Latest Water conservation and supply News
Eco hotel on Jekyll Island preserves the natural environment of the island
The 138-room Hampton Inn & Suites Jekyll Island opened in January 2010, the first new hotel to be built on the island in 35 years. New Castle Hotels & Resorts and co-developers Jekyll Ocean Oaks, LLC followed an extensive set of guidelines, adopted by the Jekyll Island Authority, that require development respect and preserve the unique natural environment and historic character of the island. Developers applied a range of conservation pra... [more]
Water Index offers comprehensive measures of water risks
Water resource constraints affect nearly all industries. The World Resources Institute (WRI), in partnership with General Electric and Goldman Sachs has launched the Water Index, an initiative to measure water-related risks facing companies and their investors. The initiative will develop a Water Index as a standardized approach to identify and mitigate water-related corporate risk. The Index will offer one of the most expansive measures of wa... [more]
CIWEM and Staffordshire University develop web-based training units
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, CIWEM, is an independent professional body advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management. CIWEM and Staffordshire University have developed a range of web-based tutor-supported training units to roll out during early 2010. These units will contain one or more assignments aligned to CIWEM's Mandatory Competences. The units fit within an existing company str... [more]
Aqua Pennsylvania solar farm powers Mill Water Treatment Plant
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.managers have celebrate the start of construction of a 1.1 megawatt photovoltaic solar farm at Aqua’s Ingram’s Mill Water Treatment Plant in East Bradford Township, which serves drinking water to the West Chester, Pennsylvania area. The 1.1 MW solar farm, to be constructed by the Conergy Group, will provide a direct benefit to the water treatment plant by providing renewable energy where the energy is most needed. The so... [more]
GE summit focusses on industrial and municipal water reclamation and reuse
Exploring ways to better protect water natural resource is the goal of a GE Leadership Summit on Water Reuse Solutions, “From Used to Useful.” Leaders from industry, government and academia have gathered at GE’s learning center in Crotonville, N.Y., to discuss the role of water reuse, or recycling, in securing a sustainable water supply for the future. The United Nations has projected that by 2025, approximately 2.8 billion people around the w... [more]
Other Water conservation and supply news and reviews
Greater water conservation needed during drought - NWC (The Jamaica Observer)
WITH Jamaica still suffering from drought, the National Water Commission (NWC) says that simple conservation measures can save up to 30 per cent of water used in a household.
Bill seeks to protect water supply (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Water experts have been warning for years that Wisconsin's rich supply of groundwater isn't inexhaustible - and it's that worry that is driving new groundwater protection legislation in Madison.
LCRA Wants Input on Water Supply (FOX 7 Austin)
The Lower Colorado River Authority is looking at ways to make sure our water supply meets the demand for the next 90 years. And they're asking for your input on the plan.
LCRA seeks public input on Water Supply Resource Plan (News 8 Austin)
The Lower Colorado River Authority wants your thoughts on the plan to supply water to Central Texas over the next 90 years.
Layne Christensen Commits to Cadiz Water Conservation & Storage Project (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----Today, Cadiz Inc. announced that following the completion of extensive field studies, Layne Christensen Company , a recognized leader in water-related drilling, installation, and maintenance services, will be its preferred provider of well-field construction for the Cadiz Water Conservation & Storage Project .
North Texas cities improving water conservation efforts (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Fort Worth, Dallas and Arlington are making strides in conserving water, but they could still do a lot more, according to two environmental groups.
Conservation district sells seedlings, nesting boxes (The Ithaca Journal)
The deadline for ordering tree and shrub seedlings from the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District is March 31.
Q’town water supply crisis on hand (Daily Dispatch)
THE worsening water crisis in Queenstown has reached such catastrophic levels that there is only one month left before the city’s Bongolo Dam dries up.
Water supply still a worry despite wet year (The American Canyon Eagle)
Despite a rainy and snowy winter in California, the state plans to ship minimal water supplies to cities including Napa and American Canyon.
Despite rain, state still singy on water supply (The St. Helena Star)
Saturday update Despite a rainy and snowy winter in California, the state plans to ship minimal water supplies to cities including Napa and American Canyon.
