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Hi All - Below, please take a note: message by The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). I am looking for any case studies, local community scale to state / federal wide.  Any efforts you have seen around your region, please share! Thank you Yoshimi ---- PFOA Public ...

Hello,  I'm writing an article on water carrying in developing countries. I found this fascinating invention http://wellowater.org/ I wonder if someone knows OTHER systems for this purpose.  Thank you.

What are the uses of recycled water.  What is the government policy for reuse system. What measures should be taken to reuse the recycled water

Dear All I have just been thinking, i come from a water deficient nation and watching the global madness of the ice basket challenge i tend to ask my self is it brilliant or dumb. The world needs the water and this individuals are busy playing with it......The developing nations are adopting ...

Hello everyone, what are the current/up-coming technology trends in the water industry?

A nation-wide effort to create a cadre of people with a sound understanding of their local geology and groundwater is resulting in people who know the rocks beneath as well as they know their ...

Vision Report - World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody's Business - report by World water council http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=961

As part of the brainstorming process in the Global Innovation Outlook (IBM) some time ago, participants were asked a simple hypothetical question: “If you had $10 billion to invest in any water-related startup, what would it be? The dominating answers was similar to this: “I’d ...

Hello, I would like to know how many water professionals use GIS and in what capacity. I am currently a Water Conservation Technician student in Oregon USA and am adding GIS familiarity with my education. What opportunities does a student have with this kind of background. I also have a BS ...

Hello buddies, do any one in this group is associate with water bottling plant? I need some suggestion over establishing one in middle Asia. Or is anyone looking to step into this business?  

Once confined to niche production and used marginally, membrane technologies are now among the most preferred wastewater treatment solutions for municipal and industrial uses, according to a new report published by Reportlinker. The market is rapidly expanding, driven by lower operation ...

Edward Burtynsky's stunning water photographs are aren't exactly pretty. The Canadian photographer's aerial shots show a planet fractured and gouged to quench humanity's thirst. From the arid Texas landscape neatly irrigated into geometric greenery to the tragic oil ...

A must read piece http://www.castagra.com/2013/10/scary-water-and-wastewater-facts/#!

When it comes to explaining how climate change will harm future civilization, many media outlets (including this one) tend to focus on hurricanes or rising sea levels. These are natural topics to generate interest in the heating Earth – the mental image of a city ...

Water: Charging full cost can encourage more efficient use ## Flat-fee water charges are still common in parts of Europe. Such schemes, where users pay a fee regardless of the volume used, do not encourage efficient behaviour, either in households or agriculture, according to a new ...

Water is one of those things just assumed to be good for you at all times, in all quantities. It's up there on the list of quintessentially nutritious foods and drinks with apples and broccoli and oatmeal. Water is so important and awesome, Michelle Obama wants you to drink more of it and ...

One of the most boggling experiences I have is standing on a beach staring at the ocean.  It's just a silly amount of water.  And then there's all this water underground, and more in the atmosphere, and there are lakes and rivers and streams and marshes and swamps and snow and ...

Plants and flowers can make the inside and outside of your home not only aesthetically pleasing, but they can improve the environment, too. That is if you remember to water them. Plenty of flora have died at our hands simply because we’re either forgetful or too lazy to bother. But a new ...

It is no surprise, of course, that the western United States is dry. The entire history of the West can be told (and has been, in great books like Cadillac Desert [Reisner] and Rivers of Empire [Worster] and The Great Thirst [Hundley]) in large part through the ...

Nearly one in 10 U.S. watersheds is “stressed,” with demand for water exceeding natural supply, according to a new analysis of surface water in the United States.  What’s more, the lowest water flow seasons of recent years—times of great stress on rivers, streams, ...