Tag: policy
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Some curious things about water management
Chicken photo courtesy of Jose Maria Plazaola, Wikimedia Commons user. Water management is often very different from what we think intuitively, or what we have been taught. Here are some examples. 1. Most water decisions are local. Water policy and management discussions often seem to assume that state and federal government decisions and funding are the…
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Smart Water Policies to Achieve Urban Water Security
Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/helicopter-ride-flight-exciting-1218974/ Traditionally, urban water managers have relied on large-scale, supply-side infrastructural projects to meet increased demands for water. This supply-side approach is under increasing pressure from a variety of mega-trends. To enhance urban water security, water managers are turning toward demand-side management. By Robert C. Brears Traditionally, urban water managers, faced with increasing demand…
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Can Deepwater Aquaculture Avoid the Pitfalls of Coastal Fish Farms?
An open-ocean fish farm in Hawaii. Courtesy of Bryce Groark Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems. Now, U.S. aquaculture advocates – backed by mainstream conservation groups – are saying that locating well-run operations out in the ocean could produce sustainable food and protect wild stocks from overfishing. Donna Lanzetta has a…
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Wisconsin DNR Sets Hearing on Foxconn Water Diversion
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public hearing on Racine officials’ request to pull 7 million gallons daily from Lake Michigan for a Foxconn Technology Group plant. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The public will get a chance to sound off in March about Racine officials’ request to pull 7 million gallons of…
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Rep. John Forbes: Iowa water quality bill is watered down
The House along a mostly party line vote passed a watered-down Iowa water quality bill — an effort that even a member of the majority party said showed a lack of leadership and integrity. Iowa’s water quality problem is well documented. Des Moines, Urbandale and other communities battle to provide safe drinking water to their…
