One Water Networking

On Friday, February 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Dupont Hotel, in Washington D.C., the U.S. Water Alliance will host a One Water Networking meeting. Leaders united for implementing the next generation in water management will explore their potential for consensus on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In cooperation with the Water [...]

Report on Wastewater Reuse Hits the Street

A new report from the National Research Council concludes that expanding water reuse could significantly increase the nation’s total available water resources, and that a portfolio of water treatment options is available to mitigate water quality concerns. The report analyzes the risk of exposure to contaminants from drinking reused water and concludes it is not [...]

Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit

The Save the Date for the Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA) Security Summit, in Nashville, Tennessee, March 22-23, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), will host the third WLA Security Summit, an exciting event that will provide participants with the unique opportunity to learn about [...]

California Water Agencies Going Solar

It was announced this week that four California water agencies and treatment facilities have installed solar power equipment from SunPower. The City of Galt’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant, the Rancho California Water District’s headquarters, and Riverside’s Sengal Dohety Pump Station have all installed systems that will [...]

Smart Water Grid – $$ Infrastructure Solution?

The Water Innovations Foundation, a close affiliate to the Water Innovations Alliance, has released an interesting suggestion on the heels of a December Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife hearing entitled, “Our Nation’s Water Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities.” The Water Innovations Foundation proposes a cost-saving solution to repairing our water infrastructure [...]