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My Recollections of 20 July 1969: A Big Day for Geology at the College of William & Mary and More!

I never imagined writing this recollection about the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon.

20 July 1969 is one of those dates that I'll always remember where I was and what I was doing - just like 22 November 1963 (JFK's assassination) and 11 September 2001. The latter two were sad days, but not Sunday 20 July 1969. For me, that's the day geology became relevant in a way it hadn't.

At the time I was a rising senior in the Department of Geology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. I spent much of that summer in the 'Burg working on an NSF-funded project that had been secured by my advisor, Dr. Bruce K. Goodwin. I was doing some geologic mapping and other measurements along the James River in the vicinity of Richmond, VA. That work would lead to my seminal (NOT!) B.S. thesis, Jointing and Foliation in the Petersburg Granite near Richmond, Virginia. Richmond sat astride on the fall line, where the 'hard rocks' of the Piedmont met the 'soft' sediments of the coastal plain. But that's another tale.

I spent the latter part of that day - Sunday - in the basement of Bryan Complex, a large men's dormitory on the W & M campus. I was actually in the basement of Dawson Hall, one of the five wings of the complex.  Dawson Hall was not only my dormitory (room 323) but its basement also housed part of the Department of Geology, whose labs and classrooms were located in a portion of the basement of Bryan Complex. Made it terribly easy for me to roll out of bed at 7:50 AM to make an 8 AM geology class in the Dawson Hall basement. Sometimes I actually did make it to class.

Televisions were rare on campus in those days, but there was a small B&W TV in the Dawson basement. I can't recall where it came from but on that day we knew what it would be doing: glued to the coverage of the Apollo 11 landing and Neil Armstrong's Moon walk. Like about half the country we tuned it to CBS and Walter Cronkite, fiddling with the rabbit ears to get the best picture possible - grainy, but that's about the best anyone could do a quarter million miles away from a 10-watt transmitter. We placed the TV atop one the cabinets so we could all see it. One of the taller guys was assigned the task of adjusting the rabbit ears to keep the picture from drifting away. 

A bunch of us waited anxiously for Armstrong's Moon walk, which occurred about 10:30 PM Eastern time. The crowd was not that large - maybe 20-25 or so, mostly geology majors and assorted denizens of the Bryan Complex. At the time of the walk most of the crowd were males although I do recall a few women. We had a lot of women in the small geology degree program, but in those days W&M had a curfew for women - by 10 PM Sunday they should have been in their dorms. But that night, all bets were off.

We cheered when Armstrong walked.

I recall thinking that Apollo 11 would be a game-changer. Up until then, the space program was more about astronomy, engineering and physics than geology and rightly so. Even the ultimate mission was a remarkable feat of engineering. But geology was significant, because one of the main elements of that mission and future lunar excursions was to bring back rocks and ascertain the presence of water, moonquakes, etc.  Study of Moon rocks would provide great insight into Earth, the Moon, our solar system, and beyond.

The Apollo program and its legacy turned out to be so much more than I imagined.

But on 20 July 1969 it was great to be an Earth scientist.

It still is.

Can't wait for a lunar return trip and one to Mars. Hope I will be around.

And one other thing: in those days, we were concerned with global cooling. Just waiting for those ice sheets to come sliding down from the Laurentians and points north. 

"I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer." - Neil Armstrong (quoted in @Oregonian)

"Ten years ago the moon was an inspiration to poets and an opportunity for lovers. Ten years fro now it will be just another airport." - Emmanuel G. Mesthene

The 'Sage of Salt Lake' Tony Willardson's Presentation at AWRA Conference: 'Resilient Infrastructure - More than Grey or Green'

At the current AWRA summer conference in Reno/Sparks, Tony Willardson, the Sage of Salt Lake and the scholarly and gentlemanly Executive Director of the Western States Water Council, gave an excelent keynote presentation: Resilient Infrastructure: More than Grey or Green.

Here is a PDF of his presentation:

Download 2019 AWRA Willardson Reno 0618

The description:

Federal, state, tribal and local governments face significant challenges in addressing their infrastructure needs. Existing and future water projects need to be more resilient and capable of maximizing multiple societal objectives. Capital and institutional investments should support wise water development, use and protection. Water is an increasingly valuable resource to be used carefully and conserved. Further, uncontrolled, it also has devastating destructive potential. Water-related infrastructure investments must be evaluated based on risks to human health and safety, economic growth, and the environment. Moreover, resilient adaptation requires investments in more than grey or green infrastructure, but also in science, technology, observations, data analysis and visualization for decision support, as well as innovative institutional, legal and political governance. There is a growing and increasingly serious need for collaboration and leadership at all levels, both public and private, academic and operational, corporate and regulatory.

Enjoy!

“I am impressed with the need for the states of the West to look beyond sectional interests and to approach water resource development on a regional basis.  Few endeavors offer more challenge…and greater potential for lasting benefit.  Unless we are successful, lack of water will soon limit development throughout much of the West….  I am convinced that the best approach to westwideregional planning is through cooperative state action.  I see no need, certainly at this time, for the states to look to Washington to act as a broker in this endeavor.”  - former Gov. Ronald Reagan (thanks to Tony Willardson)

John H. Matthews' Thursday Twofer Treat: 1) Award-Winning CRIDA Article: 2) University of Idaho FREE CRIDA Workshop

1) Award-Winning CRIDA Article

I last wrote about John H. Matthews' article on 5 December 2018:

John H. Matthews, a good friend and one of the smartest water-climate guys in the room, is the lead and co- founder of the dynamic organization Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA). In just a few short years John and AGWA have catapulted themselves to the climate and water A-list. His success is well-deserved. 

One of the many nice things about John is that all his fame has not gone to his head and he still talks to me. He'll even write a brief article for a special issue of Water Resources IMPACTI edited, Climate Change: Resilient Infrastructure or Infrastructure for Resilience?. He begins the article as few people can - by recounting an invitation he received to an informal dinner in Europe with investors and their ilk. What happened there? Read on, gentle reader....

Download Matthews

Don't forget to check out Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA).

So why am I repeating the above here? Perhaps trying to curry favor with Dr. Matthews? Or fearful that he might drop me from his cellphone contact list?

None of those is true. John's article, Climate Change: Resilient Infrastructure or Infrastructure for Resilience?, has recently been awarded the Water Resources IMPACT best article for 2018. It's the first time we have made such an award. I love the way John starts his article:

Recently I was invited to an informal dinner in Europe withnvestors and groups that interact with investors. I’m a freshwater scientist, working on climate change and water management issues for about 15 years. I had been seated across from a smartly dressed woman from southern Africa, affiliated with a group funded by British foreign aid to support resilient infrastructure in the region.

I was intrigued. Infrastructure is especially exposed to climate change risks. By its nature, infrastructure lasts a long time, but we typically evaluate success/failure and “sustainability” over much shorter periods. Worse, our ability to predict future impacts in a shifting climate with confidence and certainty is limited—especially for investments that interact with the water cycle, that require a quantitative evaluation framework such as engineering or economics, or that have low tolerance for failure. Climate models provide limited and often weak confidence and conflicting projections about conditions 10 years from now, much less 50 or 100. Worldwide, we see many pieces of twentieth-century infrastructure in cities, along rivers and on shorelines that no longer match their climate conditions. Some, like the Hoover and Glen Canyon Dams in the United States, require billions in retrofitting or demand adjustments in order to maintain their fit with current and emerging patterns.

  Read it all:

Download MatthewsArticleOfYearNov2018IMPACT

Here is a presentation John gave here at OSU in January 2019:

Download 2019_i_18_osu_matthews_climate

 2) Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIIDA) Workshop - University of Idaho, 22-23 April 2019

Mary Engels, a PhD student at the University, just sent me information about a workshop John is consucting at UI. There are some spots still available. Please register by 17 April. Click here. The workshop fee and a light breakfast and lunch are provided free of charge; attendees must cover dinner, travel, and lodging. Want more information? Contact Mary Engels: enge5729@vandals.uidaho.edu

Enjoy!

"We build things that last 300 years. Why don't we think about sustainability for that long?" - Senior manager, The World Bank, February 2017 (thanks to John H. Matthews)

President Trump Federalizes Lake Tahoe, Unveils TRUMPP: Tahoe Regional Underground Mountain Pipeline Project

In an early-morning 1 April 2019 Tweet President Donald J. Trump announced that he had signed an Executive Order federalizing Lake Tahoe and authorizing TRUMPP, the Tahoe Regional Underground Mountain Pipeline Project:

(1/2) New TRUMPP plan will boost American jobs, use WV coal, provide water to over-regulated farmers & build infrastructure.

(2/2) Nothing for loser states OR, CA, NV, WA! Total disasters! TRUMPP – Tahoe Regional Underground Mountain Pipeline Project - Making America Great Again!

The President later explained what TRUMPP really is at a White House press conference.  

"My action means that the US government now owns Lake Tahoe and all its water. My engineer friends - and I have many, many engineer friends, some Muslims and Mexicans, even  - tell me the lake holds 40 trillion gallons of water, and that is a YUGE amount of water, believe me!" I will then build - and I know how to build things, believe me - a YUGE pipeline to pump water from the lake and distribute it to the parched Western states of Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Oklahoma, and Texas.   

Hands from the reporters immediately went up.

"April Foolz, from the failing New York Times, what is your question? And stop shaking your head!"

"Mr. President, you have omitted the Western states of California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. Why? Could it be that you did not carry any of those states?"

"Ms. Foolz, those states are total disasters, with losers for governors. Believe me, low energy types, like total loser Jeb Bush. Nevada and California do not deserve Lake Tahoe's bounty. Many, many illegal immigrants in those states were allowed to cast millions and millions of votes against me for Crooked Hillary. Totally rigged. Disgusting. Sad."

Trump added:

"Some people in California will get TRUMPP water from a special pipeline going directly to the over-regulated farmers in the Central Valley. The farmers there have been deprived of water by the over-regulatory losers at the failing EPA, who have robbed the farmers of their ability to make America great again. My EO stipulates that only Central Valley irrigators can get TRUMPP water that flows to California. Believe me."   

"TRUMPP will be the crown jewel in the tiara that will be President Trump's legacy," said U.R. "Bud" Uggley, White House spokesperson.  This could be his pièce de résistance - that's French, by the way - I mean really big, and he will be fondly remembered for the TRUMPP," he said. Uggley then introduced Ima Bedd-Wetter, newly-appointed U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, who described TRUMPP.

"The Tahoe National Forest Supervisor, Hazel Nutt, tells me that the lake, which holds 40 trillion gallons of water, is the purest natural water in the world. Lake Tahoe is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, so anything associated with it will automatically achieve marketing nirvana." Nutt seconded Bedd-Wetter's assessment with a resounding "It's awesome!"

Trump promptly interjected:

"See. I have women in the top jobs. I love women. I love the women. Right? 

Bedd-Wetter then elaborated upon TRUMPP.

"We'll reserve 4 trillion gallons of the lake's water for bottling, which means we can fill 32 trillion 16-ounce bottles with the purest water in the world. We will sell that for an average of $3 a bottle over the life of the project. Do you know how much money that is? That's $96 trillion!" she said. "Do you know how much of that will be profit? $90 trillion! And that's after paying the Trump Organization subsidiary, Kushner Recycling And Plant Systems (KRAPS), to do the bottling. All we do is collect the money! Can you believe the profit? We can probably pay for the anticipated BULSHIT (Baluchistan-Uzbekistan-Lebanon-Syria-Hamas-Iran-Turkmenistan) War," she gushed.

The novel aspect of the TRUMPP is that Lake Tahoe will appear unchanged. Sophisticated engineering provided by the Trump Organization subsidiary, Best Lucite And Maintenance Engineering (BLAME), will do the trick. BLAME's Chief Engineer, Anita Mann, waxed enthusiastically about her team's ingenious plan. "We'll install a thick, watertight Lucite slab about 50 feet below the lake's surface, which will be painted to look like the lake bottom.  That will create the illusion that all the water is still there. We will then tunnel through the mountains to the lake bottom and start pumping out the water via a huge PVC pipeline almost 20 feet in diameter," she said. "But we're not done. The energy provided by the water rushing out will be used to run electrical generators to supply most of the western US needs. It's really quite remarkable," she added.

Freda Press of the Bakersfield Bloviator asked how much water would remain in the lake above the slab. "No hay problema! About 200,000 acre-feet, or about 64 billion gallons," replied Mann. "That's still a lot of water left behind, so who's going to miss the rest?" she said.

Ben Dover of the Sacramento Buzz questioned the plan. "Won't people know what's been done, having seen the massive construction project and pipeline?" he inquired.

"Aha!", proudly interjected Bud Uggley, "We've figured that one out. We are going to do all the construction only at night, so no one will see what we're doing.  And since no one fishes or swims in the lake, they won't know that it is only 50 feet deep! Are we smart or what?" Uggley then added that it was President Trump himself who conceived the plan to work at night, thus avoiding detection.

Mann admitted that the scheme is not a new one, but is based upon one proposed by former University of Nevada hydrologist Dick Bateman in the 1970s to mitigate Nevada' s drought. Since the state could not legally extract more water from Lake Tahoe, Bateman proposed installing a watertight Lucite slab 15 feet below the lake's surface, drilling a tunnel west from Carson City, and sucking out all the water from under California's nose. Mann noted that Nevada has been doing this for 40 years, and no one's caught on. "It's foolproof," she said. "Hey - get it? Foolproof on April 1!" she exclaimed. 

Stu Pendus of the Las Vegas Review-Urinal asked if it were true that the remaining one trillion gallons would be sold to Las Vegas. Bedd-Wetter corroborated that and said, "That's about 3 million acre-feet, enough to supply Las Vegas' current needs for almost 10 years. At $10,000 an acre-foot, that is $30B.". Although that is just a fraction of what could be made by bottling the water, Uggley suggested that this was an example of President Trump's concern for the people of Las Vegas -- sacrificing some profit to ensure that a national treasure like Las Vegas would endure and thrive and ensure water for the Trump Organization's many properties in Sin City.

BLAME Chief Engineer Mann said that the construction of the pipeline to Las Vegas will be subcontracted to the Mexican firm, ABRIL-TONTO, which will help mitigate the USA's "illegal immigrant" problem by hiring thousands to dig the the pipeline trench in return for a couple of bus tickets to Nogales, AZ. The firm's Chief Engineer, retired U.S. Army Gen. Alberto "Al" Muerzo, mastermind of the Colorado River Access Project (CRAP), commented, "No hay problema!"

Project Environmental Manager Sonny Summer-Day noted that the EIS completed by the Trump Organization  subsidiary, Research Environmental Action Management (REAM), found no significant impacts. "It's just a bunch of rock we're drilling through, and laying a pipeline through the desert. I mean, what lives in a desert?" he stated.

Uggley interrupted Summer-Day, noting that the benefit-cost ratio for the entire project was calculated at 345,000.071/1 by Professor Lotta Krapp at the Meyer Lanksy School of Accounting at the South Henderson Institute of Technology in Henderson, NV. "Or maybe it was 1/345,000.071? I always get that stuff mixed up," he chuckled.

But Gen. Muerzo vehemently denied that the 20-foot (inside diameter) pipeline would be used to ship the illegals to the Southwest USA, and then to Mexico"

"They presumably would be strapped to 'surfboard-like objects' and 'floated' to Las Vegas, a process known as 'waterboarding'. "Besides, even if we planned to do that, waterboarding is not torture; we don't torture people."

Uggley concluded the press conference by introducing some Las Vegas dignitaries: Pat Yorlum, Chief Person in Charge of the Southern Nevada Aqua Grabbers (SNAG); Dwayne "Botox" Newman, famous entertainer who was recently designated Nevada State Fossil; and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel III, grandson of the famous entrepreneur whose vision created modern-day Las Vegas. Mayor Oscar "Nolo Contendere" Goodfellas, unable to attend because of an arraignment hearing, was represented by Las Vegas City Attorney Anthony "Tony the Mole" LaPuca, who attempted to read a prepared statement: "Hiz honnah sends his regrets. He's reely sorry he can't bee hear. He tanks da government for da wattah to keep Las Vegas a-float. And I tanks ya as well."

When a reporter asked about the pipeline to the other parched Western states, the millions of jobs, and the WV coal and shouted,

"But none of this makes any sense. It's totally incoherent!"  

a spokesman replied that President Trump will discuss all this later but he has to go to Las Vegas to preside at the opening of the new Trump Organization property, Fantasy Nation. [Фантазия нации]

Expected TRUMPP completion date is 2030, when USA troop strength in the Middle East and Central Asia is expected to be down to 500,000.

!Feliz Día de los Inocentes!

С Первым Апреля!

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY!

TGIWWD! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 March 2019

TGIWWD = Tweets Galore It's World Water Day!

Yes, today is World Water Day. Every day should be WWD but I understand why we need just one. But if we forget about water for the other 364 days, then we do not make any progress. Here's another take on World Water Day - what are you going to do the Day After World Water Day? Don't leave anyone behind, that's what you should do.

I am now in Nebraska, which has been hammered by flooding. In downtown Omaha it is pretty dry. Here is a photo I snapped just a few minutes before we landed at the Omaha airport, coming in from the south. Barely discernible in this photo (center) is a runway at Offutt Air Force Base plunging into the Missouri River. Iowa is in the background.

Keep those Midwesterners in your thoughts and the folks over in Africa and elsewhere who have been hammered by floods.

Enjoy WWD!

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Top Thirty (More or Less)
From @AGU_Eos: Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes https://bit.ly/2YfIxHd 

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point 21 March 2019. This Week: Building a floatable future, K-cups not okay and Western water deal. Also of interest: Some enviros support a border wall with Mexico https://bit.ly/2U5ohca 

CRS In Focus Report: 'WaterSense Program - Congressional Authorization' https://bit.ly/2CnNNzc 

From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter 22 March 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2U5uftr 

From @wef “Our house is on fire.” 16 year-old Greta Thunberg wants action https://bit.ly/2B7ZclU  (tnx @WillSarni) cc: @oregonstategeog

A Renewable Resources Journal Trifecta: 1) Climate Change Adaptation; 2) Paris Agreement and Its Future; 3) Open Access at a Crossroads https://bit.ly/2UHS5J0 

From @siwi_water: 2019 Stockholm International Water Prize to Dr. Jackie King https://vimeo.com/324949272 

Check out @GWPnews on @instagram! https://bit.ly/2JvpBkC  #WomeninWaterManagement - #BalanceforBetter #IWD2019 #WomensDay #LeavingNoOneBehind #WorldWaterDay2019

From @OSUHydrophiles The abstract/registration/art showcase deadline for the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Water Research Symposium has been extended to 22 March! https://bit.ly/2UEucBU  #PNWater

In @CTVNews: Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees https://bit.ly/2Hxwb85  (tnx @WaterPortal) cc: @GregHeiden1 @AWRAHQ

By @AP in @Edmontonsun: Fish in Ohio river that famously caught fire now OK for dinner https://bit.ly/2UKUAKu  (tnx @WaterPortal) cc: @highlyanne @oregonstategeog @OSUCEOAS

From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weely Round Up 22 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2uonc0A  #txwater

In @Salem_Statesman: Oregon bill would ban clear-cuts on private forestland http://bit.ly/2HIkHOk  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

Paper: 'Analysis of Blood Lead Levels of Young Children in Flint, Michigan Before and During the 18-Month Switch to Flint River Water' https://bit.ly/2CpQtw3 

From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 18 March 2019: Water Steward | #SDGs | Mining Cleantech https://bit.ly/2Tezvq7  #cdnwater

From @News12BK: @EPAregion2 goes to work cleaning up Gowanus Canal https://bit.ly/2HHgavN  #NEWater

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes 22 March 2019. Weather and Agriculture: National and International Floods Affect Thousands; More! https://bit.ly/2FummFO 

Awesome! Congreat to @geosomething on #WorldWaterDay2019! Winner of @usask Water Security Research Excellence Award. https://bit.ly/2ULI6SR  #cdnwater (tnx @ua_hydrogeochem) cc: @CWRA_Flows @CanadianWater @CdnWaterNetwork @sjasechko @iahgroundwater @GroundWaterMag @bconantcwn

CRS Report: 'Federal Lands and Related Resources - Overview and Selected Issues for the 116th Congress' https://bit.ly/2CsI2jD 

From @SFEWS New Issue Online! San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science | Vol. 17, Issue 1 https://bit.ly/2Cq0yJM  #PNWater #cawater

Students! @AWRAHQ wants to award you a scholarship! Deadline 29 April 2019! https://bit.ly/2Yk85TI 

Free! 'Groundwater - Out of Sight, Out of Mind?' Free 17-page booklet https://lnkd.in/g38Zeie 

A #WorldWaterDay2019 message from the Early Career Hydrgeologists' Network (ECHN) of the @iahgroundwater: https://bit.ly/2U8XOdS 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UEPQG1 

Via @NBCNews: Historic flooding kills three, forces hundreds from homes in Midwest https://bit.ly/2Tetqdw 

In @gtnews: Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia https://bit.ly/2ugSMNu 

At @oregonstategeog GEM Seminar @PeaceCorps Volunteer Nicky Arellano of @OregonState answers questions during her presenation, 'What I Learned Supporting Community-Based WASH Projects in Rural Panama' See her PDF here (scroll down) https://tinyurl.com/GEMSEM2019 

From @BCWaterNews Top Water Stories 11 - 15 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2Fi4Mou 

From @Alliance4Water: @UNECEWorkshop: 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins', Geneva, 29-30 April 2019. https://bit.ly/2HMIOM8 

The @ScienceBorealis Newsletter - 22 March 2019. Weeding out invasive plant species once and floral; To fingerprint or not to fingerprint? That is the question; A surprising number of animals eat their own poop. Plud @raymondsbrain cartoon! https://bit.ly/2FmgPQt  @CWRA_Flows

Via @1river1future Registration NOW OPEN for Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future. 12 -14 September in Kimberley, B.C. http://bit.ly/2TIzVJT  #cdnwater #PNWater

Books, Films, and Reviews
Free! 'Groundwater - Out of Sight, Out of Mind?' Free 17-page booklet https://lnkd.in/g38Zeie 

From @NatureNews The wild side of discovery, a history of information warfare, and the immune system uncovered: Books in brief - best science books of the week. https://go.nature.com/2TTID82 

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
Paper: 'Analysis of Blood Lead Levels of Young Children in Flint, Michigan Before and During the 18-Month Switch to Flint River Water' https://bit.ly/2CpQtw3 

From @CBCNews: Guaranteed supply of clean, safe water puts better future on tap for Enoch Cree Nation https://bit.ly/2HwNd6x  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

In @FortMacToday As other cities reconsider fluoride bans, RMWB has no plans to resume fluoridation https://bit.ly/2TfxABD  #cdnwater (tnx @WaterPortal)

Bullshit and Crap Detection
From @nytimes: White House Panel Will Study Whether Climate Change Is a National Security Threat. It Includes a Climate Denialist. https://nyti.ms/2IrGaxg 

In @capitalpress: Oregon House approves environmental 'rollback' bill http://bit.ly/2HI9JZe  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

California
From @CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 20 March 2019: Block Grants~ Data Portal~Tucson Conference~May Event~Water Sustainability~Floodplain Conference. https://bit.ly/2ULaxR1 

From @SFEWS New Issue Online! San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science | Vol. 17, Issue 1 https://bit.ly/2Cq0yJM  #PNWater #cawater

From @resource643: IT'S OFFICIAL - the drought is over. But has anything changed? Winter showers, bring spring flowers and FUEL. for summer fire #cawater pic.twitter.com/6nwvg1cO0K

Canada
From @WinnipegMetro: Mayors, Reeves and Chiefs agree that status quo is not enough and forge a path forward to address water quality issues. https://bit.ly/2U5kZpq  #WorldWaterDay2019 #cdnwater (thanks @pharethoughts)

In @FortMacToday As other cities reconsider fluoride bans, RMWB has no plans to resume fluoridation https://bit.ly/2TfxABD  #cdnwater (tnx @WaterPortal)

Via @1river1future Registration NOW OPEN for Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future. 12 -14 September in Kimberley, B.C. http://bit.ly/2TIzVJT  #cdnwater #PNWater

From @CBCNews: Guaranteed supply of clean, safe water puts better future on tap for Enoch Cree Nation https://bit.ly/2HwNd6x  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

Awesome! Congrats to @geosomething on #WorldWaterDay2019! Winner of @usask Water Security Research Excellence Award. https://bit.ly/2ULI6SR  #cdnwater (tnx @ua_hydrogeochem) cc: @CWRA_Flows @CanadianWater @CdnWaterNetwork @sjasechko @iahgroundwater @GroundWaterMag @bconantcwn

From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 18 March 2019: Water Steward | #SDGs | Mining Cleantech https://bit.ly/2Tezvq7  #cdnwater

The @ScienceBorealis Newsletter - 22 March 2019. Weeding out invasive plant species once and floral; To fingerprint or not to fingerprint? That is the question; A surprising number of animals eat their own poop. Plud @raymondsbrain cartoon! https://bit.ly/2FmgPQt  @CWRA_Flows

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @AGU_Eos: Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes https://bit.ly/2YfIxHd 

From @climate_guy: Precipitation totals since 1 Oct across lower-48 are wildly high with ~ a third of the land w/wettest "cool" season to date since at least 1979 - only 4% of land in the bottom tercile.Maps like these updated daily @PNWclimate https://bit.ly/2TaCnEz  #PNWater

From @wef “Our house is on fire.” 16 year-old Greta Thunberg wants action https://bit.ly/2B7ZclU  (tnx @WillSarni) cc: @oregonstategeog

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point 21 March 2019. This Week: Building a floatable future, K-cups not okay and Western water deal. Also of interest: Some enviros support a border wall with Mexico https://bit.ly/2U5ohca 

A Renewable Resources Journal Trifecta: 1) Climate Change Adaptation; 2) Paris Agreement and Its Future; 3) Open Access at a Crossroads https://bit.ly/2UHS5J0 

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Joint conference: @AWRAHQ and Chinese Academy of Sciences: 'Water Security: New Technologies, Strategies, Policies and Institutions', Beijing, 16-18 September 2019. Abstracts still accepted. . https://bit.ly/2T4sgG6 

From @Alliance4Water: @UNECE Workshop: 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins', Geneva, 29-30 April 2019. https://bit.ly/2HMIOM8 

Via @1river1future Registration NOW OPEN for Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future. 12 -14 September in Kimberley, B.C. http://bit.ly/2TIzVJT  #cdnwater #PNWater

From @Alliance4Water: @UNECE Workshop: 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins', Geneva, 29-30 April 2019. https://bit.ly/2HMIOM8 

The @AWRAHQ 2019 Summer Conference Call for Abstracts is Out due 10 March! 'Improving Water Infrastructure through Resilient Adaptation' 16-19 June, @SparksNugget Casino Resort, Sparks, NV https://bit.ly/2Cjpx0j   

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Joint conference: @AWRAHQ and Chinese Academy of Sciences: 'Water Security: New Technologies, Strategies, Policies and Institutions', Beijing, 16-18 September 2019. Abstracs due: 18 March. https://bit.ly/2T4sgG6 

Via @1river1future Registration NOW OPEN for Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future. 12 -14 September in Kimberley, B.C. http://bit.ly/2TIzVJT  #cdnwater #PNWater

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
From @CASTagScience Friday Notes 22 March 2019. Weather and Agriculture: National and International Floods Affect Thousands; More! https://bit.ly/2FummFO 

In @CTVNews: Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees https://bit.ly/2Hxwb85  (tnx @WaterPortal) cc: @GregHeiden1 @AWRAHQ

Photos from @united 529 on approach to @OMAairport over Bellevue, NE. LHS: @Offutt_AFB runway plunging into Missouri River; Iowa in background, RHS: looking north along river. Downtown Omaha dry. cc: @sejorg @oregonstategeog @AWRAHQ @AWRACO @LISABEUTLER @theAAG @OSUCEOAS @USACEHQ pic.twitter.com/vpFnU5Ooe3

Via @NBCNews: Historic flooding kills three, forces hundreds from homes in Midwest https://bit.ly/2Tetqdw 

In @gtnews: Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia https://bit.ly/2ugSMNu 

From @resource643: IT'S OFFICIAL - the drought is over. But has anything changed? Winter showers, bring spring flowers and FUEL. for summer fire #cawater pic.twitter.com/6nwvg1cO0K

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The #cawater Daily 22 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2FpidBH 

The #cawater Daily 21 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2Ya26R7 

The #cawater Daily 20 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2CEFkbd 

The #cawater Daily 19 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2Tda34x 

The #cawater Daily 17 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2VZpPSa 

The #cawater Daily 16 Mar 2019 News, Information, Jobs & More! https://bit.ly/2TaoCFO 

Florida Water Daily
The #FLwater Daily 22 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2CxAoop 

The #FLwater Daily 21 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2CvN13o 

The #FLwater Daily 20 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2UKUgvp 

The #FLwater Daily 19 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2Y4fg26 

The #FLwater Daily 17 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2W2oiuE 

The #FLwater Daily 16 March 2019. News,Info, Jobs,RFPs & More! https://bit.ly/2VYK3ve 

Northeast Water Daily
The #NEWater Daily 22 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2HCoZHN 

The #NEWater Daily 21 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2FkCMzr 

The #NEWater Daily 20 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2YcQkp5 

The #NEWater Daily 19 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UMcn3W 

The #NEWater Daily 17 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2TGy74K 

The #NEWater Daily 16 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2uacTgi 

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The #PNWater Daily 22 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2upj6Fj 

The #PNWater Daily 21 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2Jrw67O 

The #PNWater Daily 20 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2CEFVcX 

The #PNWater Daily 19 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2ui8gkG 

The #PNWater Daily 17 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2Cm9wYk 

The #PNWater Daily 16 March 2019 News,Info,Jobs https://bit.ly/2TUyKqH 

Texas Water Daily
The #txwater Daily 22 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2JwG6g7 

The #txwater Daily 21 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2Hy7ZCB 

The #txwater Daily 20 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2Fjk62K 

The #txwater Daily 19 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2TNNMiA

The #txwater Daily 17 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2HE3C8g 

The #txwater Daily 16 March 2019. TX News, Info, Jobs & More https://bit.ly/2JiqGfr 

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @AGU_Eos: Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes https://bit.ly/2YfIxHd 

From @EPA: Fix a Leak Week 18 - 24 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2nsOkc0 

At @oregonstategeog GEM Seminar @PeaceCorps Volunteer Nicky Arellano of @OregonState answers questions during her presenation, 'What I Learned Supporting Community-Based WASH Projects in Rural Panama' See her PDF here (scroll down) https://tinyurl.com/GEMSEM2019 

From @IWAP_OA: Access free articles and take the #WorldWaterDay quiz! https://bit.ly/2CkCyYn 

A #WorldWaterDay2019 message from the Early Career Hydrgeologists' Network (ECHN) of the @iahgroundwater: https://bit.ly/2U8XOdS 

From @OSUHydrophiles The abstract/registration/art showcase deadline for the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Water Research Symposium has been extended to 22 March! https://bit.ly/2UEucBU  #PNWater

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 22 March 2019. 1905: Owens Valley Only Viable Source; 1993: World Water Day; 1733: Carbonated Water Invented https://bit.ly/2Jy5KRL  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 21 March 2019. 1912: Philadelphia Filters Overtaxed https://bit.ly/2UMIHDV  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 20 March 2019 1847: Ignaz Semmelweis Takes on Childbirth Fever https://bit.ly/2YafWTH  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 19 March 2019 1842: Birth of Thomas M. Drown https://bit.ly/2Te3WwM  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 18 March 2019. 1915: Chlorination at Bubbly Creek Filtration Plant https://bit.ly/2Cnnw3R  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 17 March. 1909: Chlorination at Poughkeepsie, NY https://bit.ly/2TeM7xn  #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 16 March. 1802: @USACEhistory Established; 1804: Birth of Chester Averill https://bit.ly/2HCZhlQ  #TDIWH

Students! @AWRAHQ wants to award you a scholarship! Deadline 29 April 2019! https://bit.ly/2Yk85TI 

In @chronicle: I Was a Dean. And Now I’m Not. https://bit.ly/2HE0N7f  (tnx @ass_deans)

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 22 March 2019. Today we discover a technique that could help boys who undergo fertility-destroying medical treatments, spot a new difference between matter and antimatter and learn six time-management tips for scientists. https://bit.ly/2TX4WtJ 

From @NatureNews: Nature Briefing, 21 March 2019. Today we discover what the European Union’s biggest research programme ever will look like, learn new female PIs get less money & staff and hear a call to abandon the concept of statistical significance https://bit.ly/2WlQ4Th 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 20 Mar 2019 A @WHO panel’s call for a human genome-editing registry, how hijacking the cell’s protein-disposal system could target formerly undruggable diseases & discover an online tool for building better biology figures https://bit.ly/2HIMwpW 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 19 March 2019. Today we discover the winner of the prestigious Abel Prize, explore proposed budget cuts at the US National Science Foundation and ponder a desperate plan to save Florida oranges https://bit.ly/2CtWS9J 

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 18 March 2019. Today we hear that stem-cell therapy for corneas is imminent in Japan, learn that controversial deep-sea mining is about to be put to the test and discover top tips for doing research as an undergraduate https://bit.ly/2HGrUP5 

From @NatureNews The wild side of discovery, a history of information warfare, and the immune system uncovered: Books in brief - best science books of the week. https://go.nature.com/2TTID82 

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point 21 March 2019. This Week: Building a floatable future, K-cups not okay and Western water deal. Also of interest: Some enviros support a border wall with Mexico https://bit.ly/2U5ohca 

From @BCWaterNews Top Water Stories 11 - 15 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2Fi4Mou 

The @AZWRRC Weekly Wave 22 March 2019: Binational Summit on Transboundary Groundwater includes WRRC Presenters https://conta.cc/2Juq1Y7 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UEPQG1 

Great stuff! Interested in Mount Hood & Cascade volcanoes? Check out @geowhateverist of @OSUCEOAS new site and blog at https://mounthoodresearch.org/  RT if inclined & suggestions welcome!

From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter 22 March 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2U5uftr 

From @CASTagScience Friday Notes 22 March 2019. Weather and Agriculture: National and International Floods Affect Thousands; More! https://bit.ly/2FummFO 

From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weely Round Up 22 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2uonc0A  #txwater

From @CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews 20 March 2019: Block Grants~ Data Portal~Tucson Conference~May Event~Water Sustainability~Floodplain Conference. https://bit.ly/2ULaxR1 

From @PNWclimate: CIRCulator March/April 2019. https://bit.ly/2Fsi1lx  #PNWater

From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 18 March 2019: Water Steward | #SDGs | Mining Cleantech https://bit.ly/2Tezvq7  #cdnwater

The @ScienceBorealis Newsletter - 22 March 2019. Weeding out invasive plant species once and floral; To fingerprint or not to fingerprint? That is the question; A surprising number of animals eat their own poop. Plud @raymondsbrain cartoon! https://bit.ly/2FmgPQt  @CWRA_Flows

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
In @azcentral: @ByIanJames Gila River Indian Community moves ahead with Colorado River drought plan after clash with lawmaker http://bit.ly/2TfCvqs  via @BCWaterNews

From @CBCNews: Guaranteed supply of clean, safe water puts better future on tap for Enoch Cree Nation https://bit.ly/2HwNd6x  (tnx @WaterPortal) #cdnwater

From @WinnipegMetro: Mayors, Reeves and Chiefs agree that status quo is not enough and forge a path forward to address water quality issues. https://bit.ly/2U5kZpq  #WorldWaterDay2019 #cdnwater (thanks @pharethoughts)

Check out @GWPnews on @instagram! https://bit.ly/2JvpBkC  #WomeninWaterManagement - #BalanceforBetter #IWD2019 #WomensDay #LeavingNoOneBehind #WorldWaterDay2019

Florida  #FLwater
In @HeraldTribune: Environmental regulation bills start moving in Florida Legislature after algae troubles http://bit.ly/2Je2WsK  via @BCWaterNews #FLwater

In @MiamiHerald: Trump budget falls short on Everglades work and omits planning for a new reservoir https://hrld.us/2JbfKQJ  via @BCWaterNews #FLwater

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Video from @CASTagScience: Presentation by Dr. John Tracy of @TxWRI and others: 'Aquifer Depletion and Potential Impacts on Long-term Irrigated Agricultural Productivity' https://youtu.be/Jeiy2ye2ygw  

The @AZWRRC Weekly Wave 22 March 2019: Binational Summit on Transboundary Groundwater includes WRRC Presenters https://conta.cc/2Juq1Y7 

Free! 'Groundwater - Out of Sight, Out of Mind?' Free 17-page booklet https://lnkd.in/g38Zeie 

Awesome! Congreat to @geosomething on #WorldWaterDay2019! Winner of @usask Water Security Research Excellence Award. https://bit.ly/2ULI6SR  #cdnwater (tnx @ua_hydrogeochem) cc: @CWRA_Flows @CanadianWater @CdnWaterNetwork @sjasechko @iahgroundwater @GroundWaterMag @bconantcwn

A #WorldWaterDay2019 message from the Early Career Hydrgeologists' Network (ECHN) of the @iahgroundwater: https://bit.ly/2U8XOdS 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
By @waltonwater in @circleofblue: Permian Oil Boom Uncorks Multibillion-Dollar Water Play https://bit.ly/2EyCoh  #txwater

NE Water #NEWater
From @News12BK: @EPAregion2 goes to work cleaning up Gowanus Canal https://bit.ly/2HHgavN  #NEWater

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
Check out @H2OWonk & @FourWorldsLLC,a collaborative partnership dedicated to transforming relationships with the world’s water. We build & strengthen healthy relationships & outcomes through scientific mediation, capacity building & technical assessments. https://bit.ly/2FhGh9I 

"Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual." - Terry Pratchett

"Dear faculty - canceling Friday classes and calling it “unstructured learning” is not a teaching innovation." - @ass_deans

"Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes." - Klemens von Metternich (quoted in @FDRLST via @TheWeek)

"Computers let you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila." - Mitch Ratliffe

"Computers are like Old Testament gods: lots of rules and no mercy." - Joseph B. Campbell

From @wef “Our house is on fire.” 16 year-old Greta Thunberg wants action https://bit.ly/2B7ZclU  (tnx @WillSarni) cc: @oregonstategeog

Keen insight from the administrator’s bible - 'Working as a cook is a different thing from working as a university dean.' " - @ass_deans

"Dear faculty: Please remember we are in our annual fundraising drive. Before we go to donors,we need to show faculty believe in the mission of the college enough to make a contribution! Make your contribution today! Also,we’ll be making reappointment decisions soon."- @ass_deans

From @siwi_water: 2019 Stockholm International Water Prize to Dr. Jackie King https://vimeo.com/324949272 

Awesome! Congreat to @geosomething on #WorldWaterDay2019! Winner of @usask Water Security Research Excellence Award. https://bit.ly/2ULI6SR  #cdnwater (tnx @ua_hydrogeochem) cc: @CWRA_Flows @CanadianWater @CdnWaterNetwork @sjasechko @iahgroundwater @GroundWaterMag @bconantcwn

PNW Water #PNWater
From @PNWclimate: CIRCulator March/April 2019. https://bit.ly/2Fsi1lx  #PNWater

In @capitalpress: Oregon House approves environmental 'rollback' bill http://bit.ly/2HI9JZe  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

In @Salem_Statesman: Oregon bill would ban clear-cuts on private forestland http://bit.ly/2HIkHOk  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

From @EcologyWA: Incentives for innovation included in proposed updates to permit fees http://bit.ly/2HLGll7  tnx @BCWaterNews #PNWater

From @climate_guy: Precipitation totals since 1 Oct across lower-48 are wildly high with ~ a third of the land w/wettest "cool" season to date since at least 1979 - only 4% of land in the bottom tercile.Maps like these updated daily @PNWclimate https://bit.ly/2TaCnEz  #PNWater

From @OSUHydrophiles The abstract/registration/art showcase deadline for the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Water Research Symposium has been extended to 22 March! https://bit.ly/2UEucBU  #PNWater

Via @1river1future Registration NOW OPEN for Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future. 12 -14 September in Kimberley, B.C. http://bit.ly/2TIzVJT  #cdnwater #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
Check out @H2OWonk & @FourWorldsLLC,a collaborative partnership dedicated to transforming relationships with the world’s water. We build & strengthen healthy relationships & outcomes through scientific mediation, capacity building & technical assessments. https://bit.ly/2FhGh9I 

In @Salem_Statesman: Oregon bill would ban clear-cuts on private forestland http://bit.ly/2HIkHOk  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

From @EcologyWA: Incentives for innovation included in proposed updates to permit fees http://bit.ly/2HLGll7  tnx @BCWaterNews #PNWater

In @capitalpress: Oregon House approves environmental 'rollback' bill http://bit.ly/2HI9JZe  via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

Former Oregon State Senator Jackie Dingfelder, PhD, will speak at our @oregonstategeog GEM seminar 1 March, 3 PM, Burt 193: 'Wicked Water Problems: Can Network Governance Deliver? Integrated Water Management Case Studies from New Zealand and Oregon, USA' Check her PPT at: https://tinyurl.com/GEMSEM2019 

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 19 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UKEwZ0 

Check out jobs @ @OregonState's Water Resources Graduate Program https://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/jobs #JobWaWi

Check out @WaterDistJobs! https://waterdistrictjobs.com  #JobWaWi

For the latest @TVAjobs Employment opportunities visit https://tva.me/4mRN6k  #JobWaWi

Amazing resource! Follow @joshswaterjobs and visit his website: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com  #JobWaWi

Check out @FLWaterDaily #FLwater jobs! https://tinyurl.com/jpffgoh  #JobWaWi

Positions: @CA_DWR - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc.https://bit.ly/1XaG4sw  #JobWaWi

Positions: @SeaGrant - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly. https://1.usa.gov/1SYL5RQ  #JobWaWi

 @BCWaterNews Jobs Click 'View Jobs' at https://bcwaterjobs.com 

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days https://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd

Current Positions: @NYCDEP (New York City & environs) - Various. https://tinyurl.com/zoq6jqc

Positions (many): @nature_org - Various locations and duties. https://jobs.nature.org/jobs/  #JobWaWi

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 12 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2Cf6ipy 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 5 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2C0UWoL  #JobWaWi

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 26 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2BUC0br 

Josh's Water Jobs and More! - 19 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2BJwwQJ 

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIWWD! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UMUBO8 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2CwYDmL 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2-8 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UqOFKh 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 February - 1 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UhsOVM

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2BOyUWy 

GIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2TVqfso 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2 - 8 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2TC1CAA 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 26 January - 1 February 2019 https://bit.ly/2TsFGHZ 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 19 - 25 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2B4zlvr 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 12 - 18 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2T3jl3x 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 5 - 11 January 2019 https://bit.ly/2AGs9Fm 

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Free from @CASTagScience: 'Aquifer Depletion & Potential Impacts on Long-term Irrigated Agricultural Productivity' Two revewers: @JayLund113 & @WaterWired https://conta.cc/2GKDsku 

Paper: 'Analysis of Blood Lead Levels of Young Children in Flint, Michigan Before and During the 18-Month Switch to Flint River Water' https://bit.ly/2CpQtw3 

In @PhysicsToday: 'Open Access at a Crossroads' https://bit.ly/2Hqkhgs 

A Renewable Resources Journal Trifecta: 1) Climate Change Adaptation; 2) Paris Agreement and Its Future; 3) Open Access at a Crossroads https://bit.ly/2UHS5J0 

From @SFEWS New Issue Online! San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science | Vol. 17, Issue 1 https://bit.ly/2Cq0yJM  #PNWater #cawater

CRS Report: 'Federal Lands and Related Resources - Overview and Selected Issues for the 116th Congress' https://bit.ly/2CsI2jD 

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 11, Issue 2 (February 2019): Hydraulics, Water Management & Governance, Water Use & Scarcity, Hydrology, Water & Wastewater Treatment and More! https://bit.ly/2BYqBre 

CRS In Focus Report: 'WaterSense Program - Congressional Authorization' https://bit.ly/2CnNNzc 

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
From @AGU_Eos: Buzz Newsletter 22 March 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! https://bit.ly/2U5uftr 

Paper: 'Analysis of Blood Lead Levels of Young Children in Flint, Michigan Before and During the 18-Month Switch to Flint River Water' https://bit.ly/2CpQtw3 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2UEPQG1 

Great stuff! Interested in Mount Hood & Cascade volcanoes? Check out @geowhateverist of @OSUCEOAS new site and blog at https://mounthoodresearch.org/  RT if inclined & suggestions welcome!

Great stuff! Interested in Mount Hood & Cascade volcanoes? Check out @geowhateverist of @OSUCEOAS new site and blog at https://mounthoodresearch.org/  RT if inclined & suggestions welcome!

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From @globalnews: Study finds Okanagan Lake a ‘surprising source of carbon dioxide’ https://bit.ly/2T32p1l 

By @AP in @Edmontonsun: Fish in Ohio river that famously caught fire now OK for dinner https://bit.ly/2UKUAKu  (tnx @WaterPortal) cc: @highlyanne @oregonstategeog @OSUCEOAS

Texas   #txwater
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weely Round Up 22 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2uonc0A  #txwater

Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
From @EPAregion2: Don’t let February be the place where your #NewYearsResolutions go to die! Here’s a fun infographic to keep you motivated to live your best and greenest life https://bit.ly/2KdygDupic.twitter.com/q6RJE7YdxZ  

Check out @GWPnews on @instagram! https://bit.ly/2JvpBkC  #WomeninWaterManagement - #BalanceforBetter #IWD2019 #WomensDay #LeavingNoOneBehind #WorldWaterDay2019

Photos from @united 529 on approach to @OMAairport over Bellevue, NE. LHS: @Offutt_AFB runway plunging into Missouri River; Iowa in background, RHS: looking north along river. Downtown Omaha dry. cc: @sejorg @oregonstategeog @AWRAHQ @AWRACO @LISABEUTLER @theAAG @OSUCEOAS @USACEHQ pic.twitter.com/vpFnU5Ooe3

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
From @USGSNewsWater: New web tool for exploring levels and sources of dissolved solids in US streams https://bit.ly/2Xizyom 

From @StateImpactPA: Pennsylvania to begin its own process of setting health limit for two PFAS chemicals https://n.pr/2SEfaiE  #NEWater

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
From @EPA: Fix a Leak Week 18 - 24 March 2019 https://bit.ly/2nsOkc0 

CRS In Focus Report: 'WaterSense Program - Congressional Authorization' https://bit.ly/2CnNNzc 

WTF?
"Dear faculty: Please remember we are in our annual fundraising drive. Before we go to donors,we need to show faculty believe in the mission of the college enough to make a contribution! Make your contribution today! Also,we’ll be making reappointment decisions soon."- @ass_deans

"Dear faculty - canceling Friday classes and calling it “unstructured learning” is not a teaching innovation." - @ass_deans