Salt Lake City is not immune to the realities of the climate change crisis and our recent below average snowfall is a clear sign of that. We are doing everything we can to address this problem for the short and long term.
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Water Week 2015 – National Policy Forum
A broad array of municipal, state and regional water sector groups from communities across the country will come together to advocate for national policies that advance clean and safe waters, additional water supplies, and a healthy sustainable environment. They will share perspectives, collaborate on solutions, meet with Congress and federal regulators, and celebrate achievements. Water Week 2015 will inform and inspire local, state, and national leaders about the considerable value the water sector brings to environmental protection, economic development, and job creation.
Governor Brown issues mandatory water usage reductions
SACRAMENTO – Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced actions(more…)
Petition to Support Rainwater Harvesting
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: . . . stimulate the emerging rainwater-harvesting industry, creating new jobs in design, installation, education, R&D, sales, plumbing, landscaping, roofing, monitoring and maintenance, which could propel the U.S. to international leadership, with compounding fiscal benefits.
ANSI Certification for Type-I Environmental Labeling
The Water Quality Association (WQA) has become the first and only certification body in the world to receive American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation to certify products for environmental conscientiousness.
Chlorine in Sewage Treatment Could Promote Antibiotic Resistance
Chlorine, may be failing to eliminate pharmaceuticals from wastes. As a result, trace levels are discharged from the plants into waterways. Scientists are now reporting that chlorine treatment may encourage the formation of new, unknown antibiotics that could enter the environment, potentially contributing to the problem of antibiotic resistance.