NEW YORK, October 14, 2013 – Water infrastructure in the United States is caught in a recurring cycle of debt and rate increases even as its condition and resilience continues to deteriorate, according to a new study released by the Columbia University Water Center in conjunction with Veolia Environnement and Growing Blue. America’s Water:...
Continue readingWhy aren’t we getting our money’s worth from our water infrastructure?
I’d like to believe our country is very much aware of the threat to our existing water infrastructure resources, especially after our recent report on water stress and climate variability. I’m thoroughly unconvinced, however, that many Americans realize the manner in which we’re planning to fix our water problems may be entirely wrong. Our...
Continue readingDesalination and Energy Efficiency – Bright Prospects for the Future
Desalination is now part of mainstream water resource management in many parts of the world, and a key industry focus has been reducing the amount energy required for various desalination processes. We’ve all heard criticism that desalination consumes a lot of energy. The fact is that desalination is an industrial process – one that,...
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