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OTTAWA – The federal advisory body on sustainable development wants governments to put a price on water used by industry — even though Canada is awash in H2O, and companies are getting better at using it efficiently.

“A price on water reduces intake by industry resulting in more water conservation and better water use efficiency,” the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy says in a new report.

Researchers working with the federal round table — a government-selected group of Read More >

By Geena Martinez
NewsWest 9

EL PASO – The intense drought we’ve seen this year took a toll on everything, especially our water supply. This summer, for the first time ever in the Basin, people were forced to cut back on their water use.

But one West Texas city already holds the key to water conservation. NewsWest 9 takes a look at El Paso’s past to see if it could become the Permian Basin’s future.

“We live in a desert. We need to understand Read More >

For California businesses and communities, water is a precious resource. Policy makers are constantly seeking sources of “new water” through conservation and increased water usage efficiency in all sectors of industry. According to a new study, California’s agricultural water usage is about as efficient as it can be, laying to rest claims by some that farmers in the golden state are wasteful with their water supplies.

The report entitled “Agricultural Water Use in California: A 2011 Update” was released by the Read More >

Southern Nevada Watering Authority

Assigned watering groups are mandatory for all municipal water customers. Running your sprinkler irrigation system outside your assigned days is water waste and may result in a water-waste fee or citation.

Drip Irrigation

Watering restrictions also apply to drip irrigation. Experts agree that running drip irrigation less frequently is much better for plants than daily watering. Because deep watering is more important than frequency, SNWA recommends a single, long drip cycle of 30 to 90 minutes. See our Read More >

By MATTHEW TRESAUGUE, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

DALLAS – Texas has a powerful thirst, one that won’t be quenched any time soon given projections that the state’s population will double to 46 million over the next half-century.

In the past, Texans – particularly those in the most populated areas – found water for all those extra showers, sprinklers and toilets by heading to where the water was and grabbing it. They did this with big reservoirs, deep wells and long pipelines. Whatever it took.

But the Read More >