Water Policy Internship, Interstate Council on Water Policy

Remote

Position Title: Water Policy Internship

Organization: Interstate Council on Water Policy

Location: Remote

Position Overview: The Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) has immediate openings for up to three interns to assist in accomplishing its mission for Spring 2025.

Duties:

  • Interns will work with a supervisor to select one or more projects based on interests and skills. The list below reflects ICWP’s project priorities for 2025. Selected projects may include a combination of these topics or others not listed, should a candidate submit a worthy proposal.
  • Water Data Governance – Conduct stakeholder interviews and organize small focus groups (virtual) with state water agencies to review their existing and potential frameworks for water dataset development and publication decision-making. Project results will be used to inform efforts to update/refine water data sharing frameworks, structure state water data governance, define pathways for potential legislative action, and support other water data publication.
  • Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration – Conduct a membership survey to document jurisdictional efforts to monitor these parameters.
  • ICWP Streamgaging— Support ICWP’s streamgaging advocacy including providing recommendations to assist with our annual stakeholder support letter and identifying advocacy strategies for legacy Streamgage stations.
  • Planning Assistance to States (PAS)— Conduct outreach to support ICWP member states to identify qualifying disadvantaged communities for targeted Army Corps of Engineers PAS outreach (see 2024 PAS Project Report recommendations).
  • Committee Event Planning –Participate in ICWP committee meetings and assist committee chairs in developing a database of contacts for future speakers and topics to support committee visions.

Qualifications:

Preferred education

Seniors or Graduate students in natural resources, planning, or water policy related field.

Start/End Dates: January-April 2025

Salary/Pay: $1,000 Stipend

Application Deadline: January 17, 2025

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume and indication of your internship project interests to ICWP Executive Director Beth Callaway (beth@icwp.org) by 5:00 PM Eastern on January 17, 2025.
More information can be found at this website https://icwp.org/news/icwp-spring-2025-water-policy-internships/