Water Recycling
November 4, 2009--California Legislature passes state water conservation bill (Los Angeles Times)
The state Legislature finished with one piece of a multi-part water package Tuesday when the Assembly approved a bill mandating a statewide drop in per capita water use. Lawmakers were headed for another long night, with the Assembly expected to take up several other measures approved by the Senate in a midnight session Monday, including a massive water bond.
September 13, 2009--Partisan apprehensions sink water reform package (Los Angeles Times)
Eleventh-hour
discord over a huge bond proposal sank an ambitious legislative water
package that would have brought some resolution to one of California's
most contentious issues.
August 3, 2009--Reclaimed water picture anything but transparent (Washington Park Profile)
Despite unanimous public opposition, by July 2000 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Metro Wastewater had struck a deal for toxic ground water from the former Lowry landfill to travel through Au
- Colorado
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Denver Water
- Denver Water Recycled Water Program
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Ferril Lake
- Groundwater
- Landfill
- Metro Wastewater
- Nuclear Waste
- Press Clippings
- Sewers
- Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Water Contamination
- Water Pollution
- Water Quality
- Water Recycling
August 2, 2009--Developer seeks rain-capture system (Denver Post)
Smethills hopes Sterling Ranch will be one of 10 pilot residential developments to get statehouse approval for a rainwater collection system for use in the development.
July 25, 2009--City scientists, CSU Extension help with water reuse study (Grand Junction Sentinel)
In the near future, states such as Colorado may rely on “gray water,” which is a term for water already used once in showers, baths, bathroom sinks and washing machines.
July 18, 2009--California may ease gray-water restrictions (L.A. Times)
California may soon adopt more lenient rules allowing residents to recycle water from their clothes washers, showers and other household sources for use in their gardens.
July 10, 2009--Study urged on water demands of next-generation biofuel feedstocks (NY Times)
Extensive studies are needed to understand the water needs of biofuel production from cellulosic feedstocks or other next-generation sources, federal auditors said in a preliminary report released yesterda
July 6, 2009--Dry California sucks up federal water recycling dollars (Environmental News Service)
Drought-stricken California is receiving 98 percent of the Recovery Act funding announced nationally for water recycling projects, according to federal and state water officials.
- Agriculture
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- California
- California Department of Water Resources
- California State Water Project
- Central Valley Project
- Delta Smelt
- Drought
- Endangered Species
- Groundwater
- Infrastructure
- Irrigation
- Press Clippings
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Wastewater
- Water Conservation
- Water Crisis
- Water Recycling
- Water Supply
June 4, 2009--Keys to an eco-conscious carwash (Washington Post)
If you decide to go to a commercial carwash, look for one that recycles its wash water. Depending on how efficient the system is, anywhere from 10 to 80 percent of the water can be reused.
