Alliance Convenes Ag and Water Sector Leaders in Minneapolis to Discuss Nutrients in Mississippi Watersheds

(Minneapolis, Minn.) The U.S. Water Alliance convened a meeting of agriculture, water, and environmental sector leaders at The McKnight Foundation headquarters in Minneapolis on Thursday March 28, 2013 to increase collaboration to reduce excess nutrients in the Mississippi River. “Food and water leaders can find common ground and grow innovative and sustainable solutions when given [...]

“Cut and Dry”

Federal water budgets have never been as robust as water boosters would like, even during the brief and heady days of 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulation, but things are about to get leaner and meaner. Looming sequestration cuts, fiscal cliffs, and agency “food” fights over scarce federal dollars add up to a bleak, [...]

Global Risks in a Changing World

The World Economic Forum released a report on their annual survey entitled “Global Risks 2013,” and found water quantity issues to be one of the highest risks facing the world. Over 1,000 experts from industry, government, academia and civil society were questioned on 50 possible global risks for the next ten years, and the severity [...]

Xylem – Value of Water

Xylem, a global water technology company, has released their 2012 Value of Water Index and Report, and included a great presentation to display findings, based on a nation-wide poll of American voters about what they believe should be done in response to the country’s water crisis and who should pay for it. The study found [...]

Water for Energy Doubling by 2035

The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that fresh water consumption for world energy production will double by the year 2035. The IEA’s forecast sees biofuel production and coal powered electric production to be the biggest water quantity issues in the coming years. Today, 66 billion cubic meters of water is consumed in energy production annually, [...]

Texas vs. New Mexico: the Water War

This month, Texas asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its complaint that New Mexico has been diverting water from the Rio Grande it is obligated to send downstream under a 75-year-old agreement called the Rio Grande Compact. The compact among Colorado, New Mexico and Texas settled years of litigation by establishing a formula for [...]

Alliance Convened Agriculture and Water Leaders to Discuss Nutrients in MS River

U.S. Water Alliance successfully convened a meeting of agriculture, water, and environmental sector leaders at Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin, last week to plan a series of dialogues for increased collaboration to reduce excess nutrients in the Mississippi River.  “Nothing is more important right now than finding common ground to protect our water and grow our [...]

Energy/Water Nexus

The University of Texas in Austin released a new report, entitled “Evaluating the Energy Consumed for Water Use in the United States”. It reveals that in 2010, 12.6 percent of the nation’s energy consumption was required to capture, move, prepare and treat water for the country’s needs. The report used data from EPRI, the US [...]

How We Feel About Water Reuse in America

Amidst growing water scarcity, and concern about the future availability and quality of water, a new GE consumer survey unveiled in October 2012 indicates that Americans strongly support reusing water to help the U.S. drive economic competitiveness and protect the environment. Click HERE to watch a panel discussion from GE showcasing the results of their [...]

Scare City

Water stress can strike fear into the hearts of communities, businesses, and ecosystems but a publicly-supported, scientifically-defended reuse movement can ease the anxiety and pave the way for sustainability even in the face of scarcity. On October 23, 2012, GE released the results of a survey on public attitudes and knowledge levels in the U.S., [...]