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Source: http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/west_central/danville-urges-water-conservation-hendricks-county-issues-burn-ban

DANVILLE, Ind. (WISH) – Danville Water Utility is asking town residents to conserve water as the hot, dry weather continues, and Henricks County officials have joined many across the state in instituting a burn ban.

The utility said it has enough water to meet demand for now, but it is asking that residents not water their lawns if possible. If watering is necessary, it asks that customers south of U.S. 36 water only on odd days, and customers north of U.S. Read More >

Source: Ben Mullin — Staff Intern at ChicoEr.com

CHICO — The California Water Service Co. will make its case to charge some Northern California residents between 20 and 30 percent more for their water Monday.

The company, also known as Cal Water, has 28,000 water hookups servicing 100,000 customers in Chico and Hamilton City areas.

It also provides water to Willows, Oroville, and Marysville, districts that will see fee increases separate but similar to the increases in Chico, said Darin Duncan, rates manager Read More >

SOURCE: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and ARMONK, N.Y., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire viaCOMTEX/ –

IBM today announced that Desert Mountain, an Arizona based golf and residential community, is using IBM analytics software to help the community reallocate and reduce water usage, save energy and cut operating costs.

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Desert Mountain, with 4,500 residents and six golf courses, is already a leader in water conservation as the largest reclaimed water (26 million gallons) Read More >

Source: Yadullah Hussain from Canada.com Network

     Let’s face it, we have managed our bounties poorly. While the country has 20% of the world’s fresh water supply, Canadians are among the largest per capita consumers in the world, each of us using an average of 2,500 litres per day — or more than 100 times the amount of water used per day by people in much of the developing world.
     “If there is an area of resource development that is going Read More >

Source: City of Santa Barbara

It is a dry year; the City’s rainfall to date is 11 inches, far below the annual average of 18 inches. Because we live in a semi-arid climate it is common to have a dry year. One dry year does not mean we have a water shortage, but it does reinforce the need to always manage our water supplies to prepare for a prolonged drought.

Fortunately, the City has a diverse water supply portfolio. The City’s primary Read More >

IAPMO, the preeminent developer of codes governing plumbing, mechanical, swimming pool and solar systems, has expressed public support for two proposed pieces of legislation concerning national water supplies introduced by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas).

The Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2012 focuses attention on the energy-water nexus, which means the energy required to provide reliable water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies. The Act directs the Secretary of Energy to integrate water considerations Read More >

Summer season is getting closer and the City of Laredo is urging the community to take action in conserving water.

Our reporter Carolina Garcia speaks to a representative with the utilities department who says citations will be given to those who take advantage and use the resource without paying for it.

5 Hundred dollars per violation per day is the fine residents who are caught stealing water from a water hydrant or making any other violations could face.

Water Conservation Planner Karla Robles Read More >

The Top 25 water users in Worcester have consumed a combined 934 million gallons of water and paid $4 million in fiscal 2012. The majority are schools, hospitals and housing projects.

Leading the pack in water consumption is the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), which used 138,157,096 gallons of water between July 1, 2011 and April 13, 2012, according to documents GoLocalWorcester obtained from city hall. That’s enough to fill more than 77,000 average-sized, above-ground swimming pools. All that Read More >

Tampa Bay experienced the 11th driest winter since 1915 and it is once again in a drought. Tampa Bay residents continue to demand more water than the Southwest Florida Water Management District, or Swiftmud, and Tampa Bay Water can supply. To reduce water demand, lawn watering is limited to once a week and the operation of outdoor fountains to four hours a day.

What is wrong with limiting frivolous uses of water during a drought? During the area’s last drought, the Read More >

Metropolitan Water District’s new rates, higher water costs are among factors

One month after protesting rate increases at the Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed boosting prices for local agencies by nearly 10 percent in 2013.

Just less than half of the price hike is linked to Metropolitan’s new rates. The rest is due to higher cost of water from the Imperial Irrigation District, increases in debt payments and other factors over which Read More >