Defining The Missing Piece In Freshwater Sources
When governments, municipalities or any other water strategy planners plot out their freshwater management stratagems, there are four main sources of freshwater that are usually considered. However, a fifth source should be included in these plans and might very well be the missing piece that solves the puzzle of how we provide fresh water for…
Read MoreNew Technology Can Save The Planet from The Water Crisis
There is no question much of the planet is facing a water crisis. As we’ve reported before, drought threatens the lives of over two billion people, and four billion people depend on increasingly contaminated shallow groundwater for drinking and food production. The World Resources Institute lists 44 countries as having high baseline water stress. Rather…
Read MoreWater Contamination Reaching Your Tap
The water pouring from your tap at home has a fair chance of being contaminated. That’s the stark reality of many municipal water systems in the U.S. Those of us who live in the United States may recall the shocking news from Flint, Michigan, regarding contamination from E. coli bacteria that sickened residents and caused…
Read MoreSolving the Global Water Crisis
The Drought Outlook Is Not Encouraging With the onset of winter, one would hope there might be some relief to the drought conditions in the northern hemisphere, particularly in the parched southwestern United States. Indeed, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a cyclic La Nina for the US. This could mean…
Read MoreDisease, Malnutrition, War, Famine — The Cost of Drought
In the media and news industry there is an old adage, “If it bleeds, it leads.” That means the stories that will get the most interest and attention from the public will be headlines about murder, mayhem, war and disaster. Unfortunately, this is true. Alas, when it comes to drought, the headlines will read like…
Read MoreHow to Make Sure You Find Water When Drilling Wells
Many water well drilling companies exist on every continent, but knowing where to drill remains a challenge. By now, geological drilling has become a highly advanced and specialized field of expertise, with new developments coming out daily from research and development teams around the globe. These continual advances in drilling technologies are mainly driven by…
Read MoreWe Can Avoid “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
Drought Forces First-Ever Colorado River Water Cutback to Southwest States Move likely to hit farmers hardest, reducing access to region’s economic lifeblood amid protracted drought That’s the headline from an article by Jim Carlton of The Wall Street Journal this week. It comes on the heels of restrictions of water in California (see August 5th…
Read MoreIt Is Time To Supplement Our Sources of Water
California State Water Resources Control Board Votes To End Water Diversions For Over 5,700 Farmers This headline from the California Globe reveals the downstream (pun intended) effects of drought and poor water management. “The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted 5-0 on Tuesday to stop water diversions for thousands of Californians in the…
Read MoreIs Restricting Water Usage the Answer to Drought?
Following the driest first three months of a year in recorded history, last week California Governor Gavin Newsom signed another Executive Order calling on local water suppliers to move to Level 2 Water Shortage Contingency Plans CA Executive Order. This is preparation for a shortage of up to 20%. This comes on top of last…
Read MoreWater Stress: A Worsening Global Problem
Billions of global citizens lack access to one of the essential elements of life: clean water. Recently the problem has worsened with the effects of global pollution and population growth. The degree of the problem varies from wide-reaching damage (e.g.public health) to the stunting of economic growth and global trade limitations. It drives human migration…
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