejjaj

Water 2022, 14(22), 3653; doi:10.3390/w14223653

Review: Surface Water under Growing Anthropogenic Loads: From Global Perspectives to Regional Implications

Tatyana I. Moiseenko

Water 2022, 14(22), 3730; doi:10.3390/w14223730

Article: Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on the Stream Flow in Soan River Basin (Pakistan)

Muhammad Ismail, Ehtesham Ahmed, Gao Peng, Ruirui Xu, Muhammad Sultan, Farhat Ullah Khan and Muhammad Aleem

Water 2022, 14(22), 3695; doi:10.3390/w14223695

Article: Novel Salinity Modeling Using Deep Learning for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta of California

Siyu Qi, Minxue He, Zhaojun Bai, Zhi Ding, Prabhjot Sandhu, Francis Chung, Peyman Namadi, Yu Zhou, Raymond Hoang, Bradley Tom, Jamie Anderson and Dong Min Roh

Water 2022, 14(22), 3628; doi:10.3390/w14223628

Article: A Modified GALDIT Method to Assess Groundwater Vulnerability to Salinization—Application to Rhodope Coastal Aquifer (North Greece)

Despina Chronidou, Evangelos Tziritis, Andreas Panagopoulos, Efstathios K. Oikonomou and Athanasios Loukas

Water 2022, 14(22), 3689; doi:10.3390/w14223689

Article: Investigating Landfill Leachate Influence on Soil Microbial Biodiversity and Its Cytotoxicity

Urszula Wydro, Elżbieta Wołejko, Gabriela Sokołowska, Jacek Leszczyński and Agata Jabłońska-Trypuć

Water 2022, 14(22), 3634; doi:10.3390/w14223634

Article: Climate Change Impacts on Runoff in the Fujiang River Basin Based on CMIP6 and SWAT Model

Yong Wang, Hong-Mei Xu, Yong-Hua Li, Lyu-Liu Liu, Zu-Heng Hu, Chan Xiao and Tian-Tian Yang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3614; doi:10.3390/w14223614

Article: Spatial Estimation of Soil Loss and Planning of Suitable Soil and Water Conservation Interventions for Environmental Sustainability in Northern Karnataka in India Using Geospatial Techniques

Raghavan Rejani, Kondru Venkateswara Rao, Maheshwar Shivashankar Shirahatti, Kotha Sammi Reddy, Gajjala Ravindra Chary, Kodigal A. Gopinath, Mohammed Osman, Mathyam Prabhakar and Vinod Kumar Singh

Water 2022, 14(22), 3623; doi:10.3390/w14223623

Article: Multiscale Interactions of Climate Variability and Rainfall in the Sogamoso River Basin: Implications for the 1998–2000 and 2010–2012 Multiyear La Niña Events

Wilmar L. Cerón, Nilton Díaz, Daniel Escobar-Carbonari, Jeimar Tapasco, Rita V. Andreoli, Mary T. Kayano and Teresita Canchala

Water 2022, 14(22), 3635; doi:10.3390/w14223635

Article: A Modified Two-Parameter Monthly Water Balance Model for Runoff Simulation to Assess Hydrological Drought

Xingjun Hong, Shenglian Guo, Guiya Chen, Na Guo and Cong Jiang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3715; doi:10.3390/w14223715

Article: Visual Language Translation Analysis and Scenic Beauty Estimation of Mountain Stream Facilities

Szu-Hsien Peng, Chun-Yu Huang and Su-Chin Chen

Water 2022, 14(22), 3605; doi:10.3390/w14223605

Article: Effects of Dynamic Land Use/Land Cover Change on Flow and Sediment Yield in a Monsoon-Dominated Tropical Watershed

Kashish Sadhwani, T. I. Eldho, Manoj K. Jha and Subhankar Karmakar

Water 2022, 14(22), 3666; doi:10.3390/w14223666

Article: SPI-Based Drought Classification in Italy: Influence of Different Probability Distribution Functions

Benedetta Moccia, Claudio Mineo, Elena Ridolfi, Fabio Russo and Francesco Napolitano

Water 2022, 14(22), 3668; doi:10.3390/w14223668

Article: Towards i5 Ecohydraulics: Field Determination of Manning’s Roughness Coefficient, Drag Force, and Macroinvertebrate Habitat Suitability for Various Stream Vegetation Types

Christos Theodoropoulos, Georgios Vagenas, Ioanna Katsogiannou, Konstantinos Gritzalis and Anastasios Stamou

Water 2022, 14(22), 3727; doi:10.3390/w14223727

Article: The Sensitivity of Meteorological Dynamics to the Variability in Catchment Characteristics

Shimelash Molla Kassaye, Tsegaye Tadesse, Getachew Tegegne and Kindie Engdaw Tadesse

Water 2022, 14(22), 3776; doi:10.3390/w14223776

Article: Sequential Analysis of Phosphorus Compounds Contained in the Substrates and the Digestate

Józefa Wiater

Water 2022, 14(22), 3655; doi:10.3390/w14223655

Article: Feasibility of a Novel (SHEFROL) Technology in Pre-Treating Eatery Wastewater at Pilot Scale

Tabassum Abbasi, Pratiksha Patnaik, S. A. Abbasi and Tasneem Abbasi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3789; doi:10.3390/w14223789

Article: Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Low-Regret Measure for Climate Change Adaptation: Insights from Los Arenales, Spain

Jose David Henao Casas, Enrique Fernández Escalante, Rodrigo Calero Gil and Francisco Ayuga

Water 2022, 14(22), 3703; doi:10.3390/w14223703

Article: Heavy Metals, Pesticide, Plasticizers Contamination and Risk Analysis of Drinking Water Quality in the Newly Developed Housing Societies of Gujranwala, Pakistan

Habib ur Rehman, Masooma Munir, Kamran Ashraf, Komal Fatima, Sana Shahab, Baber Ali, Fatimah A. Al-Saeed, Ahmed M. Abbas and Qamar uz Zaman

Water 2022, 14(22), 3787; doi:10.3390/w14223787

Article: Comparison between Quantile Regression Technique and Generalised Additive Model for Regional Flood Frequency Analysis: A Case Study for Victoria, Australia

Farhana Noor, Orpita U. Laz, Khaled Haddad, Mohammad A. Alim and Ataur Rahman

Water 2022, 14(22), 3627; doi:10.3390/w14223627

Article: Copepod Assemblages at the Base of Mangrove Food Webs during a Severe Drought

Carolina Coelho Campos, Hortência de Sousa Barroso, Genuario Belmonte, Sergio Rossi, Marcelo Oliveira Soares and Tatiane Martins Garcia

Water 2022, 14(22), 3648; doi:10.3390/w14223648

Article: Phytoplankton Community Diversity and Its Environmental Driving Factors in the Northern South China Sea

Wenqing Chen, Jie Gao, Zongjun Xu, Yantao Yan and Shimin Yang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3777; doi:10.3390/w14223777

Article: Effects of Long-Term High Carbonate Alkalinity Stress on the Ovarian Development in Exopalaemon carinicauda

Xiuhong Zhang, Jiajia Wang, Chengwei Wang, Wenyang Li, Qianqian Ge, Zhen Qin, Jian Li and Jitao Li

Water 2022, 14(22), 3690; doi:10.3390/w14223690

Article: Simulation of the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Leaching Characteristics under Different Filter Materials of an Improved Subsurface Drainage

Yuan Tao, Xiaomin Chang, Shaoli Wang, Xiaoyan Guan and Jing Liu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3744; doi:10.3390/w14223744

Water and One Health

Review: Towards Understanding Factors Affecting Arsenic, Chromium, and Vanadium Mobility in the Subsurface

Hannah R. Peel, Fatai O. Balogun, Christopher A. Bowers, Cass T. Miller, Chelsea S. Obeidy, Matthew L. Polizzotto, Sadeya U. Tashnia, David S. Vinson and Owen W. Duckworth

Water 2022, 14(22), 3687; doi:10.3390/w14223687

Review: Challenges Facing Sanitation Workers in Africa: A Four-Country Study

Sterenn Philippe, Andrés Hueso, Gloria Kafuria, Jules Sow, Hermann B. Kambou, Wandoo Akosu and Lloyd Beensi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3733; doi:10.3390/w14223733

Article: ALKBH4 Stabilization Is Required for Arsenic-Induced 6mA DNA Methylation Inhibition, Keratinocyte Malignant Transformation, and Tumorigenicity

Yan-Hong Cui, Emma Wilkinson, Jack Peterson and Yu-Ying He

Water 2022, 14(22), 3595; doi:10.3390/w14223595

Water-Energy Nexus

Article: Ambiguity, Familiarity and Learning Behavior in the Adoption of ICT for Irrigation Management

Francesco Cavazza, Francesco Galioto, Meri Raggi and Davide Viaggi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3760; doi:10.3390/w14223760

New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences

Article: Monitoring Shoreline and Land Use/Land Cover Changes in Sandbanks Provincial Park Using Remote Sensing and Climate Data

Esmaeil Kouhgardi, Mohammadali Hemati, Elaheh Shakerdargah, Hodjat Shiri and Masoud Mahdianpari

Water 2022, 14(22), 3593; doi:10.3390/w14223593

Article: Contribution of the Reconstruction of the Area of Seling Co Lake Using DEM Data and Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Variations

Panpan Liu, Haitao Jing, Dapeng Zhang, Jingying Tang, Qi Liu and Wenfei Luan

Water 2022, 14(22), 3599; doi:10.3390/w14223599

Article: Hydrological Drought Forecasting Using a Deep Transformer Model

Amobichukwu C. Amanambu, Joann Mossa and Yin-Hsuen Chen

Water 2022, 14(22), 3611; doi:10.3390/w14223611

Article: Separation Method of Main and Foreign Water for the Measuring Weirs of Danjiangkou Earth-Rock Dam

Weihua Fang, Weiping Zhang, Chenghan Zhang, Zhiwen Xie and Tiantang Yu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3620; doi:10.3390/w14223620

Article: Working Mode Identification Method for High Arch Dam Discharge Structure Based on Improved Wavelet Threshold–EMD and RDT Algorithm

Yingjia Guo, Zongzhe You and Bowen Wei

Water 2022, 14(22), 3735; doi:10.3390/w14223735

Article: Application of Machine Learning Techniques for the Estimation of the Safety Factor in Slope Stability Analysis

Yaser Ahangari Nanehkaran, Tolga Pusatli, Jin Chengyong, Junde Chen, Ahmed Cemiloglu, Mohammad Azarafza and Reza Derakhshani

Water 2022, 14(22), 3743; doi:10.3390/w14223743

Article: Correlation between Ground Measurements and UAV Sensed Vegetation Indices for Yield Prediction of Common Bean Grown under Different Irrigation Treatments and Sowing Periods

Aleksa Lipovac, Atila Bezdan, Djordje Moravčević, Nevenka Djurović, Marija Ćosić, Pavel Benka and Ružica Stričević

Water 2022, 14(22), 3786; doi:10.3390/w14223786

Hydrogeology

Review: The Large-Scale Hydraulic Conductivity for Gravitational Fingering Flow in Unsaturated Homogenous Porous Media: A Review and Further Discussion

Hui-Hai Liu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3660; doi:10.3390/w14223660

Article: Simulation Study on Nitrogen Pollution in Shallow Groundwater in Small Agricultural Watersheds in the Huixian Wetland

Zupeng Wan, Junfeng Dai, Linyan Pan, Junlei Han, Zhangnan Li and Kun Dong

Water 2022, 14(22), 3657; doi:10.3390/w14223657

Article: Discrete Element Simulation of the Road Slope Considering Rainfall Infiltration

Xiao Gu, Wen Nie, Qihang Li, Jiabo Geng, Tao Zhou and Canming Yuan

Water 2022, 14(22), 3663; doi:10.3390/w14223663

Article: Intermittency of Rock Fractured Surfaces: A Power Law

Saeed Aligholi and Manoj Khandelwal

Water 2022, 14(22), 3662; doi:10.3390/w14223662

Article: Inverse Estimation of Soil Hydraulic Parameters in a Landslide Deposit Based on a DE-MC Approach

Sijie Chen, Haiwen Yan, Wei Shao, Wenjun Yu, Lingna Wei, Zongji Yang, Ye Su, Guangyuan Kan and Shaohui Luo

Water 2022, 14(22), 3693; doi:10.3390/w14223693

Article: The Analytical Solution of an Unsteady State Heat Transfer Model for the Confined Aquifer under the Influence of Water Temperature Variation in the River Channel

Ting Wei, Yuezan Tao, Honglei Ren and Fei Lin

Water 2022, 14(22), 3698; doi:10.3390/w14223698

Article: Factors Controlling Natural Background Levels of Ammonium and Iodide in Shallow Groundwater of Coastal Aquifers, South China

Lixin Pei, Xin Lu, Xiwen Li, Ming Zhang and Heqiu Wu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3737; doi:10.3390/w14223737

Article: The Evaluation of Groundwater Carrying Capacity in Xi’an

Jing Gao, Weibo Zhou, Shuwu Li, Changhu Li and Haiyun Chen

Water 2022, 14(22), 3756; doi:10.3390/w14223756

Soil and Water

Article: Phytoremediation Potential of Native Hyperaccumulator Plants Growing on Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil of Khatunabad Copper Smelter and Refinery, Iran

Raheleh Siyar, Faramarz Doulati Ardejani, Parviz Norouzi, Soroush Maghsoudy, Mohammad Yavarzadeh, Reza Taherdangkoo and Christoph Butscher

Water 2022, 14(22), 3597; doi:10.3390/w14223597

Article: Covariance-Based Selection of Parameters for Particle Filter Data Assimilation in Soil Hydrology

Alaa Jamal and Raphael Linker

Water 2022, 14(22), 3606; doi:10.3390/w14223606

Article: The Dynamic Compressive Properties and Energy Dissipation Law of Sandstone Subjected to Freeze–Thaw Damage

Peng Jia, Songze Mao, Yijin Qian, Qiwei Wang and Jialiang Lu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3632; doi:10.3390/w14223632

Article: Study on Water Vertical Infiltration Characteristics and Water Content Simulation of Sandstone Overlying Loess

Xiaoyu Dong, Fucang Qin, Long Li, Zhenqi Yang, Yan Li and Yihan Wu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3716; doi:10.3390/w14223716

Article: Signatures of Urbanization in Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone (THPSS) of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Rani Carroll, Jason K. Reynolds and Ian A. Wright

Water 2022, 14(22), 3724; doi:10.3390/w14223724

Article: Fertilizer ¹⁵N Fates of the Coastal Saline Soil-Wheat Systems with Different Salinization Degrees in the Yellow River Delta

Kongming Zhu, Fupeng Song, Fujian Duan, Yuping Zhuge, Weifeng Chen, Quangang Yang, Xinsong Guo, Pizheng Hong, Li Wan and Qun Lin

Water 2022, 14(22), 3748; doi:10.3390/w14223748

Article: Path Analysis of the Main Control Factors of Transpiration in Greenhouse, Drip-Irrigated Grapes in Cold Areas of Northeast China

Dongjie Pei, Xinguang Wei, Yikui Bai, Cong Wang, Ying Liu and Senyan Jiang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3764; doi:10.3390/w14223764

Water and Climate Change

Article: Geochemical Characterization of the River Waters in the Pumqu Catchments, Central Himalayas

Yang Yang, Hulin Chen, Lamu Renzeng and Xiang Huang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3652; doi:10.3390/w14223652

Article: Development of an Integrated Water Resource Scheduling Model Based on Platform Plug-In: A Case Study of the Wudu Diversion and Irrigation Area, China

Beihan Jiang, Long Pan, Genquan Qin, Xiaolin Su, Feng Cai and Yue Liang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3671; doi:10.3390/w14223671

Article: Agroclimatic Zone-Based Analysis of Rainfall Variability and Trends in the Wabi Shebele River Basin, Ethiopia

Abebe Teklu Toni, Andreas Malcherek and Asfaw Kebede Kassa

Water 2022, 14(22), 3699; doi:10.3390/w14223699

Article: Flood Analysis Using HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS: A Case Study of Khazir River (Middle East—Northern Iraq)

Asaad A. M. AL-Hussein, Shuhab Khan, Kaouther Ncibi, Noureddine Hamdi and Younes Hamed

Water 2022, 14(22), 3779; doi:10.3390/w14223779

Article: Baseflow Persistence and Magnitude in Oil Palm, Logged and Primary Tropical Rainforest Catchments in Malaysian Borneo: Implications for Water Management under Climate Change

Anand Nainar, Rory P. D. Walsh, Kawi Bidin, Nobuaki Tanaka, Kogila Vani Annammala, Umeswaran Letchumanan, Robert M. Ewers and Glen Reynolds

Water 2022, 14(22), 3791; doi:10.3390/w14223791

Ecohydrology

Article: Improving Lake Level Prediction by Embedding Support Vector Regression in a Data Assimilation Framework

Kang Wang, Tengfei Hu, Peipei Zhang, Wenqin Huang, Jingqiao Mao, Yifan Xu and Yong Shi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3718; doi:10.3390/w14223718

Article: Rainfall Partitioning by Evergreen and Deciduous Broad-Leaved Xerophytic Tree Species: Influence of Rainfall, Canopy Characteristics, and Meteorology

Changkun Ma, Qian Yao, Haobo Meng, Beibei Zhou, Quanjiu Wang and Yi Luo

Water 2022, 14(22), 3723; doi:10.3390/w14223723

Article: The Rain-Induced Urban Waterlogging Risk and Its Evaluation: A Case Study in the Central City of Shanghai

Lanjun Zou, Zhi Wang, Qinjing Lu, Shenglan Wu, Lei Chen and Zhengkun Qin

Water 2022, 14(22), 3780; doi:10.3390/w14223780

Hydrology

Review: Intensity–Duration–Frequency Curves in a Data-Rich Era: A Review

Sabrina Lanciotti, Elena Ridolfi, Fabio Russo and Francesco Napolitano

Water 2022, 14(22), 3705; doi:10.3390/w14223705

Article: Synchronization-Enhanced Deep Learning Early Flood Risk Predictions: The Core of Data-Driven City Digital Twins for Climate Resilience Planning

Maysara Ghaith, Ahmed Yosri and Wael El-Dakhakhni

Water 2022, 14(22), 3619; doi:10.3390/w14223619

Article: Monthly Streamflow Prediction by Metaheuristic Regression Approaches Considering Satellite Precipitation Data

Mojtaba Mehraein, Aadhityaa Mohanavelu, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna, Christoph Kulls and Ozgur Kisi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3636; doi:10.3390/w14223636

Article: Lake Changes during the Past Five Decades in Central East Asia: Links with Climate Change and Climate Future Forecasting

Yongheng Yang, Jie Wu, Yunfa Miao, Xuelian Wang, Xiaoyu Lan and Ziyue Zhang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3661; doi:10.3390/w14223661

Article: Multi-Step Ahead Probabilistic Forecasting of Daily Streamflow Using Bayesian Deep Learning: A Multiple Case Study

Fatemeh Ghobadi and Doosun Kang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3672; doi:10.3390/w14223672

Article: Assessment of Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Moisture in the Critical Zone of Gully Consolidation and Highland Protection

Aidi Huo, Zhixin Zhao, Pingping Luo, Chunli Zheng, Jianbing Peng and Mohamed EL-Sayed Abuarab

Water 2022, 14(22), 3674; doi:10.3390/w14223674

Article: Monthly Runoff Interval Prediction Based on Fuzzy Information Granulation and Improved Neural Network

Xinyu Yang, Xiao Zhang, Jiancang Xie, Xu Zhang and Shihui Liu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3683; doi:10.3390/w14223683

Article: Hazard Assessment of Potential Large-Scale Landslides in the Watershed of the Chenyulan River

Ji-Yuan Lin, Jen-Chih Chao and Cheng-Lin Wu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3692; doi:10.3390/w14223692

Article: Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping in the Hadejia River Basin, Nigeria, Using Hydro-Geomorphic Approach and Multi-Criterion Decision-Making Method

Abdulrahman Shuaibu, Jean Hounkpè, Yaovi Aymar Bossa and Robert M. Kalin

Water 2022, 14(22), 3709; doi:10.3390/w14223709

Article: Assessing Transmission Losses through Ephemeral Streams: A Methodological Approach Based on the Infiltration of Treated Effluents Released into Streams

Ivan Portoghese, Silvia Brigida, Rita Masciale and Giuseppe Passarella

Water 2022, 14(22), 3758; doi:10.3390/w14223758

Article: Dams Pose a Critical Threat to Rivers in Brazil’s Cerrado Hotspot

Manuel Eduardo Ferreira, Sérgio Henrique de Moura Nogueira, Edgardo Manuel Latrubesse, Marcia Nunes Macedo, Marcos Callisto, José Fernandes Bezerra Neto and Geraldo Wilson Fernandes

Water 2022, 14(22), 3762; doi:10.3390/w14223762

Article: Simulation of Land Use Change and Habitat Quality in the Yellow River Basin under Multiple Scenarios

Chun Fu, Yezhong Liu, Yudi Chen, Fan Li, Jinyan Huang and Huimin Huang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3767; doi:10.3390/w14223767

Article: A GIS-Based Comparative Analysis of Frequency Ratio and Statistical Index Models for Flood Susceptibility Mapping in the Upper Krishna Basin, India

Uttam Pawar, Worawit Suppawimut, Nitin Muttil and Upaka Rathnayake

Water 2022, 14(22), 3771; doi:10.3390/w14223771

Article: Smooth Spatial Modeling of Extreme Mediterranean Precipitation

Hela Hammami, Julie Carreau, Luc Neppel, Sadok Elasmi and Haifa Feki

Water 2022, 14(22), 3782; doi:10.3390/w14223782

Case Report: Peat Thickness Changes at the “Wołosate” Raised Bog in the Western Bieszczady Mountains

Krzysztof Lipka, Zbigniew Siejka and Monika Siejka

Water 2022, 14(22), 3659; doi:10.3390/w14223659

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Biowaste Valorization to Produce Advance Carbon Material-Hydrochar for Potential Application of Cr (VI) and Cd (II) Adsorption in Wastewater: A Review

Yingyu Zhang and Tao Zhang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3675; doi:10.3390/w14223675

Review: Recent Advances in the Reactor Design for Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Electro-Oxidation Process

Jun Liu, Na Ren, Chao Qu, Shanfu Lu, Yan Xiang and Dawei Liang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3711; doi:10.3390/w14223711

Review: Application of Natural Coagulants in Water Treatment: A Sustainable Alternative to Chemicals

Bhupendra Koul, Nargis Bhat, Mustapha Abubakar, Meerambika Mishra, Ananta Prasad Arukha and Dhananjay Yadav

Water 2022, 14(22), 3751; doi:10.3390/w14223751

Review: Comparison between Conventional Treatment Processes and Advanced Oxidation Processes in Treating Slaughterhouse Wastewater: A Review

Jen Xen Yeoh, Siti Nurul Ain Md. Jamil, Fadhil Syukri, Mitsuhiko Koyama and Mohsen Nourouzi Mobarekeh

Water 2022, 14(22), 3778; doi:10.3390/w14223778

Review: Algal Consortiums: A Novel and Integrated Approach for Wastewater Treatment

Prateek Gururani, Pooja Bhatnagar, Vinod Kumar, Mikhail S. Vlaskin and Anatoly V. Grigorenko

Water 2022, 14(22), 3784; doi:10.3390/w14223784

Article: Real-Time Data-Processing Framework with Model Updating for Digital Twins of Water Treatment Facilities

Yuying Wei, Adrian Wing-Keung Law and Chun Yang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3591; doi:10.3390/w14223591

Article: The Nitrogen Removal Performance and Functional Bacteria in Heterotrophic Denitrification and Mixotrophic Denitrification Process

Xinghao Ren, Yan Wang, Jinquan Wan, Zhicheng Yan, Yongwen Ma, Guihua Zhang and Bin Zhu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3603; doi:10.3390/w14223603

Article: Degradation of Emerging Pollutants by Photocatalysis: Radiation Modeling and Kinetics in Packed-Bed Reactors

Agustina Manassero, Orlando Mario Alfano and María Lucila Satuf

Water 2022, 14(22), 3608; doi:10.3390/w14223608

Article: Synthesis and Characterization of Ch-PANI-Fe₂O₃ Nanocomposite and Its Water Remediation Applications

Bharatraj Singh Rathore, Narendra Pal Singh Chauhan, Perumal Panneerselvam, Sapana Jadoun, Mahmood Barani, Suresh C. Ameta and Rakshit Ameta

Water 2022, 14(22), 3615; doi:10.3390/w14223615

Article: Photo-Fenton Catalyzed by Cu₂O/Al₂O₃: Bisphenol (BPA) Mineralization Driven by UV and Visible Light

Oscar Olea-Mejia, Sharon Brewer, Kingsley Donkor, Deysi Amado-Piña and Reyna Natividad

Water 2022, 14(22), 3626; doi:10.3390/w14223626

Article: Determination of Pore and Surface Diffusivities from Single Decay Curve in CSBR Based on Parallel Diffusion Model

Yoshimi Seida, Noriyoshi Sonetaka, Kenneth E. Noll and Eiji Furuya

Water 2022, 14(22), 3629; doi:10.3390/w14223629

Article: Controlling Biofilm Growth and Its Antibiotic Resistance in Drinking Water by Combined UV and Chlorination Processes

Yiwei Chen, Yizhen Li, Shaolun Yang, Tsung Yen Chiang, Xiaoying Zhu and Jiangyong Hu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3643; doi:10.3390/w14223643

Article: Removal of Nutrients and COD in Wastewater from Vietnamese Piggery Farm by the Culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a Pilot-Scaled Membrane Photobioreactor

Minh Tuan Nguyen, Thao Phuong Nguyen, Tung Huu Pham, Thuy Thi Duong, Manh Van Do, Tuyen Van Trinh, Quynh Thi Xuan Nguyen and Viet M. Trinh

Water 2022, 14(22), 3645; doi:10.3390/w14223645

Article: Application of RSM for Bioremoval of Methylene Blue Dye from Industrial Wastewater onto Sustainable Walnut Shell (Juglans regia) Biomass

Sheetal Kumari, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Priyadarshani Rajput, Pinki Sharma, Anoop Kumar Verma, Smriti Agarwal and Manoj Chandra Garg

Water 2022, 14(22), 3651; doi:10.3390/w14223651

Article: Removal of N and P in a Rotating Biological Contactor Plant: Case Study Agnita, Romania

Eniko Gaspar, Ioan Munteanu and Silviu Sintea

Water 2022, 14(22), 3670; doi:10.3390/w14223670

Article: A Comprehensive Analysis of Selected Anionic Surfactants Behaviour in Aqueous Systems Containing Metal Ions and Inorganic Acid

Anna Wołowicz, Katarzyna Staszak and Zbigniew Hubicki

Water 2022, 14(22), 3676; doi:10.3390/w14223676

Article: Study of Organic Acid Pollutant Removal Efficient in Treatment of Industrial Wastewater with HDH Process Using ASPEN Modelling

Ying Zeng, Limin Ma and Peng Bai

Water 2022, 14(22), 3681; doi:10.3390/w14223681

Article: The Preparation of a Lignosulfonate/Chitosan–Graphene Oxide Hydrogel Biosorbent to Effectively Remove Cr(VI) from Wastewater: Adsorption Performance and Mechanisms

Caohui Han, Xiaonan Liu, Tingting Wang, Xiaoyin Sun, Lu Bai and Yongchang Sun

Water 2022, 14(22), 3684; doi:10.3390/w14223684

Article: Microplastics in Ship Sewage and Solutions to Limit Their Spread: A Case Study

Renate Kalnina, Ieva Demjanenko, Kristaps Smilgainis, Kristaps Lukins, Arnis Bankovics and Reinis Drunka

Water 2022, 14(22), 3701; doi:10.3390/w14223701

Article: Green and Sustainable Treatment of Urine Wastewater with a Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactor for Space Applications

Chengbo Zhan, Liangchang Zhang, Weidang Ai and Wenyi Dong

Water 2022, 14(22), 3704; doi:10.3390/w14223704

Article: Kinetic, Thermodynamic and Adsorption Isotherm Studies of Detoxification of Eriochrome Black T Dye from Wastewater by Native and Washed Garlic Peel

Muhammad Alamzeb, Madiha Tullah, Saqib Ali, Ihsanullah, Behramand Khan, William N. Setzer, Nabil Al-Zaqri and Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim

Water 2022, 14(22), 3713; doi:10.3390/w14223713

Article: Assessment of Cyprinus carpio Scales as a Low-Cost and Effective Biosorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metals from the Acidic Mine Drainage Generated at Rosia Montana Gold Mine (Romania)

Gianina Damian and Simona Varvara

Water 2022, 14(22), 3734; doi:10.3390/w14223734

Article: Effect of pH, Salinity, Dye, and Biomass Concentration on Decolourization of Azo Dye Methyl Orange in Denitrifying Conditions

Aditi Trivedi, Swathi Desireddy and Sabumon Pothanamkandathil Chacko

Water 2022, 14(22), 3747; doi:10.3390/w14223747

Article: Study on the Application of Shell-Activated Carbon for the Adsorption of Dyes and Antibiotics

Jinlong Wang, Rui Wang, Jingqian Ma and Yongjun Sun

Water 2022, 14(22), 3752; doi:10.3390/w14223752

Article: Nitrogen Doped Cobalt Anchored on the Used Resin-Based Catalyst to Activate Peroxymonosulfate for the Removal of Ibuprofen

Cheng Wang, Guangzhen Zhou, Yanhua Xu, Peng Yu and Yongjun Sun

Water 2022, 14(22), 3754; doi:10.3390/w14223754

Article: Evaporative Cooling Effect of Water-Sensitive Urban Design: Comparing a Living Wall with a Porous Concrete Pavement System

Rosmina A. Bustami, Simon Beecham and James Hopeward

Water 2022, 14(22), 3759; doi:10.3390/w14223759

Article: Preparation and Modification of Rape Straw Biochar and Its Adsorption Characteristics for Methylene Blue in Water

Jiao Chen, Chenghan Tang, Xiaoyuan Li, Jieyu Sun, Yujie Liu, Wen Huang, Aojie Wang and Yixin Lu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3761; doi:10.3390/w14223761

Article: Organic Matter and Heavy Metal Ions Removal from Surface Water in Processes of Oxidation with Ozone, UV Irradiation, Coagulation and Adsorption

Beata Karwowska and Elżbieta Sperczyńska

Water 2022, 14(22), 3763; doi:10.3390/w14223763

Article: Hydrophilic Antimicrobial Polyethersulfone Membrane for Removal of Turbidity of Well-Water

Nasrul Arahman, Jakfar Jakfar, Wafiq Alni Dzulhijjah, Nur Halimah, Silmina Silmina, Muhammad Prayogie Aulia, Afrillia Fahrina and Muhammad Roil Bilad

Water 2022, 14(22), 3769; doi:10.3390/w14223769

Article: Biogas Production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Integrated with the Aerated Condition

Reni Desmiarti, Maulana Yusup Rosadi, Ariadi Hazmi, Muhammad Miftahur Rahman, Nofri Naldi and Joni Aldilla Fajri

Water 2022, 14(22), 3774; doi:10.3390/w14223774

Article: Effect of Medium Pressure Ultraviolet/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation on the Production of Disinfection by-Products from Seven Model Benzene Precursors

Wanting Li, Shihu Shu, Yanping Zhu, Linjing Wu, Qiongfang Wang and Naiyun Gao

Water 2022, 14(22), 3775; doi:10.3390/w14223775

Article: Three-Dimensional Biofilm Electrode Reactors with Polyurethane Sponge Carrier for Highly Efficient Treatment of Pharmaceuticals Wastewater Containing Tetrahydrofuran

Baoshan Wang, Xiaojie Chen, Yabing Xu, Zexi Zhang and Yang Zhang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3792; doi:10.3390/w14223792

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Article: A Linear Programming Model for Operational Optimization of Agricultural Activity Considering a Hydroclimatic Forecast—Case Studies for Western Bahia, Brazil

Igor Boninsenha, Everardo Chartuni Mantovani, Marcos Heil Costa and Aziz Galvão da Silva Júnior

Water 2022, 14(22), 3625; doi:10.3390/w14223625

Article: A Dynamically Dimensioned Search Allowing a Flexible Search Range and Its Application to Optimize Discrete Hedging Rule Curves

Youngkyu Jin, Sangho Lee, Taeuk Kang and Yeulwoo Kim

Water 2022, 14(22), 3633; doi:10.3390/w14223633

Article: A Location Selection Method for Wastewater Treatment Plants Integrating Dynamic Change of Water Ecosystem and Socio-Cultural Indicators: A Case Study of Phnom Penh

Yangyang Zhou, Yan Song, Shixiang Li, Wenjun Qin and Jie Sun

Water 2022, 14(22), 3637; doi:10.3390/w14223637

Article: Water Policy Evaluation Based on the Multi-Source Data-Driven Text Mining: A Case Study of the Strictest Water Resource Management Policy in China

Zhe Cheng, Nina Wang, Yuntong Zhao, Le Cheng and Tao Song

Water 2022, 14(22), 3694; doi:10.3390/w14223694

Article: The Use of Lime for Drainage of Cohesive Soils Built into Hydraulic Engineering Embankments

Maksymilian Połomski and Mirosław Wiatkowski

Water 2022, 14(22), 3700; doi:10.3390/w14223700

Article: Geospatial Technologies Used in the Management of Water Resources in West of Romania

Adrian Șmuleac, Laura Șmuleac, Cosmin Alin Popescu, Sorin Herban, Teodor Eugen Man, Florin Imbrea, Adina Horablaga, Simon Mihai, Raul Paşcalău and Tamas Safar

Water 2022, 14(22), 3729; doi:10.3390/w14223729

Article: Dynamic Self-Adaptive Modeling for Real-Time Flood Control Operation of Multi-Reservoir Systems

Jieyu Li, Ping-an Zhong, Yuanjian Wang, Yanhui Liu, Jiayun Zheng, Minzhi Yang and Weifeng Liu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3740; doi:10.3390/w14223740

Article: Response of Aquatic Plants to Extreme Alterations in River Morphology

Daniel Gebler and Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz

Water 2022, 14(22), 3746; doi:10.3390/w14223746

Article: Framing Water Policies: A Transdisciplinary Study of Collaborative Governance; the Katari River Basin (Bolivia)

Afnan Agramont Akiyama, Guadalupe Peres-Cajías, Leonardo Villafuerte Philippsborn, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Marc Craps and Ann van Griensven

Water 2022, 14(22), 3750; doi:10.3390/w14223750

Editorial: Decision Support Tools for Water Quality Management

Nigel W. T. Quinn, Ariel Dinar and Vamsi Sridharan

Water 2022, 14(22), 3644; doi:10.3390/w14223644

Water Quality and Contamination

Review: Plastic Pollution: Are Bioplastics the Right Solution?

Cristina Mastrolia, Domenico Giaquinto, Christoph Gatz, Md. Nahid Pervez, Shadi Wajih Hasan, Tiziano Zarra, Chi-Wang Li, Vincenzo Belgiorno and Vincenzo Naddeo

Water 2022, 14(22), 3596; doi:10.3390/w14223596

Review: Recent Advances in Plasmonic Chemically Modified Bioactive Membrane Applications for the Removal of Water Pollution

Sina Yaghoubi, Aziz Babapoor, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Ahmad Gholami, Chin Wei Lai and Wei-Hung Chiang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3616; doi:10.3390/w14223616

Article: Discharge and Water Quality of the River Moselle from 1990 to 2020 as Related to Climatic Changes and De-Industrialization

Jürgen Franzaring

Water 2022, 14(22), 3600; doi:10.3390/w14223600

Article: Effective Removal of Reactive and Direct Dyes from Colored Wastewater Using Low-Cost Novel Bentonite Nanocomposites

Yusra Chauhdary, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Umer Rashid, Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti, Hafeez Anwar, Yasir Jamil, Fahad A. Alharthi and Elham Ahmed Kazerooni

Water 2022, 14(22), 3604; doi:10.3390/w14223604

Article: Algae Bloom and Decomposition Changes the Phosphorus Cycle Pattern in Taihu Lake

Chaonan Han, Yan Dai, Ningning Sun, Hao Wu, Yu Tang and Tianhao Dai

Water 2022, 14(22), 3607; doi:10.3390/w14223607

Article: Reactive and Hydraulic Behavior of Granular Mixtures Composed of Zero Valent Iron

Stefania Bilardi, Paolo S. Calabrò and Nicola Moraci

Water 2022, 14(22), 3613; doi:10.3390/w14223613

Article: Organic Contamination Distribution Constrained with Induced Polarization at a Waste Disposal Site

Jian Meng, Jiaming Zhang, Deqiang Mao, Chunmei Han, Lili Guo, Shupeng Li and Chen Chao

Water 2022, 14(22), 3630; doi:10.3390/w14223630

Article: Application of Coagulation and Foam Concentration Method to Quantify Waterborne Pathogens in River Water Samples

Yoshihiro Suzuki, Atsushi Jikumaru, Soichiro Tamai, Kei Nukazawa, Yoshifumi Masago and Satoshi Ishii

Water 2022, 14(22), 3642; doi:10.3390/w14223642

Article: Spatial and Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Nutrient Elements and Heavy Metals in Surface Water of Tibet, China and Their Pollution Assessment

Jiarui Hong, Jing Zhang, Yongyu Song and Xin Cao

Water 2022, 14(22), 3664; doi:10.3390/w14223664

Article: Seasonal Variation in the Water Quality and Eutrophication of Lake Xingyun in Southwestern China

Yanbo Zeng, Fengqin Chang, Xinyu Wen, Lizeng Duan, Yang Zhang, Qi Liu and Hucai Zhang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3677; doi:10.3390/w14223677

Article: Predicting Chlorine and Trihalomethanes in a Full-Scale Water Distribution System under Changing Operating Conditions

Faezeh Absalan, Fatemeh Hatam, Benoit Barbeau, Michèle Prévost and Françoise Bichai

Water 2022, 14(22), 3685; doi:10.3390/w14223685

Article: A Vegetation Assessment of the Kearl Treatment Wetland following Exposure to Oil Sands Process-Affected Water

Alexander M. Cancelli, Andrea K. Borkenhagen and Asfaw Bekele

Water 2022, 14(22), 3686; doi:10.3390/w14223686

Article: Geochemical Characteristics and Their Environmental Implications for the Water Regime of Hulun Lake, Inner Mongolia, China

Yan Zhang, Shiyu Wang, Weijie Xu, Bo Zhang, Lixin Yi and Xueqiang Lu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3696; doi:10.3390/w14223696

Article: Remote Sensing Retrieval of Total Nitrogen in the Pearl River Delta Based on Landsat8

Yu Guo, Ruru Deng, Jiayi Li, Zhenqun Hua, Jing Wang, Ruihao Zhang, Yeheng Liang and Yuming Tang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3710; doi:10.3390/w14223710

Article: Evaluation of Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotopes in Filter Feeding Bivalves and Surficial Sediment for Assessing Aquatic Condition in Lakes and Estuaries

James L. Lake, Jonathan R. Serbst, Anne Kuhn, Michael Charpentier and Nathan J. Smucker

Water 2022, 14(22), 3712; doi:10.3390/w14223712

Article: Accurate Monitoring of Algal Blooms in Key Nearshore Zones of Lakes and Reservoirs Using Binocular Video Surveillance System

Jia Liu, Chunlin Xia, Hui Xie, Xiaodong Wang and Yinguo Qiu

Water 2022, 14(22), 3728; doi:10.3390/w14223728

Article: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Snowmelt Runoff Losses after Application of Dairy Manure with Variable Solids Content

Eric Young, Melissa Wilson, Jessica Sherman, Peter Vadas, Francisco Arriaga and Gary Feyereisen

Water 2022, 14(22), 3745; doi:10.3390/w14223745

Article: Protecting Salt Vulnerable Areas Using an Enhanced Roadside Drainage System (ERDS)

Sepideh E. Tabrizi, Jessica Pringle, Zahra Moosavi, Arman Amouzadeh, Hani Farghaly, William R. Trenouth and Bahram Gharabaghi

Water 2022, 14(22), 3773; doi:10.3390/w14223773

Article: Spatial Distribution and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Sediment of a Tropical Mangrove Wetland on Hainan Island, China

Changping Mao, Suming Du, Gucheng Zhang, Yao Wang and Wenbo Rao

Water 2022, 14(22), 3785; doi:10.3390/w14223785

Article: Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Atrazine and Diuron in Well and Surface Water of a Cornfield Rural Region

Brenda Lagunas-Basave, Alhelí Brito-Hernández, Hugo Albeiro Saldarriaga-Noreña, Mariana Romero-Aguilar, Josefina Vergara-Sánchez, Gabriela Eleonora Moeller-Chávez, José de Jesús Díaz-Torres, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera and Mario Alfonso Murillo-Tovar

Water 2022, 14(22), 3790; doi:10.3390/w14223790

Communication: The Impact of Water Temperature on In-Line Turbidity Detection

Meixia Shi, Jingbo Ma and Kai Zhang

Water 2022, 14(22), 3720; doi:10.3390/w14223720

 

Urban Water Management Review: IoT-Based Water Monitoring Systems: A Systematic Review Che Zalina Zulkifli, Salem Garfan, Mohammed Talal, A. H. Alamoodi, Amneh Alamleh, Ibraheem Y. Y. Ahmaro, Suliana Sulaiman, Abu Bakar Ibrahim, B. B. Zaidan, Amelia Ritahani Ismail, O. S. Albahri, A. S. Albahri, Chin Fhong Soon, Nor Hazlyna Harun and Ho Hong Chiang Water 2022, 14(22), 3621; doi:10.3390/w14223621 Article: Hydrologic Performance of Low Impact Developments in a Cold Climate Shunlin Xiao, Youcan Feng, Lijun Xue, Zhenjie Ma, Lin Tian and Hongliang Sun Water 2022, 14(22), 3610; doi:10.3390/w14223610 Article: An Improved Combination Model for the Multi-Scale Prediction of Slope Deformation Xiangyu Li, Tianjie Lei, Jing Qin, Jiabao Wang, Weiwei Wang, Dongpan Chen, Guansheng Qian and Jingxuan Lu Water 2022, 14(22), 3667; doi:10.3390/w14223667 Article: Reliability of a Contamination-Detection Sensor Network in Water Distribution Systems during a Cyber-Physical Attack Gopinathan R. Abhijith, Elad Salomons and Avi Ostfeld Water 2022, 14(22), 3669; doi:10.3390/w14223669 Article: System Dynamics Modeling in Local Water Management: Assessing Strategies for the City of Boerne, Texas Vianey Rueda, Michael H. Young, Kasey Faust, Ashraf Rateb and Benjamin D. Leibowicz Water 2022, 14(22), 3682; doi:10.3390/w14223682 Article: Application of Particle Trace Morphology and Sensitivity Analysis in Delineation of Drinking Water Protection Zone in the Luan River, North China Xiaoyuan Li, Jianxiu Li, Wenzhong Wang and Zhongshuang Cheng Water 2022, 14(22), 3702; doi:10.3390/w14223702 Article: The Potential of Digitalization to Promote a Circular Economy in the Water Sector Vicent Hernández-Chover, Lledó Castellet-Viciano, Águeda Bellver-Domingo and Francesc Hernández-Sancho Water 2022, 14(22), 3722; doi:10.3390/w14223722 Article: Topological Analysis and Application of Urban Drainage Network Hancheng Ren, Shu Liu, Min Li, Hongping Zhang, Huiying Wang, Xiaoli Hao and Jie Cui Water 2022, 14(22), 3732; doi:10.3390/w14223732 Article: GIS-Based Approach Applied to Study of Seasonal Rainfall Influence over Flood Vulnerability Rita de Cássia Freire Carvalho, Taís Rizzo Moreira, Kaíse Barbosa de Souza, Gizely Azevedo Costa, Sidney Sara Zanetti, Kargean Vianna Barbosa, Cláudio Barberini Camargo Filho, Maiara Rodrigues Miranda, Plinio Antonio Guerra Filho, Aline Ramalho dos Santos, Antonio Henrique Cordeiro Ramalho, Elias Secretário Armando Ferreira, Emanuel França Araújo, Felipe Patricio das Neves, Jeneska Florencio Vicente de Lima, Julia Siqueira Moreau, Leonardo Leoni Belan, Marcelo Otone Aguiar, Rodrigo Gomes Gorsani, Simony Marques da Silva Gandine and Alexandre Rosa dos Santos Water 2022, 14(22), 3731; doi:10.3390/w14223731 Article: Deep Learning Methods for Predicting Tap-Water Quality Time Series in South Korea Yunjeong Im, Gyuwon Song, Junghyun Lee and Minsang Cho Water 2022, 14(22), 3766; doi:10.3390/w14223766 Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics Article: Effects of Energy Dissipation Pier Arrangements on the Hydraulic Characteristics of Segmented Pier-Type Step Energy Dissipator Structures Ziwei Feng, Yongye Li, Yu Tian and Qian Li Water 2022, 14(22), 3590; doi:10.3390/w14223590 Article: A Data Assimilation Approach to the Modeling of 3D Hydrodynamic Flow Velocity in River Reaches Yixiang Sun, Lu Zhang, Jiufu Liu, Jin Lin and Qingfeng Cui Water 2022, 14(22), 3598; doi:10.3390/w14223598 Article: Effects of Nonlinearity on Velocity, Acceleration and Pressure Gradient in Free-Stream Zone of Solitary Wave over Horizontal Bed—An Experimental Study Chang Lin, Ming-Jer Kao, James Yang, Juan-Ming Yuan and Shih-Chun Hsieh Water 2022, 14(22), 3609; doi:10.3390/w14223609 Article: Relationship of Rainfall and Flood Return Periods through Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Harris Vangelis, Ioanna Zotou, Ioannis M. Kourtis, Vasilis Bellos and Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis Water 2022, 14(22), 3618; doi:10.3390/w14223618 Article: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Clearance Effects between Blades and Hub in a Water Wheel Used for Power Generation Wenjin Feng, Yuan Zheng, An Yu and Qinghong Tang Water 2022, 14(22), 3640; doi:10.3390/w14223640 Article: Dynamic Roughness Modeling of Seasonal Vegetation Effect: Case Study of the Nanakita River André Araújo Fortes, Masakazu Hashimoto, Keiko Udo, Ken Ichikawa and Shosuke Sato Water 2022, 14(22), 3649; doi:10.3390/w14223649 Article: Numerical Simulation of Debris Flow and Driftwood with Entrainment of Sediment Taeun Kang, Chang-Lae Jang, Ichiro Kimura and Namjoo Lee Water 2022, 14(22), 3673; doi:10.3390/w14223673 Article: Hydraulic Stimulation of Geothermal Reservoirs: Numerical Simulation of Induced Seismicity and Thermal Decline Sandro Andrés, David Santillán, Juan Carlos Mosquera and Luis Cueto-Felgueroso Water 2022, 14(22), 3697; doi:10.3390/w14223697 Article: Numerical Investigation on Influence of Number of Bubbles on Laser-Induced Microjet Tatsumasa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Nishida and Yoshiyuki Tagawa Water 2022, 14(22), 3707; doi:10.3390/w14223707 Article: Modeling Investigation of Thermal Circulations of a Large and Shallow Subtropical Lake Yongwei Wang and Meitong Zhuo Water 2022, 14(22), 3719; doi:10.3390/w14223719 Article: Deformation Prediction System of Concrete Dam Based on IVM-SCSO-RF Shi Zhang, Dongjian Zheng and Yongtao Liu Water 2022, 14(22), 3739; doi:10.3390/w14223739 Article: Surface Water Extent Mapping in Denmark: Comparing Airborne Thermal Imagery and Satellite Earth Observation Peter Bauer-Gottwein, Henrik Grosen, Daniel Druce, Christian Tottrup, Heidi E. Johansen and Roland Löwe Water 2022, 14(22), 3742; doi:10.3390/w14223742 Article: Experimental Study on the Influence of Barrier Structures on Water Renewal Capacity in Slow-Flow Water Bodies Longyang Pan, Xingguo Yang, Yeong-bin Yang, Hongwei Zhou, Rui Jiang, Junyi Cai, Niannian Li and Jiamei Wang Water 2022, 14(22), 3757; doi:10.3390/w14223757 Editorial: Hydraulic Transients in Water Distribution Systems Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel Water 2022, 14(22), 3612; doi:10.3390/w14223612 Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems Article: COVID-19 Lockdowns Promoted Recovery of the Yangtze River’s Aquatic Ecosystem Dongdong Fang, Haile Yang, Hui Zhang, Hao Du, Junlin Yang and Qiwei Wei Water 2022, 14(22), 3622; doi:10.3390/w14223622 Article: Influence of Seawater Salinity on the Survival, Growth, Development and Neonate Production of Scapholeberis mucronata (O. F. Müller) (Crustacea: Cladocera) Lei Wang, Wen Zhao, Yuanzi Huo, Xuwang Yin, Jie Wei, Shan Wang and Yujie Wang Water 2022, 14(22), 3706; doi:10.3390/w14223706 Article: Comparison of DNA Extraction Methods for the Direct Quantification of Bacteria from Water Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR Kousar Banu Hoorzook and Tobias George Barnard Water 2022, 14(22), 3736; doi:10.3390/w14223736 Article: Daily Rhythms and Oxygen Balance in the Hypersaline Lake Moynaki (Crimea) Nickolai Shadrin, Elena Anufriieva, Alexander Latushkin, Alexander Prazukin and Vladimir Yakovenko Water 2022, 14(22), 3753; doi:10.3390/w14223753 Article: A Deep Learning Method Based on Two-Stage CNN Framework for Recognition of Chinese Reservoirs with Sentinel-2 Images Guodongfang Zhao, Ping Yao, Li Fu, Zhibin Zhang, Shanlong Lu and Tengfei Long Water 2022, 14(22), 3755; doi:10.3390/w14223755 Article: Selective Consumption of Pelagic Cladocerans by Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirusRafinesque) Contributes to Dominance of Epiphytic Cladocerans Seong-Ki Kim and Jong-Yun Choi Water 2022, 14(22), 3781; doi:10.3390/w14223781 Article: Variations of Free-Living Marine Nematode’s Taxonomic Structure and Functional Traits in Contrasting Sandy Beach Habitats Huili Song, Fanghong Mu, Yan Sun and Er Hua Water 2022, 14(22), 3788; doi:10.3390/w14223788 Oceans and Coastal Zones Review: The Baltic Sea under Anthropopressure—The Sea of Paradoxes Aldona Dobrzycka-Krahel and Magdalena Bogalecka Water 2022, 14(22), 3772; doi:10.3390/w14223772 Article: Analysis of Climate-Related Risks for Chile’s Coastal Settlements in the ARClim Web Platform Patricio Winckler, Manuel Contreras-López, René Garreaud, Francisco Meza, Cristián Larraguibel, César Esparza, Stefan Gelcich, Mark Falvey and Javiera Mora Water 2022, 14(22), 3594; doi:10.3390/w14223594 Article: Ecosystem Services and Vulnerability Assessments of Seagrass Ecosystems: Basic Tools for Prioritizing Conservation Management Actions Using an Example from Thailand Ratchanee Kaewsrikhaw, Tipamat Upanoi and Anchana Prathep Water 2022, 14(22), 3650; doi:10.3390/w14223650 Article: Holocene Paleoenvironmental Evolution of a Semi-Enclosed Shallow Aegean Basin: A Combination of Seismic Stratigraphy and Sediment Core Proxies Alexandra Noti, Lucas J. Lourens, Maria Geraga, Frank P. Wesselingh, Negar Haghipour, Nikos Georgiou, Dimitris Christodoulou, Spyros Sergiou, Xenophon Dimas, Andreas G. Vlachopoulos and George Papatheodorou Water 2022, 14(22), 3688; doi:10.3390/w14223688 Article: Seasonal Variation of Intra-Seasonal Eddy Kinetic Energy along the East Australian Current Zhipeng Xu, Chengcheng Yang, Xiao Chen and Yiquan Qi Water 2022, 14(22), 3725; doi:10.3390/w14223725 Article: Spatiotemporal Distribution of Nitrous Oxide on the Northeastern Bering Sea Shelf Jiexia Zhang, Liyang Zhan, Liqi Chen, Haiyan Jin, Man Wu, Wangwang Ye and Jian Liu Water 2022, 14(22), 3738; doi:10.3390/w14223738 Article: Analysis of the Invasion of Acetes into the Water Intake of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base Xinghao Li, Lin Yang, Huatang Ren, Zhaowei Liu and Zeyu Jia Water 2022, 14(22), 3741; doi:10.3390/w14223741 Water Erosion and Sediment Transport Article: Agricultural Productive Carrying Capacity Improve and Water Optimal Allocation under Uncertainty Based on Remote Sensing Data in Lancang County, Southwest China Yunquan Zhang and Peiling Yang Water 2022, 14(22), 3641; doi:10.3390/w14223641 Article: Assessing Streambed Stability Using D50-Based Stream Power Across Contiguous U.S. Manoj K. Jha, Dawit M. Asamen, Peter M. Allen, Jeffrey G. Arnold and Michael J. White Water 2022, 14(22), 3646; doi:10.3390/w14223646 Article: Effect Analysis of Supporting Structure and Surface Settlement on Deep Foundation Pit by Rainstorm: A Case Study in Zhengzhou Xiaorui Wang, Jianhang Xiao, Tao Zhang and Yunhong Lin Water 2022, 14(22), 3654; doi:10.3390/w14223654 Article: Spatiotemporal Characterization and Analysis of River Morphology Using Long-Term Landsat Imagery and Stream Power Atefe Arfa-Fathollahkhani, Seyed Ali Ayyoubzadeh, Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam and Hojjat Mianabadi Water 2022, 14(22), 3656; doi:10.3390/w14223656 Article: Study on the Risk Assessment Method of Rainfall Landslide Haoyue Sui, Tianming Su, Ruilin Hu, Dong Wang and Zhengwei Zheng Water 2022, 14(22), 3678; doi:10.3390/w14223678 Article: Statistical Analysis of the Potential of Landslides Induced by Combination between Rainfall and Earthquakes Chih-Ming Tseng, Yie-Ruey Chen, Chwen-Ming Chang, Ya-Ling Yang, Yu-Ru Chen and Shun-Chieh Hsieh Water 2022, 14(22), 3691; doi:10.3390/w14223691 Article: An Enhanced Feed-Forward Back Propagation Levenberg–Marquardt Algorithm for Suspended Sediment Yield Modeling Arvind Yadav, Premkumar Chithaluru, Aman Singh, Devendra Joshi, Dalia H. Elkamchouchi, Cristina Mazas Pérez-Oleaga and Divya Anand Water 2022, 14(22), 3714; doi:10.3390/w14223714 Article: Tidal Sediment Supply Maintains Marsh Accretion on the Yangtze Delta despite Rising Sea Levels and Falling Fluvial Sediment Input Peng Li, Benwei Shi, Guoxiang Wu, Wenxiang Zhang, Sijian Wang, Long Li, Linghao Kong and Jin Hu Water 2022, 14(22), 3768; doi:10.3390/w14223768 Water Use and Scarcity Article: Arsenate Removal from the Groundwater Employing Maghemite Nanoparticles Ajay Kumar, Himanshu Joshi and Anil Kumar Water 2022, 14(22), 3617; doi:10.3390/w14223617 Article: Fresh Water Use in Florida: Trends and Drivers Almando Morain and Aavudai Anandhi Water 2022, 14(22), 3726; doi:10.3390/w14223726 Article: Factors Affecting the Interpretation of Online Phycocyanin Fluorescence to Manage Cyanobacteria in Drinking Water Sources Liya Ma, Saber Moradinejad, Juan Francisco Guerra Maldonado, Arash Zamyadi, Sarah Dorner and Michèle Prévost Water 2022, 14(22), 3749; doi:10.3390/w14223749 Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture Article: Farmers’ Perceptions on an Irrigation Advisory Service: Evidence from Tunisia Mohamed Allani, Aymen Frija, Rabiaa Nemer, Lars Ribbe and Ali Sahli Water 2022, 14(22), 3638; doi:10.3390/w14223638 Article: Coupling Process-Based Models and Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Yield and Evapotranspiration of Maize in Arid Environments Ahmed Attia, Ajit Govind, Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Til Feike, Mosa Sayed Rizk, Mahmoud M. A. Shabana and Ahmed M.S. Kheir Water 2022, 14(22), 3647; doi:10.3390/w14223647 Article: Analysis of the Evolution Pattern and Driving Mechanism of Lakes in the Northern Ningxia Yellow Diversion Irrigation Area Xueqi Ding, Haitao Zhang, Zhe Wang, Guoxiu Shang, Yongzeng Huang and Hongze Li Water 2022, 14(22), 3658; doi:10.3390/w14223658 Article: Effects of Water and Nitrogen Coupling on Growth, Yield and Quality of Greenhouse Tomato Wenjun Yue, Linsong Liu, Si Chen, Yu Bai and Ningyu Li Water 2022, 14(22), 3665; doi:10.3390/w14223665 Article: Coupling Regulation of Root-Zone Soil Water and Fertilizer for Summer Maize with Drip Irrigation Changjian Ma, Shenglin Liu, Xuejun Wang, Lu Wang, Tahir Muhammad, Yang Xiao, Yue Wang, Zeqiang Sun and Yunkai Li Water 2022, 14(22), 3680; doi:10.3390/w14223680 Article: Removal of Phosphorus by Ferric Ion-Rich Solutions Prepared Using Various Fe(III)-Containing Minerals Jueun Jung, Minhee Choi, Anil Kumar Reddy Police, Jungho Lee and Sungjun Bae Water 2022, 14(22), 3765; doi:10.3390/w14223765 Article: Purification of Sewage Wastewater though Sand Column Filter for Lessening of Heavy Metals Accumulation in Lettuce, Carrot, and Cauliflower Safina Naz, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Bushra Sadiq, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh and Awais Shakoor Water 2022, 14(22), 3770; doi:10.3390/w14223770 Article: Effects of Aeration on Pollution Load and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Drainage Ditches Jingwei Wu, Qisen Zhang, Chenyao Guo, Qiangkun Li, Yawei Hu, Xinman Jiang, Yanchao Zhao, Jing Wang and Qiang Zhao Water 2022, 14(22), 3783; doi:10.3390/w14223783 General Article: The Electrochemical Reaction Kinetics during Synthetic Wastewater Treatment Using a Reactor with Boron-Doped Diamond Anode and Gas Diffusion Cathode Mohammad Issa, Dennis Haupt, Thorben Muddemann, Ulrich Kunz and Michael Sievers Water 2022, 14(22), 3592; doi:10.3390/w14223592 Article: Characteristics and Controlling Factors of Groundwater Hydrochemistry in Dongzhi Tableland Area of the Loess Plateau of Eastern Gansu—A Case Study of Ning County Area, North China Mengnan Zhang, Shuangbao Han, Yushan Wang, Zhan Wang, Haixue Li, Xiaoyan Wang, Jiutan Liu, Changsuo Li and Zongjun Gao Water 2022, 14(22), 3601; doi:10.3390/w14223601 Article: Implementation of FeSO4·H2O as an Eco-Friendly Coagulant for the Elimination of Organic Pollutants from Tertiary Palm Oil Mill Effluent: Process Optimization, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics Studies Md. Sohrab Hossain, Shabib Al Rashdi, Yaman Hamed, Adel Al-Gheethi, Fatehah Mohd Omar, Muzafar Zulkifli and Ahmad Naim Ahmad Yahaya Water 2022, 14(22), 3602; doi:10.3390/w14223602 Article: Performance Analysis of an Eductor-Based Membrane Distillation Unit Ravi Koirala, Quoc Linh Ve, Eliza Rupakheti, Kiao Inthavong and Abhijit Date Water 2022, 14(22), 3624; doi:10.3390/w14223624 Article: A Joint Impact on Water Vapor Transport over South China during the Pre-Rainy Season by ENSO and PDO Guangya Zhang, Junjie Li and Lingli Fan Water 2022, 14(22), 3639; doi:10.3390/w14223639 Article: Study of Single Fracture Seepage Characteristics of Fault-Filled Materials Based on CT Technology Wenbin Sun, Shaoyu Wang, Faxu Dong and Yandong Xue Water 2022, 14(22), 3679; doi:10.3390/w14223679 Article: Comparison of Membrane-Based Treatment Methods for the Removal of Micro-Pollutants from Reclaimed Water Sukanyah Devaisy, Jaya Kandasamy, Tien Vinh Nguyen, Md Abu Hasan Johir, Harsha Ratnaweera and Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran Water 2022, 14(22), 3708; doi:10.3390/w14223708 Article: Enhanced Photo-Fenton Activity Using Magnetic Cu0.5Mn0.5Fe2O4 Nanoparticles as a Recoverable Catalyst for Degrading Organic Contaminants Athaphon Angkaew, Chainarong Sakulthaew, Matura Nimtim, Saksit Imman, Tunlawit Satapanajaru, Nopparat Suriyachai, Torpong Kreetachat, Steve Comfort and Chanat Chokejaroenrat Water 2022, 14(22), 3717; doi:10.3390/w14223717

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CRS InFocus Report: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) - Frequently Asked Questions

Carol Hardy Vincent assembled this CRS InFocus report (23 November 2022): 'Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) - Frequently Asked Questions'.

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I have pasted the entire report below.

What Is the Land and Water Conservation Fund?
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act; 54 U.S.C. §§200301 et seq.) was enacted to help preserve, develop, and ensure access to outdoor recreation resources. The law created the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the Department of the Treasury as a dedicated funding source to implement its stated outdoor recreation goals. Similar to other special funds in the federal budget, the LWCF is an accounting mechanism to link dedicated receipts with the spending of those receipts.

How Does the LWCF Get Revenue?
The LWCF Act credits the LWCF with revenues totaling $900 million annually. The revenues come from three sources: (1) surplus federal property sales, (2) the federal motorboat fuel tax, and (3) revenues from oil and gas leases on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). Since the early 1990s, nearly all revenues deposited in the LWCF have been from OCS receipts.

In addition to the $900 million, the LWCF receives 12.5% of the revenues from qualified OCS leases, up to a specified cap, under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA; P.L. 109-432, Div. C, §105). The maximum is $125 million annually in most years.

Is LWCF Funding Discretionary or Mandatory?
All revenue in the LWCF is available without subsequent appropriation and thus is mandatory spending. Prior to the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152), the revenue under the LWCF Act was available only if appropriated in subsequent law and thus was considered discretionary spending. The revenue under GOMESA has always been mandatory.

What Can Money in the LWCF Be Used For?
Of the total funding under the LWCF Act and GOMESA, the LWCF Act mandates that not less than 40% is to be used for “federal purposes” and not less than 40% is to be used to provide “financial assistance to states” (54 U.S.C. §200304(b)). The primary federal purpose is land acquisition by the four major federal land management agencies: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Park Service (NPS). Of the annual appropriations under the LWCF Act, a portion (not less than 3% or $15.0 million, whichever is greater) is to be used for acquisitions that foster access to federal land for recreational purposes (54 U.S.C. §200306(c)).

With regard to “financial assistance to states,” the LWCF Act sets out a state matching grant program for outdoor recreation (54 U.S.C. §200305). It provides for formula (traditional) grants. Appropriations laws also have funded competitive grants to states. (For more information on formula and competitive grants, see “How Does the State Outdoor Recreation Grant Program Work?”)

In addition, the LWCF can be used for “accounts and programs” that received appropriations from the LWCF under P.L. 116-94, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (54 U.S.C. §200303(a)). That law contained appropriations for the Forest Legacy Program, Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act (i.e., Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund grants), the American Battlefield Protection Program, and the Department of the Interior’s Appraisal and Valuation Services Office.

The $900 million in revenue under the LWCF Act can be used for all purposes discussed in this section (e.g., land acquisition, outdoor recreation grants to states, and other programs). By contrast, revenue under GOMESA is directed only to the formula grant program under “financial assistance to states.” (Formula grants also have received funding under the LWCF Act.) Figure 1 shows the historical LWCF appropriations by major purpose.

How Is the $900 Million Under the LWCF Act Allocated?
The LWCF Act prescribes a procedure for allocating the $900 million in annual revenue under the LWCF Act (54 U.S.C. §200303(c)). The President is to include “detailed account, program, and project allocations” for the full amount available, generally as part of the annual budget submission to Congress. However, the law also provides that appropriations acts may specify an “alternate allocation,” including “allocations by account, program, and project.” If alternate allocations are not enacted before enactment of “the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal year,” the President has the authority to make allocations.

Is There Any Money Currently in the LWCF?
Yes. From FY1965 through FY2022, about $43.9 billion has been credited to the LWCF under both the LWCF Act and GOMESA. Nearly half that amount—about $21.6 billion—has been appropriated, leaving an unappropriated balance of approximately $22.3 billion in the fund. (Figures were derived primarily from data provided by the Department of the Interior, Office of Budget.) The balance accumulated because through FY2020, the $900 million in revenue that accrued annually under the LWCF Act was available only if appropriated in subsequent law; annual appropriations laws typically appropriated considerably less. The balance is to remain credited to the fund until appropriated or otherwise reduced by law.

What Changes Were Made Recently to the LWCF?
GAOA made the $900 million in annual revenue for the fund (under the LWCF Act) available as mandatory spending; before GAOA, these funds were available only if appropriated in subsequent law. GAOA also provided direction on the purposes for which the funding can be used. Further, the law set out a procedure for allocating the funding, delineating the roles of the President and of Congress. (See “How Is the $900 Million Allocated?”)

Section 3001 of P.L. 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, made permanent the LWCF Act provisions that provide for $900 million in revenue to be deposited in the fund annually (54 U.S.C. §200302). To foster parity between federal and state purposes, the law provided that not less than 40% of funding be used for each of “federal purposes” and “financial assistance to states” and specified a portion of funding for recreational access acquisitions (see “What Can Money in the LWCF Be Used For?”). Other amendments identified criteria for agencies to consider in selecting lands to acquire, such as management efficiencies and recreational value, and altered the apportionment of funds for the state grant program to treat the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (DC) the same as states.

Does the LWCF Authorize Agencies to Acquire Land?
The LWCF is primarily a funding source for land acquisitions. The LWCF Act bars appropriations from the fund from being used for acquisition “unless the acquisition is otherwise authorized by law,” although appropriations can be used for pre-acquisition work under certain circumstances (54 U.S.C. §200306(b)). The four major federal land management agencies’ authorities to acquire lands derive from other laws and differ among the agencies; they range from relatively broad general authority (BLM) to no general authority (NPS).

How Does the State Outdoor Recreation Grant Program Work?
The LWCF provides grants to states (including U.S. territories and DC) for outdoor recreation purposes. Federal project’s total costs. The state project sponsor bears the remaining cost.

NPS administers two types of grants—formula (traditional) and competitive. The LWCF Act sets out the formula grant program under “financial assistance to states” (54 U.S.C. §200305). The program receives appropriations under both the LWCF Act and GOMESA. The Secretary of the Interior divides appropriations among states in accordance with a formula in the LWCF Act (54 U.S.C. §200305(b)) that requires a portion of the appropriations to be divided equally among states. The remaining funds are apportioned based on need, as determined by the Secretary, taking into account certain factors. In practice, state population has been the biggest factor. States can use formula grants for outdoor recreation planning, acquisition of lands and waters, and facility development.

The LWCF Act does not specify a competitive grant program, although appropriations laws since FY2014 have provided LWCF Act funding for competitive grants. (Competitive grants do not receive funding under GOMESA.) NPS has awarded grants pursuant to these appropriations through an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program. Under grant announcements for the program, states can use the grants for land acquisition or development in urbanized areas meeting certain criteria. Criteria have prioritized areas underserved in terms of outdoor recreation and areas with sizeable populations that are economically disadvantaged, among other factors.

Both formula and competitive grants must meet certain criteria prescribed in the LWCF Act. Criteria include a requirement for states to use lands for outdoor recreation in perpetuity, except with the Secretary of the Interior’s approval for a conversion (54 U.S.C. §200305(f)(3)).

What Are Issues for Congress Related to the LWCF?
Various issues have been under debate. Opinions differ regarding how to allocate LWCF funds among current programs, and there is debate over whether to alter the fund’s purposes to broader, narrower, or different priorities (e.g., facility maintenance). Another area of focus is whether to codify in law the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, which makes competitive grants to states for outdoor recreation, and the terms and conditions of any such program. Congress also continues to oversee the Administration’s development and implementation of LWCF guidance, the selection of projects that receive LWCF monies, and administration of the program.

For Further Reading
CRS Report R46563, Land and Water Conservation Fund: Processes and Criteria for Allocating Funds

CRS Report RL33531, Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues

CRS Report R46957, Recreational Access Acquisitions: Overview and Recent Funding History

CRS In Focus IF11636, The Great American Outdoors Act (P.L. 116-152)

CRS Report RL34273, Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal Authorities

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Megan L. Foster and Alan S. Kolok Opine: 'Idaho's Economic Climate Change Assessment

And here is the last of the nine articles on Pacific Northwest Water in the September-October 2022 Water Resources IMPACT. It's by Dr. Megan L. Foster and Dr. Alan S. Kolokof the University of Idaho:

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The first section:

In July 2022 scientists were shocked to find that  temperatures in the United Kingdom soared above 40°C for the first time in recorded history. Despite what these and similar events may foretell, discussing climate change remains challenging in many parts of the United States.

Like many states within the intermountain region of the United States, Idaho is facing premature snowmelt and annual hydrographs that are substantially different from historical patterns. With changes in climate, the region’s snowmelt starts earlier in the spring than in previous years. Furthermore, the peak flow from the annual snowmelt is attenuated and stretched out over time.

These changes are consequential for water availability and water storage in Idaho. Earlier snowmelt and attenuated flow means less water is readily available for use in mid- to late summer— the exact time that agricultural needs for water peak in the region. The Idaho Water Resources Research Institute and the University of Idaho McClure Center for Public Policy Research framed these issues in terms of economic impact to reach a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

This graphic is not from the article but it illustrates what they mean when they talk about earlier snowmelt. This is from the McKenzie River in Oregon. The heavy dashed line is a simulation of the runoff  ~2050.

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Hannah Whitley Opines: 'The Klamath Basin Is Not a Lost Cause: Controversy and Compromise in One of America's Most Contentious Watersheds'

Hannah Whitley is an optimist. She has faith in the people of the Klamath Basin.

The intro to her article:

I am presently conducting fieldwork for my dissertation, which tackles one of the big questions at the intersection of human interests and natural resources: as a society, what do we do when too little water has been promised to too many people? What should we be doing differently? In the United States there is no better place to turn for answers to these questions than the Klamath Basin.

The Klamath Basin watershed is considered one of the most complicated areas for water governance in the United States owing to its transboundary location (the basin crosses the Oregon-California border), its history of complex litigation and persistent inter-institutional (and inter-personal) conflict and the more than 60 groups of people  who have an interest in the basin's water allocation. Some have given up hope that the challenges of water allocation in the Klamath Basin can ever be effectively addressed. But as resilient stakeholders show, the Klamath Basin is not a lost cause.

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Lucy Martin and WaterWired Opine: 'Dammed If We Do, Dammed If We Don't: Pacific Northwest Dam Removal'

The latest September-October 2022 issue of Water Resources IMPACT has hit the streets and I will feature its 9 articles as I previously did with the July-August issue (10 articles) that focused on Hydrophilanthropy. The current issue highlights Pacific Northwest Water. On 22 October I opened with Robert T. Lackey and salmon, then on 23 October with Paul J. Pickett's 'water vision' for Washington State. On 26 October I posted Elaine J. Hanford's 'The Hanford Nuclear Reservation and a Legacy of Groundwater Contamination'. And on 3 November I posted  Todd's 3-page PDF: Download Jarvis_WR_ IMPACT_Sept_Oct2022

Here the Martin-Campana article:
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Here is the firs section of the article:

This article is an updated and expanded version of an article that appeared in the May–June 2022 issue of Water Resources IMPACT.

Public discussion surrounding dam removal has increased significantly, and so has action. American Rivers reports that in 2021, 57 dams were removed in the United States, freeing 2,131 miles of upstream waters. Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Vermont each had seven removals. On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams have been removed from the Elwha River.

In Oregon and northern California, four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River are scheduled for removal in the coming year—a significant decision with many social, economic, and environmental impacts. There have also been significant conversations about removing the four dams on the lower Snake River. This article will cover each of these examples.

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