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Tapping Excess Waste/Rainwater Becoming a Opportunity For Building Managers
The rainwater that dribbles off the roofs of buildings is at last being seen for what it is, a potential gold mine of reusable water that can aid building owners in keeping their local water bills down. Compared to what can come down during a good-sized shower, a trivia amount of rainwater gets sent back [...]
Continue reading...Sierra Club Scores Los Angeles, Orange County Water Conservation Efforts
Monday, July 18, 2011
Almost 50% of Los Angeles and Orange County water conservation programs were rated as “poor” or “worse” than average, in a Sierra Club survey published last week. The Los Angeles Chapter of The Sierra Club released a scorecard evaluating the counties’ incorporated communities on such things as their water use, water waste, adoption of building [...]
Continue reading...General Electric, ConocoPhillips, Others, To Back Wastewater Bioreactor Technology.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wastewater bioreactor technology got a boost several days ago when General Electric, the world’s largest conglomerate, along with oil/gasoline company ConocoPhillips, announced their joint investment into a new kind of technology to harness wastewater for the generation of electricity. Israel-based company Emefcy developed the Megawatter System to convert a typical wastewater treatment plant into what [...]
Continue reading...Encouraging Environmental Efficiency at Pasadena Wastewater Plants
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Watch this video from Pasadena Channel that shows Susan Roothaan, Executive Director of A Nurtured World, an organization that helps municipalities, among other entities, reconsider the environmental impact of their operations and assists them in locating opportunities to keep the environment clean. Included in the video are a couple tips on how you can do [...]
Continue reading...Toilet (to Top of the Line Purification System) to Tap [Voice of San Diego]
Friday, June 18, 2010
For years, bottled water companies have advertised their water as being collected from springs high atop mountains or from crystal clear rivers that meander through secluded meadows. This water is often seen in the hands of movie stars and politicians. This water is socially acceptable. This water is not “disgusting.” Imagine the shock that would [...]
Continue reading...Bay Area Beaches Grade Well for Safe Swimming (SF Gate)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Get out your snorkel and wet suit. The water quality of most Bay Area beaches is cleaner, and safer for swimming, than it has been in years, according to a study released Wednesday. More than 90 percent of Bay Area beaches received top grades in the annual report by Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica [...]
Continue reading...Communities Prepare for National Drinking Water Week
Monday, May 3, 2010
May 2-8 is National Drinking Water Week 2010, an annual celebration of the world’s most precious natural resource, according to the Denver-based American Water Works Association (AWWA), which has sponsored the event for 35 years. The theme for the week is “Only Tap Water Delivers,” and during the week participating communities will offer educational events [...]
Continue reading...Bill to Ban Water Softeners Passes CA Assembly
Friday, September 11, 2009
SACRAMENTO, CA — In what one newspaper called “a jab at the Culligan Man,” the California Assembly this week passed a bill, known as AB 1366, that will give local government agencies more power to ban residential water softeners and remove existing ones, The Los Angeles Times reported September 10. AB 1366, sponsored by Assemblyman [...]
Continue reading...California’s Camp Pendleton unveils system to reuse treated wastewater (LA Times)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Camp Pendleton officials Wednesday formally dedicated an upgraded water treatment system that includes one of Southern California’s most ambitious uses of recycled water. As part of a $48.8-million upgrade, treated wastewater will now be used on landscaping, horse pastures and the base golf course. Plans are to expand the water use to carwashes and to [...]
Continue reading...Dozens of Malibu firms, facilities cited for alleged water quality violations
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Notices of violation and orders to comply were sent after a regional board’s staff began finding trouble spots while researching whether to prohibit septic tanks in the Civic Center area. (Courtesy LA Times) The Malibu Country Mart, Malibu Colony Plaza, Cross Creek Plaza and Serra Retreat Center were among more than three dozen businesses and [...]
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- LADWP Plans 37% Rate Hike Over 4 Years to Cover Cost Increases (LA Times)
- Where Does Los Angeles' Water Come From?
- Busting Common Soft Water Myths
- Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card: Los Angeles Water Quality Remains Worst in California
- PWQA urges action against new California water softener-ban bill (AB1366)
- Bill to Ban Water Softeners Passes CA Assembly
- What's The Right Water Treatment System For Me?
- California's Nitrate Problem Grows Unchecked (SF Chronicle)
- Several Orange County Beaches Still Closed After Sewage Spill
- Big California snowpack no panacea for water users (San Jose Mercury News)
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- Know Your Contaminant: Atrazine
- EPA Testing for Carcinogenic Contaminants in Burbank/Glendale Groundwater
- NSF Develops Methods to Certify Quality of Water Filter Bottles, But Are They Missing The Point?
- Oregon Energy Firm Aims To Use Water To Create Volcanic Energy
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak At WI Hospital Was Spread Via Water Sculpture
- Study Argues There’s No Difference Between Recycled Wastewater and Tap Water.
- How Banana Peels Are Able To Treat Contaminated Water
- WaterCop Automatic Water Shut-Off System Puts Leaks On A Leash
- Southern California Water Supply Report 2012
- Water Condition & Purification Magazine Profiles Rayne Water Systems
Monday, September 26, 2011
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