WATER SCARCITY RESOURCES

• Nationwide Water Shortages Demand New Innovative Solutions In Clean Water

  In the spring of 2019, U.S. government-funded research on watersheds revealed a dire outlook for the future of water availability in the United States. Between population growth and climate change, the study reports that “serious water shortages'' are likely to occur within the next 55 years.

• Ancient Groundwater: Why The Water You’re Drinking May Be Thousands Of Years Old

  Groundwater resources currently supply drinking water to nearly half the world’s population and roughly 40 percent of water used for irrigation globally. What many people don’t realize is how old — and how vulnerable — much of that water is.

• Avoiding Water Bankruptcy In The Drought-Troubled Southwest: What The U.S. And Iran Can Learn From Each Other

  The 2021 water year ends on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought. Reservoirs vital for farms, communities and hydropower have fallen to dangerous lows. The biggest blow came in August, when the U.S. government issued its first ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River, triggering water use restrictions. In response, farmers and cities across the Southwest are now finding new, often unsustainable ways to meet their future water needs.

• 'All Of The Above' May Include Underneath Our Feet

  As Denver Water looks to increase water security, a slice of its supply could be stored deep below the city.

• Reducing Irrigation Water Wastage

  Water is the source of life on our planet and an essential resource for agriculture. Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of the consumption of this resource. At the same time, water is not endless and many regions today suffer from an acute shortage.

• Denver Water 'Refund' Means A Big Boost To Colorado River Flows

  The Colorado River at Kremmling in Grand County will enjoy a big bump in flows from August into October as Denver Water pays off a hefty water debt. The rising flows serve as a good example of how Colorado’s intricate system of water rights can drive river flows higher when they might typically be lower as autumn settles in.

• 'Megadrought' Along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations

  The United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall. Sustained drought on the middle-lower Rio Grande since the mid-1990s means less Mexican water flows to the U.S. The Colorado River Basin, which supplies seven U.S. states and two Mexican states, is also at record low levels.

• Moving From Intentions To Positive Water Action

  How monitoring facility water use can help corporations bridge the gap between water intentions and results.

• Rainwater Harvesting: A Viable Means To Prevent Water Crisis

  “Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
  These all too familiar lines from the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge seem to be ringing too close to home as water becomes an increasingly scarce resource with every passing day.

• Technology As A Strategy Against The Growing Issue Of Water Scarcity

  Smart cities technologist Peter Williams and Aquify – An Exelon company have released a new white paper on water scarcity and the solutions water utilities can implement to help stem the tide on the trillions of gallons lost to underground leaks.