Even the severe California drought has its silver linings. It has taken extreme conditions at the weather helm to focus Californians on our unsustainable use of water. For those of us who have been pushing water conservation and reuse for years, the drought is the motivator we have been seeking, raising issues of water use in […]
To reach the hearts of the public, Wholly H2O has hit the streets, art galleries, and taps around the Bay Area and in the upper watershed regions of California. By launching two intertwined campaings, “Standing with the Watershed Campaign and What’s On Tap? Campaign, Wholly H2O is writing the names of some rivers on bathroom and art gallery […]
Photo by Carlo Bautista A “crisis” like the 2014 drought, is a snapshot of humanity’s long term relationship with the hydrologic cycle, a finite and closed loop system, (disregarding the periodic frozen asteroid hit)! While we can’t, or shouldn’t, control the weather beyond our own reductions related to climate change, we can notice how […]
Dear Water of Users: Nothing like a huge fire to change your perspective on a watershed, like the Rim Fire in the Tuolumne River Watershed! As well as the plans of Wholly H2O. Since we were founded in 2009, Wholly H2O has been connecting the dots between people, technology, policy and education […]
Standing with the Watershed, Tuolumne’s Rim Fire Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec 5, 2013, 6pm – 8pm Closing Reception: Thursday, January 30th, 6pm – 8pm 58 Maiden Lane, 3rd Floor (between Grant and Kearny) Standing with the Watershed, Tuolumne’s Rim Fire at […]
Listen to the podcast of Elizabeth Dougherty, director of Wholly H2O, talking about one of her favorite subjects on KPFA radio – creating a second use for graywater in the garden. This is a information-packed half an hour show, with Laura Allen of Graywater Action and Tony Poeck of Indra Designs as […]
The Rim Fire, Tuolumne River Watershed and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir: Connect the Fire Progression Dots Note: Images from over the days since the fire began are available on Facebook and Twitter. All photographs in this blog, other than the two public images of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir are the property of Elizabeth Dougherty The Rim Fire […]
(Special thanks to the staff of BSC, particularly Enrique Rodriguez, for their assistance in providing this information.) Dear Water Users: In response to many queries, here is an update on the State of California 2013 Plumbing code, applicable to residential, multi-residential and commercial use of rainwater and graywater. As promised by July […]
Thinking about water management on the watershed scale is increasing populary. Really, how else would we think about water management? We are finally remembering to mimcik natural hydrology as much as possible to forster our most beneficial interaction with our ecosystems.Rather than fighting the flow, we are slowly returning to going with it. Humans are […]
