Posted 04/04/2024 in Water Research,
Article | March 27, 2024
How Monitoring Improves Crisis Response
Source: Badger Meter
To protect themselves and their communities, water utilities must have a crisis response plan in place. However, a crisis response plan is only valuable if the right technologies are in place. Remote water quality monitoring is the key to mitigating the risk of contaminated source ...
Posted 12/12/2023 in Water Research,
Article | December 14, 2022
How Surfing Inspired Me To Create A Company That Keeps Our Oceans Clean
By Ari Goldfarb, Co-Founder and CEO of Kando
Don’t be complacent with an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ mentality when it comes to our polluted oceans. It won’t do you any good.
The world’s oceans, with their vast expanses and endless ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Posted 11/21/2023 in Water Research,
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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 ...
Posted 04/07/2023 in Water Research,
News Feature | April 4, 2023
Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Case Payout Could Top $21 Billion
By Peter Chawaga
Following Congressional approval of a bill to compensate veterans sickened by drinking water contamination at North Carolina’s Marine base Camp Lejeune, victims are now preparing to seek one of the largest legal settlements in U.S. history.
“Hundreds of ...