Day Zero
In early 2018, Cape Town announced Day Zero, a date when its reservoirs would run so dry that it would cut off municipal water to its residents. While that date has been delayed, water scarcity is still a global issue, and conservation, desalination, and water reuse efforts are critical to staving off future Day Zeros.
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Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of the Veolia group and specialist in water treatment, announces the Asia Pacific launch of the Barrel, an…
Apr 6 2022
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Feb 2 2022
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Jan 25 2022
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Jan 17 2022
The Department of the Interior today announced three funding opportunities available to help Western communities create or expand clean, new water…
Jan 6 2022
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Aug 5 2021
Emergency regulations to temporarily stop thousands of farmers, landowners and others from diverting water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta…
Jul 8 2021
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Jul 8 2021
A new earthquake retrofit project will take Santa Clara County, California’s largest drinking water source out of service for the next decade.
The…
Jul 6 2021
The Ute Water Conservancy District, serving Grand Junction and Mesa County, Colorado, has for the first time begun to mix Colorado River water into…
Jul 1 2021
More than 200 Western farm and water organizations are pushing for canal and reservoir repairs.
This includes proposing nearly $49 billion for…
Jun 30 2021
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Feb 11 2021
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Dec 22 2020
JEA serves the Greater Jacksonville, Florida area, and recognized an opportunity to further capitalize its reclaimed water and diversify its water…
Dec 14 2020
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Sep 28 2020
WWD Senior Managing Editor Bob Crossen's Takeaways
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Feb 28 2020
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Jan 14 2020
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Dec 19 2019
Southwest Water is putting a pause on renegotiating rules for managing water among the seven states and two countries that share the Colorado River…
Nov 29 2019
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