Browsing Archive: September, 2011
Posted by SEE Environmental on Wednesday, September 28, 2011,
from Practically GreenMany people find the sound of running water to be soothing. That may be true if you are in the woods having a picnic beside a babbling brook, but it isn’t when you are entering your house after a day of work. One day last winter I came home and found that the flapper on my toilet had become stuck in the open position, which led to its earnest, yet futile, efforts to fill the bowl all day long. Not soothing at all to realize that while I was at work focusing on advancin... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Wednesday, September 28, 2011,
from GreenBiz.comWhen it comes to managing water supplies, particularly in water stressed or scarce areas, it takes a village to make the greatest impact. And within that village there are many players, including businesses, nonprofits, communities and governments. So, how can companies bring all those players together? Identifying these actors will get a lot easier with a new tool on the horizon that will let companies map stakeholders and existing water initiatives in the watersheds where th... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Tuesday, September 27, 2011,
from Blue Living IdeasAs our world population skyrockets, the question of whether we’ll have enough water to support the agriculture needed to feed the world is a huge one. A recent study has some good news! According to Yale Environment 360: Following a five-year study of 10 river basins — including the Nile, Ganges, Andes, Yellow, and Niger — scientists with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) found that the greatest water challenge facing the planet i...
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Posted by SEE Environmental on Tuesday, September 27, 2011,
from Triple PunditAugust 10, 2011 was an exciting day for the wastewater reuse industry. Sparked by a drought of epic proportions that has gripped much of the state of Texas this year, two separate articles published by CNN and the Associated Press respectively pointed the lens of the national media on one West Texas municipality’s plans to break ground on a $13 million treatment facility that would turn the community’s wastewater into drinking water. Six days later, NPR followed this bre... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Saturday, September 24, 2011,
from USA TodayHuman use of the Earth's natural resources is making the air, oceans, groundwater, freshwater streams and soils more acidic and posing sustainability problems, according to a federally funded study released today that's touted as the first on the topic. The mining and burning of both coal and metal ores as well as the use of nitrogen fertilizer are the major generators of acidity on the Earth's surface because they increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, report scientists at t... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 23, 2011,
from Green ProphetWater conservation policies are being promoted in the naturally water poor nation of United Arab Emirates Considering that the United Arab Emirates is located in harsh and arid desert, the fact that the average resident uses around 364 liters of water a day – way above the global average of 200 litres- is surprising. Natural groundwater is supplemented with desalinated water and treated water to boost supplies and provide a steady supply of clean water to residents (well, m... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Thursday, September 22, 2011,
from Blue Living IdeasNot everyone can afford a fancy greywater system, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reuse water in small ways around the house!While the shower water heats up, for example, you can collect the cold water in a bucket and use it to water your plants. You can do the same with water from washing veggies or boiling pasta. Just make sure you let the pasta water cool completely – you don’t want to harm your plants! Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Monday, September 19, 2011,
from EPAThis one-stop EPA site provides information about drinking water quality in schools and child care facilities. Ensuring drinking water quality at these facilities is important because that’s where children spend their day, and they are likely to drink water while they are there. Consuming enough fluids on a daily basis is important for children’s health. Water is a great choice because: - it doesn't contain the calories, caffeine, or sugar that may be found in other beverages, and
- it ...
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Posted by SEE Environmental on Saturday, September 17, 2011,
Posted by SEE Environmental on Saturday, September 17, 2011,
from The Economic CollapseEvery single day, we are getting closer to a horrific global water crisis. This
world was blessed with an awesome amount of fresh water, but because of our
foolishness it is rapidly disappearing. Rivers, lakes and major underground
aquifers all over the globe are drying up, and many of the fresh water sources
that we still have available are so incredibly polluted that we simply cannot
use them anymore. Without fresh water, we simply cannot function. Just imagin... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 16, 2011,
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 16, 2011,
from Physorg.comWell owners should disinfect the water supplies before drinking water from them, according to a water-quality expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Hundreds if not thousands of water wells were flooded by the runoff from this latest storm," said Bryan Swistock, water resources extension specialist. "In addition to seeing flood water around their wells or springs, homeowners also might notice increased sediment in their water. Even after this goes away, bacte... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Tuesday, September 13, 2011,
from National Groundwater Association
Simple ways everyone can act to protect groundwater
Everyone can and should do something to protect groundwater. Why? We all
have a stake in maintaining its quality and quantity.
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Posted by SEE Environmental on Tuesday, September 13, 2011,
from The Water ChannelThis new and engaging film looks at the possibility of water as a force for bringing people together- rather than pushing them apart. As the world faces a future of water scarcity and diminished water quality, this film is a compelling story of one area in the United States and how it is dealing with the issues of water conflict. This unique film engages the audience to look at how scarce water resources can be a bridge to get people to work together. We are invited into... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 9, 2011,
from New York Times
Five years after the federal government convened a task force to study the risks posed by pharmaceuticals in the environment, it is no closer to understanding the problem or whether these contaminants should be regulated under the Clean Water Act. That’s the finding of a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Many studies have found traces of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, hormones, and antidepressants, in municipal water supplies over the past ... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Thursday, September 8, 2011,
from Caelus Green RoomThis September, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host the 2011 GWPC Annual Forum entitled “Meeting Competing Demands with Finite Groundwater Resources.” The event will include three primary subject areas: Groundwater Availability & Sustainability; Groundwater / Energy Sustainability; and Groundwater Quality.
The GWPC is the na... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Thursday, September 8, 2011,
from TheWaterChannel
TheWaterChannel NewsFlash: September 7, 2011
Innovative, low-cost water-sanitation technologies
Innovations over the last 10 years have drastically reduced the cost and increased the sustainability of many water & sanitation technologies. They can be harnessed by the private sector all over the world to develop affordable solutions for local water use/ sanitation needs. Here are some examples:
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Posted by SEE Environmental on Wednesday, September 7, 2011,
Posted by SEE Environmental on Monday, September 5, 2011,
Posted by SEE Environmental on Sunday, September 4, 2011,
from OregonLive.com
As of next spring, Oregonians can reuse water drained from sinks, showers and laundry -- graywater -- to irrigate. The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission Thursday approved rules governing permits for graywater. The regulations require homeowners, schools, businesses, apartment complexes and others to apply for permits costing at least $50 a year. That's tougher than California, which decided in 2009 not to require permits for the simplest graywater systems. DEQ has said ... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 2, 2011,
from Healthy Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created the WaterSense program in preparation for the future to address the issue of water conservation. WaterSense is a partnership program by the EPA to protect the future of the nation’s water supply, by promoting water efficiency and showing people simple ways to use less water with water efficient products, new homes, and services. WaterSense labeled products cover a variety of brands and models of bathroom sinks, kitchen fauc... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Friday, September 2, 2011,
from Healthy Waters
Here in the U.S., the U.S. General Accounting Office estimates that by 2013 over 36 states will face water shortages. So, WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been trying to improve water efficiency in new as well as existing homes.
In 2008, WaterSense launched the new homes program to reduce residential water use (a large portion of the total water use in the United States) both indoors and outdoors in new homes... Continue reading ...
Posted by SEE Environmental on Thursday, September 1, 2011,
from CleanWaterAction.org
As a child, I grew up near Lake Ontario and New York’s beautiful Finger Lakes region. I can still remember being told we couldn’t swim in Lake Ontario because sewage from nearby plants had made the water unsafe. I remember being saddened when we were told not to eat fish from Lake Ontario because it was too contaminated with toxic chemicals like PCBs. And I was shocked when conditions on nearby Lake Erie deteriorated to the point that it was declared “dead.”
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Posted by SEE Environmental on Thursday, September 1, 2011,
from American RiversMy one year old daughter Aviva sits in the bath tub and marvels at the sprinkle of water that splashes her face. She swats it and surprises herself. Overjoyed, she leans over, drinks it and smiles. It is magic! Or at least, it seems like it to her.
But it is not magic. It’s an intricate system of pipes and pumps that delivers water to our sinks, bathtubs, dishwashers, ice makers. And that water supply system, at least here in metro Atlanta, starts at the banks of a riv... Continue reading ...
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