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Millions of Americans Are In Water Debt
September 18th, 2023
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report that more than 1.5 Million residential customers Owe $1.1 Billion to their water departments: Margurite McNeill, a Black woman who is 83, lives in a brick-sided, two-story house in Northwest Baltimore that her husband bought a half century ago. Soft spoken and composed, McNeill recalled changes in the […]
Read more »Las Vegas Asking Companies That Want To Move or Expand How Much Water They Will Use
September 18th, 2023
Via Business Insider, a look at how Las Vegas is asking companies that want to move or expand there to show how much water they plan to use: Las Vegas is trying to balance economic growth and water conservation. The city is evaluating how much water a new businesses will use before green lighting them. Conserving […]
Read more »South Africa: Race-Based Quotas for Water Licences Worry Farmers
September 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how South Africa’s ruling ANC has drafted a water licence bill that is seen by some as being race-based and threatening to agriculture: Farmer Dirk Kegta is frustrated that to get new water-drawing rights from the Vaal River in South Africa’s maize belt in the Free State […]
Read more »Heat, Drought and Population Growth Have Stressed Texas Aquifers
September 17th, 2023
Via the Texas Tribune, a report on how diminishing springs and aquifers due to heat, drought and high for water demand highlight the urgency for Central Texas conservation districts to prioritize climate-focused management, potentially involving reduced pumping for sustainability: Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. […]
Read more »Water-Starved Saudi Confronts Desalination’s Heavy Toll
September 17th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a look at how water-starved Saudi Arabia is confronting desalination’s heavy toll: Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern Saudi Arabia, a step towards making the notoriously emissions-heavy process less environmentally taxing. The Jazlah plant in Jubail city applies the latest technological advances […]
Read more »Big Tech Had a Water Problem Long Before ChatGPT
September 16th, 2023
Via PC Mag, a look at how data centers that run ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard consume huge amounts of water, but tech companies reported double-digit spikes in water use before these chatbots even existed: ChatGPT is making headlines for the enormous amount of water it uses, but water consumption in the tech industry has been an […]
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