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• Poll Results -- Groundwater Regulation

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 602
  Hey! Theres a NEW POLL (Cas water bill) to the right ---> Groundwater monitoring and regulation... ...is a job for government  57% 58 ...is a job for a watershed  22% 22 ...is a job for an irrigation district  4% 4 ...is a job for individual farmers ...
  8 hours ago

• Lessons in Oil for Groundwater Conservation?

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 745
  An Oregon State University professor sees the oil industry as a potential model for making groundwater resources last.
  2 days ago

• The Visual Water Dictionary: Plume

  
  Thirsty in Suburbia — Authority: 124
  The Visual Water Dictionary attempts to cut confusion on ambiguous water terminology with easy visual references. Today’s Term: Plume Plume is an underground pattern of contaminant concentrations created by the movement of groundwater beneath a contaminant source, with the contaminants spreading in the ...
  2 days ago

• Market-based approaches and tools for improving water and air quality

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2009.05.003 Abstract: Nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture are negatively impacting groundwater, air, and surface water quality. National, state, and local policies and procedures that can mitigate these problems are needed. Market-based approaches where waste treatment plants ...
  2 days ago

• Swaziland: more boreholes, no water

  
  WASH news Africa — Authority: 126
  In Swaziland over 3,000 boreholes have been drilled in the country since 1986, but over 40 per cent of the population have no access clean water and about 90 percent of the community water projects are not functioning. Many boreholes have broken down and the communities, who were supposed to maintain them, lack the ...
  5 days ago

• Why Chino Failed -- This time I am right :)

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 602
  Given my recent mistake in understanding , I was pleased to see the Chino guys confirm my explanation for the failure of their auction (via SK): “We had enough applications from bidders,” Watermaster CEO Ken Manning explained, “but we had a number of people who were coming to us and voicing their concern ...
  5 days ago

• Misplaced Optimism on Water Bill

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 602
  In my post yesterday (and on the radio!), I said that the new bill would have groundwater monitoring and penalties for excessive diversions. That was wrong. The bill that was passed has toothless versions of those regulations. Instead of being pleased with this result, I am infuriated. What a crock of shit. ...
  6 days ago

• Southern Africa: lack of clean groundwater a health threat

  
  WASH news Africa — Authority: 126
  As the rainy season approaches, and sewage from pit latrines seep further into the Zimbabwe’s groundwater, Irene Ngubeni will be at risk as the country faces another possible cholera outbreak. Even now, just before the rains have started falling Ngubeni is ill. She has travelled the 170 kilometres from her village ...
  6 days ago

• Isolating Nuclear Waste At Yucca Mountain

  
  Reporting on a Revolution — Authority: 485
  BLDGBLOG has an interview with Abraham Van Luik, a geoscientist with the U.S. Department of Energy . Its a long interview about isolating nuclear waste. Yucca mountain and its geology feature prominently. Definitely worth reading.
  6 days ago

• Arsenic in groundwater : a world problem

  
  WASH Resources — Authority: 119
  Appelo, T. (ed.) (2008). Arsenic in groundwater : a world problem : seminar Utrecht 29 November 2006. (NNC-IAH publication ; no. 5). Utrecht, The Netherlands, Netherlands National Committee of the IAH. iv, 136 p. ISBN 978-90-808258-2-6 Download full document and separate chapters This publication presents the ...
  6 days ago

• California Water Legislation Moves Ahead

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 602
  A few hours ago, the Legislature passed "a water package" that has two parts -- governance and money. The first would: Create "a new seven-member board to oversee the Delta. The board would consist of gubernatorial and legislative appointees, along with the head of an already existing Delta commission. The board ...
  1 week ago

• Fury over coal giants water bid

  
  MINING.com News — Authority: 171
  Latrobe Valley power generators already use about 125 billion litres of water each year - equivalent to one-third of Melbournes annual consumption - and have asked the Government for improved access to dams and groundwater. Among a host of controversial
  1 week ago

• Monitor Groundwater or Die!

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 602
  I just read (via DL) that the effort to require groundwater monitoring and reporting in California was derailed by agricultural groups and business interests. This sad result is a disservice to Californians who are suffering from the current mismanagement of groundwater, and -- unfortunately -- it seems that the ...
  1 week ago

• Keith Schneider: Water Not Mixed into Barcelona Climate Talks

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 501
  Circle of Blue’s Senior Editor Keith Schneider breaks down the U.N. Barcelona climate conference with day one leaving us to question, “Where’s the water?” BARCELONA (November 3, 2009) — On Monday, at the latest global negotiation on a new treaty to cool the planet and heat up global economies, thousands ...
  1 week ago

• Keith Schneider: Water Not Mixed into Barcelona Climate Talks

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 501
  Circle of Blue’s Senior Editor Keith Schneider breaks down the U.N. Barcelona climate conference with day one leaving us to question, “Where’s the water?” BARCELONA (November 3, 2009) — On Monday, at the latest global negotiation on a new treaty to cool the planet and heat up global economies, thousands ...
  1 week ago

• Gas Station Owner Failed To Repair Leaking Tank

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 591
  NASSAU COUNTY—The owner of an Elmont gas station is facing multiple felony environmental crimes for allegedly ignoring orders from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to repair a damaged underground tank found to be leaking petroleum into the soil and groundwater.Nejdet Yetim, 45, of ...
  1 week ago

• Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Issues for Indian Agriculture

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp00900.pdf Executive Summary By some estimates, agricultural practices account for 20 percent of India’s total greenhouse gas (GSG) emissions; thus, cost-effective reductions in agricultural emissions could significantly lower India’s overall emissions. ...
  1 week ago

• Hard lessons from oil industry may help address escalating groundwater crisis

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Washington, November 2 (ANI): Researchers have said that some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, which may be tackled by taking inspiration from lessons learned the hard way by the oil industry.Aquifers are being depleted much faster than they are being replenished in many places, wells ...
  1 week ago

• Colorado county copes with methane mystery

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  Colorado suspends natural gas drilling around this southern plains town until someone  finds out why dangerous levels of methane were getting into the groundwater. read more
  1 week ago

• Colorado county copes with methane mystery

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  Colorado suspends natural gas drilling around this southern plains town until someone  finds out why dangerous levels of methane were getting into the groundwater. Here is the original post: Colorado county copes with methane mystery
  1 week ago

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