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UNC Study Reports Effective Well Management Strategy for Clean Drinking Water

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's (UNC) Water Institute and Water and Sanitation for Africa has conducted a new study on the usability of wells that were drilled for drinking water. These wells remained in use when the community members had the training to fix wells and were also collecting fees for repair and maintenance.

3 Sep 2014

Reduced Water Scarcity Possible by 2050 According to Utrecht and McGill University Scientists

Water scarcity is a major issue across the globe. According to scientists from Utrecht and McGill University, water scarcity can be reduced by the year 2050.

1 Sep 2014

Water Replenishment District Board Unanimously Supports California Proposition 1 – the $7.5 Billion Water Bond

At Thursday's meeting of the Water Replenishment District, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to support California Proposition 1 – the $7.5 billion water bond approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Aug. 13 which voters will be asked to approve on California's November ballot.

25 Aug 2014

Three New Events to Take Place at 6th International Conference on Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring

The organisers of WWEM 2014, the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition, have announced three exciting new events that will take place during this year’s show. Building on a monitoring theme, there will be two new Forums focusing on Flow Monitoring and SMART Water, in addition to an Apprentice Instrumentation Competition.

31 Jul 2014

International Research Team Calculates Water Flows Around the Dead Sea

Tel Aviv/Halle, Saale. The drinking water resources on the eastern, Jordanian side of the Dead Sea could decline severe as a result of climate change than those on the western, Israeli and Palestinian side.

24 Jul 2014

New Collaborative Project Aims to Train Researchers for Integrated Water Catchment Management

A collaborative European Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) project that includes researchers from the University of Bristol aims to train high calibre PhD and postdoctoral researchers with a comprehensive understanding of water quality processes, uncertainty issues and decision making strategies for integrated water catchment management.

7 Jul 2014

IHG'S Green Engage Program Helps Hotels Address Drought Conditions in California

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces that IHG's patented Green Engage® program, the online sustainability program used by more than 2,700 IHG-branded hotels worldwide, is helping hotels address the drought conditions in California.

28 Jun 2014

Market Outlook Report on Hydropower in China

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in China, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 - Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Company Profiles.

26 Jun 2014

Abengoa Selected to Develop Intelligent Water Management Network in Denizli, Turkey

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the municipal water authority of the city of Denizli, Turkey, to develop an intelligent network of supply and sewerage pipelines covering nearly 250 kilometers (km).

21 May 2014

NASA-CNES Sign Agreement to Implement Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission

NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) have agreed to jointly build, launch, and operate a spacecraft to conduct the first-ever global survey of Earth's surface water and to map ocean surface height with unprecedented detail.

5 May 2014