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"...regional water scarcity and mandatory reductions in water use has amplified the need for water markets to encourage conservation and redirect water to its highest-value uses. [Native American tribes have] senior water rights... perc.org/2022/02/14/add…

"We need to reduce our vulnerability to these weather and climate extremes. Many places have too much water or too little water, even in the same region during different seasons. So, the challenge is to better manage the reservoirs and sewage systems." judithcurry.com/2021/12/04/int…

"Custom-built drones...fly at low altitudes, with sensors measuring temperature, charge, and humidity. Charge emitters on the drones deliver electric charges to the molecules in clouds. Videos from the last few weeks show it not only raining in Dubai..." singularityhub.com/2021/08/04/the…

Zap those wastewater estrogens with ultrasound! "Estrogens are one of the micro-pollutants in wastewater which have detrimental effects on water living organisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of ultrasound to reduce the estrogen..." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

"By using these basic principles, you can minimize the environmental impact on water quality by keeping herbicides out of the waters of the state. ... follow the guidelines...It is very difficult to clean contaminated groundwater or surface water." canr.msu.edu/news/how_to_ke…

cleaner water with robotics... however herbicide runoffs contributing to water pollution not mentioned in article, but discussed in other research. forbes.com/sites/johnkoet…

"New Yorkers...tap water tastes great..it comes from 125 miles northwest of the City...fewer know that innovative ownership design lies at the heart of providing over a billion gallons of safe and refreshing water to nine million people every day..." reason.com/volokh/2021/03…

"We don't think twice paying for potatoes or coal attached to land, so why not pay farmers for improved water quality? Appleton crafted an ownership tool where...city dwellers could pay poorer upstate farmers to preserve a clean environment. ..." reason.com/volokh/2021/03…

the biggest potential home for aquaculture, federally controlled ocean waters, has so far been off limits... between three and 200 miles falls under federal control. Attempts to introduce aquaculture in federal waters have so far been stymied... economicthinking.org/open-ocean-fed…

Estuaries in state waters, but "...ancient harvesting practices of Native Americans likely promoted the health of oyster reefs...before Europeans arrived...could help inform today’s efforts to restore habitats and harvest oysters sustainably." scientificamerican.com/article/for-su…

"...over-harvesting, disease, pollution...decimated the massive oyster reefs that once dominated the country’s coastal estuaries...oyster reefs are essential to a healthy marine system...techniques that may provide hope for the oyster’s future." economicthinking.org/oyster-reefs-c…

"In one of the most arid regions in the world a series of carefully constructed, spiralling holes form lines across the landscape. Known as puquios, their origin has been a puzzle – one that could only be solved from space." bbc.com/future/article…

Why should the Federal government own and operate dams and hatcheries in California? ...the Bureau of Land Management, owns and runs 15% of California land. ...why the federal government should...manage land and marine natural resources in California. economicthinking.org/markets-prevai…

"Distrust of tap water is on the rise in the U.S. In 2018, roughly 60 million Americans didn’t drink their tap water, according to a study led by a researcher at Pennsylvania State University—a 40% increase compared with four years earlier." wsj.com/articles/a-cri…

Episode 11 – Tribal water sharing agreements with Dr. Bonnie Colby "Colby is currently working on a guidebook that will help tribes navigate the process of setting up water sharing agreements." nativewaters-aridlands.com nativewaters-aridlands.com/2018/07/colby/

Ducks Unlimited "with a group representing some 100 mayors along the Mississippi.... to restore thousands of acres of wetlands...along the river to ...reduce by 10% the chances that a future, higher flood will result in levees being overtopped." wsj.com/articles/as-mi…

Safe water for many rural poor communities requires improved wastewater treatment systems. e360.yale.edu/features/filth…

The Nature Conservancy...said in a 2016 report that such markets can “secure a regular flow of water back to depleted ecosystems and sell the rest back to irrigators or cities.” An added benefit, it said, is “a material return for investors.” wsj.com/articles/the-c…

"Water Tax. Immediate payment required!" (Skyland, Episode 1) youtu.be/DaCxm6jENKc

This was fun to watch again. Ten months ago. Seems to hold up. Though I'm not unbiased... youtu.be/WXr-SDV_-WQ