Mexico City is the Least Affordable Capital City for Drinking Water, ‘Affordability Index’ Reveals
The results of the 2017 Global Water Tariff Survey’s Affordability Index, published last month by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) and the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), have revealed that Mexico City residents spend around 3.71% of their household income on water bills, well above the 3% affordability threshold advised by the UNDP. The results are based on data collected for the 2017 Global Water Tariff Survey, and were released in a new White Paper entitled The Global Value of Water, pub...
WaterStep Installs Safe Water Systems in Puerto Rico
Louisville-based WaterStep is currently on the ground to help, arriving October 10th in the town of Vega Alta to provide water purification systems in 22 hard-hit and remote municipalities. WaterStep is working with the National Puerto Rican Leadership Council Education Fund (NPRLCEF) to conduct training sessions over the next few days to teach response workers how to install and operate the equipment. The ultimate goal is to install water purification systems in all 78 municipalities, bringing...
Bluewater Launches Clean Drinking Water Movement to Boost a Sustainable Future for Human and Ocean Health
Bluewater, a world leader in innovative, market-leading technologies delivering contaminant-free drinking water, today announced a strategic push to fast-track wider public access to purified drinking water and disrupt the global average’s industry reliance on single-use plastic bottles. Bengt Rittri, the Swedish environmental entrepreneur who founded the Stockholm-based company, said Bluewater is committing to reimagining point-of-use water delivery for homeowners and businesses alike. “We wa...
WaterStep Sends Safe Water Systems to Aid Hurricane Survivors in Puerto Rico
Louisville, KY - In order to combat the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Louisville-based organization WaterStep and the National Puerto Rico Leadership Council Education Fund (NPRLCEF) have joined forces to install water purification units in all 78 Puerto Rican municipalities. The first 22 water purification kits will be deployed to Puerto Rico next week to provide safe drinking water and disinfectant to those affected by Hurricane Maria. The kits...
New Study: Billions of People Drinking Micro Plastic Particles in Tap Water
Stockholm, Sweden – A wave of new studies in recent months have escalated knowledge about the extent of ocean, lake and river pollution by plastics. Now a new study, said to be the first of its kind, has discovered previously unknown plastic contamination in the tap water of cities around the world. “According to exclusive research by Orb Media, a top journalism site, and researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, microscopic plastic fibers are flowing out of taps fro...
New WRI Analysis Reveals Asia’s Poorest People Don’t Know if Their Water is Safe
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN —Industrial facilities release upwards of 400 million tons of toxic pollutants into the world’s waters each year. For many of Asia’s poorest communities who depend on local waterways for drinking, bathing, farming and fishing, they need to know whether their water is polluted or dangerously toxic. At a World Water Week Showcase event on August 30, WRI will release Thirsting for Justice: Transparency and Poor People’s Struggle for Clean Water in Indonesia, Mongolia and Thaila...
Guide Identifies State-by-State Opportunities, Barriers to Assisting Low-Income Water Customers
Washington, DC – To assist low-income households in the U.S. with rising water and wastewater rates, seven leading water associations issued a guide that assesses the feasibility of rate-funded customer assistance programs (CAPs) in each state. Water and wastewater rates in the United States are increasing sharply as utilities address aging water infrastructure, water treatment and regulatory compliance investments, and other expenses. The necessary rate increases are challenging for custome...
New Jersey Kangen Water Website Now Live — Garden State Residents Invited to Learn How to Enjoy Cleaner, Better Water Today
BRIDGETON, N.J., July 11, 2017 - With the official launch of New Jersey Kangen Water (http://www.newjerseykangenwater.com/), people in southern New Jersey can discover a superior solution for all their water needs — from drinking to cleaning to watering plants. A unique filtration process transforms ordinary tap water into a cleaner and better-tasting water called "Kangen Water." Residents who want better water today are encouraged to contact their local distributor, Maurice Bradley, and learn m...
Application Deadline Approaches for Water Well Projects in 15 Georgia Counties; Water Well Trust Seeks Low Income Households to Qualify for Remaining Grant Monies
WASHINGTON - The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, announced that it is still seeking eligible households from 15 counties in Georgia to receive new water wells or rehabilitate existing wells before available funding expires on September 30, 2017. The Water Well Trust (WWT) received a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a project to increase potable water availability to households...
A. O. Smith, The Water Council Partner Again to Sponsor 2017 BREW Corporate Technology Challenge
MILWAUKEE - Once again this year, A. O. Smith Corporation and The Water Council are partnering to identify and support entrepreneurs and start-ups developing innovative freshwater technologies through a global technology challenge, BREW Corporate: Powered by A. O. Smith. The challenge, which was announced this morning during the 2017 Water Leaders Summit in Milwaukee, will focus on three areas of interest to A. O. Smith: Water treatment - High-efficiency water treatment technologies t...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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