Water Scarcity Resources
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Water Scarcity, Treatment Needs Giving Rise To Ozone Generator Market Demand
2/27/2023
Water is an essential resource crucial to supporting the foundation of all lives on earth. However, the availability of fresh water in relatively small amounts has posed numerous challenges as it is critical to fulfil basic individual, agricultural, and environmental requirements.
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This Is Why We Can't Dismiss Water Scarcity In The U.S.
2/22/2023
Water is a fundamental human right and a critical discussion for the Water Conference will address how governments, corporations, and organizations can provide safe drinking water and sanitation to communities.
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Companhia Águas de Joinville Keeps Clean Water Flowing For 600,000 Residents In South Brazil
2/17/2023
Learn how OpenFlow WaterGEMS reduced water protection during severe droughts with a water contingency plan.
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A Tale Of One City, With Two Extremes
2/17/2023
Discover how digital solutions are helping manage extremes in water availability for the city of Joinville, Brazil.
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A New Strategy For Western States To Adapt To Long-Term Drought: Customized Water Pricing
2/15/2023
Even after heavy snow and rainfall in January, western states still face an ongoing drought risk that is likely to grow worse thanks to climate change. A whopping snowpack is good news, but it doesn’t reduce the need for long-term planning.
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When It Comes To Water, California Is The Canary In The Gold Mine
2/14/2023
Talking to a friend a couple of weeks ago, the malaprop "canary in the gold mine" popped into the conversation. That was worth a chuckle, but then a moment of reflection. What a perfect way to describe California, nicknamed The Golden State by eager miners during the Gold Rush of the 1840s and '50s, that has been yielding a steady stream of riches from its farms, forests, mines, and minds ever since.
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Scientists Dig Deep And Find A Way To Accurately Predict Snowmelt After Droughts
1/13/2023
In an attempt to address the gaps in the traditional water supply forecasting model, researchers recently developed an updated model that considers additional factors, like water storage deficits in the soil and bedrock. This new model significantly improves the accuracy of water supply forecasts following drought.
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Adopting A 'One Water' Approach Through Integrated Master Planning
1/11/2023
A One Water master plan under development for the city of Winter Haven, Florida, serves as an example to other communities looking at the future through a One Water lens.
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How California Could Save Up Its Rain To Ease Future Droughts — Instead Of Watching Epic Atmospheric River Rainfall Drain Into The Pacific
1/6/2023
California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that farm fields are inundated and normally dry creeks and drainage ditches have become torrents of water racing toward the ocean. Yet, most of the state remains in severe drought. All that runoff in the middle of a drought begs the question — why can’t more rainwater be collected and stored for the long, dry spring and summer when it’s needed?
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How EPA Can Help Utilities Be More Climate Change Resilient
1/6/2023
As global climate conditions change, water utilities face a variety of stressors, including drought, flooding, rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, and more. These changing conditions put increasing amounts of pressure on utilities to upgrade and adapt their operations and infrastructure. Unfortunately, many utilities lack two key things needed to become more climate change resilient: the expertise to determine the most critical projects to invest in, and the funding needed to implement them.