Given the state of our water supplies in California, it’s surprising to ride through neighborhoods around the state and find house after house with thirsty lawns. This article lists the ten top US cities running out of water – two of the ten are in CA! Maybe it’s time to rethink your […]
The Carbon Disclosure Project is not being shy in asking the world’s 300 largest projects to measure their water footprint. Like Water for Carbon: New Project Will Survey Companies’ Global H2O Footprint Global warming may be measured in degrees, but climate change is measured in water. All living things depend on it, […]
Innovative designers are taking up the cause of water, and we like it! In this case, designers have made a link between a wi-fi enabled water faucet meter and an iPad that provides real time water use data. Teague Hacks Our Everyday Behaviors, Netting 75% Water Savings Designers at Teague hack together […]
If you are in Marin and looking for a rain tank, today’s your lucky day. In an effort to help bring the costs of storage tanks down, SPAWN is organizing another Community Rainwater Tank Purchase. You can find details on how this works, including key dates and answers to frequently asked questions, […]
There is no doubt that rainy season has started in California and if you don’t have a rainwater collection system set up yet, and you live in San Francisco, this is your lucky wet season. Check out the SFPUC’s rain barrle program. Once you have gottent he hang of installing a single […]
Given the intertwined relationship of water use and energy use, integrated water management is increasingly taking up the topic of energy management. Developing increasingly sustainable water technologies will take time. In the meantime, taking advantage of centralized waste treatment plants as an energy source is becoming more and more of a norm […]
While much of our concerns about CA water are related to human consumption and how to guarantee there’s enough water to satisfy humna consumption, going a step firther back in the process brings us to concenrs about estuary and wetlands ecosystem health. Such is certainly the case when thinking about the Sacramento […]
Wholly H2o would like to encourage you working in the fields of water efficiency and reuse to to submit an abstract to present at the 2011 WateReuse Conference. It’s vital to get alternative water source use and reuse featured in the sphere of the WateReuse. 2011 WateReuse California Annual Conference The California […]
Today is blog day, and all my blogs are pointing to other blogs. In this case Pacific Institute’s Peter Gleick is delving into the basic questions of peak water by differentiating different types of peak water. Take a peek! Has the US Passed the Point of Peak Water? Freshwater is […]
OK, I know we are all scared Sh*tless of poop (and for good reason when it comes to improper exposure), but little by little we will all need to start understanding more about both recycled water as well as the raw materials and what else we might do with it other than […]