WATER SCARCITY RESOURCES

• 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. 

• Stress On The Colorado River Forces States To Take Action

  Video series showcases importance of the Colorado River and the challenges ahead.

• Water Sustainability: Through The Lens Of A Hollywood Film Director

  Making a film about water? Sign me up. When I heard that Xylem and Manchester City wanted to create a film about water challenges, I had to get involved. After all, I spent the better part of four years developing and directing a disaster movie called The Wave. I’m also from Norway, where water literally falls off the mountains. I thought I knew everything I needed to know about water, and then some. But then I learned more about the project and truly began to understand the incredible water challenges facing the world, the heroic work being done by utilities and the entire water sector, and why we simply must get the word out to the public about water.

• Climate Change Is Devastating Water Supplies. Why Aren’t We Talking About It?

  Climate-linked droughts and water contamination are often overlooked. The private sector needs to do more to protect this precious resource.

• 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.