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WATER NEWS
July 2010
The carbon footprint of tap water
Index Rates Nations Facing 'Extreme' Water Security Risks
Consumers Save Money, Water with EPA's WaterSense Program
Study Finds Dry Cities Have Cheap Water
June 2010
Water is Life! >> more
EPA Proposes Updating Drinking Water Rule to Better Protect Public Health >> more
Thirsty? Try a glass of skywater >> more
Discovery May Lead To Safer Drinking Water, Cheaper Medicine >> more
EPA is proposing to revise the 1989 Total Coliform Rule >> more
When Water and Energy Collide >> more
Upper Delaware Named America's Most Endangered River >> more
NASA Satellite To Help Monitor Water Consumption >> more
Is Water Running Out? >> more
May 2010
Water-Related Conflicts Set To Escalate >> more
Safe on-Site Reuse of Greywater for Irrigation - A Critical Review of Current Guidelines >> more
America's Thirstiest Cities >> more
April 2010
Ace Roto-Mold Introduces New Low Profile Cistern Tanks >> more
Novato offering rebates to residents to conserve water >> more
March 2010
DENR urges adoption of rainwater harvesting >> more
Coca-Cola expands water partnership with USAID >> more
Future Water Supplies Seriously Challenged >> more
Chino Valley looking at RWH ordinance >> more
Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would Be Costly >> more
EPA rates showerheads >> more
Wasting water may land you behind bars >> more
Illinois rainwater harvesting bill passes first hurdle >> more
Utah OKs rainwater harvesting >> more
Stopping Household Leaks Can Save Enough Water to Sustain Colorado Consumers for Nearly Three Years >> more
February 2010
Dual-flush fixtures offer significant water savings >> more
Free market water - the impact >> more
Water rates continue to rise >> more
January 2010
Job creation potential from rainwater harvesting cannot be ignored >> more
New immigrant looks to make rainwater harvesting popular >> more
Australian water crisis offers clues for California >> more
As temperatures fall, taps dry up >> more
'Put rainwater harvesting in new homes' >> more
America's Dwindling Water Supply >> more
IPS considers challenges of rainwater harvesting >> more
Rainwater Harvesting Systems for high water tables and shallow excavation areas >> more
It’s legal to collect your own rain >> more
December 2009
Survey Finds Virtually All Building Professionals Concerned about Water Conservation >> more
Experiences with Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater >> more
EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes >> more
Water And Energy Nexus Critical To Climate Change >> more
APMO GTC finalizes green supplement >> more
Paying for water with power >> more
Report focuses on role of water, rainwater harvesting in sustainable design >> more
HGCD committee approves conservation plan >> more
November 2009
Agriculture can adapt to climate change >> more
EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites >> more
A Comparison of Bottled and Tap Water Using Life Cycle Analysis >>more
ONGC in India makes rainwater harvesting compulsory >> more
Top 5 Green Building Products for Homes at GreenBuild 2009 >> more
tru2earth makes the tru2earth Life Cycle Roof Tile >>more
EPA Cites 14 Municipalities For Stormwater Violations >>more
It's Raining Money >>more
Council OKs landscape code, includes Rainwater Harvesting >> more
Rainwater Is Safe To Drink >> more
Collection systems are simple, cheap and easy to put together >> more
For millenniums, Yemen preserved traditions of rainwater collection and shallow wells >> more
More Water Rate Increases on the Way >> more
California lawmakers pass historic water package >> more
Americans Using Less Water >> more
Foothills man retrofits home to use rainwater >> more
Conserving soil in the wake of climate change >> more
October 2009
Soggy spots can prove a valuable resource >> more
Up on the roof tops- green and growing >> more
Washington State clarifies muddy rain collecting law >> more
High schools to integrate rainwater harvesting in science curriculum >> more
Chloride in Groundwater and Surface Water >> more
New ARCSA and American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Rainwater Catchment Design and Installation Standards >> more
Breaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water >> more
Rain Shocked >> more
September 2009
Rainwater Harvesting and Energy Use study by NRDC >> more
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian
Restoration More Important than Ever >> more
August 2009
Santa Fe Offers Rebates >> more
CA Residential 'gray water' rules eased >> more
Goodbye Pools, Lawns and a Whole Lot More >> more
EPA Offers Water Saving Tips >> more
A First for Rainwater Harvesting >> more
One Size Doesn't Fit All >> more
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July 2009
Texas Scorched by Worst Drought in 50 Years >> more
Los Angeles Invites Residents and Businesses to Participate in City's New On-Site Rainwater Harvesting Program >> more
Future Of Western Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change >> more
New law legalizes rain catchment >> more
Rain barrels turn into art >> more
New law legalizes rain catchment >> more
E=H2O >> more
Water Needs Electricity Needs Water >> more
Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India. >> more
Major project under way beneath new Gates Foundation >> more
Multinational company goes for rainwater in big way >> more
CO allows limited RWH, changes 120 year old law >> more
Southern Nevada Water Authority continues to block serious water management plans >>more
Graywater Primer >> more
Graywater study results can't be processed fast enough >> more
$260M in economic recovery investments to help California >> more
De-Watering Wyoming >> more
Lawton water rates could go up 75 percent >> more
What's In Your Water?: Disinfectants Create Toxic By-Products >> more
Changing climate will lead to devastating loss of phosphorus from soil >> more
LA Latest to Raise Rates >> more
Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions >> more
Nitrate levels high in drinking water due to lack of rain >> more
Water Quality of Potential Concern in US Private Wells >> more
Catching Raindrops Can Make You an Outlaw>> more
As climate changes, is water the new oil? >> more
New watering source is surfacing >> more
Forum Moves Water Higher Up Global Priority List > > more
UN Warns Action Needed to Prevent Water Crisis > more
Santa Fe water rates go up and up >> more
Rainwater Irrigation for Golf Courses>> more
Rainwater harvesting on a growth spurt.>> more
Yet Another 'Footprint' to Worry About: Water >> more
Water rates may go up by 700 percent >> more
Las Vegas running dry >> more
AQUIFERS IN DECLINE >> more
New Video: Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In >> more
AQUIFERS IN DECLINE >> more
Buena Park water rates will go up 20% next month >> more
Rainwater could save BISD big bucks >> more
EPA Releases Rainwater Harvesting Handbook >> more
AWE Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding
Forming a Water Efficiency Research Coalition >> more
Significant Purity Differences among Leading Brands of Bottled Water >> more
Bush Administration Covered Up 500+ Blocked Water Pollution Cases >> more
AWE Advises Obama's Transition Team on Investment in Water Efficiency >> more
The High Cost of High Pressure >> more
Pennsylvania American Water today
requested that customers voluntarily reduce water consumption by 5 percent
>> more
San Diego Homeowners to get a Water Budget >> more
Warming to cut Colorado water supply>> more
Green Roof Study Finds Vast Performance Differences for Cooling and Water Handling Abilities>> more
More rate increases on the way>> more
Cactus Goo Makes Water Safe >> more
Rainwater harvesting saves water, breaks the law >> more
Starbuck's with Water to Burn>> more
RainTube and Rainwater H2OG form alliance to market innovative Rainwater Rescue solutions>> more
Australia desal and water tank wars >> more
New Virtual Water Study attempts to measure water foot print >> more
Penn State Public Broadcasting Documentary on Nation’s Deteriorating Water Infrastructure >> more
City enacts strongest water restriction ever >> more
Spain may be a glimpse into our conservaton future >> more
Alta, Utah sees 25% rate rate >> more
Energy is Water >> more
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As
the trend toward environmental awareness continues in both the
private and public sector, more and more zero and low-impact buildings
are being designed and built. Most of these projects are focused
primarily on electrical energy usage, with water use as an afterthought.
This is especially so for commercial buildings - with one noteable
exception: the 60L office building in Melbourne, Australia,
which was designed with water efficiency as an integral part of
the design.
Our
water tanks and water treatment are highly visible on the ground
floor of the building - a conscious effort was made to ensure
that water was truly an icon issue for the building."
The
rain is collected from the roof, stored in two tanks on
the ground floor, filtered, and then sterilized prior to use by
tenants in taps and showers. Rainfall from the roof is harvested,
then transferred into the holding tanks via a 'Syfonic' system,
which uses gravity to create a syphon effect, which means water
transfer is faster and pipe diameter can be greatly reduced.
