When the captain announced the plane’s descent, I put my book down and peered out the window as I always do. I saw sand dunes first, leading my eye to a small…
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In 2009, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced the formation of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability (BRP) to focus on water conservation and…
This article discussed commonly used terms relating to water reuse as well as explains the treatment, water qulaity, regulation, and acceptible uses of…
Increasing demands on limited water resources have made wastewater recycling (reclamation or reuse) an attractive option for extending water supplies.…
I have been traveling internationally much of the time since my sabbatical started at the end of February. I spent just over one month in Israel as a Lady…
Dr. Sharon B. Megdal discusses groundwater governance issues related to her international travels. I have been traveling internationally much of the…
This report focuses on the economic impacts caused by polluted urban runoff, also known as “stormwater,” a significantly growing source of water pollution in…
Sustainable water management is a critical concern in the semi-arid portions of the American Southwest. This paper explains the decentralized approach to water…
The USA and Mexico have initiated comprehensive assessment of 4 of the 18 aquifers underlying their 3000 km border. Binational management of groundwater is not…
Peter Gleick, an international water expert and president of the Pacific Institute, describes sustainable water use as “the use of water that supports…
The fourth edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR4), ‘Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk’ was recently launched at the 6th World Water…
La cuarta edición del Informe sobre el Desarrollo de los Recursos Hídricos en el Mundo (WWDR4), "La gestión del agua en un contexto de incertidumbre y riesgo…
Global Water Brigades (GWB) is a program under Global Brigades, the largest student-led, non-profit, sustainable development organization in the world. Global…
This chapter develops the story of the Central Arizona Project as an example of the large-scale, long-distance water conveyance projects that have enabled…
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