All groundwater, all the time! For five days, anyway.
I am just about a few hours from leaving Niagara Falls, Ontario, after spending five days at an exceptional conference organized by the
Canadian National Chapter of the IAH. The Organizing Committee did an incredible job, not just with the logistics, but with the technical content - superb is the word that comes to mind. I cannot remember a groundwater conference this large (c. 900) and this good.
Yesterday we had John Cherry for the morning plenary and R. Allan Freeze for the luncheon speaker. I'll report on their talks in a few days.
Last night we ate at Horseshoe Falls (top left) and toured the tunnels behind the falls, where these two pictures were taken.
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Enjoy!
Books
Al Freeze: 'Fluoride Wars' not a big seller. Too bad; great book, balanced & thorough. My review soon. http://is.gd/0UjKKE #iah2012
Anxious to read David L. Knight's 'Downstream From Eden: The Amazing Gift of Water for a Thirsty World' http://is.gd/HIYVHz #iah2012
Heard @ #iah2012: forthcoming (Nov?) book on history of US nuclear waste/power issues by well-known US hydrogeologist and spouse.
Bottled Water and Drinking/Tap Water
RT @amwater Sports drinks can't compete with good water.http://is.gd/nEkHgN
Antofagasta, Chile, will be first Latin American city to get 100% of its drinking water from desal. http://is.gd/LHR7UO
In Portland, OR, fluoride debate is ideological clash.http://is.gd/DR13qc
@PeterGleick Yes, I know science won - for now. But it is not over. Petitions being circulated to put it on ballot. Stay tuned.
@theburntcity You're welcome. Just finished 'The Fluoride Wars' by R. A. Freeze and Jay Lehr and will post review in a week or so.
California
RT @NACWA How-to guide on implementing an#EnvironmentalManagement system for wastewater utilities -http://bit.ly/OCcATv
RT @NRDC Video: Kayaking the Los Angeles River http://j.mp/PB0ngz
Canada
Opportunities: @CdnWaterNetwork Five calls for research - up to $3.2M total. http://is.gd/ugHoJq
Via @envirodefence @waterca Ontario Helping Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph Protect the Great Lakes http://ow.ly/dQdnO
Parks Canada removes invasive fish from Banff's Hidden Lake to create haven for threatened cutthroat trout. http://is.gd/VAwtix
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
MT @worldresources Hunger may be largest health impact of climate change (@alertnetclimate) http://bit.ly/T7K520
RT @NRDC Arctic Sea Ice Melt Sets Record http://j.mp/PnB3KX (via@NPR)
MT @tveitdal Global CC debate gone badly wrong.Environmentalists are arguing for wrong actions & wrong reasons http://bit.ly/O3Typ8
RT @HuffPostGreen Joseph Romm @ClimateProgress: "Obama's other climate messaging mistake" http://huff.to/QQLkik
MT @EI_Water Climate change threat more real to those with perceived personal experience: study. http://j.mp/OyLN4P
RT @tcktcktck @wiserearth: Rising Number of Top Firms Believe Climate Change is Threat to Business http://ow.ly/dGUKs
RT @sejorg False Balance Lives: In Worst Climate Story Of The Year, PBS Channels Fox News" - Joe Romm @climateprogresshttp://bit.ly/Rm8xWp
RT @jfleck @juliatucson: Thought-provoking new JGR paper on strengths & limits of climate models by UA. http://bit.ly/QWZVZE
MT @tcktcktck China & EU strike deal to tackle climate change thru projects, emissions trading scheme http://ow.ly/dSmAW
Conferences and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
My Ten Cents: Day 2 (18 June), IAH 2012 - Transboundary Groundwater, Hydrofracking, Bakken Water #iah2012 http://bit.ly/UoGQRt
My Ten Cents: Day 1 (June 17) - IAH 2012 Opening Plenary, Groundwater for Decision Makers, More http://bit.ly/Ujjdd1 #iah2012
My Ten Cents: Day 3 (19 June) - IAH 2012: Niagara Falls Freezes!#iah2012 http://bit.ly/UrGx8K
IAH 2012: Access program, daily sessions, search for authors, abstracts here: http://is.gd/QFv1Kl #iah2012
Salt Lake County plans watershed symposium, 26-28 September.http://is.gd/4OJe0S
Download Proceedings: Int. Conference on GMS 2020 - Food-Water-Energy Nexus. http://is.gd/zN0Zqy
Great crowd at IAH (http://www.iah2012.org ) icebreaker tonight. Nice 'problem': registrants limited to c. 900 b/c of space limitations.
Conflict and Cooperation
Via @waterca Nile River: Egypt and Sudan firm up water alliance,fire warning ahots to other NRB states. http://is.gd/udHm9G
Lower Rio Grande (NM) Water Deal Doable If New Mexico, Feds Cooperate. http://is.gd/AAZaII
Education
Course: International Training of Trainers on IWRM, Netherlands, 27 May - 14 June 2013, 3600 euros. http://is.gd/PnXlib
UCSB Bren School: Walton Family Foundation Sustainable Water Markets Fellowship Pgm for MESM & PhD students.http://is.gd/TFzrQO
Events and People
Jim Thebaut's ('Running Dry') latest message. http://is.gd/obSmdZ
MT @NSIDC_ArcticIce NSIDC's Walt Meier to speak at climate webinar 20 Sept, 11 AM ET. To participate, go to http://is.gd/vnJvks
RT @NWF Conservationsist Russell Train of World Wildlife Fund and a founder of EPA dies at 92: http://goo.gl/GWIHS
Great move!! Dr. Bill Alley, former @usgs GW chief,will become Director of Science & Technology at NGWA. http://is.gd/iI4REU
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Improve Rural Water Systems. http://is.gd/7I1e9s
Ron Curry, former NM Environment Dept head, rumored to be new @EPAgov Region 6 administrator.
Floods and Droughts
RT @AWRAHQ Georgia Gov. Deal Resists Drought Declarationhttp://ow.ly/dNs2d
RT @USATODAY Midwest drought belt: A changed world emergeshttp://usat.ly/QHgiYp
Via @BCWaterNews Could rains end drought restrictions in San Antonio? (@MySAWS) http://is.gd/J627Sx
Graphics and Videos
Interactive map. RT @AJEnglish In Features: Melting Arctic heats up resource scramble http://aje.me/PWMzx3
Amazing video! Via @Earth_News Fearsome fire devil!http://is.gd/CuCIHF
From @MGhydro Infographic: Food Security. http://is.gd/R6fyp7
Groundwater
Dr. J. Toth history talk: Canadian school of regional hydrogeology vs. American 'water well approach' to GW http://www.iah2012.org #iah2012
Just heard from KS colleague Marios Sophocleous how important Wayne Bossert (@nwksgmd4) was in the LEMA act.http://is.gd/RfkSBK
Bring @EPAwater up to speed: 'Groundwater Is One Word' Facebook page. http://is.gd/aUTFUp #iah2012
MT @WSPWorldBank Sustainable use of #groundwater means overcoming hurdles: technical, economic,social,cultural.http://cot.ag/QpFS3x
RT @AWRAHQ U of MN researchers get $600,000 to reduce hydrofracking waste http://fb.me/1pfEMWasU
Journals, Publications, and Reports
From @MGhydro! Still More Reports on Water and Related Issues.http://is.gd/kIiEks
Get your sludge management opportunities report from @WaterIntel. Pre-pub: only $2,975! Post-pub: $3,500! http://is.gd/eoSLBg
Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development, Vol. 2, Issue 3 (@IWAwaternews) http://bit.ly/Rh4hHT
Positions Open
Position Open: @AfricaRice - Senior Network and Systems Administrator (regionally recruited position). Closes: 11 Octhttp://dlvr.it/2BS1cT
Position Open: Water for Waslala (Nicaragua) - Project Manager. Starts: January 2013 http://is.gd/xEfDgz
Position Open: EPA (Corvallis,OR) - Student Contractor (BS req'd.), Watershed modeling studies etc. Closes: 17 Oct. http://is.gd/Cta7YN
Position Open: Orange Cty (CA) Water District: Scientist -chemical,microbiological anal.,water sampling.Closes: 28 Septhttp://is.gd/VBz4Cp
Position Open: BLM - Hydrologist (Battle Mountain, NV). Closes: 10 October. http://is.gd/0nvjrE
Position Open: Bureau of Indian Affairs - Civil Engineer or Hydrologist (Gallup, NM). Closes: 10 October http://is.gd/RLD1tn
Position Open: Howard County (MD) - Public Works,Bureau of Environmental Svcs/Stormwater Mgmt. Closes: 28 Sept http://is.gd/9Qn6kg
Positions Open (3): Public Health Agency of Canada - Postdocs, waterborne diseases. http://is.gd/jsQRJv
Position Open: USEPA - Postdoc, wastewater reuse (Cincinnati, OH). Check to verify closing date before applying. http://is.gd/CiHmNK
Position Open: NSF - Rotator position (1-3 years) Instrumentation & Facilities Program http://is.gd/limgW6
Position Open: UCSC - Asst. Professor, Geochemistry or Crustal Dynamics. OUF; initial review: 7 Nov. http://is.gd/GBVB0Z
Position Open: Clemson Univ - Water Resources Ext. Agent (Charleston,SC) . Search job ID # 11806 Closes: 12 Octhttp://is.gd/NuO5cg
Position Open: Western Watersheds Project - Executive Director (Hailey, ID). Closes: 1 October 2012. http://is.gd/BJeExr
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/xtLe3o
Positions Open (2) : NOAA - Fish Biologist (Honolulu, HI). Close: 1 Oct. http://is.gd/kAldge
Position Open: River Restoration Northwest - Executive Director (P-T). Apps through 30 Sept. http://is.gd/LXCcB9
Position Open: Cornell University - Postdoc, bioenvironmental microsensor development (Fall 2012) http://is.gd/pDp9KX
Position Open: @usbr (Yakima, WA) - Field Office Manager. Closes: 25 Sept http://is.gd/Aga9HB
Position Open: @EPAgov - Director, Office of Wastewater Management (DC). Closes: 24 Sept. http://is.gd/IH9s7L
Positions Open (2): CEOAS-OSU: Institutional Postdocs, various fields. App review: 1 Sept; final deadline: 1 Oct. http://is.gd/Zf3MSm
Previous 2012 Weekly Water Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 15 - 21 September 2012http://bit.ly/UwfWau #iah2012
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 8 - 14 September 2012http://bit.ly/PfIWjM
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 1 - 7 September 2012http://bit.ly/Os0nML
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 August 2012http://bit.ly/NAAA9q
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NJhwBK
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
Science, Medicine, and Technology
RT @newscientist Noah's flood: the most notorious flood story of all may be faint trace of real historical catastrophe http://ow.ly/dSSVA
RT @physorg_com Mutant parasite could stop malaria in its trackshttp://is.gd/jgU3jV
RT @NatureNews @Ananyo: You can now print in 3D w/ $2000 3D printer http://bit.ly/QHhmva here's what science u can dohttp://bit.ly/NxeAK6
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
Via @EI_Water On the Fate of Asia's Great Rivers.http://is.gd/0ANTtF
MT @MGhydro J Blah: Channel response to climate- and human-induced hydrological changes on Hernád River, Hungaryhttp://tmblr.co/ZhhITwTZOo5k
NRC Committee pub: 'Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice' http://is.gd/62hNed
Twitter, E-Newspapers and E-Newsletters
Read the @h2oMatters Weekly stories via @MarGoH2O@thewaterrun @ValleyCrest @waterwired @waterca
http://paper.li/h2oMatters/1314336670 … …
MT @H2OTrust News - Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily @http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … via @CanadianWater@SavetheWater @WaterWired @Oxfam
MT @H2OTrust via Clean Drinking Water SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … Solutions made clear@WaterWired @UN_Water @WaterAid @PeterGleick
RT @IRWDnews Liquid News Daily is out! http://bit.ly/raTd6m ▸ Top stories today via @WaterNetwork1@jnsbarganstores
RT @BlueWaterBmore Urban Waters Daily is out!http://bit.ly/w53DDZ ▸ Top stories today via @seobods @OrlandooFla@NEIWPCC
The @Water_Supply Daily is out! http://bit.ly/i1Ca7r ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired @WellDone @Haiti_Water
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired @SaveTheWater @AGUAVITAL
The @WaterAid Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/roBOph ▸ Top stories today via @USAIDGH @OECD_EVALNET
The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @AlanHayes_IGD @jimdelliott3 @TNAJoeWolverton
WaSH and Development
RT @MWAWater Member spotlight- @Watermissions brings clean#water to Honduras: http://bit.ly/N3GERq
RT @gesagua Eritrea: Micro-Dams Capture Ample Amount of Water - Govt | Africa Water-Sector News & NEPAD http://ow.ly/dPyva
@StateDept's Annual Report to Congress: Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act http://bit.ly/U8lAPS
Water Quality
RT @SEAlbertawaters Kid-friendly guide to water pollutionhttp://bit.ly/6M7tBr
Have already had two chats with colleagues about F and As (in SE Asia & Ethiopia) at IAH (http://www.iah2012.org )
Water Supply, Use, and Conservation
RT @USDA_ERS USA irrigated acres vary across regions and over time. http://tinyurl.com/9r7dkpx http://twitpic.com/avzwh0
ERL Paper: 'Evaluating the energy consumed for water use in the United States' http://is.gd/ZAQsKh
Via @jfleck Decision on Datil-Rio Grande water transfer case expected by end of the year http://is.gd/4vvCA7
WTF?
An opening IAH speaker: We're at outlet of 20% of world's fresh water. Incorrect, especially at GW meeting (http://www.iah2012.org) #iah2012
"In those days, it was easy to become an expert - you just had to know more than nothing." -- John Cherry, referring to the 'early days' of radioactive waste disposal
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