Even the appliances we use today have been updated to address issues surrounding water conservation. It's relatively easy to install a low-flow toilet or a low-flow shower head, but saving money on washing clothing is much more challenging. One startup company, AquaFresco, is attempting to make...
Though our planet is covered with water much of it is undrinkable because it is salt water. With growing concern about the availability of fresh water in many communities across the country, there has been more talk about building desalination plants, but these require a...
For many organizations such as San Diego-based non-profit San Diego Coastkeeper, raising awareness about clean water has been a long hard road. The organization works to pressure government into repairing and replacing old sewer and water lines, as well as corporations to get them to...
University students were challenged to develop innovative devices that can be used to remotely monitor the Chattahoochee River Designs submitted by Michael Sotiriou from Suffolk County Community College and John Marshall from Virginia Tech selected as the winners The devices will enable Chattahoochee Riverkeeper,...
If you live in the Atlanta Metro Area, then you've got really good odds that your drinking water comes from the Chattahoochee River. As Atlanta's population grows, the demands on the river are going up, and that's been causing a long-standing water war with neighboring...
Earlier this month, we discussed the water quality issues that residents of Flint, Michigan were facing. It turns out that the situation is much more dire than it first appeared. The elevated levels of lead that were found in the water were also showing up...
Today with concerns over water quality at an all-time high across the country, we love hearing about solutions that both industry and communities think up to help improve our precious water resources. After concerns over recent algae blooms in the Ohio River and Lake Erie due...
What happens when a city changes how it gets its water and the change is definitely not for the better? Residents of the city of Flint, Michigan are finding this out after a recent report revealed that children living in the city showed elevated levels of...
The issue of having clean water affects everyone, no matter where they live in the world. Thinking about water purification in new ways by using available materials was what inspired Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai and helped the 14-year-old student from India win the Google Science...
In Baltimore City, members of the community celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the opening of the city’s first water filtration plant. Even after 100 years and many upgrades to the system, the original filter tanks that are housed inside the red brick building built...