Water Scarcity Resources

  1. How NMED Is Combating Statewide Water Loss Using Innovative Technology 10/15/2026

    Field-verified results from the first year of New Mexico's leak detection effort show how remote sensing can reach utilities serving fewer than 20,000 people, and what it found.

  2. How One Small Utility Made A Big Impact On Water Loss Using Satellite-Based, AI-Powered Leak Detection 10/15/2026

    Satellite-guided targeting helps a small, drought-stressed utility find hidden leaks across hilly desert terrain in days rather than weeks, with field effort concentrated on a fraction of the network.

  3. From Four Fragmented Systems To One Unified, Managed Network 10/13/2026

    A high-desert water utility replaced a patchwork of legacy meter-reading technologies with one managed AMI network, gaining hourly data and better billing without building a network operations team.

  4. Smart Irrigation: How Digital Tools Help Cities And Growers Save Water 10/9/2026

    Fixed schedules and rigid controls waste water on farms and in city parks. Integrated data from sensors, forecasts, and satellites enable more responsive irrigation, though adoption faces real obstacles.

  5. Managing Growth Under Water Constraints: What Utilities Can Learn From Industrial Water Users 9/14/2026
    As communities and industries compete for finite water supplies, utilities are looking for strategies that support economic growth while reducing pressure on existing resources.
  6. Beyond Water-Stress Scores: Assessing Infrastructure Resilience At The Asset Level 9/9/2026
    Water-stress screening can identify where an infrastructure asset deserves closer attention. Assessing resilience requires further steps: understanding the asset’s water profile, the reliability and security of its supply, the pressure it places on local resources, and whether adaptation can keep it operational and economically viable over time.
  7. Colorado River Conservation Depends On The Delivery System 9/8/2026
    The Department of the Interior issued the 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines, calling for Lower Basin deliveries to drop by 1.25 million acre-feet annually in 2027 and 2028, with a minimum of 700,000 acre-feet of additional voluntary conservation over those two years. While temporary reductions are a start, water districts and water professionals should also consider delivery upgrades and on-farm improvements in agricultural areas that prepare growers for a new reality with less water.
  8. Sunscreen For Lakes And Dams: Could A Thin Floating Layer Of Nanomaterial Shield Water From Evaporation? 9/3/2026

    Water stored in dams and reservoirs for humans to use often evaporates, especially in hot regions like southern Africa. Rising temperatures speed evaporation up, leaving less water for people, farming and industry. Daniel Kwasi Kpeglo has just completed a PhD in physics. He explains his laboratory research into a new design – a thin nanomaterial floating cover that could be placed over lakes and dams like a blanket, reducing evaporation by limiting the amount of infrared heat from the sun that reaches the water. He also outlines what hurdles need to be cleared for the design to be tested in the real world.

  9. Many Cities Buried Urban Streams. Here's How To Bring Them Back 9/1/2026

    As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure. However, as heavier rainfall, extreme weather and aging infrastructure place growing pressure on cities, these buried streams could become part of the solution. Restoring streams to the surface — a practice known as stream daylighting — can help manage stormwater, restore habitats, and create greener, more walkable public spaces.

  10. Advanced Water Treatment Strategies Help Data Centers Manage Cooling Water At Industrial Scale 8/25/2026
    Data centers are evolving into industrial-scale thermal-management facilities as artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), cloud platforms, and accelerated computing increase rack power density. Modern AI racks can exceed 50–120 kW per rack, creating substantially higher heat-rejection requirements than conventional enterprise infrastructure. ASHRAE's (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) AI Data Center Energy Performance Framework identifies liquid cooling as an important architecture for these high-density environments.