Water Scarcity News Features
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Beijing Olympic Preparations Could Worsen Severe Water Scarcity
2/1/2022
A region of the world that is feeling the worst of water scarcity will soon have the international spotlight squarely upon it, and it’s preparing by stretching its water even further.
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Billings, Montana’s Only Source-Water Body Hits A Record Low
1/12/2022
The sole source of drinking water for one of Montana’s largest cities has dropped to a record low in another historic sign of ongoing drought that’s impacting much of the American West.
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A Major U.S. Source Water Body Could Be Nearly Gone In The Next 25 Years
12/15/2021
Although this is not the first time California and much of the American West have found themselves in dire drought conditions, a new study has warned that one of the region’s most historically important sources of drinking water is disappearing and may never return.
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San Francisco Declares Water Shortage Emergency
12/6/2021
In a latest regulatory action forced by the source water scarcity ravaging California and impacting much of the American West, San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission has declared a water shortage emergency.
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New Mexico Water Official Presses Lawmakers To Prioritize Dwindling Source Water
12/1/2021
In one the country’s most drought-plagued states, a water official is calling out legislators for not doing enough to prepare for increased source water scarcity in the future.
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Could A New Packaged Water Alternative Be Good For Municipal Water Too?
11/15/2021
As a water industry professional, you’ve no doubt seen the efforts of municipalities to promote tap water over bottled water as the original, sustainable solution. Many cities will hand out free reusable bottles to promote the drinking water their utility produces at events and reduce plastic littering streets and waterways. Your municipality may have participated in similar PR campaigns. Philadelphia, like many large cities, has created a website dedicated to its’ Drink Philly Tap cause.
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More Corporations Seek To Become “Water Positive”
11/10/2021
With governments and corporations around the world increasingly seeking to become carbon neutral to combat ongoing climate change, a trend in how we think about source water consumption is emerging as well.
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Source Water, Revenues Drying Up In California
10/13/2021
Serving in the epicenter of a drinking water crisis that has only grown worse in recent months, California’s drinking water utilities face an even more dire future.
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This Baseball Team Is Leading The Field In Sports Team Water Conservation
9/28/2021
As many U.S. regions grow drier by the day, groups across the gamut are thinking about what they can do to conserve drinking water.
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With Farmers Left Dry For Weeks, Oregon Considers Water Lending Programs
9/28/2021
As the ongoing scarcity of source water plagues the Western United States, Oregon’s agricultural industry now represents what may become a new normal for many — a system in which some have access to water while others are rationed or cut off completely based on their legal claims.