A fresh water perspective from Africa
The borehole well has an electric-powered pump, so power outages also mean water outages. I had bottled water to drink, but then I realized that no power means I can’t…
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Water Deeply: What Lake Mead’s Record Low Means for California
For Glen MacDonald, the John Muir memorial chair in geography and former director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, the May…
Recycled water is good for your health
For decades, recycling has been a focal point for environmentalists. And yet California—a state known for its progressive, earth-friendly ethos—has been slow to recycle an important and scarce resource: water.…
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LA’s Water Resource Future Workshop Series
New research shows that reusing waste water comes with net health benefits.
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50 Shades of Graywater: Recycling Graywater Worth the Effort, Says New UCLA Study
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor Most Los Angeles households have bins and services for recycling their paper, plastic and even their yard waste. But in this time of extreme drought…
