drought Archives - Page 3 of 9 - Environment + Energy Leader

Water Recycling Required in San Francisco Large Buildings

July 10, 2015July 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Developers in San Francisco must install water recycling systems on large, new buildings in the city per an ordinance unanimously approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The vote happens as California enters its fourth year of record drought. Other cities are trying similar water reuse strategies to conserve ... Read more »

Sensus Smart Water Network Helps Dry California Conserve Water

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sensus’ smart water network is helping the city of Fountain Valley in drought-stricken California conserve water and prevent leaks. The Southern California city has set a city-wide water reduction goal of 20 percent. Mark Sprague, the city’s utilities manager, says the smart water network — including the FlexNet communication system, ... Read more »

Xylem Provides Water Reuse AOP Technology for Indirect Potable Reuse

June 4, 2015June 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Water technology company Xylem has been commissioned to deliver a water reuse system to help increase the supply of purified, recycled water in Los Angeles. Xylem’s Wedeco MiPRO photo Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) will ensure that the City of Los Angeles Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant complies with California’s groundwater ... Read more »

Toro Irrigation Helps California Golf Courses Meet Water Reduction Mandate

May 27, 2015May 26, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Toro Company, with its irrigation business based in California, is helping the state’s golf courses meet the mandated 25 percent statewide reduction in water use. Monterey, California’s Poppy Hills Golf Course, owned and operated by the Northern California Golf Association, completely renovated and upgraded its irrigation system last year ... Read more »

Walmart Sources Bottled Water from Dry California

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart is the latest company under pressure to stop sourcing its bottled water from drought-stricken California. According to an investigation by CBS13 in Sacramento, Walmart’s bottled water comes from the Sacramento municipal water supply. CBS says Aquafina, Crystal Geyser, Arrowhead and Dasani also sell bottled water drawn from California municipal ... Read more »

Starbucks Moves Bottled Water Production out of California

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Starbucks has announced it will stop sourcing and manufacturing its Ethos Water in California due to the drought. The company says starting this month and over the next six months, it will move production to its Pennsylvania supplier, while also exploring alternatives to transition to a new source and supplier ... Read more »

Fuel Prices, Drought Prompting Builders to Seek Green Building Certification

May 12, 2015May 11, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volatile fuel prices, prolonged droughts and climate change are prompting increasing numbers of home builders to seek green building certifications, reports Builder magazine. The overall number of Builder 100 respondents — the top 100 builders in the US — that report they meet green building standards such as LEED for ... Read more »

STW Resources Demos its Desalination Technology

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

STW Resources Holding subsidiary, STW Water Process & Technologies, will this week conduct a demonstration of its exclusively licensed Salttech Dynamic Vapor Recompression (DyVaR) zero liquid discharge (ZLD) water processing technology at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The desalination demonstration is one of several presentations STW Water has ... Read more »

$235 Million Available for Water Conservation Projects

May 6, 2015May 5, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Department of Agriculture has announced up to $235 million available for water conservation partnerships. The funding, which aims to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability, is being made available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, part of ... Read more »

Despite Drought, Water Tech Investments Decline

April 30, 2015April 29, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Silicon Valley investors aren’t opening their pocketbooks for water and wastewater technology startups, despite California’s worsening drought and water restrictions imposed by Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this month. The New York Times reports new investments in water startups declined 39 percent last year to $358 million, with the number of ... Read more »

Desalination Tech Offers Drought Relief with Economic, Environmental Benefits

April 28, 2015April 27, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Effluent Free Desalination Corp. says its new desalination technology can produce fresh water economically, in abundance and without adverse environmental consequences such as concentrated brine discharge. The company says a mobile demonstration prototype will be completed by the end of the year, setting the stage for developing utility-scale facilities. EFD’s ... Read more »

WaterPulse Slashes Plant Retailers’, Growers’ Water Use Up to 70%

April 22, 2015April 21, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

WaterPulse says its commercial irrigation system improves plant quality, cuts water consumption and reduces company expenses. Improper care from over or under watering can lead to the loss of more than 30 percent of a plant retailer’s product, costing greenhouses, nurseries and retail horticulture stores millions of dollars, the company ... Read more »

E+E Leader delivered to your inbox

E+E Leader delivered to your inbox

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY! NEXT TIME LET US COME TO YOU:

Sign up for our newsletter