Category: Solutions
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$321 million to improve Hudson water quality — Riverkeeper
Water quality in the Hudson River and its tributaries will benefit from a $320.8 million investment announced by Gov. Cuomo this week. Made possible by the landmark commitments to improving water infrastructure by New York State lawmakers, 36 projects will be funded in the Hudson River watershed, with the help of $53.3 million in state…
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Benefits of Groundwater Recharge Demonstrated in Lodi Vineyards
Costa Vineyards in Lodi is successfully using groundwater recharge in this 14-acre Zinfandel block. Photo: Ted Rieger Groundwater is a major source of irrigation water for California agriculture and is increasingly being managed and regulated to address the overdrafting of aquifers in many of the state’s groundwater basins. The ability to capture and store water…
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Boxed water replaces plastic at Princeton
Environmentally friendlier packaging is a transitional step as the school looks for a more permanent alternative to landfill-clogging traditional plastic bottles. Princeton University Dining is boxing out environmentally wasteful plastic water bottles with…um, boxes. That’s right, boxed water. Similar to cardboard cartons of milk, the containers come in half-liter and one-liter sizes and are priced…
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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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Almond Farms Keep Growing, Keep Moving on Water Conservation
Photo: Modesto farmer Nick Blom stands in his 5-acre almond orchard intentionally flooded with stormwater as an experiment to restore the depleted aquifer in January 2016. This is one of many measures the almond industry is taking to restore and conserve water. Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee California grows 80 percent of…
