The Citizens Water Academy helps educate civic leaders and many graduates have gone on to become water agency board members in San Diego County. The application and nomination period remains open for the Fall 2019 class of the San Diego County Water Authority’s pioneering Citizens Water Academy. The closing date is September 16. More than […]
The U.S. EPA today released a draft plan to advance water reuse nationally at the WateReuse Association Symposium in San Diego. The National Water Reuse Action Plan identifies 46 proposed actions organized around 10 strategic objectives, including leadership and collaboration, to support the implementation of water reuse. “Forty states anticipate experiencing fresh water shortages in […]
Suez has begun to adjust the acidity of its water and increase the amount of an anti-corrosion chemical, in the company’s latest effort to lower the amount of lead leaching into some Bergen and Hudson county residents’ drinking water. It is the first time the company has changed the chemistry of its water since lead […]
In my last blog I emphasized both the imperative and the opportunities for ‘growing water’ on irrigated farms in water-scarce regions. As I come across more real-world examples from my research, I’ll share them through this blog (and please share your own stories). I recently became aware of an analysis conducted by the Yuma County Agriculture Water Coalition that […]
Citizens Water Academy ‘Inspiration’ For Water Agency Board Member
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe Citizens Water Academy helps educate civic leaders and many graduates have gone on to become water agency board members in San Diego County. The application and nomination period remains open for the Fall 2019 class of the San Diego County Water Authority’s pioneering Citizens Water Academy. The closing date is September 16. More than […]
EPA Action Plan To Boost Water Reuse Across U.S.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe U.S. EPA today released a draft plan to advance water reuse nationally at the WateReuse Association Symposium in San Diego. The National Water Reuse Action Plan identifies 46 proposed actions organized around 10 strategic objectives, including leadership and collaboration, to support the implementation of water reuse. “Forty states anticipate experiencing fresh water shortages in […]
Lead In NJ Drinking Water: Suez Adds More Anti-Corrosion Chemical To Water Supply
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /northjersey.comby Scott FallonSuez has begun to adjust the acidity of its water and increase the amount of an anti-corrosion chemical, in the company’s latest effort to lower the amount of lead leaching into some Bergen and Hudson county residents’ drinking water. It is the first time the company has changed the chemistry of its water since lead […]
Growing Water In the Desert
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Sustainable Waters by Brain RichterIn my last blog I emphasized both the imperative and the opportunities for ‘growing water’ on irrigated farms in water-scarce regions. As I come across more real-world examples from my research, I’ll share them through this blog (and please share your own stories). I recently became aware of an analysis conducted by the Yuma County Agriculture Water Coalition that […]