WATER NEWS

July 2010

The carbon footprint of tap water

Index Rates Nations Facing 'Extreme' Water Security Risks

Consumers Save Money, Water with EPA's WaterSense Program

Study Finds Dry Cities Have Cheap Water

June 2010

Water is Life! >> more

EPA Proposes Updating Drinking Water Rule to Better Protect Public Health >> more

Thirsty? Try a glass of skywater >> more

Discovery May Lead To Safer Drinking Water, Cheaper Medicine >> more

EPA is proposing to revise the 1989 Total Coliform Rule >> more

When Water and Energy Collide >> more

Upper Delaware Named America's Most Endangered River >> more

NASA Satellite To Help Monitor Water Consumption >> more

Is Water Running Out? >> more

May 2010

Water-Related Conflicts Set To Escalate >> more

Safe on-Site Reuse of Greywater for Irrigation - A Critical Review of Current Guidelines >> more

America's Thirstiest Cities >> more

April 2010

Ace Roto-Mold Introduces New Low Profile Cistern Tanks >> more

Novato offering rebates to residents to conserve water >> more

March 2010

DENR urges adoption of rainwater harvesting >> more

Coca-Cola expands water partnership with USAID >> more

Future Water Supplies Seriously Challenged >> more

Chino Valley looking at RWH ordinance >> more

Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would Be Costly >> more

EPA rates showerheads >> more

Wasting water may land you behind bars >> more

Illinois rainwater harvesting bill passes first hurdle >> more

Utah OKs rainwater harvesting >> more

Stopping Household Leaks Can Save Enough Water to Sustain Colorado Consumers for Nearly Three Years >> more

February 2010

Dual-flush fixtures offer significant water savings >> more

Free market water - the impact >> more

Water rates continue to rise >> more

January 2010

Job creation potential from rainwater harvesting cannot be ignored >> more

New immigrant looks to make rainwater harvesting popular >> more

Australian water crisis offers clues for California >> more

As temperatures fall, taps dry up >> more

'Put rainwater harvesting in new homes' >> more

America's Dwindling Water Supply >> more

IPS considers challenges of rainwater harvesting >> more

Rainwater Harvesting Systems for high water tables and shallow excavation areas >> more

It’s legal to collect your own rain >> more

December 2009

Survey Finds Virtually All Building Professionals Concerned about Water Conservation >> more

Experiences with Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater >> more

EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes >> more

Water And Energy Nexus Critical To Climate Change >> more

APMO GTC finalizes green supplement >> more

Paying for water with power >> more

Report focuses on role of water, rainwater harvesting in sustainable design >> more

HGCD committee approves conservation plan >> more

November 2009

Agriculture can adapt to climate change >> more

EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites >> more

A Comparison of Bottled and Tap Water Using Life Cycle Analysis >>more

ONGC in India makes rainwater harvesting compulsory >> more

Top 5 Green Building Products for Homes at GreenBuild 2009 >> more

tru2earth makes the tru2earth Life Cycle Roof Tile >>more

EPA Cites 14 Municipalities For Stormwater Violations >>more

It's Raining Money >>more

Council OKs landscape code, includes Rainwater Harvesting >> more

Rainwater Is Safe To Drink >> more

Collection systems are simple, cheap and easy to put together >> more

For millenniums, Yemen preserved traditions of rainwater collection and shallow wells >> more

More Water Rate Increases on the Way >> more

California lawmakers pass historic water package >> more

Americans Using Less Water >> more

Foothills man retrofits home to use rainwater >> more

Conserving soil in the wake of climate change >> more

October 2009

Soggy spots can prove a valuable resource >> more

Up on the roof tops- green and growing >> more

Washington State clarifies muddy rain collecting law >> more

High schools to integrate rainwater harvesting in science curriculum >> more

Chloride in Groundwater and Surface Water >> more

New ARCSA and American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Rainwater Catchment Design and Installation Standards >> more

Breaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water >> more

Rain Shocked >> more

September 2009

Rainwater Harvesting and Energy Use study by NRDC >> more

Why Climate Change Makes Riparian
Restoration More Important than Ever >> more

August 2009

Santa Fe Offers Rebates >> more

CA Residential 'gray water' rules eased >> more

Goodbye Pools, Lawns and a Whole Lot More >> more

EPA Offers Water Saving Tips >> more

A First for Rainwater Harvesting >> more

One Size Doesn't Fit All >> more

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July 2009

Texas Scorched by Worst Drought in 50 Years >> more

Los Angeles Invites Residents and Businesses to Participate in City's New On-Site Rainwater Harvesting Program >> more

Future Of Western Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change >> more

New law legalizes rain catchment >> more

Rain barrels turn into art >> more

New law legalizes rain catchment >> more

E=H2O >> more

Water Needs Electricity Needs Water >> more

Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India. >> more

Major project under way beneath new Gates Foundation >> more

Multinational company goes for rainwater in big way >> more

CO allows limited RWH, changes 120 year old law >> more

Southern Nevada Water Authority continues to block serious water management plans >>more

Graywater Primer >> more

Graywater study results can't be processed fast enough >> more

$260M in economic recovery investments to help California >> more

De-Watering Wyoming >> more

Lawton water rates could go up 75 percent >> more

What's In Your Water?: Disinfectants Create Toxic By-Products >> more

Changing climate will lead to devastating loss of phosphorus from soil >> more

LA Latest to Raise Rates >> more

Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions >> more

Nitrate levels high in drinking water due to lack of rain >> more

Water Quality of Potential Concern in US Private Wells >> more

Catching Raindrops Can Make You an Outlaw>> more

As climate changes, is water the new oil? >> more

New watering source is surfacing >> more

Forum Moves Water Higher Up Global Priority List > > more

UN Warns Action Needed to Prevent Water Crisis > more

Santa Fe water rates go up and up >> more

Rainwater Irrigation for Golf Courses>> more

Rainwater harvesting on a growth spurt.>> more

Yet Another 'Footprint' to Worry About: Water >> more

Water rates may go up by 700 percent >> more

Las Vegas running dry >> more

AQUIFERS IN DECLINE >> more

New Video: Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In >> more

AQUIFERS IN DECLINE >> more

Buena Park water rates will go up 20% next month >> more

Rainwater could save BISD big bucks >> more

EPA Releases Rainwater Harvesting Handbook >> more

AWE Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding
Forming a Water Efficiency Research Coalition >> more

Significant Purity Differences among Leading Brands of Bottled Water >> more

Bush Administration Covered Up 500+ Blocked Water Pollution Cases >> more

AWE Advises Obama's Transition Team on Investment in Water Efficiency >> more

The High Cost of High Pressure >> more

Pennsylvania American Water today
requested that customers voluntarily reduce water consumption by 5 percent
>> more

San Diego Homeowners to get a Water Budget >> more

Warming to cut Colorado water supply>> more

Green Roof Study Finds Vast Performance Differences for Cooling and Water Handling Abilities>> more

More rate increases on the way>> more

Cactus Goo Makes Water Safe >> more

Rainwater harvesting saves water, breaks the law >> more

Starbuck's with Water to Burn>> more

RainTube and Rainwater H2OG form alliance to market innovative Rainwater Rescue solutions>> more

Australia desal and water tank wars >> more

New Virtual Water Study attempts to measure water foot print >> more

Penn State Public Broadcasting Documentary on Nation’s Deteriorating Water Infrastructure >> more

City enacts strongest water restriction ever >> more

Spain may be a glimpse into our conservaton future >> more

Alta, Utah sees 25% rate rate >> more

Energy is Water >> more