Wetlands Work! in Cambodia provides low maintenance wastewater treatment solutions using natural microbial processes. Our original designs improve human health and aquatic ecosystems, create new local jobs and use urine as organic fertilizer and fecal waste as a soil supplement. Our focus is on sanitation in challenging environments where pit…
There are 8,791 mine tailing sites identified in highland Peru that contaminate freshwater sources with acid rock drainage (ARD) and metals. Recession of 18 glacier ranges as a result of climate change is worsening ARD. Pollution with metals affects irrigation systems, crops and human health. Mountain communities have low trust…
The major objective of this program was to address the ground and lake water pollution and women’s health issues caused by single-use synthetic sanitary napkins. To achieve this, sustainable alternatives like reusable cloth pads and menstrual cups were promoted through conscientization and sensitization campaigns among the community. The program was…
Ranchers and farmers saw the impacts of climate change in low water levels in the Colorado River during the early 2000s, a drought that has continued and led to devastating wildfires last year, says Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop
Demand management is temporary, voluntary conserved water to create a reserve in Lake Powell as an "insurance policy." But climate change in Colorado requires more methods of water conservation, says Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop
"The secret to making this work is all of us working together." Agriculture, recreation, and cities are part of an intertwined economy in Colorado and must collaborate on water sustainability, says Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch. #podcast at https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop
While it's understandable when someone has to sell water rights for financial need, it worries Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch when water starts to be treated as a commodity with acquisition, trading, and selling for high dollars. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
Colorado rancher Paul Bruchez wants more scientific research and pilot projects on water use in agriculture and then to use the data to expand conservation efforts and base decisions on facts. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
Access to comprehenisve data is vital to water management in California, where there are many entities involved in water, a large and diverse geographic area, and unique local situations, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ http://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop
Better access to data supports more proactive decision making in water management, which is particularly important as California heads into drought this summer, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ http://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop
California's passage of the robust Open and Transparent Water Data Act authorized the state to partner with a nonprofit to create and operate an open platform for water data. That was the genesis of the California Water Data Consortium, says Tara Moran. #Podcast at https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop
LiDAR is a powerful tool for understanding environmental changes but is expensive to collect. So federal, state, and local agencies in California are collaborating to pool resources and share data, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop
Through a partnership, OpenET and the California State Water Resources Control Board are integrating satellite-based data on evapo-transpiration from crops with water rights info for more accurate estimates of water use in San Joaquin Delta, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop
For five generations Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched in Colorado, giving him an intimate understanding of water and the Colorado River. As climate change and development strain water resources to the breaking point, agriculture is facing tremendous pressure, pushing to improve water conservation, and collaborating with other stakeholders to find…
Calling water a human right personalizes the issue, reflects the serious challenges for many communities, and serves as a call for the country to step up in ensuring safe and reliable access, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #sdg6
The role and influence of tribes in water management in the Colorado River Basin has continued to grow, as evidenced by how they helped the state of Arizona set up a drought contingency plan, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
A project with Google, NASA, and others is using satellite data to determine water consumption by crops and when farmers should irrigate in the upper Colorado River Basin, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
An experiment to use less water for agriculture and instead send it into the Colorado River generated hydropower, helped fish habitat, fed flows for rafting, and funded infrastructure repairs, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
The philosophy of water management in the Colorado River Basin has shifted from a "use it or lose it" approach in the early 2000s to one that is collaborative and encouraging of conservation, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver
During last decade’s severe drought the State of California passed the Open and Transparent Water Data Act in recognition of the critical role of data in water management. That led to the formation of the California Water Data Consortium, a nonprofit that works with the state, local water agencies, farmers,…
It’s time to reinvent stream mitigation banking to either restore streams for a criteria like nutrients or just put in buffers and let the system restore itself, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University and Martin Doyle of Duke University. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop
Government, developers, and environmental groups all need to play a part in fixing stream mitigation banking, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University. The Army Corps of Engineers must lead the change, says Martin Doyle of Duke Environment. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop
Stream mitigation banking hasn't been successful because regulations only require physical reconstruction and not ecological restoration, which is much more difficult, say Martin Doyle of Duke University and Rebecca Lave of Indiana University. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop
Stream mitigation banking allows for a stream to be degraded or destroyed by the developer of a property in exchange for restoration of a stream elsewhere, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University and author of Streams of Revenue by The MIT Press. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop