Articles by Jim Lauria

  1. Rain Gardens Guarding San Francisco 1/27/2023

    Laurie Lauria and I spent last week moving out of San Francisco up to Napa, California, dodging the raindrops and taking advantage of a few dry days in this remarkably stormy winter — weather that makes this a perfect time to talk about the need to capture rainwater and protect overwhelmed urban sewer systems.

  2. Water Messages From Above... 12/29/2022

    At the end of 2022, I want to give a big thanks to all the guests who appeared on our #waterwetalkingabout podcast this past year.

  3. Carbon Capture And The Circular Water Economy: Better Together 12/19/2022

    I had the privilege of presenting at the Irrigation Association (IA) Show recently in Las Vegas on how smart irrigation leads to more efficient carbon capture. The topic is as timely as it gets — both water efficiency and carbon sequestration are high-visibility issues right now around the world — and the audience represented many of the top minds in irrigation and agriculture.

  4. Bezos Earth Fund Should Focus On Water 11/29/2022

    With Jeff Bezos announcing that he will be donating most of his wealth to philanthropic causes during his lifetime, I decided to repost my 2018 open letter to him on why his philanthropy should be directed towards water issues.

  5. My 15 Favorite Water Books 11/23/2022

    John Steinbeck famously said, “I guess there are never enough books”, and I would say that goes double for books about water. So during this holiday season, please think about giving a water book as a gift or maybe pick up one for yourself.

  6. Case Studies Make A Strong Case For Ozone Sidestream Injection 11/18/2022

    This article will explore various SSI systems and the principal benefit that each setup delivers. 

  7. Cryptocurrency And Water 11/18/2022

    With the meltdown of FTX and the price of Bitcoin sinking to a quarter of its high water mark of over $64,000 in value (now maybe two bit Bitcoin?), I decided to resurrect my 2018 post Is Cryptocurrency Going Down the Drain?...

  8. Giving Voice To Water... 11/11/2022

    As a new member of #WWEMA and a first time attendee at their annual conference, I have to say that Executive Director Vanessa Leiby, her staff and the board of directors led by Chairman Vince Baldasare delivered on their mission to be the voice of water and wastewater technology providers.

  9. Bubble, Bubble Toil And Trouble 10/31/2022

    With this being Halloween, I figured I would paraphrase the Song of the Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth to continue my reporting on how bubble technology can play a major role in water treatment applications.

  10. 5 Job Search Tips For Water Professionals 10/25/2022

    When my friend Björn Otto published a recent post in his newsletter Water. Technology. Marketing., I told the story of how I used business cards during job searches. Remembering this hack compelled me to post the successful job search tips I have used throughout my career...