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Billings, Montana's Only Source-Water Body Hits A Record Low
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
Billings, Montana's Only Source-Water Body Hits A Record Low
January 12, 2022By Peter Chawaga
The sole source of drinking water for one of Montana’s largest cities has dropped to a record low in another historic sign of ongoing drought that’s impacting much of the American West.
“The Yellowstone [River] is Billings’ one source of drinking water, and the city ...
Arizona Rep.: California's Water Plan Is 'Reckless And Unacceptable'
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
Arizona Rep.: California's Water Plan Is 'Reckless And Unacceptable'
September 13, 2022
By Peter Chawaga
Increasing drought in the American West has forced states to try and work together to collectively conserve the dwindling source water that remains. But recent comments from one state legislator to another indicate that cooperation could be hard to ...
Arizona's $1.2B Water Plan Will Bring Stormwater, Desalination To Desert Region
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
Arizona's $1.2B Water Plan Will Bring Stormwater, Desalination To Desert Region
July 19, 2022
By Peter Chawaga
The extent of drought in the U.S. West is forcing many water systems to put significant dollars behind innovative water management measures. Now, that includes more than $1 billion in one of the country’s most arid regions.
“Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ...
How Poland Springs Attempted To Thwart Water Protection Rules
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
How Poland Springs Attempted To Thwart Water Protection Rules
Peter Chawaga - editor
By Peter Chawaga
A recent effort to protect source water in Maine was thwarted by a surprising opponent: lobbyists representing one of the world’s largest bottled water companies.
“When Maine lawmakers tried to rein in large-scale access to the state’s freshwater this year, the...
5,000-Mile-Wide Seaweed Bloom Approaching Florida, Threatening Water Quality
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
Water Managers Raise Alarm Over Dipping Water Levels For The Potomac River
Posted 09/11/2023 in Water Research,
Celebrating the life of a legend: Jimmy Buffett
Posted 09/11/2023 in OCEARCH,
Memos to Republican Presidential Candidates, GET MAD, GET THE FACTS, AND GET AGGRESSIVE
Posted 07/10/2023 in Political,
MEMOS TO REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES,
GET MAD, GET THE FACTS, AND GET AGGRESSIVE
By: Marvin L. Covault, Lt Gen US Army, retired,
June 30, 2023
The purpose of this article is to send a message to the so-far twelve announced Republican candidates for president.
Why? So far, at best you are getting no better than a C-minus on your campaign ...
Droughts, Pandemics, Recessions, And More: How Machine Learning Can Help Water Utilities Prepare
Posted 06/23/2023 in Water Research,
Article | June 13, 2022
Droughts, Pandemics, Recessions, And More: How Machine Learning Can Help Water Utilities Prepare
Source: Itron
As populations grow, forecasting helps water utilities prepare for changes in demand and usage patterns. For example, the addition of a new housing development in a district could mean a sharp increase in water usage during ...
Sergey Karaganov: By using its nuclear weapons, Russia could save humanity from a global catastrophe
Posted 06/16/2023 in Political,
14 Jun, 2023
A tough but necessary decision would likely force the West to back off, enabling an earlier end to the Ukraine crisis and preventing it from expanding to other states
By Professor Sergey Karaganov, honorary chairman of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and academic supervisor at the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs Higher School of ...