Saving Water for a Sustainable Future: A Practical Guide
An Introduction to Global Water Wastage There are many aspects of daily living that have the power to impact the environment negatively. When taking into account every household, business, and service, these factors then have the power to increase environmental damage on a momentous, global scale. Water waste is just one example of a damaging environmental factor, but it's an extremely significant one. It's very important for individuals, households, and businesses alike to understand...
Aquanomics: New Research from GHD Reveals $3.7 Trillion Impact of Water Risk to the U.S. by 2050
First-of-its-kind research shows droughts, floods and storms could cause GDP loss of $5.6 trillion across seven countries by 2050 New research, launched today by global professional services company GHD, titled Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience reveals droughts, floods and storms could result in a total loss of $3.7 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) between 2022 and 2050. This is the largest dollar impact faced by any of the countries included in the s...
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Communities Reduce Vulnerability to Drought
Over $310 million investment will support 25 projects bringing water to more than 850,000 per year IRVINE, CA — Following a tour of the Syphon Reservoir Improvement Project at the Irvine Ranch Water District today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced the allocation of $309.8 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and $1 million in appropriated funding for the planning, design and constr...
Semtech’s LoRa® Devices and LoRaWAN® Standard Integrated Into IoT Ventures and Lacuna Space Water Monitoring System
New Zealand and South Pacific to utilize the LoRaWAN® standard to anticipate and mitigate droughts CAMARILLO, Calif., Aug. 18 2022 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced a collaboration with New Zealand’s IoT Ventures and global connectivity provider Lacuna Space. IoT Ventures has used Semtech’s LoRa® devices to develop its Drought Early Warning System, a network of low...
Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lakes Powell and Mead
WASHINGTON — As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department of the Interior today announced urgent action to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System, including commitments for continued engagement with impacted states and Tribes. The Bureau of Reclamation also released the Colorado River Basin August 2022 24-Month Study, which sets the annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2023 in light of critica...
Bureau of Reclamation & Freelancer.com launch a new $300,000 global innovation challenge
The Counting Every Drop Challenge seeks innovative designs for improved precipitation measurement devices SYDNEY, Australia - 16 August 2022 – Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN, OTCQX: FLNCF), the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, today announced a new innovation challenge with the Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Hosted by Reclamation, USDA NRCS and in partnership with GEO...
Water Agencies Applaud Governor Newsom’s New Water Supply Strategy
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Newsom announced a new water supply strategy focusing on accelerated infrastructure projects that would better prepare the State for perpetual years of drought and address the ongoing water supply crisis. The Solve the Water Crisis Coalition including more than 80 engaged water agencies supports the Governor’s leadership and steps forward in making urgently needed changes to California’s water system that secure an adequate and reliable water supply for today...
Friant-Kern Canal capacity-restoration project breaks ground
Stantec-designed canal improvement project in Central California will restore critical water supplies TULARE COUNTY, CA -NYSE, TSX: STN: The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources broke ground earlier this year on a $177 million construction project to restore capacity in a 10-mile portion of the Friant-Kern Canal in Central California. Global design firm Stantec is assisting the agencies on the critically needed multiphase Friant-Kern...
WaterIQ Taps Industry Veteran Jordan Meissner to Lead Newly Established Lake and Pond Division
Experienced leader to drive growth with environmentally safe, cost-effective, simple to install ultrasonic solutions to combat the growing algae and biofilm crisis WILSON, Wyo. – WaterIQ Technologies, the leader in next-generation ultrasonic solutions to combat harmful algae and biofilm without the use of chemicals, has appointed Jordan Meissner as Vice President of the WaterIQ Lake and Pond Division. Meissner will be responsible for providing leadership and strategy – working with dealers...
Duperon Corporation Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Wastewater solutions provider takes the lead on quality management Saginaw, Mich. – Duperon Corporation, a near 40-year old screening and solids handling equipment manufacturer, has been awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification for its systems and processes under ISO 9001:2015. This marked the company’s first ISO audit, which it completed with zero findings. The ISO is a global leader in developing standards across industries to keep products and pro...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
