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Water Reuse

The New and Improved Water Cycle?

Joan B. Rose | Posted 01.26.2013 | Science
Read More: Reuse, Climate Change, Groundwater, Flood, Water, Drought, Water Wars, Rising Sea Levels, Water Crisis, Wastewater, Chicago River, Water Reuse, Science News
Joan B. Rose

Can we improve our reuse of water? Can we enhance our wastewater treatment to produce water fit for beneficial purposes? More water quality testing, better wastewater treatment and acknowledgement of this recycling is needed.

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I Lost My Grass in Vegas

Ben Jablonski | Posted 06.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: Las Vegas Water, South Nevada Water Authority, Water Recycling, Water Pollution, Israel Water, Clean Water, Water Conservation, Water Supply, Water Reuse, Las Vegas Tourism, Water, Impact News
Ben Jablonski

The fact that Nevada as a whole is entitled to only 1.8 percent of the Colorado River's water prompted the SNWA to enact one of the nation's most aggressive and comprehensive water conservation initiatives.

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Urban Water Management in San Francisco: Conservation by Recession, Efficiency and Innovation

Francesca Vietor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Efficiency, Education, Urban Water Management, Climate Change, River Diversion, Innovation, Diminishing Snowpack, Water Conservation, Water Scarcity, Future Generations, Water Reuse, Global Warming, Drought, Economic Recession, Conservation, Green News
Francesca Vietor

Water, water, everywhere. Reservoirs are overflowing, utilities are beaming and skiers are ecstatic. The City and County of San Francisco is experienc...

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Israelis Changing How They Manage Water

Yermi Brenner | Posted 12.12.2011 | World
Read More: Recycling-Water, Israel, Graywater, Arizona, Water-Reuse, Greywater, California, Video, World News
Yermi Brenner

Israel is a country currently facing a dangerous imbalance between supply and demand of freshwater. Reuse of greywater -- generated from domestic activities like bathing, washing and laundering -- could contribute to the national goal of saving on water.

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Water: Don't Lose It, Reuse It!

Michael Deane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: National Association of Water Companies, Water-Reuse, Utilities Inc., United Water, Water, American Water, Green News
Michael Deane

It's hard for many to process the fact that although 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, we can only access about one percent as po...

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Federal Bailout Won't Make A Dent in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Problems

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Folsom Dam, Salmon, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, San-Joaquin-River, Water Recycling, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento River, Red Bluff Diversion Dam, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Interior Secretary, American Rivers, Water Reuse, Ken-Salazar-Interior-Secretary, Recycling, Endangered Salmon, Environmental Defense Fund, Ken Salazar, Endangered River, Fisheries, Battle Creek Salmon Steelhead, Farming, Contra Costa, California, Contra Costa Canal, Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley, Water Scarcity, Federal Stimulus, Endangered-Fish, California's Central Valley, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, Water, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Green News
Brooke-Sidney Gavins

The Delta, which provides water to nearly two-thirds of all Californians and is suffering from a three year drought, may not have a federal bailout after all.

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