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TRENTON, NJ – Due to ongoing concerns about below-normal precipitation, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin on Friday encouraged residents across New Jersey to take steps to conserve water, both inside the home and outside.

While recent rainfall has helped ease this year’s precipitation deficits somewhat, the effects of an unusually dry winter and spring are starting to be felt across the state.

“Overall our major water supplies, including reservoirs and deep aquifers, remain in good shape,”   Martin said. “But Read More >

North County city to see average increase of 7.5 percent in bills after rate increases

Water customers in Atascadero will see their monthly bills increase this week by an average of 7.5 percent. The Atascadero Mutual Water Company’s Board of Directors earlier this month adopted water rate hikes that include a surcharge for the Nacimiento Water Project after a previous funding plan fell through.

Under the new rates, which went into effect Wednesday, the monthly water bill for an average single-family residential Read More >

Rules to change consumers’ permitted activities at each stage emergency drought restrictions

With summer approaching, the City of Austin is looking to rework its water conservation codes to ensure it will be on par with future demands of residents and businesses while being better prepared to contend with imminent droughts. The city is taking steps to make certain it uses its water resources wisely looking out into the next year or two.

“Last summer, particularly around August or September, it looked very Read More >

LOS ANGELES —- Metropolitan Water District’s board of directors has approved a two-year budget with water rate increases of 5 percent in January 2013 and 5 percent a year later.
The vote by Southern California’s largest water wholesaler sets the stage for a cascade of price hikes, budget cuts, or both, for agencies that directly or indirectly buy water from Metropolitan.
Metropolitan’s biggest critic, the San Diego Water Authority, bitterly opposed the vote, saying the budget continues to support what it called Read More >

Annual Earth Day celebrations highlight the importance of conserving energy, reducing waste and treating the planet with respect and care. Remember, even minor changes to your daily routine can go a long way toward reducing waste.

With this in mind, here are six ways you can go “green” this Earth Day:

Water conservation
Water conservation is a critical part of an eco-friendly lifestyle that can also save you hundreds on annual heating and water costs. By simply taking shorter showers and shutting Read More >

A city running dry
Stafford Thomas

Whilst Cape Town’s population expands, the supply of water does not

In 10 years Cape Town’s population has rocketed from 2,9m to 3,7m and it will hit 4,4m in 2020. What is not growing is the city’s already precarious water supply.

“Even in a year of normal rainfall our dams are being drawn down faster than they are filling,” says Jeremy Taylor, founder of water conservation specialist Water Rhapsody. Sharing his view, Peter Johnstone of the University of Read More >

Redondo Beach rises to sixth place in the Wyland Foundation’s Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation.
By Nicole Mooradian

Redondo Beach has claimed the No. 6 spot in the west region of cities with populations from 30,001-100,000 in the Wyland Foundation’s National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation.
Newport Beach, Calif.; Bremerton, Wash.; Montrose, Colo.; Aliso Viejo, Calif.; and Yorba Linda, Calif. all rank ahead of Redondo in the category. Placentia, Calif.; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; Lacey, Wash.; and Monrovia, Calif. round out the rest Read More >

Opportunities galore for foreign companies as demand for strategic resource escalates in China

Water, water, everywhere but not really in China. Though an important strategic resource, it has always been in short supply and wasted aplenty, without much thought for its conservation. But two recent government announcements may well prove the old adage wrong.

A work report submitted to the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, indicated that the government is planning to impose strict controls on water resources management to prevent Read More >

Program will reduce water use by citizens

The town of Stratford, P.E.I., is hiring a psychologist to help reduce water consumption by its citizens.

The Water Conservation Program is a new initiative by the town.

Steve Ogden, a town councillor and chairman of the Stratford Utility Corp., said he hopes the environmental psychologist will be able to change the behaviour of citizens.

“There are a number of studies that show that education alone doesn’t particularly have a great impact on water conservation or water Read More >

Developing a plan for water use and needs for the next 50 years may proceed, despite a legal dispute over water rights between the state and two American Indian tribes, he says.

Lawsuits over water rights in southeastern Oklahoma between two American Indian tribes and the state should not prohibit lawmakers from working on water policy this year, House Speaker Kris Steele said Monday.

Steele said water proposals planned by House members include increasing water monitoring, establishing regional water planning groups, improving Read More >