A key missing pieces holding back more progressively legislating and employing water reuse startegies is the lack of data on water use and water reuse systems, savings and water quality. Wholly H2o promotes participation in data collection efforts, such as this one on stormwater by the CA State Water Resources Control Board! […]
I just love this inspiring photo essay of many of earth’s character doing what we naturally do best – drink water! Don’t forget that we are sharing the wealth with the entire planetary polulation. Thanks Yes! http://www.yesmagazine.org/arts/its-everybodys-water
There are certainly many pieces to California’s history of water. One very important piece includes the fate of the Owens Lake region of the eastern Sierras, from which the city of Los Angeles has drawn a portion of its water supply for nearly 90 years. Here’s a small expose on that history […]
Little by little alternative water sources, such as graywater (also spelled ‘greywater’) are coming to the attention of people across the country. The US has been behind other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and across Europe in adopting progressive graywater practices. Looks like Philadelphia just discovered the gold…I mean, the gray! […]
Where there’s rain, there’s runoff: integrated water management begins at home” by your’s truly, Elizabeth Dougherty! Here’s a list of the articles: Water, water – we need to waste less, leave more for nature Water is never out of season as a topic for Californians, but this year, with a 11-billion-dollar water […]
As the summer emerges under the ongoing rainclouds in Northern California, so do many great internships. Here’s one that combines biodiversity, San Francisco, ecological restoration. Nature in the City Stewardship Intern, May, 2010 About Nature in the City Nature in the City is the first and only organization wholly dedicated to […]
“The fact of the matter is we do live in a desert and we do have a real need to emphasize the conservation measures here in the city of San Diego,” Frye said. YES! When you are importing 80% of your water from external water sources such as the Colorado River, and […]
In order for water reuse to really make sense, we have to begin incorporating rainwater and graywater use INSIDE homes and buildings. The City of Berkeley, ever the maverick, has done just that! Thanks to Art Ludwig, of Oasis Design, for bringing the newly permitted indoor rainwater system to our attention. Jetton […]
As we all know, every action has a reaction. Even the best of intentions can yeild unintended consequences that work against the intention. Such is the case with L.A. water retriction’s impact on the water pipe infrastructure. Thanks to Catherine Elvert, Utilities Account representative at the City of Palo Alto for sending […]
The more that we stick to using the resources available to us locally, the more we will naturally fall in line with the sustainable use of resources. That’s true for water as well. Here’s an informative article on distributed water purification. Thanks to Catherine Elvert, Utility Account Representative for the City of […]