Water conservation and supply news articles 
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
California American Water Urges Conservation and Launches Landscape Replacement Program in The Larkfield Service ...
California American Water is encouraging its Larkfield customers to be mindful of their water consumption during the summer, particularly outdoor use.
California American Water Urges Conservation in Its Sacramento Service District During the Summer
California American Water is encouraging its Sacramento customers to be mindful of their water consumption during the summer, particularly outdoor use.
Public Forums In SD To Focus On Water Supply
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will hold public forums in San Diego and three other cities as it undertakes an overhaul of the region's long-term resources plan, which will provide a roadmap for maintaining water supply reliability over the next 25 years.
County water supply weathers drought
MARTINSBURG - Berkeley County's public drinking water supply is weathering this summer's drought with little apparent problem, although a plan exists to handle the situation if it worsens.
Dealing with Unparalleled Supply Issues, Metropolitan to Launch Series of Public Forums on Southland’s Water Future
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the face of unprecedented water challenges, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California next week will take the next step in overhauling the region’s long-term resources plan that will provide a roadmap for maintaining water supply reliability over the next 25 years. Beginning next Tuesday (Aug. 3) in Orange, Metropolitan will host the first of four ...
Metropolitan Water District to overhaul long-term plan
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will hold public forums in San Diego and three other cities as it undertakes an overhaul of the region's long-term resources plan, which will provide a roadmap for maintaining water supply reliability over the next 25 years. Beginning Tuesday in the city of Orange, Metropolitan will host the first of four public stakeholder forums as the ...
Water District to Hold Open Forums on Area's Water Future
Agency looking for input from the public, local water agencies, government, business and environmental communities.
Solving the water crisis in China and at home
Chris Kukk of Brookfield, a WestConn professor who went to China recently to help the government devise policy papers for water conservation, is shown in his home office on Monday July 26, 2010.
Sterling Ranch selected as state’s first rainwater-capture site
The Colorado Water Conservation Board voted unanimously July 21 to name Sterling Ranch, a proposed water-efficient community south of Chatfield Reservoir, to become the state’s first rainwater harvesting pilot project.
Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds
Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill.
