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CRS Report: 'Agricultural Conservation - A Guide to Programs' Updated: 15 August 2019

This CRS report by Megan Stubbs was published on 15 August 2019: Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs.

Who knew? A lot of these ag-based programs are important to water stewardship as well as land/environmental stewardship.

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Summary
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently administer over 20 programs and subprograms that are directly or indirectly available to assist producers and landowners who wish to practice conservation on agricultural lands. The number of these programs and the differences among them have created some confusion about the purpose, participation, and policies of the programs. While some effort has been made to remove duplication, a large number of programs remain. The programs discussed in this report in tabular form are as follows.

 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

 Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)

 Conservation Operations (CO); Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

 CRP—Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

 CRP—Farmable Wetland Program

 CRP—Grasslands

 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

 Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)

 Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)

 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)

 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

 EQIP—Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)

 EQIP, CIG—On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials

 Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program

 Grassroots Source Water Protection Program

 Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

 Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program

 Water Bank Program

 Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

 Watershed Rehabilitation Program

This tabular presentation provides basic information covering each of the programs. In each case, a brief program description is followed by information on major amendments in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334, 2018 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications and other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2019 funding, FY2020 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program’s website.

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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 August 2019

Elaine reports that it finally hit 100 degrees F in Reno, but on the whole it has been a fairly temperate summer.

For those of you who will be in Jacksonville (FL) on 31 August you might visit the main public library at 1 PMto catch journalist/author Craig Pittman opine on 'Florida - Paradise or Punchline?' Should be quite amusing! I'd go if I could.

You might want to catch my interview conducted earlier today on Sharon Kleyne's radio show. It should be up on her site one of these days.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

“Watermelon snow” on highest peaks in Yosemite National Park due to Chlamydomonas nivalis

• https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newsweek-yosemite_national_parks_highest_peaks_covered_in_p-rnewsweek

Seismic signals reveal calving style and iceberg size of Greenland glaciers

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/small-seismic-signals-tell-a-story-of-iceberg-calving

Global warming alarmism – July may be hottest month in recorded history – but never hit 100 degrees in Reno, Nevada

• https://eos.org/articles/july-may-turn-out-to-be-the-hottest-month-in-recorded-history
• Report: https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-july-2019

Correlation is not causation – testing idea that sea ice steadies the jet stream & blocking cold winters

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/arctic-sea-ice-loss-isnt-to-blame-for-your-cold-winters/
• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-arctic-sea-ice-loss-minimal-severe.html

Hurricane predictions are much better than they used to be – the limits of forecasting tracks

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/hurricane-forecasters-may-be-reaching-the-limits-of-predictability/

22,000 years for magnetic reversal to stabilize

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/the-last-magnetic-pole-flip-saw-22000-years-of-weirdness/

360 myo Devonian fossilized forest of lycopsid trees unearthed in China -Guangdedendron

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/xinhang-forest-07484.html

Spire AIS data combined with KLEOS RF data collaboration to increase “Safety at Sea”

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Kleos_and_Spire_Join_Forces_on_Safety_at_Sea_Collaboration_999.html

Large lava dome forms in Hawaiian volcano

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/photo-of-huge-lava-dome-in-hawaii-goes-viral-largest-eruption-in-2200-years-scientists_2940058.html

Lightning strikes beach sand, vaporizes it, forms tubules & fulgurites

• https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article233785852.html

As glaciers melt on Iceland isostatic adjustments are occurring

• https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/the-land-is-rising-from-the-sea-how-iceland-is-preparing-for-a-world-without-ice/wcm/bb98dbdf-b86f-441b-ae81-cd4c45d46ed4

New timeline for “giant planet migration” before 4.48 billion years ago

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812130821.htm

The Battle of Thermopylae was influence by geological conditions

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/08/11/the-most-famous-last-stand-in-history-and-how-geology-played-a-role-in-it/#625da6d92aaf

Paleontologists discovered nearly intact skull of ancient rhinoceros (Elasmotherium) on Taman Peninsula

• https://sputniknews.com/russia/201908101076516629-first-ever-ancient-male-rhinoceros-skull-found-russian-peninsula/

Rock fall in Glacier National Park causes fatality

• https://www.yahoo.com/gma/utah-teen-killed-falling-rocks-during-family-vacation-023336233--abc-news-topstories.html

Drawdown of surface water & groundwater during 2011 Tohoku EQ & 2016 M7.0 Kumamoto EQ

• https://eos.org/articles/earthquakes-shake-up-groundwater-systems
• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/groundwater-drawn-downward-after-kumamoto-quake

Only humans feel compelled to distinguish between “weather” and “climate”

• https://eos.org/opinions/when-does-weather-become-climate

When it comes to climate, past climate sensitivity may not be the key to the future per the IPCC

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/past-climate-sensitivity-not-always-key-to-the-future

Reflections on the geology of British Columbia

• https://www.times-standard.com/2019/08/15/lori-dengler-geology-plate-tectonics-glaciation-and-an-extraordinary-vacation/

Unraveling the details of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure

• https://www.livescience.com/chesapeake-bay-meteor-impact-crater.html

Seismic shaking & displacement in buildings during July 5 Ridgecrest earthquake

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-14/ridgecrest-earthquake-produced-minutes-of-shaking-new-story

Warnie Volcanic Province in Australia

• http://www.sci-news.com/geology/warnie-volcanic-province-07486.html

Improving earthquake predictions

• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a28699649/earthquake-prediction-challenges/

Glaciers are important in regulating global silicon cycle & to the carbon cycle

• Silicon cycle: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814105220.htm
• Carbon cycle: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-ice-sheets-impact-core-elements.html

Geology of Cameroon cobalt-nickel project is similar to one of largest cobalt deposits in the world

• http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1565867982258831500/power-metal-resources-gets-positive-exploration-results-from-cameroon.aspx

Geology helps explain the destiny of the Anasazi

• https://altamontenterprise.com/opinion/columns/back-roads-geology/08142019/ancient-cities-sky-where-geology-becomes-destiny

Perspective:  “Anthropocene” is an arrogant joke

• https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/arrogance-anthropocene/595795/

Grand Canyon Centennial Series – Part 1 – Uncovering geological “secrets”

• https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/08/12/grand-canyon-national-park-centennial

Down to Earth with Naila Moreira – Reading the Rocks

• https://www.gazettenet.com/Enviornment-Naila-Moreira-Reading-the-rocks-27553664

Record-setting hail stone in Colorado measured 4.83 inches in diameter

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/colorado-record-hail-state-record-for-largest-hailstone-set/ar-AAFRxKf

Seismic lines helped butterflies survive Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta, Canada

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-seismic-lines-butterflies-survive-fort.html

International Code Council & CALBO hosted seismic roundtable addressing national approach to seismic safety

• https://csengineermag.com/the-icc-and-california-building-officials-host-roundtable-with-seismic-experts/

Unlocking the volcanology and history of Mount Vesuvius

• https://www.apollo-magazine.com/vesuvius-pompeii-volcanology/

Not surprising that the scars of M7.3 Hebgen Lake EQ are still visible

• https://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-magnitude-7-3-earthquake-60-years-ago-scars-visible-today-1454680

Listen to a 75-ton piece of ice breaking off Stone Glacier in Greenland

• https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/netflix-our-planet-sound-mixing-glacier-re-recording-mixer-graham-wild-1202166181/

Photo-essay:  Alpine climbers are grumbling about weathering of trails

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2019/aug/16/alpine-climbing-routes-crumble-as-climate-crisis-continues

Perspective:  Water volume injection in conventional O&G production exceeds fracking by 10X – groundwater now more saline – need to assess injection pressures not just volume

• https://www.science20.com/news_staff/the_amount_of_water_injected_in_conventional_oil_and_gas_production_exceeds_fracking_by_10x-240739

Coastal impacts on WWII military battery

• https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage/ww2-military-battery-on-yorkshire-beach-finallyburied-by-sand-after-nearly-80-years-1-9938431

Super-deep” diamonds reflect primordial magma as old as the Moon – helium signature

• https://www.sciencealert.com/super-deep-diamonds-reveal-a-vast-reservoir-of-primordialmagma-as-old-as-the-moon

Photograph of soil erosion – New Zealand losing 190m tonnes of soil

• https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/incredible-image-exposes-devastating-impacts-3208913
• https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-vision-is-clear/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504591&objectid=12259335

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Built by engineers – Tintagel Bridge does not quite meet in the middle!! Last time I was there, we used the stairs

• https://newatlas.com/tintagel-castle-footbridge/60980/
• History of Tintagel: https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/the-history-of-tintagel-22580

Throwing more good money after bad – structural controls do not work well to “prevent” flooding

• https://www.apnews.com/a2ccd782848541cf81cc77cfc996876d
• https://www.apnews.com/97022e8aff2e418fa8706dd3aaa347a8

Levees – human attempts at “controlling” rivers & preventing floods – national levee database

• http://www.bradfordera.com/news/nation/ap-states-boost-flood-prevention-as-damage-costs-soar/article_7a7227bc-b803-57c2-b155-145f0a79c2c6.html
• https://www.estormwater.com/flood-control/mississippi-levee-system-breaks-after-major-flooding
• https://time.com/5635375/mississippi-river-flooding/
• https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-and-politics/agreement-reached-on-levee-district-improvements/article_9935b454-2df1-53f4-848c-6d8a0466b73d.html
• Interactive Database: https://levees.sec.usace.army.mil/#/

Hantavirus confirmed in South Reno, Nevada, resident – first case reported since 2017

• https://www.ktvn.com/story/40924856/first-case-of-hantavirus-confirmed-in-washoe-county

Copenhagen, Denmark, wants to be “carbon-neutral” by 2050 – is that really “sustainable urbanism” and viable model for Denver, Colorado?

• https://urbanland.uli.org/sustainability/what-u-s-cities-are-learning-from-copenhagens-example/

Most Americans have confidence in scientists – political divides on role of experts in policy issues

• https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/08/02/trust-and-mistrust-in-americans-views-of-scientific-experts/

National Park Service trying to educate public to the dangers of wild animals – Keep Wildlife Wild

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-national-park-service-shared-a-sarcastic-wildlife-petting-chart-after-a-man-pet-a-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park/ar-AAFAsy4

A brief look into the life of Arctic wolves

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/arctic-wolves-harsh-lives-living-on-top-of-the-world-feature/

Updated cost & timeline for removing dams from Klamath River - $434M by 2022

• https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/water/cost-timeline-for-removing-klamath-river-dams-updated/article_1601e596-bd46-11e9-a7f8-ab87f07d9e06.html

Beavers were brought to Tierra del Fuego to start a fur trade – they eat the border fence

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/beaver-overpopulation-tierra-del-fuego/

A litter of 3 pups born to only known gray wolf pack in California – wolf population is a good thing

• https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/california-wolf-pack-new-pups-212616481.html

EPA proposes revising Clean Water Act to facilitate pipelines & spur energy projects

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082019/epa-fast-track-pipeline-permits-clean-water-act-rule-change-trump-executive-order
• https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060898081

Gigantic factory in Pennsylvania will make millions of tons of plastic

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/a-giant-factory-rises-to-make-a-product-filling-up-the-world-plastic/ar-AAFFEX8

Explosion during test of nuclear-propelled cruise missile in Russia releases radiation

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fatal-explosion-in-russia-released-radiation-giving-united-states-pause/ar-AAFFnJQ

Rabbits multiply like, well, like rabbits – escaped pets reproduced & now overrun Antioch, California

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/bunnies-are-wreaking-havoc-on-a-california-city-we-all-thought-it-was-pretty-cute-at-first/ar-AAFNUOM

Rivers are main route for plastic pollution that enters the ocean

• https://eos.org/articles/rivers-are-a-highway-for-microplastics-into-the-ocean

Crystals reveal magma stored for 1,000 years in Icelandic volcano journeyed to surface in 4 days

• https://eos.org/articles/crystal-clocks-serve-as-stopwatch-for-magma-storage-and-travel-times

Perspective:  Discovering new environmental menaces faster than solving old ones

• https://www.ehn.org/peter-dykstra-eco-overload-2639742671.html

Toxic methylmercury levels in fish are increasing

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299037&org=GEO&from=news

Two experimental Ebola drugs effective during Congo Outbreak

• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/12/750551040/2-experimental-ebola-drugs-saved-lives-in-congo-outbreak

Advice for humans to help save the planet:  poop less

• http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Poop_less_for_a_cleaner_planet_says_Brazils_president_999.html

It is monsoon season – flood toll jumps to 144 in India

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_flood_toll_jumps_to_144_as_roads_highways_cut_off_999.html

Floods in Sierra Leone and in England pose risks and cause deaths

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Seven_dead_in_Sierra_Leone_floods_999.html

July heat wave across Europe claimed more than 400 in Netherlands than “normal”

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Dutch_deaths_surged_by_400_during_heatwave_statistics_999.html

100 mayors from French towns demand removal of “all bears” – “no longer any place for bears”

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/French_mayors_rally_to_demand_removal_of_Pyrenees_bears_999.html

Apple snails evolved to become highly sensitive to environmental stimuli – invasive species

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812102846.htm

Asian carp finding hospitable habitat in Lake Michigan

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812094504.htm

Naproxen & degradation products impact amphibians in the environment – persistent & toxic

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812094500.htm

Mapping effects of drought on vulnerable populations on global scale

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-effects-drought-vulnerable-populations.html

Leaks of natural gas from homes & businesses are major source of methane to atmosphere in Los Angeles Basin

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-natural-gas-leaks-important-source-greenhouse.html

Detention basins catch more than rainwater and runoff – nitrogen is target

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-detention-basins-stormwater.html

New study suggests groundwater is resilient to climate variability & change across sub-Saharan Africa – just wait till humans start over-pumping

• https://www.technology.org/2019/08/09/groundwater-resources-in-africa-resilient-to-climate-change/

10 Adventurous things to do/see in Atacama Desert – just respect the environment

• https://www.tripsavvy.com/adventurous-things-to-do-in-the-atacama-desert-4688859

West Baton Rouge solar plant near Port Allen will have 197,000 panels – estimated cost $78M for 50 MW – good or bad for the environment?

• https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_62aeedda-bde6-11e9-a410-cb9fc03d29d2.html
• https://news.energysage.com/solar-panels-toxic-environment/

Pine trees release chemicals to signal other trees of threat of pine beetle attack

• https://www.technology.org/2019/08/12/pine-trees-send-chemical-warning-to-each-other-when-pine-beetles-attack/

Spillway openings could delay construction of $760M levee in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

• https://www.nola.com/news/article_0bf8d464-bd2e-11e9-a4af-7f7306101c26.html

USDA to invest $135M in 49 rural water infrastructure projects across the US

• https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/08/08/usda-invests-rural-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure-24-states

Insect “apocalypse” driven by 50X increase in toxic pesticides humans have dumped into environment

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture/

Trillions of toxic cigarette butts being thrown into environment – time to ban them?

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/cigarettes-story-of-plastic/

Travel to exotic places?  Wildlife souvenirs should be avoided for ethical & humane shopping

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/wildlife-souvenirs-not-to-buy-on-your-trip/

First case of anthrax in livestock in North Dakota this year – alert issued by Dept. Agriculture

• http://outbreaknewstoday.com/anthrax-in-north-dakota-1st-case-of-the-year-in-billings-county-26980/

Environment shaped population variation in first people in the Americas

• https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/08/15/environment-also-shaped-population-variation-in-first-americans-ncsu-study-finds/

Doctors suspect dozens of severe lung illnesses linked to vaping – significant health risk

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/doctors-suspect-vaping-behind-dozens-of-lung-illnesses-in-us/ar-AAFRnMR

Living in a pretend world of ‘wishcycling’ – recycling industry struggling to survive

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/as-californias-recycling-industry-struggles-companies-and-consumers-are-forced-to-adapt/ar-AAFQNkA

When it comes to water – cannot buy what is not there – overuse & diversion not “global warming” 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-west-is-trading-water-for-cash-the-water-is-running-out/ar-AAFQ183

Case of La Crosse Fever – rare mosquito-borne virus – diagnosed in 7 year old girl in Ohio

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/ohio-girl-7-diagnosed-with-rare-mosquito-borne-illness-that-can-cause-brain-inflammation-seizures/ar-AAFTCZC

These drugs could lead to dementia and other long-term side effects

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/9-drugs-that-could-lead-to-memory-loss-and-dementia/ar-AAFQuzH
• Paper: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/9-drugs-that-could-lead-to-memory-loss-and-dementia/ar-AAFQuzH

Plague confirmed in prairie dog colony in rural southwest Weld County, Colorado

• https://www.thefencepost.com/news/plague-confirmed-in-prairie-dog-colony/

City parks can aid residents during earthquakes & recovery

• https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/resiliency-city-parks-help-residents-during-earthquake-recovery-green-open-space-st/560884/

Perennial grain known as Kernza touted as advance in agriculture & source of sustainable food production – what would Norman Borlaug say?

• https://e360.yale.edu/features/with-new-perennial-grain-a-step-forward-for-eco-friendly-agriculture

Desertification and the future of arable lands

• https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-desertification-and-the-role-of-climate-change
• IPCC Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Texas Coastal Exchange will “offset” carbon emission by paying to keep land undeveloped – a futile exercise motivated by wrong thinking

•https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energyenvironment/2019/08/12/342567/houston-non-profit-to-lease-coastal-land-to-offset-carbonfootprints/

City of Cape May awarded $7.6M for coastal storm damage reduction project – recurring beach nourishment

• https://snjtoday.com/2019/08/12/city-of-cape-may-awarded-7-6-million-for-coastal-stormdamage-reduction-project/

Flood risk along Atlantic coastline has not stopped new construction – building in harms way

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/08/construction-continues-in-flood-risk-areas/

“Conditional concurrence” for 5-story hotel depends on Trinidad Rancheria finding water

• https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/08/10/coastal-commission-iftrinidad-rancheria-can-find-water-it-can-build-its-hotel

Red tide risk ends & beaches reopened for shellfish harvesting in New Hampshire

• https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-coastal-waters-reopen-shellfish-harvesting#stream/0

$18M set aside for Rockefeller Refuge coastal work to protect 3+ miles of coastline

• https://www.americanpress.com/news/local/edwards-celebrates-m-set-aside-for-rockefellerrefuge-coastal-work/article_de3ffffc-b936-11e9-a2d9-c7f9ecbe0c86.html

• https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_ceeb4c6e-b954-11e9-9420-775f8973b820.html

CRS Report In Focus: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10859

People of Estonia want more details on $16.8B rail tunnel project linking Estonia & Finland

• https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/world-s-longest-undersea-rail-tunnel-hits-firstobstacle

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-08/world-s-longest-undersea-rail-tunnelagrees-17-billion-funding

Re-usable concrete molds “Cubipods” for breakwaters to protect harbors & coastlines

• http://www.concreteproducts.com/news/final-form/11854-unique-concrete-mold-shapes-thefuture-of-breakwaters.html#.XVLrNndFyUl

Beach fronts in Indiana Dunes along Lake Michigan are being eroded

• http://thestatehousefile.com/erosion-taking-toll-indiana-dunes-beachfronts-erode/39693/

Changes in sea level can impact mangroves

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/rising-sea-levels-could-accelerate-florida-bay-mangrove-loss

Electric marine craft to revolutionize coastal shipping operations

• https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-marine-craft-will-revolutionize-coastaloperations-but-not-long-haul-shipping

Poll says half of respondents think climate change is affecting them & most support coastal restoration

• https://www.edf.org/media/new-poll-shows-vast-majority-louisiana-voters-concerned-aboutcoastal-land-loss-climate

Reminder that sea turtles are endangered species protected under federal law

• https://wcti12.com/news/local/sea-turtle-nest-disturbed-six-rehabilitated-turtles-returned-tothe-ocean

In the Pacific Northwest, beavers on the coast are helping salmon populations recover

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/coastal-beavers-help-salmonrecovery-washington/

Houston pipeline operator plans to invest $170M in expansion projects along Houston Ship Channel

• https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Kinder-Morgan-to-invest-170-million-in-Houston-14304946.php

Criticism leveled at Oregon repeal of ban on construction of new “critical facilities” in tsunami zone

• https://www.courthousenews.com/critics-say-oregon-courts-disaster-with-tsunami-zonerepeal/

To: Chairs & Directors
Re: Service
"Please let your faculty know that court-ordered community service does not count as 'service' for annual review." - @ass_deans

Paper: 'The Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset (WRCAD)' - An Online Tool

More Central Asia!

A few days ago I posted information about a 2018 book by Filippo Menga, Power and Water in Central Asia.

Since then I discovered a 2016 paper of his,The ‘Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset’ (WRCAD). It is billed as an online tool for researchers, practitioners and students. Looks like something very useful. 

Download The_Water_Relations_in_Central_Asia_Data

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset (WRCAD, http://wrcad.info/), a new, open-access dataset specifically conceived to analyse transboundary water relations among the countries of the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia in the period 1991-2013. Following a methodological section that explains how the empirical material was collected and categorised, the paper illustrates the evolution of interstate relations in the basin discussing some of the key issues and trends that emerge from the dataset.

The graphic is from the European Parliament: Water in Central Asia: An Increasingly Scarce Resource.

Enjoy!

"A narcissist is someone better looking than you are." - Gore Vidal (quoted in @Forbes via @TheWeek)

Josh's Water Jobs and More! - 16 August 2019 (Updated: 18 August 2019)

Josh sent me these on 16 August. They will have a posting date of 17 August on WaterWired.

From Josh:

Back from disconnection. Short list… The lists will be sporadic for the next few weeks as I continue to travel and then there is World Water Week. Yes, I will do my usual drinks night on the Wednesday :) More information to follow.

Josh's list:

PDF: Download JWJ_16August2019

Word: Download JWJ_16August2019

1) Josh's Water Jobs

Highlighted:

1) Water Financing Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(Home-Based): 23 August

2) Evaluation Consultant (HSBC Water Programme) – WaterAid(Home-Based): 19 August

3) Water and Sanitation Sector Research Consultant – Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)(Washington, DC): 17 September

4) Spanish speakers: Especialista en Gobernanza de Recursos Hídricos – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)(Guatemala): 20 August

5) Feasibility Studies for the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Multipurpose Transboundary Project – Orange Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM)(Home-Based): 23 August

Minimum experience level requested:

0-2 years

6) Consultant (Freshwater) – APEM Limited(United Kingdom): 18 August

3-4 years

7) Senior Consultant (Freshwater) – APEM Limited(United Kingdom): 18 August

8) Local recruitment: Analyst – The World Bank(Brazil): 21 August

9) Infrastructure Finance Advisor (IFA) – SEGURA Consulting LLC(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

10) Chispa Nevada Civic Engagement Director – League of Conservation Voters(Las Vegas, NV, USA): 9 September

5-7 years

11) Director (Spatial Planning and Priority Setting) – Conservation International (CI)(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

12) French speakers: Programme Officer - BEST 2.0+ - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)(Belgium): 25 August

13) Source Protection Program Coordinator – Lower Trent Conservation(Trenton, ON, Canada): 26 August

14) Principal Consultant (Freshwater) – APEM Limited(United Kingdom): 18 August

15) Australia nationals: Manager Riparian and River Channel – Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority(Australia): 19 August

16) Executive Director – Foothill Conservancy(Amador County, CA, USA): 18 August

17) Communications Specialist – SEGURA Consulting LLC(Arlington, VA, USA): Until filled

8-9 years

18) Natural Resources Management Specialist (Marine) – The World Bank(Washington, DC): 25 August

10+ years

19) Environmental and Social Safeguards Expert – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)(Switzerland): 25 August

20) Senior Wastewater Engineer – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)(Home-Based): 27 August

21) Local recruitment: Senior Project Officer (Water Resources) – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(India): 19 August

Not specified:

22) German speakers: Programmleitung (m/w/d) BMU Klimaprogramm (CSP) Südafrika – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(South Africa): 18 August

23) German and Spanish speakers: Clusterkoordinator (m/w/d) der Regionalvorhaben mit dem Zentralamerikanischen Integrationssystem – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(El Salvador): 22 August

24) Senior Planner (Water Resources) – Natural Resources Wales(Wales): 27 August

25) Specialist Advisor, Strategic Brexit Co-Ordination (6) – Natural Resources Wales(Wales): 20 August

26) Senior Manager (Youth & Education Programs) – Ottawa Riverkeeper(Ottawa, ON, Canada): 19 August

27) Shoreline and Lead Entity Coordinator – Mason County(Shelton, WA, USA): Until filled

Not specified (academic):

• Professors/lecturers

28) Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science – Rhodes University(South Africa): 19 August

• Postdocs

29) Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Ecology – Bournemouth University(United Kingdom): 29 August

• Researchers/other

30) Engineer in Remote Sensing for crop water stress applications (M/F) – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology(Luxembourg): 29 August

31) Research Theme Leader: Environment, Economy and Society – North Highland College(Scotland): 25 August

32) Research Group Leader / Young Investigator Group Leader (m/f/d) in Artificial Intelligence for Earth System Analytics and Modelling – Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht(Germany): 25 August

33) Researcher (Drylands) – The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)(London): 26 August

WASH:

3-4 years

34) Project Manager WASH – ACTED(Syria): 29 August

35) Spanish speakers: Técnico de Agua y Saneamiento – World Vision(Honduras): 23 August

36) Mozambique nationals: WASH Officer – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Mozambique): 25 August

5-7 years

37) WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Lesotho): 23 August

38) WASH Project Manager – Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)(Nigeria): 18 August

39) Project Manager WASH – COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale(Sudan): 19 August

40) DRC nationals: Administrateurs WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(DRC): 20 August

41) Iraq nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Iraq): 20 August

42) Iraq nationals: WASH Specialist – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Iraq): 20 August

10+ years

43) Country Director – WaterAid(Ethiopia): 25 August

44) Senior WASH Officer – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)(Geneva): 19 August

Not specified

45) WASH and Health Advisor – WaterAid(London): 4 September

46) Programme Officer (Hygiene) – WaterAid(London): 5 September

47) Project Controller (2) – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)(London): 27 August

48) MHM Coordinator – Tata Trusts(India): 28 August

49) WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) Advisor – UK-Med(United Kingdom): 18 August

50) Fundraising Prospect Researcher (Strategic Partnerships) – WaterAid(London): 18 August

Consultancies:

51) Consultant - Capacity strengthening on gender transformative approaches – International Water Management Institute (IWMI)(Sri Lanka): 20 August

52) Consultant: ILSSI Project – International Water Management Institute (IWMI)(Ghana): 20 August

53) French speakers: Water Safety Plan – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Burkina Faso): 25 August

54) French speakers: Contractant individuel international en charge du développement et de la mise en œuvre d’un programme du marketing de l’assainissement au Niger – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Niger): 28 August

55) Individual Consultant - International Project Water Engineer – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(Timor-Leste): 22 August

56) Spanish speakers: Consultoría Apoyo A Los GADs Jama – Pedernales en cuanto a la Regulación Dir-Arca 003 de 2016 – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Ecuador): 20 August

57) French speakers: Consultant International pour nous assister dans le developpement de la feuille de route pour l’eradication de la defecation a l’air libre en RDC – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(DRC): 20 August

58) International Consultant WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Home-Based): 20 August

59) WASH Technical Adviser – Crown Agents(Myanmar): 20 August

60) Contracts Expert: Team Leader (Water and Sanitation) – European Management Solutions(Tanzania): 19 August

61) Terminal Evaluation of Projects: GEF IW:LEARN & LME:LEARN – United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF)(Home-Based): 26 August

62) Marathi and Hindi speakers: Consultant (Technical Officer-Irrigation) – Collectives For Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (Cini)(India): 20 August

RFP:

63) Study of Domestic Water Security from Lens of Gender, Social Inequities and Water Management Practices – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(India): 23 August

Internships:

64) WASH Intern – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)(Geneva): 20 August

65) German speakers: Praktikant (m/w/d) im Globalvorhaben Sanitärversorgung für Millionen – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 18 August

66) EU nationals or permit holders: Nature Based Solutions Internship – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)(Brussels): 26 August

Scholarships:

67) PhD Position: CLIMAFRI Project – UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)(Germany): 26 August

Fellowships:

68) World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program – The World Bank(Various): 25 August

Last week’s list, in case you missed it

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2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

69) Position: @theNASEM (Washington, DC) - Jefferson Science Fellowship. App due: 31 October http://bit.ly/2WB2RAJ  #JobWaWi

70) Position: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Mission, OR) - Hydrogeologist. OUF.   Download Hydrologist  

 

71) Position: @Stantec (Beaverton, OR) - Assistant Project Manager, Water Engineer-in-Training. http://bit.ly/32s0Pab  #JobWaWi

 

72) Position: Black Canyon Irrigation District (Notus, ID) - Assistant Manager.
Download Assistant_Manager_BCID

73) Position: Benton Soil & Water Conservation District (Corvallis, OR) - Operations Manager. Closes: 16 August. (link: http://bit.ly/2YxDSDH) bit.ly/2YxDSDH #JobWaWi

74) Position: Calapooia Watershed Council (Brownsville, OR) - Outdoor School Program Coordinator. Closes: 22 August.
Download ODS_Coordinator_Job_Description

75) Position: @oswegolakewc (Lake Oswego, OR) - Volunteer Coordinator.  Closes: 1 September. Download OLWC_Job_Application_2019

76) Position: Network of Oregon Watershed Councils (Salem, OR) - Executive Director (0.6 FTE). OUF; App review: 30 August 2019 (link: http://bit.ly/31jbhzG) bit.ly/31jbhzG #JobWaWi

77) Position: Washington Association of Land Trusts (Seattle, WA) - Program Coordinator. OUF; App review: 3 September http://bit.ly/2TlwkyF #JobWaWi #PNWater

78) Positions: @ChesWEA Job Board http://bit.ly/CWEAJobBoard #JobWaWi

79) Position: @AmherstCollege (Amherst, MA) - Tenure-track Assistant Professor - Environmental Scientist. OUF; App review: 7 October http://bit.ly/2TrlNSD #JobWaWi

80) Position: Mason Conservation District (Shelton, WA) - Shoreline and Lead Entity Coordinator. OUF; Screening begins 19 August. http://bit.ly/2Z2jhTS #JobWaWi\

81) Position: The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes (Owyhee, NV) - Water Resources Director. OUF. Download Water_Resources_Director

82) Position: @IIDatWork (El Centro, CA) - Engineer, Principal. Closes: 27 August http://bit.ly/2KvD8qH #JobWaWi

83) Position: @IIDatWork(El Centro, CA) - Engineer I (Energy). Closes: 28 August http://bit.ly/2MkNjQW #JobWaWi

84) PhD Position: @ASU (Tempe, AZ) - Hydrological Variability and Change. Closes: 13 September http://bit.ly/2P8lWfo #JobWaWi

Updated: 18 August 2019

85) Position: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (Salem, OR) - Natural Resource Specialist 4 (Partnerships Coordinator). OUF; App review: 30 August. http://bit.ly/2YV1jaE #JobWaWi

86) Position: University of Canterbury (NZ) - Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Groundwater Engineering. Closes: 25 August http://bit.ly/2Z0R6K7 #JobWaWi

87) Position: @UCCS (Colorado Springs) - T-T Assistant Professor, Human-Environmental Geography. Full consideration - apply by 1 October. http://bit.ly/2Nmfkav #JobWaWi

88) Position: @CA_DWR (Sacramento County, CA) - Engineer, Water Resources with @GroundwaterAct SGM Office. Closes: 10 September http://bit.ly/2KOBajW

3) Some General Employment Resources

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

GoodWorkCanada - Canada's Green Jobs Site

Congressional Research Service Positions 

Check out @AidJobs - Vacancies in aid, development, humanitarian & nonprofit sector (volunteers, consultants or F-T employment) https://aidjobs.org

UN Jobs in Water Resources

UN Jobs in Water Management

UN Jobs in Water and Sanitation

Global Water Jobs

WASH Vacancies

Academic Jobs Online

Higher Education Job Site

Get Hydrology Jobs

AAG Jobs

@BCWaterNews Jobs Click View Jobs

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days. Click here. 

King County (WA) Jobs

Geoscience Job Board

California DWR Jobs

AZ Water Career Center 

Florida Water Jobs

NYC DEP 

Nature Conservancy jobs

State of Washington Careers

Idaho DEQ 

OSU Water Resources Program

Water District Jobs

Academic Jobs in Schools of Physical/Earth Sciences

Mac's List - Jobs in Portland and Beyond!

New Zealand Hydrological Society Jobs Board

California Water Jobs 

Government Jobs

Association of Oregon Counties Job Postings

Soil Science Societies Career Center

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager. https://bit.ly/1pIopLT  

For the full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs

Enjoy! 

“Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams, December 1770, in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials’

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10 - 16 August 2019

No scary or puzzling graphic this week - just a picture of a nice young woman who is planning to sail to New York City for a climate-change meeting.

Enjoy!

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I have started a new category - Global Water (#globalwater) - for items outside the US & Canada that don't neatly fit into other categories. The items this week feature Chennai, Bangladesh and hydrophilanthropy.

The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.

Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here.

Top Thirty (More or Less)
CRS InFocus Report: 'Proposed Relocation/Realignment of @USDA_ERS and @USDA_NIFA' Updated: 13 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2MhtLNn

In @NatGeo:'Snow droughts' are coming for the American West https://on.natgeo.com/2H73Gw6

From @ngwatweets Oral arguments scheduled for U.S. Supreme Court groundwater case: County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund http://bit.ly/2YMpf06

Puh-leeze! In @DCist Yes, The Water Bar Is Real, And It Might Just Be The Beginning Of The Luxury Water Wave In D.C. http://bit.ly/302tDVk (tnx@christyzen)

CRS InFocus Report - 'Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction' https://bit.ly/2KKRr9O

The @WaterNetwork1 Weekly Digest - 16 August 2019. Trending Technology - Questions - Articles - Knowledge - Featured Jobs - Documents - Events - More! http://bit.ly/2z63NE4

From @USGS: What’s in Your Stream? Get Online to Find Out! Stream Quality Viewer Shows Contaminants, Nutrients, and Stream Health http://bit.ly/2Kx3Zm1

From @TEDTalks: Be humble, and other lessons from the philosophy of water http://t.ted.com/yj3Uz2R

To @LauraPaskus: My favorite book on climate change is 'The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future' by @NaomiOreskes and @ErikMConway. A quick and frightening read! https://amzn.to/2N9qsr2

From @AP: Climate change make wildfire growing threat to region http://bit.ly/2MgG2l2 via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

From @bloomberg via @YahooFinance: The West Is Trading Water for Cash. The Water Is Running Out. https://yhoo.it/2N6KN0u

Book by @filippomenga: 'Power and Water in Central Asia' https://bit.ly/2KMVRwN #globalwater

From @AGU_Eos The Buzz Newsletter - 16 August 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! http://bit.ly/2TMRGW5

From @GretaThunberg: @GQMagazine's Game Changer Of The Year! http://youtu.be/H2QxFM9y0t

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point - 13 August: Not your grandfather's summer, anti-public land lawyer takes over @BLM and remembering http://bit.ly/2TsFTMl

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY Climate Point 12 August 2019. Endangered species roll-back, @UN warns of food loss and wind energy grows http://bit.ly/2H3lNDd

From @CSIS: The @UN Climate Change Report: Transform Global Food Systems or Trigger a Crisis http://bit.ly/2TqLFOo

From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 12 August 2019. Don River Project | Man. First Nations | Great Lakes Funding | More! http://bit.ly/2YTexUM

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 August 2019 http://bitly.com/2KKj9mO

Report from @ArmyWarCollege: 'Implications of Climate Change for the U.S. Army' http://bit.ly/2Z4JVvG

CRS InFocus Report: 'The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)' Updated: 5 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2MkV0XB

CRS Report: 'Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress' Updated: 2 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2KAsHks

From @CASTagScience: Friday Notes - 16 August 2019. Crop Reports and Projections: Facts, Logic, and Guesswork and More! http://bit.ly/2OYLjQA

From @MMWaterPortal Paper: 'Groundwater as a Source of Drinking Water in Southeast Asia and the Pacific' http://bit.ly/31CVtaW #globalwater

Books and Reviews
Book by @filippomenga: 'Power and Water in Central Asia' https://bit.ly/2KMVRwN #globalwater

To @LauraPaskus: My favorite book on climate change is 'The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future' by @NaomiOreskes and @ErikMConway. A quick and frightening read! https://amzn.to/2N9qsr2

From @AGU_Eos: Smokey Bear, Fake Volcanoes, and Other Things We’re Reading http://bit.ly/2NaDDIf

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater, and Flint Water Crisis
Puh-leeze! In @DCist Yes, The Water Bar Is Real, And It Might Just Be The Beginning Of The Luxury Water Wave In D.C. http://bit.ly/302tDVk (tnx@christyzen)

From @MMWaterPortal Paper: 'Groundwater as a Source of Drinking Water in Southeast Asia and the Pacific' http://bit.ly/31CVtaW #globalwater

ICYMI: By @emilycureton of @OPB After Long-Awaited Repairs, Even More Water Problems Arise In Warm Springs http://bit.ly/2K6TaqC #PNWater Note: according to Emily today (31 July) is the 63rd day the reservation is without potable water.

G. Tracy Mehan III's @SWCSNews Keynote Address: 'Bringing Together Agriculture and Drinking Water Utilities for Source Water Protection' https://bit.ly/2OucdQ8

From @BCWaterNews: Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame (link: http://bit.ly/32YuPeg

Bullshit and Crap Detection
Puh-leeze! In @DCist Yes, The Water Bar Is Real, And It Might Just Be The Beginning Of The Luxury Water Wave In D.C. http://bit.ly/302tDVk (tnx@christyzen)

From @reuters: Deep budget cuts put University of Alaska in crisis mode; 'grappling with survival' https://reut.rs/2Gp4QTn #PNWater

California
Via @TaraLohan in @Revelator_News A Climate-resilient Los Angeles Must First Address Its Polluted Past - Groundwater Dating Back to World War II. (link: http://bit.ly/2JSYZrP)

'Incentivizing Groundwater Recharge: A @BerkeleyLaw Symposium', 10 September 2019, 8:30 AM- 5:30 PM (link: http://bit.ly/2XR8dZa) bit.ly/2XR8dZa

Canada
From @CWRA_Flows: Newsletter - 30 July 2019 http://bit.ly/2ZkBAoj #cdnwater

From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 12 August 2019. Don River Project | Man. First Nations | Great Lakes Funding | More! http://bit.ly/2YTexUM

In @globalnews via @WaterPortal: Indigenous communities and water crises — is a real solution in the works? http://bit.ly/2YeovAn #cdnwater

In @macleans via @MtnWestNews: The plan to save Canada's rapidly-melting Arctic ice (link: http://bit.ly/2GJ47wE) bit.ly/2GJ47wE #cdnwater

In @globalnews via @WaterPortal: B.C. government not sufficiently protecting province’s drinking water, auditor general says. http://bit.ly/2LWnWVw

In @globeandmail: ‘Climate change makes it worse’: Arctic fires threaten more dark days in the North (link: https://tgam.ca/2Zt4Zgg) tgam.ca/2Zt4Zgg #cdnwater

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @CSIS: The @UN Climate Change Report: Transform Global Food Systems or Trigger a Crisis http://bit.ly/2TqLFOo

CRS Report: 'Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress' Updated: 2 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2KAsHks

Report from @ArmyWarCollege: 'Implications of Climate Change for the U.S. Army' http://bit.ly/2Z4JVvG

In @highcountrynews via @MtnWestNews Climate change research threatened by University of Alaska budget cuts http://bit.ly/2yE3GiV #PNWater

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point - 13 August: Not your grandfather's summer, anti-public land lawyer takes over @BLM and remembering http://bit.ly/2TsFTMl

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY Climate Point 12 August 2019. Endangered species roll-back, @UN warns of food loss and wind energy grows http://bit.ly/2H3lNDd

To @LauraPaskus: My favorite book on climate change is 'The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future' by @NaomiOreskes and @ErikMConway. A quick and frightening read! https://amzn.to/2N9qsr2

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. . https://bit.ly/2T4sgG6 

From @AWRAHQ - Webinar by Prof. Jesse J. Richardson, @wvulaw: The Struggle to Define 'Waters of the United States' (WOTUS) 14 August 1 - 2 PM EDT. Can't make the live broadcast? Register, then view later. http://bit.ly/2RAuM2K

From @iwra_water: Abstracts/Proposals for XVII @WWCongress (11-15 May 2020 in Daegu, ROK) now due 30 September 2019. http://bit.ly/2KeS0s0

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  https://bit.ly/2T4sgG6 

The @iwra_water seeks members to join its new Task Force on #WaterSecurity. Supper work we are doing with the @UNESCO International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management (@iwssm_centre). More information: http://bit.ly/33zwrLy

From @mohamma64508589 via @GabrielEckstein: My team have developed this #map of 57 #Transboundary #Rivers of Bangladesh (enlisted). We believe there are many more #transboundary rivers that yet to be listed.

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
In @NatGeo:'Snow droughts' are coming for the American West https://on.natgeo.com/2H73Gw6

From @AP: Climate change make wildfire growing threat to region http://bit.ly/2MgG2l2 via @BCWaterNews #PNWater

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The California Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/31JZc6F #cawater

The California Water Daily - 15 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z1MMFy #cawater

The California Water Daily - 14 August 2019. http://bit.ly/2H77DRP #cawater

The California Water Daily - August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YX6G4s #cawater

The California Water Daily - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z3IKjO #cawater

The California Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2yUH9hS #cawater

The California Water Daily - 10 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2MaCq4d #cawater

Florida Water Daily
The Florida Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z75r6L #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 15 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2KNfAfP #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 14 August 2019 http://bit.ly/31FxtEi #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - August 2019 http://bit.ly/2N0bLGR #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2ZUF0P7 #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2MX0S8A #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 10 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2ySiZV2 #FLwater

Northeast Water Daily
The Northeast US Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/31I34VD #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 15 August 2019. http://bit.ly/2Z2WLKF #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 14 August 2019. http://bit.ly/2H6knIe #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 13 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2MfGlwE #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2yXZxpO #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2MUUcIj #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 10 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YUxpCR #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z7NipG #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 15 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z2Er4x #PNWate

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 14 August 2019. http://bit.ly/31CBHMQ #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 13 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2H4MebH #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2OSCcRy #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z14FIy #PNWater #cdnwater

Southwest Water Daily
The Southwest US Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Zb1mui #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 15 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z7kh9l #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 14 August 2019 http://bit.ly/303Es9o #SWUSwater

The Southwest Water Daily - 13 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2OTTsG5 #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YEZ4bA #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2KMcCZc #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 10 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2yWxBTf #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
The Texas Water Daily - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2z4SvzH #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 15 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z7l0Y7 #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 14 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z8c0Ga #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 13 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2TutDLp #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 12 August 2019. http://bit.ly/31AZf4F

The Texas Water Daily - 11 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YFzJhO #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 10 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2ZRQcvA #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 16 August. 1933: Chicago Amoebic Dysentery Outbreak Begins http://bit.ly/2YU1PGd #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 15 August. 1915: Akron Water System Begins Operation; 1922: National Coast Anti Pollution League http://bit.ly/2yX5gfQ #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 14 August. 1913: Sewerage and Health http://bit.ly/2Z4RUbR #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 13 August. 1865: Death of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis http://bit.ly/2ZVj0n7 #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 12 August. 1908: Sewer Outlet for Santa Monica http://bit.ly/2Z2n6sc #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 11 August. 1909: Queen Lane Reservoir Water Treated Chemically. http://bit.ly/2YY6ZMr #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History. 10 August. 1916: Sterilizing Water and Flushing Mains http://bit.ly/2TrUZ4D #TDIWH

From @EcologyWA: 10 Washington treatment plants receive awards http://bit.ly/2KHE5uT

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YUtHtx #PNWater

The @iwra_water seeks members to join its new Task Force on #WaterSecurity. Supper work we are doing with the @UNESCO International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management (@iwssm_centre). More information: http://bit.ly/33zwrLy

After 45+ years in academia I don't encounter too many academics who blow me away. But on 8 August 2019 I had the distinct pleaure of meeting @williamandmary's new President, Katherine A. Rowe. First woman in W&M's 325 years! Impressive!http://bit.ly/2KvdNwX cc: @KroweK

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The @TXTAGD July & August 2019 Newsletter. 8th Annual Texas Groundwater Summit - 20 August http://bit.ly/2N4gMhK #txwater

The @WaterNetwork1 Weekly Digest - 16 August 2019. Trending Technology - Questions - Articles - Knowledge - Featured Jobs - Documents - Events - More! http://bit.ly/2z63NE4

The Eugene Water Weekly - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2TB6A1z #EUGwater #PNWater

From @OSUCEOAS: 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 16 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2YUtHtx #PNWater

The @ChesWEA August 2019 E-Newsletter http://bit.ly/2YUyL0p #NEWater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 August 2019 http://bitly.com/2KKj9mO

From @CanadianWater 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 12 August 2019. Don River Project | Man. First Nations | Great Lakes Funding | More! http://bit.ly/2YTexUM

From @ngwatweets: 'Groundwater Matters' August 2019. - NGWA Snapshot - NGWA Featured News - Washington Update - More! http://bit.ly/31DF71P

From @AGU_Eos The Buzz Newsletter - 16 August 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! http://bit.ly/2TMRGW5

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY: Climate Point - 13 August: Not your grandfather's summer, anti-public land lawyer takes over @BLM and remembering http://bit.ly/2TsFTMl

By @janetwilson66 in @USATODAY Climate Point 12 August 2019. Endangered species roll-back, @UN warns of food loss and wind energy grows http://bit.ly/2H3lNDd

The @GWPnews August 2019 newsletter is out! The lead story is about GWP's upcoming involvement in Stockholm #WorldWaterWeek. https://bit.ly/31NOSe1

From @NatureNews Nature Briefing 15 August 2019. Today stories that you, the Briefing readers, have voted with your clicks and messages to be the best of the best of the year so far. Here are the articles you told us informed, delighted and moved you most. http://bit.ly/2KCqtCs

From @CASTagScience: Friday Notes - 16 August 2019. Crop Reports and Projections: Facts, Logic, and Guesswork and More! http://bit.ly/2OYLjQA

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
ICYMI: By @emilycureton of @OPB After Long-Awaited Repairs, Even More Water Problems Arise In Warm Springs http://bit.ly/2K6TaqC #PNWater Note: according to Emily today (31 July) is the 63rd day the reservation is without potable water.

In @globalnews via @WaterPortal: Indigenous communities and water crises — is a real solution in the works? http://bit.ly/2YeovAn #cdnwater

From @TEDTalks: Be humble, and other lessons from the philosophy of water http://t.ted.com/yj3Uz2R

In @thehill: @GovInslee proposes opening environmental justice office http://bit.ly/2Yqs9Ta via @BCWaterNews

Florida  #FLwater
From @winknews: Task force discusses septic/sewage as water quality concern contributors http://bit.ly/2Yjw2OE #FLwater

Editorial in @tcpalm @USACEHQ proposal to fight harmful algal blooms a win for cleaner water | Thumb up http://bit.ly/2Oz8QY9 #FLwater

In @TB_Times via @BCWaterNews: Why is flesh-eating bacteria on the rise? Some point to climate change. (link: http://bit.ly/2SX5Ram) bit.ly/2SX5Ram #FLwater

Global Water #globalwater
From @MMWaterPortal Paper: 'Groundwater as a Source of Drinking Water in Southeast Asia and the Pacific' http://bit.ly/31CVtaW #globalwater

From @TheEconomist via @MtnWestNews: Ice and fire: The Arctic is ablaze (link: https://econ.st/31fasrv) econ.st/31fasrv #globalwater

Book by @filippomenga: 'Power and Water in Central Asia' https://bit.ly/2KMVRwN #globalwater

From @NYwaterEnviro 'Not Clear Water Everywhere' - get involved in hydrophilanthropy - bringing clean water and sanitation to those less fortunate! http://bit.ly/2Yewbmg #hydrophilanthropy

From @mohamma64508589 via @GabrielEckstein: My team have developed this #map
of 57 #Transboundary #Rivers of Bangladesh (enlisted). We believe there are many more #transboundary rivers that yet to be listed.

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
From @ngwatweets Oral arguments scheduled for U.S. Supreme Court groundwater case: County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund http://bit.ly/2YMpf06

From @MMWaterPortal Paper: 'Groundwater as a Source of Drinking Water in Southeast Asia and the Pacific' http://bit.ly/31CVtaW #globalwater

From @ngwatweets: 'Groundwater Matters' August 2019. - NGWA Snapshot - NGWA Featured News - Washington Update - More! http://bit.ly/31DF71P

Great online groundwater resource from @USGS: https://on.doi.gov/2OnUjyr

By @waltonwater in @circleofblue: U.S. Groundwater Wells Race Towards Bottom - article by Debra Perrone and @sjasechko of @UCSB http://bit.ly/2YubYUR

In @azcentral: Recent @UofA study confirms groundwater pumping is drying up Arizona rivers (link: http://bit.ly/2GqCvw9)

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
CRS InFocus Report - 'Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction' https://bit.ly/2KKRr9O

In @highcountrynews: How to Indigenize the Green New Deal and environmental justice http://bit.ly/2XGvTEH 

NE Water #NEWater
The @ChesWEA August 2019 E-Newsletter http://bit.ly/2YUyL0p #NEWater

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"Water crises are largely governance crises." - @UNWWAP (2006)

"Your mind is like a parachute. If it isn't open, it doesn't work." - Buzz Aldrin (quoted in @businessinsider via @TheWeek)

"HR is requiring you to submit job descriptions for all you soft-money positions, even if you have already hired someone in the position. You will also need to interview them and justify their hiring per HR policy." - @ass_deans

"Never was there a man who so dragged his feet through the sands of time." - Unknown, said about Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D-VA) on the occasion of his death in October 1966 in @RTDOpinions

"Do the right thing first; figure out the details later." - Hannah Shaw @kittenxlady

“Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams, December 1770, in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials’

"The years between 50 and 70 are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and you are not decrepit enough to turn them down." - T.S. Eliot (quoted in @Telegraph via @TheWeek)

Twin Trek 2019: France! Courtney - recent @oregonstategeog MS grad - and Heather van Stolk take a break...http://bit.ly/33wEQiO

"We still need volunteers for Freshman Move-In Day! The dean will be there with the college mascot. Completely unrelated, if you are an adjunct, it would be a good time to make sure your class is fully enrolled!" - @ass_deans

"We wanted the best possible, but it turned out the way it always does." – Russian saying (also Vladimir Putin, after the recent explosion)

After 45+ years in academia I don't encounter too many academics who blow me away. But on 8 August 2019 I had the distinct pleaure of meeting @williamandmary's new President, Katherine A. Rowe. First woman in W&M's 325 years! Impressive!http://bit.ly/2KvdNwX cc: @KroweK

From @GretaThunberg: @GQMagazine's Game Changer Of The Year!

Suggestion for @TSA, @Dulles_Airport & @united: Would be nice to have the TSA-Pre line open (0430) at the same time as as the other security lines (0345 & 0400). Also: @TSA agent Reagan at the West Security checkpoint (8/11/19, 0420) is a keeper. Courteous, efficient, helpful.

PNW Water
From @EcologyWA: 10 Washington treatment plants receive awards http://bit.ly/2KHE5uT

From @OPB:Oregon governor preserves dam money, irrigation bill http://bit.ly/2Mm0HEH #PNWater

The Eugene Water Weekly - 12 August 2019 http://bit.ly/2TB6A1z #EUGwater #PNWater

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @bloomberg via @YahooFinance: The West Is Trading Water for Cash. The Water Is Running Out. https://yhoo.it/2N6KN0u

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! - 16 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2L2KFfR

Josh's Water Jobs and More! Updated: 10 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2M9MfiY

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 WaterJobs and More! 1 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2YjwZWX

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 30 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2Yc2h2c

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 25 July 2019 (link: https://bit.ly/2Y72V0I) bit.ly/2Y72V0I

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 17 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2YXHj3k  

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10-16 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2MlqAo1

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 July-2 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2T029gh

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20 - 26 July 2019 http://bit.ly/2OmUaev

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2GlkM9d 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2YSq5Er 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 June - 5 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2XPRZUq 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22 - 28 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2XH4ykA 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 15 - 21 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2WW3J3h 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 8 - 14 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2ZrGKi2 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 1- 7 June 2019 https://bit.ly/2EV1Ai8 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 - 31 May 2019 https://bit.ly/2Xres6w

Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS InFocus Report - 'Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction' https://bit.ly/2KKRr9O

CRS InFocus Report: 'The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)' Updated: 5 July 2019 https://bit.ly/2MkV0XB

CRS Report: 'Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress' Updated: 2 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2KAsHks

From @CSIS: The @UN Climate Change Report: Transform Global Food Systems or Trigger a Crisis http://bit.ly/2TqLFOo

Download 'Texas Water' issue of @AWRAHQ's Water Resources IMPACT here: http://bit.ly/2OtEJ4s

Report from @ArmyWarCollege: 'Implications of Climate Change for the U.S. Army' http://bit.ly/2Z4JVvG

CRS InFocus Report: 'Proposed Relocation/Realignment of  @USDA_ERS and @USDA_NIFA' Updated: 13 August 2019 https://bit.ly/2MhtLNn

From @USGS_Pubs: 'Use of Set Blanks in Reporting Pesticide Results at the
@USGS National Water Quality Laboratory, 2001–15' http://bit.ly/33FPvrV

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
The @USGS estimates impervious parking lot coverage for all 3,109 U.S. counties http://bit.ly/2YjvDeT

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 12 August 2019 http://bitly.com/2KKj9mO

From @AGU_Eos The Buzz Newsletter - 16 August 2019. The Latest Earth and Space Science News! http://bit.ly/2TMRGW5

Southwest Water #SWUSwater
In @ABQJournal: New stream commission key to NM @GovMLG’s water plans. http://bit.ly/2Zgmj88 #SWUSwater

From @ABQJournal: Report warns on NM water stress. http://bit.ly/2ORYAul #SWUSwater

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
From @OPB:Oregon governor preserves dam money, irrigation bill http://bit.ly/2Mm0HEH #PNWater

From @USGS: What’s in Your Stream? Get Online to Find Out! Stream Quality Viewer Shows Contaminants, Nutrients, and Stream Health http://bit.ly/2Kx3Zm1

Texas   #txwater
Download 'Texas Water' issue of @AWRAHQ's Water Resources IMPACT here: http://bit.ly/2OtEJ4s

The @TXTAGD July & August 2019 Newsletter. 8th Annual Texas Groundwater Summit - 20 August http://bit.ly/2N4gMhK #txwater

By @H2OWonk from @TxWRI, @TxWaterJournal & @MeadowsC4Water: It's @TexasPlusWater Vol 2 Issue 7. http://bit.ly/2GAhZZY #txwater

Visuals, Audios, and Infographics
From @USGS: What’s in Your Stream? Get Online to Find Out! Stream Quality Viewer Shows Contaminants, Nutrients, and Stream Health http://bit.ly/2Kx3Zm1

From @TEDTalks: Be humble, and other lessons from the philosophy of water http://t.ted.com/yj3Uz2R

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
In @billingsgazette via @MtnWestNews: Colstrip ash pond plans still unsettled, regulators say http://bit.ly/2GF5zjr #PNWater

From @USGS_Pubs: 'Use of Set Blanks in Reporting Pesticide Results at the
@USGS National Water Quality Laboratory, 2001–15' http://bit.ly/33FPvrV

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
In @KRCC via @MtnWestNews: Western Wildfires Are Threatening The Water Supply http://www.tinyurl.com/yyf5lmru

From @bloomberg via @YahooFinance: The West Is Trading Water for Cash. The Water Is Running Out. https://yhoo.it/2N6KN0u

WTF?
WTF? From @espn: @OhioState seeks to trademark the word 'The' https://es.pn/2OYvGbP

From @insidehighered Huge Budget Cut for the University of Alaska http://disq.us/t/3g3ou3s #PNWater

"Do the right thing first; figure out the details later." - Hannah Shaw @kittenxlady