Water Conservation Articles

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

El Paso (Texas) Water invests resources in real-time hydrological programs and long-term projects to ensure freshwater for the future.

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

In this week’s news briefs, utilities are urging the federal government not to include the conservation program WaterSense in the anticipated EPA budget cuts, and Milwaukee Water Works names a new superintendent

In this week’s news briefs, the owner of a Boston company has been criminally charged stemming from an October work site incident that killed two workers, and Baltimore officials hope to boost water conservation efforts with a new online portal.

The state hasn’t climbed out of the hole created by the five-year drought, but the snow and rain 2017 has seen so far have helped cut into the massive water deficit.

In this week’s news briefs, Lansing, Michigan, proves it is possible for a utility to win the lead waterline battle, and two New Jersey water utility workers are accused of tampering with public records.

In this week’s news briefs, Jacksonville Electric Authority prepares to invest millions in sewer upgrades in light of the overflow issues Hurricane Matthew caused, and uncertainty remains about when Congress will approve federal funds to aid the Flint water crisis.

These evolved Pokemon could become the defenders of water conservation.

More than a quarter of a million water customers pay a flat rate while the battle against drought continues.