Water waste is hard on our water supply and our sustainability. Reducing water waste in the kitchen is not as hard as you might think. Some simple steps can help you be more sustainable and efficient in your water use. Want to reduce water waste in your kitchen? Here’s how. Good Housekeeping gives the following […]
Climate change will force some farmers to choose between lower crop yields and unstable production, according to a new Cornell and Washington State University study. This dilemma stems from risk exposure to water shortages and higher temperatures that will likely push crop yields down in areas that rely on irrigation water that includes seasonal snowpack. […]
Cattle-feed crops account for 23 percent of water consumption in the US and are rapidly becoming a major driver of water shortages across the country. Crops like alfalfa and hay which are fed to cattle end up as beef and dairy products. Those crops require a lot of irrigation and are often grown in arid […]
After years of effort, the Trump administration’s EPA rolled back the Obama-era rule to clarify the Clean Water Act and replaced it with a new water rule that could increase pollution. Called the Navigable Waters Act, the new rule narrows the definition of waters that can be protected by eliminating many small streams and wetlands […]
Between 4,000 and 12,000 domestic water wells could go dry over the next 20 years if California state groundwater sustainability plans are enacted, according to a new report released by the Water Foundation. The sustainability plans were created to help bring the Central Valley’s depleted groundwater aquifers into balance, per the California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. […]
The Lake Powell water level reached capacity in the 1980s. Created in the 1920s to store Colorado River water to be used for farms, homes and businesses, capacity calculations for the reservoir were based on a now changed set of assumptions about precipitation and water availability. Those capacity assumptions are the basis of the amount […]
A new report about drinking water policy just released by the Water Foundation and the US Water Alliance that was based on roundtables held around the country found that “despite regional differences, leaders face many shared challenges, and winning coalitions and campaigns have approached drinking water challenges in some similar ways,” yet they face similar obstacles […]
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lacks access to adequate handwashing facilities, even though handwashing is an effective way to help prevent spreading COVID-19. In Asian countries many people lack access to clean water or handwashing facilities, although it varies by country and region within countries. Southeast Asia has more handwashing facilities than […]
Use of Colorado River water in the river’s lower basin fell to a 33-year low in 2019. Arizona, California, and Nevada consumed just over 6.5 million acre-feet last year, about 1 million acre-feet less than the states are entitled to use under Colorado River Compact. River water consumption hasn’t been that low since 1986. “It […]
