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…)
Category: General
General articles about water, chemistry, industry, water quality improvement, business, and politics
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.
Fix a Leak Week 2015
Promoted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, March 16-22 marks 2015 Fix a Leak Week. this week focuses on helping consumers be aware of(more…)
National Groundwater Awareness Week 2015
About 44 percent of the U.S. population, and as much as 96 percent in rural areas, relies on groundwater for its drinking supply. Contaminated groundwater(more…)
