Category: Solutions
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6 Colorado Kids Making a Difference
Twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao of Lone Tree. Photo courtesy Eliza Donley Nolte Meet six remarkable Colorado tweens and teens who are making a positive impact in their community. A Push for Safer Water Gitanjali Rao, 12, Lone Tree “I heard about the Flint water crisis, and it was appalling to me,” says 12-year-old Gitanjali Rao (pictured…
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A Water-Smart Future Is Just Around the Block
Many locations around the world are implementing inspirational projects to encourage the wise use of water while enhancing resilience to climate change and ensuring resource efficiency. Harvesting stormwater runoff The City of Santa Monica’s Los Amigos Park Storm Water Harvesting and Direct Use Demonstration Project involves capturing stormwater runoff from a storm drain near the…
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Irrigating wine crops is no longer sustainable!
Linda Johnson-Bell makes the case for ‘Dry-Farming’ As water becomes more scarce, the wine industry will come under more and more pressure to stop irrigating and move towards completely sustainable water management and usage. Linda Johnson-Bell is a wine author and critic who sees the writing on the wall for producers who tap water supplies…
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Fix a Leak Week
Leaks Can Run, but They Can’t Hide Are you ready to chase down leaks? Household leaks can waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide, so each year we hunt down the drips during Fix a Leak Week. Mark your calendars for EPA’s annual Fix a Leak Week, March 18 through 24, 2019—but remember…
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Six water companies back sanitary disposal bag initiative
Six of the UK’s major water companies have joined an initiative to distribute disposal bags which encourage customers to put sanitary items in the bin rather than flushing them. Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water, Northern Ireland Water and Yorkshire Water are now offering FabLittleBag to their customers as part of their…
