WATER SCARCITY RESOURCES

• Water Wells Are At Risk Of Going Dry In The U.S. And Worldwide

  As the drought outlook for the Western U.S. becomes increasingly bleak, attention is turning once again to groundwater — literally, water stored in the ground. It is Earth’s most widespread and reliable source of fresh water, but it’s not limitless.

• Technologies That Can Achieve Water And Sanitation For All

  A staggering four billion people — two-thirds of the world’s population — experience water scarcity each year, and more than half lack access to safe sanitation services. The severity of this global water crisis will only increase as populations continue to rapidly grow, industries exhaust shared resources and extreme weather events exacerbate shortages. If we don’t act urgently, 700 million people could be displaced by intense water scarcity in just a few short years.

• Water Quotes From Women

  As many of my followers know, I have been writing about the connection between women and water for a long time. Here is an excerpt from a post I wrote a number of years ago, A Valentine to Women Who Keep the Water Flowing…

• Trimble’s System Of Action™ Offers Real-Time Operational Awareness

  Escondido, California, has been on a growth trajectory, having tripled the typical rate of development in the past few years.

• 5 Unusual Technologies For Harvesting Water In Dry Areas

  Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people’s well-being. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources like snowfall, rainfall, river runoff and easily accessible groundwater are being affected by climate change, and supplies are shrinking as demand grows.

• Sustainable Wastewater Treatment & Reuse In The Age Of COVID-19

  Due to vulnerability to water stress and drought conditions, commercial & industrial companies are taking control of their water management. This is accompanied by an increased investment in water recycling to reduce operational risk by focusing on sustainability wastewater treatment through decentralized recycling solutions.

• Overcoming The Global Water Crisis: A Focus On Wastewater Recycling & Water Reuse

  While it is true that more than half of our planet’s surface is covered in water, a vast majority of it is saline. Fresh water, the water we use in hundreds of ways every day, constitutes only 2.5 % of all the water on the Earth. Today, the world faces what is known as the water crisis. Parts of the world do not have access to this most vital resource on the planet. Therefore, a focus on water recycling and water reuse is required to optimize the use of our critical water resources.

• Water Quotes From Movies And Films

  My favorite book of 2020 was about one of my favorite movies of all time, water or otherwise, Chinatown. In his book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood, author Sam Wasson gives the perspectives of screenwriter Robert Towne, producer Robert Evans, director Roman Polanski, and lead actor Jack Nicholson in the making of the 1974 film. The movie was inspired by the California Water Wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley.

• Sustainability In Times Of Stress — A 'Bottom Line' Endeavor

  What's your company’s “bottom line?” If “sustainable water management” is your first answer, you probably work in municipal water.

• Water Quotes From Chinese Teachings

  Recent LinkedIn posts have highlighted the tensions building up between India and China over Chinese control of the water supply flowing out of Tibet. Will Sarni posted the South China Morning Post headline “India and China gear up for a new battle, this time over water” and Stuart Shapiro provided a link to a Byline Times article “War Over Water: The New Flashpoint in the India-China Stand-Off”.