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LADWP Water Quality Report Now Available

27. August 2010

The LADWP has published its annual Water Quality Report for the region. Available online here, the report provides the utility’s customers with a detailed breakdown statistics on contaminants that contribute to health-based as well as aesthetic risks to the water. Also included is a guide to the path your water takes to get to you, [...]

New Los Angeles Water Rationing Schedule Begins Today (via BH Courier)

25. August 2010

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The Los Angeles County’s new water rationing schedule takes effect today, giving Department of Water and Power customers a third day each week to turn on their sprinklers. Previously, DWP customers could irrigate their lawns for only up to 15 minutes every Monday and Thursday, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. When a team [...]

Water Before Meals Could Encourage Weight Loss (via Red Orbit)

24. August 2010

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Health care experts have long touted the benefits of drinking water, but now researchers from Virginia Tech have found evidence that consuming H2O before eating could help you lose weight. The findings of the study, which were presented Monday during the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) annual meeting in Boston, found that drinking two eight-ounce glasses [...]

Green Thinking–The Wallet Kind–Found to be Most Popular Reason to Conserve Water: Water Research Foundation

16. August 2010

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A new study released by the Water Research Foundation found the top reason consumers conserve water is to save money. Researchers surveyed 6,000 residential customers, interviewed water agencies, analyzed billing, and reviewed utility literature to measure the effectiveness of conservation communications campaigns in changing customer behavior. The report Water Conservation: Customer Behavior and Effective Communication [...]

Water Conservation Tour Rides A Green Wave Across the US

10. August 2010

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. — With a goal of saving two billion gallons of water this year, The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour, sponsored by American Standard, has been in high gear since it kicked off in April. The national Tour has attracted thousands of attendees to 100 events in its first two months, with one event [...]

N.J. Families Battle in Water-Saving Competition (via MarketWatch)

2. August 2010

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Today in Chatham Township, N.J., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program and American Water will culminate the national “We’re for Water” campaign with a water-saving competition between two New Jersey families, according to a press release. The two families will be pitted against each other to see who can save the most water [...]

California State Fair Presents Save Our Water Garden (via Sacramento Bee)

28. July 2010

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This summer, a golden garden greets visitors to the State Fair Farm. Hundreds of bees buzz from bed to bed, collecting pollen from sunburst-bright gloriosa daisies and honey-hued coreopsis. Hummingbirds dart among the fuzzy kangaroo paws and pretty penstemons, giving fairgoers an extra thrill. But unlike previous floral displays at the fair, this new permanent [...]

Water Matters: Home Treatment and Reuse of Residential Wastewater (via wcponline.com)

26. July 2010

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We flush our toilets, water our lawns, wash our cars, all with water that is of sufficient quality to drink. Does that practice make sense? If you have abundant potable water at very low expense, perhaps so. Fewer and fewer people find themselves with such an option. The result is a growing interest in more [...]

Pentair Announces Grant to WateReuse Research Foundation

21. July 2010

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Pentair Inc., a provider of sustainable water solutions, and its foundation announced a $175,000 grant to the WateReuse Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that conducts and promotes applied research on the reclamation, recycling, reuse and desalination of water. The grant funds two research projects that promote onsite water recycling systems and evaluate greywater treatments for [...]

California American Water Offers Conservation Tips (via Water Quality Products Magazine)

19. July 2010

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As warmer weather and longer and drier days set in, California American Water is encouraging its customers to be particularly mindful of their water consumption – especially outdoors. “Water consumption generally reaches its peak in July or August,” said Chris Mattis, California American Water’s operations manager. “This is the time of year that we see [...]

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