blog post Commentary: How Better Wastewater Management Can Help California Adapt to Climate Change By Caitrin Chappelle, Henry McCann May 9, 2019 May 9, 2019 ... This system is fundamental to protecting our health. In California, treated wastewater also is a critical source of water for the environment, ...
Report Managing Wastewater in a Changing Climate By Caitrin Chappelle, Henry McCann, David Jassby, Kurt Schwabe Apr 16, 2019 Making smart recycled water investments. Wastewater agencies produce highly treated water that is increasingly being reused as a water supply. Coordination ...
blog post New Laws on Drought, Forests, and Safe Drinking Water By Henry McCann, Caitrin Chappelle Oct 9, 2018 Oct 9, 2018 ... Urban water use efficiency and drought management: Assembly Bill (AB) 1668 ... regulations and rules for the reuse of non-potable water, ...
Fact Sheet Alternative Water Supplies in California By Henry McCann, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Kurt Schwabe Feb 5, 2018 Alternative water sources―recycled wastewater, urban stormwater, ... On-site water reuse—whether in buildings, homes, or on farms—can also reduce demand for ...
blog post The Unintended Consequences of Indoor Water Conservation By Lori Pottinger Nov 29, 2017 Nov 29, 2017 ... On average, only about 10% of municipal wastewater is reused in the US. Israel reuses 85–90% of its wastewater—perhaps the highest rate in ...
blog post The Myth of Water Wasted to the Sea By Lori Pottinger May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 ... For example, if you live in or around the Delta, river flows repel saltwater moving upstream. If the flow is too low, water in the Delta becomes ...
Report Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Richard Howitt, Peter Moyle ... Mar 1, 2017 Mar 28, 2017 ... Expand usable supplies: Capturing and storing more local runoff in groundwater basins and reusing water would help reduce the current ...
blog post Water Trivia Quiz Answers By Lori Pottinger Nov 18, 2016 Nov 18, 2016 ... Yesterday we published a water trivia quiz to ring in the new water year. ... the existing water system (called “direct potable reuse”); the ...
blog post Recycled Drinking Water: The Next Frontier By Lori Pottinger Oct 17, 2016 Oct 17, 2016 ... The first is referred to as non-potable reuse, which is the practice of taking water from conventional sewage treatment plants and subjecting it ...
blog post A Changing State of Water Conservation By Lori Pottinger Jun 1, 2016 Jun 1, 2016 ... Over the next 10 years the way in which water is delivered will likely change dramatically. Water will be reused a lot more, and storm water ...