By selling vacant land to a developer, Madison Water Utility found a way to generate revenue and raise public awareness about water efficiency

Madison Water Utility prepares to build a home designed with water conservation in mind to educate customers

A combination of severe drought and poor water supply management has Cape Town, South Africa, mere months away from temporarily turning off residents’ taps

After massive snowfall in 2016-17 brought the state out of drought, precipitation amounts this winter are off to a slow start

In this week’s news briefs, in the ongoing effort to conserve treated water, a California city finds a way to significantly limit how much water is lost to storm sewers during hydrant flushing, and a Florida city nears the end of a 12-year consent order to reduce overflows

A study of two Arizona cities shows that there is a significant financial incentive for utility customers to minimize water use

Florida Atlantic University researchers looked at what happens when utilities move beyond only watering restrictions and give customers a little more information about their water use

In this week’s news briefs, a National Science Foundation study looks further at how evapotranspiration plays into the water use picture in California, and Pennsylvania American Water takes steps to eliminate lead service lines for its customers