Water Scarcity Resources

  1. Mitigating Water Concerns With A Target-Setting Framework 7/7/2023
    The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) recently launched its new freshwater method, developed in collaboration with sustainability consulting firm Quantis to help companies reduce their impact on water systems and build long-term resilience to climate change.
  2. Managed Aquifer Recharge Key To Water Reclamation 7/7/2023
    With the great need to get water back into circulation to satisfy high demand, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) via decentralized wastewater treatment is proving to be an effective solution.
  3. Water Pros Remain Optimistic Despite Mounting Challenges 7/7/2023

    As they have for each of the last 20 years, AWWA published its State of the Water Industry Report recently, revealing the current concerns of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater professionals. The annual survey typically reveals plenty of year-over-year consistency, but this moment feels different.

  4. Supreme Court Rules The U.S. Is Not Required To Ensure Access To Water For The Navajo Nation 6/23/2023

    The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles in the Southwest — an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people — roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, FL, or Winston-Salem, NC. Unlike those cities, however, 30% of households on the Navajo Reservation lack running water.

  5. Colorado River States Bought Time With A 3-Year Water Conservation Deal — Now They Need To Think Bigger 6/2/2023

    Arizona, California, and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years. This deal represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis. Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an important win for the region.

  6. Are Biden's COP27 Goals Enough To Curb The Water-Food-Energy Nexus? 5/23/2023

    At the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November 2022, world leaders gathered in Egypt to announce climate action initiatives and the steps each one planned to take to reduce the impacts of climate change in their respective countries. Among the leaders in attendance was U.S. President Biden, who outlined his goals and desires to double down on climate commitments relating to the water, food, energy nexus.

  7. Xylem Factory Recycles 100% Of Its Process Water 5/18/2023

    By leveraging natural surroundings, Xylem’s manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden, can recycle 100% of the plant’s process wastewater with its new water treatment. The plant helps ensure a continuous supply of safe water, even in times of water scarcity, using Xylem’s water reuse technologies.

  8. Water Trading vs. Water Speculation: What Would Michael Lewis Say? 5/2/2023

    I'm a big fan of author, reporter, and overall sharp-eyed observer Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, The Big Short, Moneyball, and other explorations of the depths of economics and humans' capacity for brilliance...and greed. With a new wave of interest in water trading, facilitated by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and NASDAQ listing water as a tradeable commodity, I'm very eager to get Lewis' take on what he sees.

  9. Water Law Expert: Biden's Colorado River Analysis Could Pit Arizona And Nevada Against California 4/25/2023

    On April 11, the Biden administration released an environmental analysis on how the Upper and Lower Basin states should cut down on their Colorado River use. However, the plan gave three alternatives on how cuts should happen, and one of the country’s top water law experts, Gage Zobell, says there really are only two viable options.

  10. Increasing Water Shortage To Boost Wastewater Recovery Systems Market 4/20/2023

    With the worsening scenario of water scarcity across major world economies, the need for deploying wastewater recovery systems stands crucial to ensure the availability of fresh water among the masses.