Storm water data is now available in our public reports. While the storm water data is now housed in a separate database, known as the Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System 2 (SMARTS2), the reports contain data from both this system and CIWQS. We have also released a new public […]
From SPUR (San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association) New plans to add other water sources will allow us to put our water from Hetch Hetchy to its highest and best uses. [Image: Flickr user basegreen] In the High Sierra it begins with a trickle of snowmelt. The snow and rain falling […]
Clean water, a lot more challenging that it appears! Sipping on sun-water at SOS Children’s Village in Haiti GEreporter | 5 March 2010 As we recently reported, 10 of GE’s solar-powered water purification units were shipped to earthquake-stricken Haiti to help with the country’s desperate needs for clean water. Now, seven of […]
Let’s take a good look at what is and isn’t working? For the Cal EPA offices, waterless urinals did not. And here’s why. SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Environmental Protection Agency has ended a six-year experiment with waterless urinals in its 25-story headquarters building, touted by the Schwarzenegger administration as the […]
One thing’s certain. In order for water reuse to become a common practice, innovation in design is a must. How about a Bubble-shaped Skyscraper that doubles as a water filter? Bubble Shaped Skyscraper is a Fresh Water Factory
There is more and more happening every day in the world of water efficiency, capture and reuse. Here our director, Elizabeth Dougherty, will be posting some of watery wonders that cross her path. Check in frequently for news, jobs, statistics, awards, innovations and art – all things water – that are happening […]
