Recent News

The Clean Water America Alliance, the CWAA, this week released a document entitled “Water Sustainability Principles for a National Policy Framework.”  This document is available for download at the CWAA website.

The CWAA, a non-proft educational organization designed to educate and unite people on water sustainability, has stated it seeks collaboration on a flexible framework that highlights the value of water and the need for Read More >

UN-Water, an agency formed by the United Nations High Level Committee on Programmes in 2003, is holding this year’s 2011 World Water Day launch in Cape Town, South Africa.

The International World Water Day is held annually on March 22nd as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Useful links:

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The EPA’s WaterSense initiative describes “Fix a Leak Week” – slotted for March 14 through March 20 2011 – as:

Every Drop Counts
Did you know that an American home can waste, on average, more than 10,000 gallons of water every year due to running toilets, dripping faucets, and other household leaks?

Nationwide, more than 1 trillion gallons of water leak from U.S. homes each year. That’s why WaterSense reminds Americans to check their plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems Read More >

The San Diego City Council recently approved the funding of a pilot study at the Scripps Green Hospital to assess the water savings potential of Watermiser Corp.’s patented Custom Flow Control Valves.

The pilot study described in the city minutes is as follows:

Flow restricting faucet aerators have long been recognized as an affordable, easy and effective method to conserve water and are widely used in both residential and commercial settings. However, due to the potential harboring of infectious diseases at Read More >

In 2004, the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange county, California received 5 of the first 15 production
model Watermiser Waterbrooms, these are still being used.

The Anaheim Convention Center is surrounded by green paved plazas and walkways, (convention center
employees call this the green mile).

The plaza and walkways were cleaned by a crew of 8 to 10 using hoses and pressure washers, this took a full
8 hour shift. With the Watermiser Waterbrooms, a crew of 4 or 5 can clean the plaza and Read More >

An apartment owner from San Ysidro, CA. called and asked if we could do a water audit on his 225 unit apartment complex; he said that over the last few months his water bills had nearly doubled.

He had walked the entire property and could not find any wet or over watered landscape, so the problem must be inside and as his annual inside property inspections were to begin in a week. His question; could we accompany his managers on Read More >

Environmental / Industry / Non-Profit Initiatives:

- IWA International Water Association (URL)
- H2O Conserve – Water Conservation foundation (URL)
- WaterFootPrint.org – The Water Footprint Network (URL)
- World Health Oroganization – Water, Sanitation and Health (URL)
- SkyJuice FOundation – Sustainable Water Solutions for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (URL)

Utilities:

- BeWaterWise.com – The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (URL)

Media:

- National Geographic’s “Freshwater” website (URL)
- The Guardian’s “Sustainable Business – Water Blog” (URL)