When you read this Mary Frances and I will once again be in Ashland, OR, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It's our annual trek to see some Shakespeare and other plays.
Yesterday we started off with Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, a musical combining Euripides' Greek tragedy, Shakespeare's tragedy, and Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical. Strange as it may sound, it works.
Shameless plug: we're staying at the Chanticleer Inn, a great B & B.
Now for the weekly water news! Enjoy!
Note if you are new to this: 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!
Bottled Water and Tap/Drinking Water
MT @MySAWS San Antonio,TX: Boil water notice imminent for Somerset. Contractor hit water main. Bottled water will be available at city hall.
RT @BottledWaterOrg is critical source for healthy hydration.#GetTheFacts http://bit.ly/QdDcEB
MT @Alwi_Eisner Mississippi water operator sentenced for records falsification - compromised drinking water quality http://ow.ly/cIerG
MT @PeterGleick Hmm. @ChuckSchumer chooses NY bottled water to be served @ Presidential Inauguration.Why bottled water?http://is.gd/ZM9w6N
Flashback by @aguanomics See Kern County Water Robbers post.http://is.gd/iJdFHe Related CA GW: http://is.gd/w2OWba #cawater
Via @jfleck Tracy (CA) Press Editorial: Math makes Gov. Brown's pipeline a pipe dream. http://j.mp/NrYaPW #sacdelta
Canada
MT @pharethoughts Some fracking water licenses suspended in NE BC as drought hits Peace watershed. http://goo.gl/4rG0I
RT @HuffPostCanada Can you deny this, global warming skeptics?http://huff.to/OUTFCq
RT @rivrchik Sea Ice Retreats in NW Passage http://bit.ly/QhCG8H RT @TheMapAddict | my ice pics http://yfrog.com/esufmttj http://yfrog.com/esxytinj
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Finished my review of FONDAP's (Chile) 7 CC center proposals. To Santiago in 3 weeks to choose finalist. http://is.gd/FGn96a
RT @tveitdal New study (James Hansen) links current events to climate change http://bit.ly/Rat8Ab
Hansen Op-Ed in WaPo: Climate change is here — and worse than we thought http://is.gd/gGL7ut
iPhone says it's 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) in Corvallis. But at least it's a dry heat!
RT @MGhydro J.Blah post: The changing impact of El Niño on US winter temperatures http://tmblr.co/ZhhITwQpAaNC
RT @tveitdal Daily Record - opinion: Denying global warming a fool's errand http://dailyre.co/OAv1pj
Conferences and Call for Abstracts/Papers
Upcoming water conferences. http://is.gd/BzCwGN
Call for Abstracts (due: 9 Oct) - AWRA Ag Hydrology & WQ II Conference, St. Louis, 25-27 March 2013. http://is.gd/Z901Jy
RT @CGIAR Event: Sri Lanka’s First Young Water Professional Symposium http://dlvr.it/1zHrts #Ag4Dev
Conflict and Cooperation
Todd Jarvis: Water Conflict 101 (Water Conflict Made Simple?)http://bit.ly/OLimh7
RT @EI_Water Water shortages driving growing thefts, conflicts in Kenya: AlertNet http://j.mp/MJciVA
Via @MGhydro - @AlterNet's coverage of the 'Battle for Water'http://is.gd/SmaPhX
RT @TheWaterLetter Interesting page! The Battle for Water.http://is.gd/9IZRKc
Economics and Law
RT @PLFTX Replacing Water Meters to Cut Costs Across Texashttp://nyti.ms/OIvnrI
MT @PrivateWaterLaw What economists discuss about public-private water when they think we aren't listening http://bit.ly/RP9nf1
MT @PrivateWaterLaw Rep Blumenauer legislation shifts $$ burden for wastewater infrastructure from users to taxpayershttp://bit.ly/RaA8go
Floods, Droughts, and Fires
RT @Earth_News Drought-hit U.S. busts heat record from Dust Bowl days http://bit.ly/O4r5i1 @reuters
In the face of severe drought, public displays of political gluttony.http://is.gd/eLN6jo
RT @highlyanne NPR: This Drought's No Dry Run: Lessons Of The Dust Bowl -More at http://n.pr/QPAVDi
RT @guardianeco Philippine capital Manila submerged in floods - video http://gu.com/p/39hpz/tf
RT @nprnews Even As Rains Ease, Disaster Grows In Philippines; 2.1 Million Affected http://n.pr/TjI52Z
RT @latimes As floodwater rose, Filipinos called for help -- onlinehttp://lat.ms/P3j3Ex via @latimesworld
SoCal in Top 4. America's Drought-Riskiest Cities http://is.gd/khRVxT
Groundwater
RT @BoraZ Farmers Deplete Fossil Water in World’s Breadbasketshttp://bit.ly/Tlcuy2 by @dbiello at #SciAmBlogs
Drought: Farmers dig deeper, water tables drop, competition heats up http://is.gd/dKjyDp @csmonitor
Water balance of global aquifers revealed by groundwater footprint http://is.gd/SKYM3a
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
RT @Earth_News Minor earthquakes seen near Texas injection wells: study http://bit.ly/RcAW4q @reuters
RT @foodandwater Why we need a #globalfrackdown: fracking controversies spread to Africa. http://on.wsj.com/MYNRrF
RT @kericadair Getting it right on fracking, natural gas http://bit.ly/O2M2ag via @tomfriedman
The Bakken oil play spurs a booming business -- in water (subs. req'd) http://is.gd/V2Utsy Via @highcountrynews
Video: Hauling water with Mike Reynolds in ND's Bakken field.http://is.gd/NWF7EL from @highcountrynews
Via @ALisonRoseLevy Fracking poses risk to water systems, research suggests: U.S. study http://fb.me/1xwXKr0Hd
RT @AlisonRoseLevy Rachel Maddow on Fracking http://fb.me/1TkR7FH1A
Journals, Magazines, Articles, and Papers
RT @MGhydro J. Blah post: The unsustainable trend of natural hazard losses in the United States http://tmblr.co/ZhhITwQI-Afc
NRC Report: Review of the USGS NAWQA Program's Third Decade (Cycle 3) http://bit.ly/O7DUUy
Report: Climate change, water stress, conflict and migrationhttp://bit.ly/MwGK5d Full: http://is.gd/hYJSmL
National Academies InFocus Magazine, Spring 2012.http://infocusmagazine.org/12.1/
Opportunities
Opportunity: Global Water Forum Emerging Scholars Award 2012 - apps close 27 August midnight GMT. http://is.gd/Iuk9xI
RT @AWWAACE Water pros - #AWWA needs your help! Currently looking for Standards volunteers. http://ow.ly/cRKm2
People
August 2012 AWRA President's Message. http://is.gd/1yyZiE
Policy, Planning, and Management
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) Stockton on Infrastructure; 2) Fort on Flows; 3) Ulrich on Water Strategy & Vision http://bit.ly/RyM3qb
Running dry – the worrying repercussions of running down irrigation research in Australia. http://is.gd/4jqZJ2
Via @TheOregonianBoo - @portlandwater's routine maintenance will mix GW with Bull Run water starting 6 August http://ow.ly/cKukN
Steve Stockton (@USACE_HQ) interview: Urgent Need to Transform US Water Resources Infrastructure. http://is.gd/SvGuZL
RT @MySAWS San Antonio aka 'Water's Most Resourceful City' is in the national spotlight--again! http://ow.ly/cTwWp
Positions Open
Position Open: ICIMOD (Nepal) - Theme Leader - Water. Apply before 19 Aug 2012. http://bit.ly/MXD4Op (via @SnowHydro)
Position Open: Portland (OR) Water Bureau - Groundwater Protection Program Manager. Closes: 20 August http://is.gd/juLrMF @portlandwater
Position Open: KS Wild - Membership/Outreach Coordinator (Ashland, OR). 6 Aug (check - may still be open) http://is.gd/sCg5Df
Position Open: Western Watersheds Project - Director of Development (Hailey, ID). Closes: 20 Aug http://is.gd/BJeExr
Position Open: Western Watersheds Project - Executive Director (Hailey, ID). Closes: 1 Oct http://is.gd/BJeExr
Position Open: PNW Salmon Center - Executive Director (Belfair, WA) . Closes: 7 Sept. http://is.gd/ieHjq6 #jobs
Position Open: USDA-NRCS - State Conservationist (Davis, CA). Closes: 7 Sept http://is.gd/9sxeDY
Position Open: RD River Watershed Alliance (@RDRWA) - Outreach Coordinator,WS Education & Stewardship http://lnkd.in/6nqynx Apps thru 17 Aug
Position Open: Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (Alberta) - Executive Assistant. Apps thru 17 August. http://lnkd.in/SWXXxw (via@RDRWA)
Position Open: NOAA - Supervisory Fishery Biologist (Seattle,WA or Newport, OR). Closes: 17 August http://is.gd/SBpoDQ
Position Open: UIUC - Postdoc, carbon dynamics associated w/ land use change & bioenergy crops. http://is.gd/uZtedb
Positions Open - Many! Scroll down to 'Job Opportunities' http://is.gd/ntIG5u
Position Open: USACE - Supervisory/Interdisciplinary (Sardis, MS) http://is.gd/GROP8i
Position Open: NIVA (Oslo, NO) - Researcher in Environmental/Resource Economics http://is.gd/981dvz
Position Open: NASA - Environmental Protection Specialist (Edwards AFB, CA) http://is.gd/TbqJmF
Position Open: Regional Water Authority (Sac. County, CA) - Project Manager. closes: 3 August or until filled http://is.gd/uYmR1A
Position Open: Arlington County (VA) - Watershed Management Planner. Closes: 30 August http://is.gd/wIU08l
Position Open: City of Santa Fe, NM - Engineer Associate, Public Utilities. Closes: 20 August http://is.gd/5FQGiC
Position Open: NM Env. Dept. - Environmental Scientist & Specialist (Santa Fe) http://is.gd/6lMTb3
Previous Weekly Water News Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 August 2012http://bit.ly/NPgVfz
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 July 2012
It's Baaack! TGIF! Biweekly Water News Summary, 16 - 29 June 2012
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, 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
World Wide Web is 'legal' today - 21 years old! http://is.gd/Rnyr0z
RT @NASA Tonight starting at 11p ET/8p PT, join us for live NASA TV coverage of the landing of @MarsCuriosity. Watch athttp://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Check out Latin American Science http://latinamericanscience.org/ and follow @LatAmSci
RT @BoraZhttp://LatinAmericanScience.org » A weekly digest of science news out of Latin America http://bit.ly/PJCnWr
RT @GeologyReport Seeing Mars through the eyes of a geologisthttp://sns.mx/wJr6y2
RT @TheEarthScience Marsquakes? California scientist discovers plate tectonics on Mars http://sns.mx/ysjby7
Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
RT @BCWaterNews Conowingo Dam sediment buildup threatens Chesapeake Bay http://fb.me/1eB8mePTz
Thousands of fish die as Midwest USA streams heat up.http://is.gd/nLCqcA
MT @waterca Spiny Water Fleas now in Hudson basin. N. America faces increased threats from invasive species http://ow.ly/1OpgkO
@USACE_HQ (ABQ District): Returning Rivers to Their Natural Path http://is.gd/7SA2vh
RT @PeterGleick The past, present, and future of hydropower and dams in the U.S. http://huff.to/NYHvZp
UNM Utton Center's Environmental Flows Bulletin - August 2012.http://is.gd/Yo6xa1
MT @USGSAquaticLife How does science help with flying carp, giant pythons? Check out USGS Public Lecture:http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/561
The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired @WaterNetwork1 @UNW_WWD
@UN_Water Newsletter 14 - 6 August 2012 http://is.gd/kcXU3I
RT @farmwater Read Tuesday's Farm Water News: articles and links from August 7, 2012 http://su.pr/7sQjGR
@EPAwater Water Headlines Weekly Newsletter - 7 August 2012.http://is.gd/eoaanA
@UN_Water @WaterNetwork1
RT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @WaltonWater@SavetheWater @WaterWired
@Reuters @WorldWaterCorps
MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … thx 2 @savethewater@fridgefilters@waterwired@petergleick
RT @Pauldedigitect's Water paper is out! http://bit.ly/cZ0qjf ▸ Top stories today via @Skarsterlan@UNW_WWD@WaterWired
http://paper.li/h2oMatters/1314336670 …
The DEV @Development_UEA Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8 ▸ Top stories today via @benphillips76
The @WaterTanks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/h2YEQb ▸ Top stories today via @JohnAtCaloundra @OfficeofWater
RT @WorldHygienePrg The Daily WASH is out! http://bit.ly/l3bFmq ▸ Top stories today via @RolienSasse @RowanBarber @intldogooder
MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily @http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @fridgefilters @businessdesk
@jaiagrawal @waterwired @fwatersys
RT @WorldHygienePrg The Daily WASH is out! http://bit.ly/l3bFmq ▸Top stories today via @AfricanWellFund@vossfoundation@wellowater
RT @dietvorst E-Source Sanitation News is out! http://bit.ly/ocHQQ2 ▸ Top stories today via @RowanBarber @SOILHaiti @CheckCity
August 2012 Issue of NewsWaves (@WaterAlliance)http://is.gd/7H2Pa4
Water Ethics Newsletter July-August 2012 http://is.gd/SHVUWk @H2OEthics
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired @CANVAWWA@JHUGlobalWater
RT @worldresources The climate-energy Daily is out!http://bit.ly/9xYfCB ▸ Top stories today via @OchsNews@sandbagorguk @claudioangelo
WaSH and Development
@ElPorvenir 2011 Annual Report y Más: Improve International (@improve_intl) http://bit.ly/RBZu8Q
RT @WSPWorldBank Declaration of water, sanitation as human rights passes 2-year mark; @GdnDevelopment reviews progress:http://cot.ag/QIxsa4
RT @sltrib American Indian students work to untangle water problem http://bit.ly/QSLV5D
EWB - Portland Professionals (@EWB_PDX) Report: Les Anglais, Haiti (@Haiti_Water) http://bit.ly/NmOFTM
RT @WASHfunders Reading: Water & Sanitation in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Health & Educational Outcomes:http://ow.ly/cLE7Z
RT @jfleck@craigtimes: Sewage line to Miami Beach is so old it's in imminent danger of bursting & polluting waterway.http://bit.ly/OKZC3z
Who knew? RT @GroovyGrapevine August is National Water Quality Month http://bit.ly/MWbq4s
MT @SEAWA World's largest WQ trading framework takes effect in Ohio River basin: http://bit.ly/OWnLUZ RT @Etheostomatt@ecoscigeek
RT @americanrivers Sewer Line Breaks, Dumping Raw Sewage in the Hudson. http://ow.ly/cSNtH
Water Supply, Conservation, and Water Use
RT @WillSarni The story of actual physical and artificial scarcity of water. http://lnkd.in/dAFzez
RT @rimapaw Interesting twist on water supply issues related to energy generation http://bit.ly/P5PbDb (from @sciam)
The Don Ho Effect: Tiny Bubbles to Cool Your Hot Waterhttp://bit.ly/QsI3pI
Infographic: Philadelphia's (@PhillyH2O) water cycle.http://is.gd/jrYLRU (Via @h2oMatters)
Article: Sustaining America's Water Supplies: Developing a National Water Vision & Strategy http://is.gd/NT7B5O
Leaky faucet wrong: http://is.gd/evVOB1 MT @EPAwater Infographic about world water availability http://ow.ly/cIA58
RT @PortlandPHLUSH London harvesting greywater to flush 10,000 Olympic toilets. http://bit.ly/PzBNHG
RT @KQEDscience Here's Where Farms Are Sucking The Planet Dryhttp://ow.ly/cPHc0 @nprscience
Article: Harvesting Rainwater: New Codes & Design Standards http://is.gd/xyOyWW
RT @sciam How to Overcome the "Yuck Factor" to Extend Water Supplies http://bit.ly/MHXntt
WTF?
RT @nytimesscience Boast of Water-Run Car Thrills Pakistanhttp://nyti.ms/Puw3z3
"When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"
- First witch, opening lines of Macbeth
Comments