Dear Interested Parties, This announcement is to inform interested and affected parties of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) plan to consider adopting the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010/2011 Intended Use Plan (IUP) for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program. The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) is […]
There are so many ways to participate in water-related state policy making. No point is decrying the laws AFTER they are made. Get involved in how your water is managed! Here’s an opportunity to comment on flow criteria for the SF Bay Delta. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT […]
Talk about designer water!!! Daylighting creeks and reestablishing riverways. It’s the “wave” of the today!! As Los Angeles’s River Runs Again, Designers Determine Its Course Design is a Verb > Alissa Walker on July 17, 2010 I have not studied the complete history of famous rivers, but I think I can confidently […]
I’ll just say it til I am BLUE in the face – employ conservation and efficiency people (if you don’t know the difference between the two, see Water Efficiency and Conservation Defined). If you can reduce your usage by 30% (which is quite simple with easy and cheap efficiency and conservation approaches), […]
The City of Santa Rosa is going gangbusters in their approach to integrated water management. Tools that align with storm water best practices could not be more crucial. Designers should take full advantage of what Santa Rosa is offering: New Project Worksheet and Storm Water Calculator available for download The worksheet entitled […]
What many people do not consider every time they use the internet is the amount of energy AND water it takes to operate data centers, keeping them cool in temperature and well-functioning. Google is increasingly taking this into account as the number of data server centers continues to grow to match the […]
The Cal Green Building Code, which includes water efficiency standards, will become a required code as of jan 2011. In our effort to centralize water reuse information under one roof, Wholly H2o has information specific to Cal Green as well as other Building Codes, and their water use specifications, https://www.whollyh2o.org/rating-systems.html Thanks to […]
Recently an associate was waxing eloquent, in a misinformed kind of way, about the lack of penalization for water polluters. Untrue, I countered. While certainly not all are caught, the CA state water board frequently sends out notice of violations and citations. Here are just the two most recent examples of how […]
Understanding where any specific water reuse practice, such as graywater, fits into a sustainable participation in the natural hydrologic system could not be more important. Seasoned water reuse professional and permaculturist Nik Bertulis will make sure you get from Dams to Greywater in this upcoming class. Register today! Dams to Greywater: A […]
I know, I know, more climate change gloom and doom. The only way to make good decisions is to be as informed as possible. Like it or not we have to consider how to grow food for our overpopulated state and beyond as we continue to deal with the heating planet. Thanks […]