Earth Day is about here and will be upon us in two days. Even better - Earth is still here! And I just hit 3,000 followers on Twitter.
BFD, right?
Time for some hydraulic displacement behavior!
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Enjoy!
Bottled Water and Drinking/Tap Water
RT @LPAWater Lawsuit to prohibit fluoridation throughout SoCal tossed by judge. http://goo.gl/I8C7k #cawater
Uh-oh - my 'home town' Via @Ecocentered Long Island’s Drinking Water – Challenges and Solutions http://is.gd/U05Uec
RT @terrybrunner: Great @jfleck story on #usda Laguna project:http://bit.ly/HZlFQE
California
RT @CulliganNoCal Cadiz creates water out of thin air ....Say what?http://is.gd/lSEGwc #cawater #cadiz
Transparency? Winston Hickox, listed as fmr CA EPA secretary,favors #Cadiz project, omits he is on its BoD.http://is.gd/9dQURx
Via @highcountrynews: When Peter Gleick fell, California's water world lost big http://is.gd/1q9F2G (subs. req'd.)
Cadiz project - John Bredehoeft opposes: http://bit.ly/HFtzPqWinston Hickox favors: http://is.gd/9dQURx @sacbee_news#cawater
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
RT @ShaunCoffey New science reveals agriculture’s true climate impact | Grist http://bit.ly/InWQOl
RT @ThePhoenixSun @HuffPostGreen: The long history of #climatedenier publicity stunts http://huff.to/HGJajN
RT @guardianeco The glaciers are still shrinking – and rapidly.http://gu.com/p/36pey/tf
RT @guardianeco Karakoram glaciers have grown over last decade, new research shows http://gu.com/p/36ptt/tf
Ocean-Borne Microbes May Help Speed Warming (SciAm)http://bit.ly/HUsBhW RT @rivrchik @therightblue
Via @WydenPress Live: @SenateEnergy hearings on rising sea levels. http://bit.ly/JhXJ8c
RT @YaleEnviro BBC News - Some Asian glaciers 'putting on mass'http://bbc.in/HLib71
Via @jfleck FL has recorded 5-8 in. of #sealevelrise in past 50 yrs; this intensifies existing water mgmt. issues. –Berry @FlaAtlanticU
Via @NACWA Washington state strategy to address CC effects on water resources. http://is.gd/xoUFpv
RT @Earth_News More on Global Warming from a Republican Meteorologist http://nyti.ms/J8vzzZ @nytimes
Mexico passes tough climate-change law http://bit.ly/I9s2iz
Conferences, Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Global Water Summit: 'only event of its kind' Got that right - $2,500!http://is.gd/IpqktF
Pacific NW Climate Conference - Boise, 1-2 October 2012.http://is.gd/jez2nS Call for Special Sessions http://is.gd/ytaXfy
Portland (OR) Ecosystem Services Conference 31 July-4 August 2012. Abstracts due 30 April http://is.gd/ZrpQx9
Preliminary Programs: AWRA back-to-back Summer Conferences: 1) Emerging Contaminants; 2) Riparian Ecosystemshttp://is.gd/aCaqFP
Via @waterlaws Conference: Tribal Water Law; June 21-22, Las Vegas http://bit.ly/HCs7Lk
2012 @AWWAACE Sustainable Water Management Conference Proceedings http://is.gd/ZfjRQ5
Conflict and Cooperation
RT @MySAWS Think drug cartels have monopoly on TX-MX border trouble? This fight's over water: http://ow.ly/aj98H via @mySA
Conservation, Recycling, and Reuse
Video: Following a Plastic Trail - Plastic Mulch Waste http://bit.ly/JceYsv
Education and Science
RT @deepseadawn @oceansresearch Fascinating read! "War Of The Worlds: When Science, Politics Collide" http://n.pr/HDHd6U
Floods and Droughts
RT @WillSarni @GreenAdvantage: Texas drought has cost agriculture industry $7.6B, via @climateprogress http://bit.ly/GJwUJu
Via @RiverLifeUMN Corps of Engrs rept on MO Rivr: Increasing reservoir flood capacity possible, won't elim flood riskhttp://bit.ly/HVwGC7
RT @guardianeco Drought causing desperation on UK farmshttp://gu.com/p/36q9h/tf
RT @guardianeco Wildlife and farming disaster warning as drought spreads across England http://gu.com/p/36q96/tf
Via @txwater Texas drought graphics. http://is.gd/0QhjFK
Whatever the reason, Colorado drought conditions linger.http://is.gd/TyRcGb
Groundwater
Via @WaterWellJournl Tanzania's #water sector receives 12 #drillingmachines: http://ow.ly/akIKZ
Via @argillic @Geoblogfeed: Who owns the groundwater?http://bit.ly/HWMwwf via @jfleck
Interesting twist re: Mississippi vs. Memphis: Did MS 'steal' some of Tennessee's groundwater? http://is.gd/wQaJRy
Update: Memphis Sand Groundwater Pumping and Mississippi v. Memphis http://bit.ly/Je5vTm
Long Island Water: The More Things Change... http://bit.ly/Jjpobz
RT @EI_Water Africa sitting on sea of groundwater reserves.http://reut.rs/IDL5Bj
@jfleck Not news that Africa (especially north) has much GW. New twist: quantitative mapping & better estimates. http://j.mp/Jd6mnX
Hydrofracking, Oil, and Shale Gas
RT @ProPublica Four big takeaways from this week's talk on the perils and promise of #fracking: http://propub.ca/IBcgkI
Waterless fracking using propane technology is Alberta firm's answer to environment issues http://is.gd/ljlVQ5
RT @markgrossi Feel a rumble below? Check to see if #fracking is happening in your area http://bit.ly/HIitp8
Via @YSIinc Nova Scotia: hydraulic fracturing put on hold for two more years. #fracking http://is.gd/adwzwO @scoopit
RT @nytimesscience Papers Detail BP Settlement in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill http://nyti.ms/JfROR3
RT @highcountrynews From @NPR: how a "western problem" led to new drilling rules http://n.pr/HVaR53
RT @Earth_News Shale gas fracking risks exaggerated, insurance broker claims http://bit.ly/ITLtjF @guardian
Via @ShaleGasExpert @frack_off UK government gives fracking the green light. http://is.gd/P1KXCh
Via @EI_Water Keystone XL pipeline: New route, new problems for Obama? http://j.mp/HNyoUm
RT @jerenergy EPA resumes groundwater testing in Pavillion areahttp://bit.ly/I5xHpQ #fracking
RT @oilgasTicker Fracking-Linked Earthquakes Spurring State Regulations. http://twthpr.co/JZMqM
RT @MarcellusShale John Hanger's Facts of The Day: EPA Gas Air Rule Destroys Howarth Study http://is.gd/8rj3nE #NatGas#Marcellus
People and Prizes
Great story about a friend on the front lines. RT @aguanomics Water chat -- Joe Troester http://goo.gl/fb/EY3Q8
@Ecocentered is up for a #Webby & appreciates any help from friends. See http://pv.webbyawards.com/ballot/63 to vote.
RT @JohnforWASH @rotary @RotaryWWI Rotarian Carolyn Meub honored by WH for work in #water and #sanitationhttp://is.gd/R3f0h0 @whitehouse
Policy, Planning, and Management
RT @ASCETweets Challenges could stall construction of $5B Tappan Zee Bridge http://ow.ly/agh4u
Gov. Brownback to sign Kansas water measure.http://is.gd/NQHhN4 @nwksgmd4 must be there!
Via @USGSLandsat Researcher Looks to Space for Idaho Water Management http://is.gd/VzHE9r
EPA: Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT).http://is.gd/d1Z5Xh
Via @KavehMadani Paper: Effects of ownership and benchmark competition: An empirical analysis of US water systemshttp://is.gd/mZQHDW
Op-Ed: Better water management for Long Island? http://is.gd/VyRgFW
Positions Open
Position Open: Chief, Water Quality & Contaminant Modeling Branch, USACE, Vicksburg,MS http://is.gd/sFA5Fa #Jobs
Position Open: Director, Environmental & Social Assessment, Millennium Challenge Corporation, DC http://is.gd/XX5V8S #Jobs
Position Open: Natural Resources Specialist (CEAP Modeling),Natural Resources Conservation Svc., TXhttp://is.gd/F0YOAP #Jobs
Position Open: EPA - Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Dallas,TX. http://is.gd/fYeU6D #Jobs
Position Open: NOAA (Alaska) Research Fish Biologist or Statistician (Biology) http://is.gd/kDNwPt
Positions Open (TNC-4): AZ; San Pedro (ID # 39982; 39981) Colorado River (39983) Magdalena R., Colombia (39984)http://is.gd/PUUBwe #Jobs
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/Zmfa6q
Positions Open (3): @Development_UEA: Lect., Env. Sci. & Pol.http://is.gd/VBso6X Reader-CC http://is.gd/ksJGTY Also: http://is.gd/peI33b
Positions Open (2): Horizons Reg. Coun. (NZ): Env. Scientist (close 4/20) http://is.gd/zRWcpw Env. Educ. (close 4/18) http://is.gd/fsmI1k
Position Open: Director, Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, DC http://is.gd/3eGQg0 #Jobs
Position Open: @EnvDefenseFund Attorney, Natural Gas Campaign -#Energy Program http://bit.ly/IWDBar #Jobs
Previous Weekly Water Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 -20 April 2012 http://bit.ly/JdmnHZ
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7 -13 April 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!) http://bit.ly/ILE3JC
TGIF - Weekly Water News Summary, 31 March - 6 April 2012http://bit.ly/HmCNlk
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 March 2012http://bit.ly/H7fEkw
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 17 - 23 March 2012 http://bit.ly/GRLsGe
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 March 2012 http://bit.ly/xeD89Z
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 March 2012 http://bit.ly/xXluYG
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 February - 2 March 2012 http://bit.ly/yEY43C
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 February 2012. http://bit.ly/w6elbW
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 February 2012 http://bit.ly/wHGMzb
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 February 2012http://bit.ly/wxqQsX
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January - 3 February 2012http://bit.ly/zdQXyW
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21-27 January 2012 (Florida Edition)http://bit.ly/yw836U
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14-20 January 2012 (AWRA Day!)http://bit.ly/wOAXFy
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 January 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!)http://bit.ly/z8j8s2
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 31 December 2011 - 6 January 2012 http://bit.ly/xvMj3P
Streams, Ecosystems, and Dams
RT @troutheadwaters U.S. Watershed Destruction and the Tipping Point World's Rivers in Crisis http://tinyurl.com/76rz3el
RT @NatGeoGreen Study predicts grim ecological effects for proposed Amazon dams: http://on.natgeo.com/JjaodL
Twitter, E-Newsletters, and E-Newspapers
RT The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @waterlaws @epawatersense @water_alive@tod_johnston
RT @agleader The #cawater Daily is out! http://bit.ly/cAyvY1 ▸ Top stories today via @lpawater @deltacouncil @mjsandells@huntersquared
RT @WhoDat35 The Environmental Daily is out! http://bit.ly/f6ZJjL ▸ Top stories today via @johnmcquaid @guardianeco @regionalmags
RT @pbroviak The PublicWorks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/d73Rbg ▸ Top stories today via @travelwithwater @kansascitykdot@concreteconst
RT @NRDC Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News: 4/8 - 4/14/2012 http://j.mp/IBEhbM
@PacificInstitut April 2012 Update: MUS, Cadiz & GW Protection, Farm steward Award, more http://is.gd/QudkT0
RT @Development_UEA The DEV DevelopmentDaily is out!http://bit.ly/kQSbG8 ▸ Top stories today via @unjobs
RT @SuperWaterMan The Daily Water is out! http://bit.ly/snTLGO▸Top stories today via @okwaterwise @cmburlington @deputysloly@models4water
RT @WhoDat35 The Environmental Daily is out! http://bit.ly/f6ZJjL ▸ Top stories today via @wind4me
RT @AaronBStephens Residuals Weekly ▸ top #biosolids stories via@awaresimcoe @wolfegeo @EPAresearch @WaterWired ▸http://paper.li/AaronBStephens/1317954300
H2OSU 16 April 2012 Newsletter. http://is.gd/Zmfa6q
WaterWiki April Newsletter http://is.gd/C8bbWO
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @saveourwater @waterforpeople @txwri @blueplanetnet
RT @medindoagua The *Água & Water * Daily is out!http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @waterwired@cleanwaternet @chanceofraincom
Washington (State) Water Watch http://is.gd/eYlmRf
WASH Advocates' April 2012 Newsletter. http://is.gd/EfaWOT
@Pauldedigitect's Water paper is out! http://bit.ly/cZ0qjf ▸ Top stories today via @dunea @u_geniusm @waterwired @waterfiltersnet
The @WaterTreatment_ Daily is out http://bit.ly/rhsrB1 ▸Top stories today via @cdnwatersummit @waterwelljournl @rsljobs @wuiw@landcareaust
RT @worldresources Cimate-energy Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9xYfCB▸ Top stories today via @solarmosaic @ltawney @nytimesgreen@globalccs
RT @agleader The #cawater Daily is out! http://bit.ly/cAyvY1 ▸ Top stories today via @restorethedelta @riverbankmarina @markgrossi
OSU's CEOAS 'Making Waves' 20 April 2012 Newsletter http://is.gd/TLJ25Z
The @WaterTreatment_ Daily is out! http://bit.ly/rhsrB1 ▸ Top stories today via @epawatersense @circleofblue
WaSH and Development
@ElPorvenir Report to the ACJF: Latrine Project in Mombachito, Nicaragua http://bit.ly/HICO3p
@PacificInstitut Report: Potential Benefits of Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) to Help Rural and Peri-urban Poorhttp://is.gd/KhFsby
U of PA's new @wH2Ojournal: Journal on Gender,Water & Sanitationhttp://wh2ojournal.com/ Launch party 27 April http://is.gd/OH1BhR
Kudos to Penn for Publishing @wH2Ojournal: The Journal on Gender, Water and Sanitation http://bit.ly/HUBHLQ
@waterforpeople Rulindo Challenge Campaign Launch Reception - 7 May, San Francisco. http://is.gd/5CNk1p
Water Quality
RT @prquinlan Obama Clean Water Act proposal would resurrect policy that industry blocked under GW Bush http://bit.ly/IyWEtn
GAO Reports (2): Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Waterhttp://is.gd/3ZB6Vb and Chesapeake Bay http://is.gd/n6HNyY
@EPAwater Expands its online water quality standards policy and guidance reference library. http://is.gd/e27agH
@EPAwater Updates Online Water Quality Standards Handbook.http://is.gd/9o5VjJ
Water Supply and Water Use
Overall Idaho water supply strong heading to summer; southern basins less blessed with snowpack. http://is.gd/VlfS1L
RT @nick_cayman Some Red States Are Already Running Out Of Water http://zite.to/HM5b0W via @zite
RT @circleofblue Iran launches $1.5B project to bring water from Caspian Sea to its central desert. http://is.gd/jCwHgm
Via @CanadaWaterWeek @waltonwater: The water footprint of humanity (data-heavy, but an interesting read!) http://bit.ly/HHXbIf
RT @theAGU Growing populations lead to worldwide drop in surface water. http://is.gd/NEoA5U
Thesis: The Origins of Reclamation - Ideology and Irrigation in the American West http://bit.ly/J5k4IF
Colorado panel delivers bad news, good news to water managers.http://is.gd/u7xRYj
WTF?
David Suzuki laments Tory-imposed ‘chill’ on green groups.http://is.gd/5uHudu
WTF? Zetland (@aguanomics): Catch the mice! http://is.gd/85NPG0
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