{"id":59,"date":"2022-03-22T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/waterfront\/?p=59"},"modified":"2022-03-22T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:06:29","slug":"welcome-on-the-water-front-new-blog-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/waterfront\/2022\/03\/22\/welcome-on-the-water-front-new-blog-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the first edition of On the Water Front, the new blog and newsletter of EDF\u2019s Water Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World<\/p>\n

Welcome to the new monthly e-newsletter from EDF’s Climate Resilient Water Systems team. It seemed fitting to launch this effort on World Water Day<\/a> because the theme this year aligns so closely with our work: \u201cGroundwater <\/strong>\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Making the Invisible, Visible.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over these past two challenging years, the pandemic, my own health issues and family needs have highlighted some major flaws in our health care system that reminded me of \u2026 groundwater. When a crisis arrives, our response can be quick, aggressive and sometimes even highly effective. This same system isn\u2019t as good at long-term health \u2014\u00a0supporting the patient in their ongoing well-being, anticipating possible or even likely future conditions, and taking actions in advance to avoid a crisis.<\/p>\n

I see a similar pattern in how we manage our groundwater.\u00a0When there\u2019s an obvious crisis from groundwater depletion (wells going dry, land subsidence or saltwater intrusion, for instance), we jump to action, attempting to treat a long-declining patient with a single surgical procedure. Sure, we need these procedures, but often we do them without the support of the whole health care system.<\/p>\n

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We need to build a robust health care system for groundwater. <\/strong>Until there is an institution in place that stands up and says, \u201cIt is our responsibility to maintain the health of this important resource,\u201d we\u2019ll continue down the path of extraction. We\u2019ll be treating symptoms without fully protecting the long-term health of the whole patient \u2014\u00a0and us, the society that depends on groundwater.<\/p>\n

And just as we\u2019re better able to weather health crises when our baseline health is strong, we\u2019re better able to weather\u00a0droughts (like what we\u2019re experiencing now) when the patient, our\u00a0groundwater, has been taken care of during the wetter times.<\/p>\n

Sign up for our On the Water Front newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With this newsletter, we humbly hope to share tools and strategies to build resilient groundwater systems through diverse partnerships and across geographies. <\/strong>While groundwater is inherently local, we are finding that approaches in one region can be tailored by local communities to work in new settings. So please scroll down to read about some strategies that are being tested in the West and watch a cautionary tale on groundwater overpumping in Iran produced by a geologist now living in exile.<\/p>\n

\"MauriceThank you,<\/p>\n

Maurice Hall
\nVP, Climate Resilient Water Systems
\nEnvironmental Defense Fund<\/p>\n

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