TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 August 2012

Hope you had a good week.

Please remember all those victimized by the droughts and wildfires.

And don't refresh yourself with a bottle of Keeper Springs bottled water. Why not? Read here.

Note - if you are new to this summary: to access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly'. Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account; clicking on a link beginning with '#' will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link! 

Enjoy!

Books and Book Reviews
New book from @PeterGleick & @PacificInstitut 'A 21st Century US Water Policy' http://is.gd/rMlH8t 

@waltonwater of @circleofblue reviews @PeterGleick's 'A 21st Century US Water Policy' http://is.gd/dS1bx0 

New Book: 'Development Through Bricolage: Rethinking Institutions for Natural Resource Management' http://is.gd/KyFvqD 

Video: @PeterGleick & Juliet Christian-Smith discuss their new book on 21st Century US Water Policy. http://is.gd/O8GTPw 

@cfishman All H2O problems will be solved by next spring.@PeterGleick's new book on US Water Policy will lead the way.

Bottled Water and Drinking Water
Keeper Springs Bottled Water: Robert Kennedy Jr.'s BAD idea.http://is.gd/JLkfKB 

@PeterGleick - @BottledWaterOrg Once again,IBWA misleads public.A "mineral' analysis is not a WQ analysis.And you, industry reps,know it.

@PeterGleick Congress,Tap Water,Bottled Water, and the Inauguration of the Next President. http://is.gd/buMbWP 

@Waterkeeper Alliance's Bottled Water Boondoggle: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Gone http://bit.ly/SnRE2P 

MT @ORPoliticsGuru Portland (OR) fluoride debate: Reviewing both sides of the controversy. http://bit.ly/P0ccbu

Via @watercrunch DC officials want tap water at inauguration.http://watercrun.ch/T3uv1J

Feds prepare to open South Park for drilling near metro Denver drinking water source. http://is.gd/ZoaC79 

Portland (OR) fluoride debate: Reviewing both sides of the controversy. http://is.gd/R5drO1

California
Via @waterca Two-word error could cost Santa Clara @valleywater District $500M. http://is.gd/W0xX37  #cawater

MT @PrivateWaterLaw SDCWA close to finalizing agreement to purchase water from Poseidon at Carlsbad desal planthttp://bit.ly/MPqz6v 

Via @chanceofraincom Tunnel or not? W/o relief for So Delta pumps,NMFS sees doom for salmon,steelhead http://bit.ly/PyYTm4 @highcountrynews

Study: California Urban Water Use Will Outpace Efficiency Gainshttp://is.gd/ZOEfqc #cawater

@BCWaterNews From @matt_weiser: Sacramento levees fail federal maintenance criteria http://fb.me/1RloUss6s 

Canada
RT @HuffPostCanada David Suzuki: Climate Change Deniers Are Almost Extinct - But Is it Too Late? http://is.gd/MAZeS4 

RT @CanadianWater Dalhousie University research project takes aim at invasive species (via Canadian Business).http://fb.me/1g1OYTtOG 
 

@WatershedWatch MT @poliswater: Public lecture on water governance with Rob de Loë, Lee Godden & Tim O'Riordanhttp://goo.gl/Uk1Fs 

RT @CdnWaterSummit @A_M_Watanabe: Wise words about water. Thanks to my brother for capturing. http://ow.ly/i/SbZC 

RT @CanadianWater Ottawa tells Charlottetown to conserve more water in its Winter River Watershed (CBC News).http://fb.me/1NfL4mxac 

Via @waterca Toronto taking serious steps to mitigate onslaught of water from increasingly severe storms. http://is.gd/BnB6ug 

 MT @rivrchik Enbridge stirs up controversy with depiction of waterway w/o islands. http://bit.ly/RkqevD  RT @Hawkins_Sarah

Via @CdnWaterNetwork Book launch: The global water crisis: Addressing an urgent security issue,11 Sept, 9:30 AM,(ONT)http://is.gd/FU4QBv

@CanadianWater interviews David Schindler about whole lake experiments. http://fb.me/12JlkJWa0 

David Schindler: focus on phosphorous in fight against blue-green algae http://is.gd/yv6Jwh @edmontonjournal

 

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Via @climateprogress Climate and Water Cartoon Of The Weekhttp://bit.ly/PDh3EL 

MT @NobleIdeas - Dr. @JeffDSachs talks drought, its political implications, & climate change. http://nbcnews.to/THjRjp 

MT @BulletinAtomic Drought, displacement, unrest: Climate contributions to the Syrian uprising http://bit.ly/PoIZud @MichaelEMann

MT @MichaelEMann Graph of my weekly FB "reach" over past month. I can't figure out why it looks so darned familiar?http://is.gd/KFaxvq 

Via @christackett If We Can't Understand Rape, How Can We Solve Climate Change? http://ow.ly/d88Bt 

RT @sejorg @Climatechg: Multiple factors, including climate change, led to collapse and depopulation of ancient Maya http://bit.ly/O1tyoA 

RT @sciam Is Climate Change To Blame For This Year's West Nile Outbreak? http://bit.ly/Sp3dVV 

Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC) water & climate reports & movies here: http://is.gd/O8azpe 

 MT @tcktcktck Nobel prize winner Mario Molina links extreme weather to climate change. http://ow.ly/1m3nlC  via@climateactionbc

RT @johnmcquaid How and why climate change became a culture war issue http://bit.ly/PqT7mn  via @ChrisMooney_
 

RT @AWRAHQ Heat Wave: The Best Reporting on Our Rising Temperatures http://fb.me/1FP8OQw32 

MT @kellyrigg Climate change on US Atlantic coast running in "geology's version of fast forward." http://ow.ly/1OryKV 

Panel warns heat will continue to scorch world. http://is.gd/ektMoc 

Conferences and Call for Abstracts/Papers 
Minnesota Water Resources Conference, 16-17 October, St. Paul.http://is.gd/GmoVWN 

Updated listing of water-related conferences and calls for papers.http://is.gd/uc971e 

@Ozwater '13 - Australia's largest water conference + exhibition. Call for papers closes 30 August. http://www.ozwater.org 

Conflict, Cooperation, and Water Security
Nine thirsty regions where water conflict is brewing.http://is.gd/kXdhyb  @WaterSISWEB @KavehMadani

Goshute Tribes fight SNWA water pipeline to Las Vegas.http://is.gd/gub0RB 

@WorldBank WPP Report: Water Security in Central Kosovo.http://is.gd/LdcRfb 

RT @CropLifeIntl The Battle for Water: Why we need integrated thinking on #water & #foodsecurity" http://ow.ly/d5DOA 

RT @circleofblue Clashes over grazing land and water in #Kenyaleave 48 dead: @Reuters http://su.pr/1oMDax 

RT @RecycleWater A victory in Western water wars? Study shows progress in water use.http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2011/0624/A-victory-in-Western-water-wars-Study-shows-progress-in-water-use#.UC-c_LP-KK0.twitter …

Economics
RT @troutheadwaters Water and the Green Economyhttp://p.ost.im/p/d8TAM6 

 

Education and Academe
Great perspective. On Leaving Academe (for Google)http://is.gd/x4AZ11 

@PeterGleick @cfishman Looks like I have a new text for my US Water Resources Management course!
 

Events
Malaria No More! Today - 20 August - is World Mosquito Day!http://is.gd/cOpw9K 

@cfishman to keynote 2013 Summit in San Antonio, 28 April - 2 May.http://groundwatersummit.org/ 

Great Lakes: Climate,Energy & Economy- free interactive conference call, 21 Aug 10-11 AM EDT. http://is.gd/AtBvLa @circleofblue 

@waterforpeople Live video conference: Transparency in Water Sector, 21 Aug, 11 - noon EDT, WFP YouTube: http://is.gd/xA84w1 

2012 Stockholm World Water Week, 26-31 August: Programme and new reports! http://is.gd/uHN5UP

Floods, Droughts,  and Fires
MT @AJEnglish As US suffers drought,can farmers be counted on to meet future world food needs? @AJinsideStoryAmhttp://aje.me/NQcrK3 

CRS Report: Drought in the United States: Causes and Issues for Congress http://bit.ly/Ov6Mov 

RT @KateGalbraith NYT op-ed (ICYMI): Extreme Weather and Drought Are Here to Stay http://is.gd/45ThW7 

@TheAtlantic Why are wildfires defying long-standing computer models? http://is.gd/PHIQX2 

RT @jfleck @chiowan via @nprnews: How The Smokey Bear Effect Led To Raging Wildfires http://n.pr/SdyLOr

RT @jfleck @chiowan via @nprnews: How The Smokey Bear Effect Led To Raging Wildfires http://n.pr/SdyLOr 

RT @Agriculturenew1 Ranchers lose hope drought aid will come in time - Businessweek http://bit.ly/QQeTgg 

RT @ddimick Across the Midwest, Wells Run Dry As Via Drought Spreads to > 63% of US http://nyti.ms/NM4Mda  (via @nytimes@jeligon)

 

Groundwater
MT @zenrainman Density and groundwater exploitation in India.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3794128.ece …

RT @Earth_News Groundwater Mining Sinks Farmland Foreverhttp://bit.ly/PO19HQ  @discovery

Via @acousteau Groundwater use is unsustainable in many of the world's major agricultural zones. http://bit.ly/OVHDVE 

New USGS Well improves Monitoring of Nuclear Waste in ID Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer http://is.gd/L5bhzJ 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
RT @revkin University of Texas Compounds Conflict Question in Review of Fracking Report http://nyti.ms/Qr3EdG 

Nominations: Experts for EPA Science Advisory Board Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel - due 11 Sept. http://is.gd/1lVW8T 

RT @YaleEnviro Energy leader wants transparency on hydraulic fracturing http://bit.ly/Pyn8ii  via @houstonchron

Via @MarcellusGas OpEd: Fracking ban would deny NY state key economic benefits. http://is.gd/FTzY2c 

RT @alexwitze New on @sciencenewsorg - @rehrenberg on the#science of #fracking http://bit.ly/P4vwEo 

 Journals, Publications, and Papers
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) JCWRE Exempt Wells Issue; 2) CRS Reports; 3) PacInst Book: A 21st Century US Water Policy http://bit.ly/OKo1ST 

RT @NASciences @pnasnews: Download our new and improved PNAS app for iPad and iPhone! http://is.gd/1YhQWL 

JCWRE Special 'Exempt Well' Issue - free article downloads.http://is.gd/sn4Gdj 

CRS Report: Selected Federal Water Activities - Agencies, Authorities, and Congressional Committees http://bit.ly/PLcCb7

Opportunities
Internship (unpaid): @WaterAidAmerica Policy & Advocacy. Fall semester, in DC. http://is.gd/BReand 

US citizens - Fulbright Awards for Environmental Studies in Canada. Closes: 17 Sept. http://is.gd/iedWIk 

Internship (unpaid): @EWBUSA HQ - Graphic Design Intern near Boulder, CO for Fall 2012 http://ow.ly/ddlHs 
 

People, Prizes, and Places
MT @WMF1985 'Water for Life' @UN_Water Best Practices Awardhttp://ow.ly/d3S7E 

Gorgeous pic! MT @mkmargie Flaming Namibian Rainfall by@MarkDumbleton http://goo.gl/fb/QEEOe  (@EarthShots)

RT @guardianscience Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science http://gu.com/p/39mkd/tf 

MT @SnowHydro Phenomenal late 1800s images of the American#West http://bit.ly/LyPusd 

RT @cynthiabarnett On Rachel Carson's beloved 'Rugged Shore' in Maine, http://nyti.ms/QeNiot 

@PLFTX RE: Comment on CRS report on water activities: you've got that right, Perry!

 Why Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) Legitimately Frightens Me http://bit.ly/Q54GSb 

 

Policy, Planning, and Management
And Wish For A Water Policy, Too! http://bit.ly/OA2pZt 

Via @jfleck - @waltonwater on: Federal Water Mandates Blowing Holes in Municipal Budgets,Local Leaders Say. http://bit.ly/R4ftar 

 

Positions Open
Position Open: Greater Wellington Regional Council (NZ) - Senior Communications Adviser. Closes: 7 Sept. http://is.gd/DE5cyk 

Position Open: Greater Wellington Regional Council (NZ) - Environmental Monitoring Officer. Closes: 27 Aug http://is.gd/Iz4F5z 

Position Open: Greater Wellington Regional Council (NZ) Team Leader, Science Strategy & Information. Closes: 31 Aughttp://is.gd/ti46cR 

Position Open: Greater Wellington Regional Council (NZ) - Senior Science Coordinator. Closes: 31 Aug http://is.gd/OnlMov 

Position Open: Greater Wellington Regional Council (NZ) - Team leader, Hydrology. Closes: 31 August http://is.gd/rm3QFq 

Position Open: Salt River Project (Phoenix,AZ) - Student Intern, Help Desk Support http://goo.gl/5oQHt  (via @serialwork)

Position Open: Westlands Water District (Fresno, CA) - Deputy General Mgr. (Resources). Closes: 14 Sept. http://is.gd/IXn5Lx 

Position Open: Central AZ Project (Phoenix) - Sr. Water Resources Analyst. Closes: 6 Sept. http://is.gd/Fin4mm 

Position Open: Carleton U, Canada - 6-month postdoc, using algae for wastewater treatment. App review till filled. http://is.gd/tkHL0m 
 

Positions Open: @BVWater is hiring! Follow @BlackVeatchJobs & visit http://www.BV.com/Careers  for latest job postings.
 

Position Open: Navajo Nation (AZ) - Tribal Water Rights Attorney. http://is.gd/ufmYvs 

Positions Open: Various International Jobs http://ow.ly/dcL6L  (via@State_IO)

Position Open: International Maritime Organization-Senior Legal Advisor (#148). Closes: 14 Sept. http://ow.ly/dcL6L  @State_IO

Position Open: City of Santa Fe, NM - Facilities Mgr, Buckman Direct DW Diversion. Closes: 28 Sept http://is.gd/EcqwoL 

From Last Week

Position Open: KY Geological Survey,U of KY - Water Resources Section Head (Req # SC541199) http://is.gd/SGGy6Y  #jobs

Position Open: AAAS - Editor-in-Chief, Science. Closes: 15 Sept.http://is.gd/FWQJ9z 

Position Open: Eugene (OR) Water & Electric Board - Water Operations Manager. Closes: 31 Aug. http://is.gd/7LwZ4l 

Position Open: WA State Univ, WA Stormwater Ctr (Puyallup) - Municipal Pgm. Specialist. Closes: 27 Aug. http://is.gd/uzRe4l 

 Positions Open: @usbr - Variety of positions in ID, MT, NV, WY, NE, CO. http://1.usa.gov/MrFWjb  (@USGS_Idaho)

Position Open: Arab Water Academy - Director (Abu Dhabi, UAE). Closes: 1 Sept. http://is.gd/ZFxNet 

Position Open: @UnescoIHE - Assoc. Professor, Water Service Manaagement, (Delft, NL). Closes: 28 Sept http://is.gd/oCxM2C 

Position Open: Arab Water Academy - Marketing & Communications Officer (Abu Dhabi, UAE) http://is.gd/6ViANv 

Positions Open (4): ICHARM - Research Specialists, Water-Related Disaster Res. Group (Japan) Close: 31 Aug http://is.gd/j0bwvP 

Position Open: U of WY - Post-doctoral Research Scientist in Hydrology. App. review begins 30 Aug. http://is.gd/ITACYB 

Position Open: U of Delaware: Asst. Professor, Geochemistry (Job ID 100776). App review begins 1 Sept. http://is.gd/v6LHsJ 

Position Open: U of OR - Asst. Professor, Earth Surface Process Modeling. App review begins 15 Nov 2012. http://is.gd/DqGLxP 

Position Open: U of WY: Surface and Subsurface Hydrology Lab Manager (Job ID 5138) http://is.gd/fFO1nc

Position Open: Calapooia Watershed Council (OR) - Communications & Development Dir. (0.8 FTE; Temporary) Closes: 7 Sept http://is.gd/R0lAUG

 

Previous 2012 Weekly Water News Summaries  
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NkAseb 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NJhwBK 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 August 2012http://bit.ly/NPgVfz 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 July - 3 August 2012http://bit.ly/OujLIj

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 July 2012

http://bit.ly/Or1zQ4 

 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 -20 July 2012 http://bit.ly/NDj0iC

 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 July 2012 http://bit.ly/LOiBva 

  

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 30 June - 6 July 2012 http://bit.ly/PnMzYj

It's Baaack! TGIF! Biweekly Water News Summary, 16 - 29 June 2012 

http://bit.ly/NY3Bt0 
 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 9 - 15 June 2012 http://bit.ly/KOAByx

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 2 - 8 June 2012http://bit.ly/LF5G9G

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 12 - 18 May 2012http://bit.ly/L4hAsj

 TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 5 -11 May 2012 http://bit.ly/J2dkik

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 April - 4 May 2012http://bit.ly/IK5W7e

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 April 2012http://bit.ly/Jv2MTJ

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 2012 http://bit.ly/wxqQsX

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January - 3 February 2012 http://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

Science and Technology 
MT @WMF1985 Application of GIS IWRM for Effective Service Delivery | India Water Week 2012 http://ow.ly/d3SjQ 

RT @WMF1985 Experts mull global system to monitor water resources - AlertNet http://ow.ly/d3S0f 

Useful resource (no GW): Hydrologic Models Inventoryhttp://is.gd/gAxVoT 

RT @wiredscience Todd Akin and the Anti-Science House Science Committee http://bit.ly/PD1ETU 

RT @NatureNews Hepatitis C drug trial halted after patient deathhttp://bit.ly/QaNTNy 

 

Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
RT @PacificCouncil Klamath River to receive more Trinity River reservoir water... http://ow.ly/d6cwU 

RT @stcNCED A video catch of the front of a flash flood. Pretty amazing. http://fb.me/1tb0iV1xD 

RT @TLW3 Low water strands 97 vessels on RT Mississippi River.http://bit.ly/Qjrlon 

Mississippi River expected to reopen soon after barge freed from mud. http://is.gd/yuGNJa 

RT @markgrossi UC will wire American River watershed to measure snowmelt precisely #cawater #sacdelta http://bit.ly/TNL3wX 

Twitter, E-Newsletters, and E-Newspapers
FAO Land & Water Bulletin - Special World Water Week issue.http://is.gd/96BSGU  (@FAOnews)

MT @H2OTrust Read Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily @http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … @banthebottle @imagineH2O @waterwired
 @unclerush @petergleick

RT @WMF1985 Water Management Forum Weekly http://ow.ly/d9Ags 

MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water News - SVDshttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … thx2 @PeterGleick@WaterWired 
@InspiredWater @SavetheWater

RT @WhoDat35 The Environmental Daily is out! http://bit.ly/f6ZJjL  ▸ Top stories today via @TMMC @EarthShare

RT @MtnHellfire Geo-Earth is out! http://bit.ly/xSVrwm  ▸ Top stories today via @NASA_EO @NatureGeosci @MATLAB

MT @H2OTrust Major Monday news Clean Drinking Water SVDshttp://is.gd/1jXXCq  @UNDP @waterwired @ NewOceanBlue @Oprah@WFP @UNICEF @Gospel

RT @dietvorst E-Source Sanitation News is out! http://bit.ly/ocHQQ2 ▸ Top stories today via @wH2Ojournal@bryancallahan@Clean_the_World

MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily Newshttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 …@circleofblue @waterwired @savethewater @petergleick 
@waterca

RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired@cynthiabarnett

The DEV @Development_UEA Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8  ▸ Top stories today via @IanOxfam

RT @wateraus The Water EngineeringAus Daily is out!http://bit.ly/KEjNwC  ▸ Top stories today via @renew_economy

MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily Newshttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … @ge_water @waterwired@petergleick @utilityweek @circleofblue

The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2  ▸ Top stories today via @Yorkshirewater @WaterWired @unitedutilities

OSU CEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 24 August 2012.http://is.gd/1AyZRe 

WaSH and Development
MT @strasser Our latest in Rep. of Georgia is the Leliani Public School Water Project. http://bit.ly/PAouM2 

RT @bryancallahan Barriers to sub-Saharan Africa’s progress on water, sanitation: http://bit.ly/SnLTCg  via (@devex)

Via @johnwsauer Great blog post (http://is.gd/NXk7bz ) by@waterfortheages on this waterhonesty conversationhttp://youtu.be/PWST4qfcQ2Q 

Great points. Via @lloydalter Crapping On Bill Gates' "Reinvent the Toilet" Winner. http://bit.ly/NgV1bi 

RT @NedBreslin Really excited, humbled to be on this #wwweek panel hosted by @hiltonfound - http://tinyurl.com/c6d4myf 

MT @NedBreslin Need shift from innovation as ideology to innovation as process http://tinyurl.com/d9hvctq Love Gram Vikas sanitation story!

RT @NedBreslin W. Africa cholera problems, but important/correct shout out to @WSUPUK @AndyNarracott @ideohttp://tinyurl.com/92vc2b6 

MT @GreenConduct A quiet small water revolutionhttp://dlvr.it/2339yP 

 

Water Quality
See also http://is.gd/zPymGt  RT @americanrivers Oregon Congressman Proposes Clean Water Trust Fund http://ow.ly/d2QOE 

RT @matt_weiser Vintage Disneyland AC system may have caused Chromium 6 groundwater pollution. http://ht.ly/1OsjCB 

 
Water Supply, Conservation, and Water Use
MT @WMF1985 Inforgraphic: How Much Water is your Home Wasting? Newsilike http://ow.ly/d3TmP 

RT @EPAwatersense When use exceeds supply, purchasing water from neighboring cities can be reflected in your billhttp://bit.ly/OSiQ7r  

Low Yellowstone River flows prompt water rationing in Montana.http://is.gd/iIUD96 

 
WTF?

Via @cfishman The 500-year history of the elegant symbol @http://is.gd/kLhbmf 

 RT @deepseadawn Fun quote of the day: "These pants may be square, but it's time to think outside the box!" -- @SpongeBob

 

"When you drink water, think of its source." - Unknown (thanks to this source)