Water Scarcity Videos

  1. Closed Circuit Desalination Simplifies Reverse Osmosis To Drive Down Energy Costs 7/2/2014

    As industry, agriculture and residential consumers compete for available freshwater sources, desalination continues to evolve as a viable process for increasing the available water pool. Industrial water is perhaps most critical as it accounts for as much as sixty percent of the freshwater being withdrawn in the United States today. Rising wastewater disposal costs, sustainability initiatives, and higher water efficiency standards are all fueling interest from industry in onsite brackish water reuse. However, municipal interest in water-stressed areas of the world is also on the rise.

  2. The Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 40: What's Next? 6/30/2014

    Rob Renner, executive director of the Water Research Foundation (WRF), talks with Water Online about the impacts of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) over the past 40 years and what is on the horizon for the drinking water sector.

  3. The True Cost Of Water 12/18/2013

    According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, water crises will be a major risk for businesses over the next 10 years. Veolia’s True Cost of Water decision-making-tool can be applied to evaluate the financial opportunities behind new water management strategies.

  4. Radium And Iron Removed From Radioactive Water To Solve Water Scarcity Crisis In Texas 9/30/2013

    Jim Jackson, National Sales Manager for Mazzei, discusses a San Angelo, TX project removing radium and iron from a radioactive water source to solve the city’s water scarcity problem.