WQA wishes to announce that Interim Executive Director Tom Palkon is no longer with the Association, effective Thursday, September 4th.
Category: General
General articles about water, chemistry, industry, water quality improvement, business, and politics
California’s Plan to Harvest Rain & Stormwater
A well-designed, installed and maintained rainwater harvesting system can provide significant amounts of high-quality water. Given an average 12 inches of annual Southern California precipitation, a 1,500-square-foot residential roof could collect over 10,000 gallons annually; and for a 100,000 ft2 commercial building, the quantity is over 700,000 gallons.
Nitrate in well water: What is it, and what do you do? – NGWA
Nitrates are nitrogen-oxygen compounds that serve as essential nutrients for plants, which absorb them from the soil. The largest source of nitrates are fertilizers used on crops. Animal and human waste also contains nitrogen in the form of ammonia.
Spotlight: Ozone at Home
While ozone has consistently proven itself as a highly effective water treatment technology in residential and commercial applications, relatively few dealers will deploy ozone for(more…)
Open Forum on Microcystin Contamination
In response to the microcystin contamination in Toledo, Ohio, the WQA Water Sciences Committee is hosting an online meeting/conference call to share information and have a technical discussion regarding this event.