Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation Launched Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, March 30-April 30, encourages residents to save water on behalf of their city and win more than $50,000 in prizes. Residents in U.S. cities will compete throughout the month of April to see whose city is the […]
Woohoo, we love the monthly Wholly H2O Happy Hour. Join our staff and volunteers (current, retired and forthcoming) along with folks from water agencies, nonprofits, businesses and whoever wanders in for a relaxing drink by the San Francisco Bay. We always get a great crowd, and hope you’ll be among the people […]
Building standards, such as LEED, can drive developers, planners, architects and home builders towards a more responsible and ethical management of California’s limited water supplies. (Please see “Is Our Water Future an Inconvenient Truth” if you are in doubt about our water crisis). Wholly H2O is pushing for greater valuation of water […]
When I started working at Flex Your Power early in 2006, California’s one-time energy efficiency campaign funded through the public goods charge on our utility bills, no one was really that interested in energy efficiency. Even CFL lightbulbs seemed like a radical and unecessary change to most people. We could barely give […]
Here is the long delayed update on the State of California’s residential and commercial graywater code. The new code is to become California State Plumbing Code Chapter 16, being rewritten to to replace the 2009 Chapter 16, Part A code. This code is being developed by the State of California’s Department of […]
I am always happy to see the theme of water taken up by artists. The exhibit, Shaped by Water, provides a stunning visual display of California’s water history, present and future, seen through the lens of art, educational materials and a lot of plastic – plastic refuse gathered from oceans and rivers […]
Here at Wholly H2O, we are fanatics about tying water reuse practices to data. The problem is, when it comes to rainwater and graywater, there has been very little focus or funding available to create the vital data needed to make good management choices. Fortunately, at least when it comes to rainwater, […]
Tap, tap, tap….Is this thing on? The more that individuals, businesses, institutions, industries and farmers get into the mode of smart and appropriate water conservation practices, the less stress there will be on our water supplies. Wholly H2O is in the business of promoting onsite water management – meaning incporporating rainwater and […]
OK, I would just like us all to pause after reading the initial sentence in this article. “At least three in four West Australians have flushed away common fears of drinking recycled waterand now support adding it to the main supply, according to a Water Corporation survey.” Well, dang, most Americans, even […]
Water Resources Analyst – City of Commerce General Definition Under general direction of the Water Resources & Planning Manager, support the development and advancement of the goals of Water Resources & Planning for the District. Perform water supply, demand forecasting and market research. Analyze water resource and other data and make recommendations […]
