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I just finished reading an interesting post from Pruned entitled “Deep-Sea Living in the Underground Tunnels of New York City”.  The post is inspired by a recent New York Times article describing a leak in one of the tunnels that brings water to New York City.  It’s an interesting read to say the least, particularly [...]

A Danish company called BioKube is gearing up to introduce their wastewater recycling septic tank to the United States.  The septic system measures about 4 feet in diameter by 6 feet tall, and according to BioKube, the system can treat both gray and black water from a residential home.
[Space Age Septic Tank Will Water Your [...]

Over at whymap.org, they posted a new world map showing aquifers throughout the world.  It’s good to see some organizations preparing to deal with possible future disputes over water scarcity. It’s also interesting to see the great variation within every continent on the map (besides Antarctica of course).
[Global Groundwater Maps] via Water for the Ages
Note [...]

If you haven’t heard of Akvo yet, you should head over to their site to take a look.  I was originally quite impressed with the idea, but I didn’t have a chance to blog about it yet.
Akvo is a site that attempts to use the internet as a tool to help provide clean water and [...]

Last week, I featured an article which discussed the City of Cambridge’s vote to allow bottled water in its meetings. Turns out that I am not the only one that had a problem with the article. Three 12-year-old students made a presentation to city council in an attempt to make them reconsider their [...]

I think this article at The Record says it all:
Officials from an association of bottled-drink manufacturers — and from Nestle, which runs water-bottling plants in Puslinch — told council there is no environmental justification to ban tightly regulated bottled water. Most bottles are recycled in Ontario, they said.
Well, if NESTLE says it, then it must [...]

Google Inc.  is sponsoring a new competition to promote technologies that can improve the lives of those around the globe.  The company is offering $10 million dollars, split between up to five finalists who submit a google-worthy idea.  Here’s the challenge:
If you have an idea that you believe would help somebody, we want to hear [...]

In an article by the Economist, they discuss the current shortage of water throughout the globe.  According to the article,
Farming, which accounts for some 70% of human water consumption, offers the best opportunity for thrift. Repairing leaks and better irrigation in poor countries could help reduce wastage by up to 70%, as could switching to [...]

Only a few days ago, the Region of Waterloo agreed to ban the sale of bottled water in their buildings and at their events.  Now, I know that there was some people who didn’t like the idea.  Sure - why shouldn’t we be allowed to decide where we buy our drinking water?  Well, unfortunately people [...]

Charles Paton has created a design for a desalination greenhouse is entitled “Teatro del Agua”.  It’s a design that will be presented as an option for desalination in Spain’s Canary Islands.
The process uses the temperature differential between the deep, cold seawater from the ocean and the warm air off the surface to produce freshwater condensation [...]