by Liam Smith | November 16, 2021 | Energy, Social Media, Water
How does energy relate to water use? Water and Energy are often managed separately, despite the important links between the two. Water is used in the production of nearly every major energy source. Likewise, energy is used in multiple ways and multiple steps in water...
by Liam Smith | November 10, 2021 | Environment, Health, History, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Irrigation, O & G Produced Wastewater, Social Media, Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created by Richard Nixon in 1970, charged with the mission of making public health policy to protect human life and the environment. Over the past 50 years, the EPA has used the best available scientific research to create...
by Liam Smith | November 8, 2021 | Drinking Water, Health, Irrigation, Social Media, Water
What is a watershed and why are they important to us? A watershed is defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “the land area that drains to one stream, lake or river – affects the water quality in the water body that it surrounds”. Actually every inch...
by Liam Smith | November 4, 2021 | Drinking Water, Environment, Health, History, Population, Social Media
Don’t drink like the Romans did, you may end up mad as a hatter! A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the prevalence of lead in its citizens contributed to the fall of the Roman empire. According to the CDC, the short-term effects of lead...
by Liam Smith | November 3, 2021 | Drinking Water, Social Media, Water
Aquifers Aquifers are an important part of a resilient water system. These underground reservoirs bring water to deserts and food to a hungry and growing world. But are we using aquifers in a responsible and sustainable manner? Approximately 30% of the planet’s fresh...
by Liam Smith | November 1, 2021 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Location, Population, Social Media, Wastewater, Water
Water Renewal Services is the city of Boise, Idaho’s utility within the Public Works Department responsible for renewing more than 10 billion gallons of used water (commonly known as wastewater) per year. This water comes anywhere from the shower to the...
by Liam Smith | October 26, 2021 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Location, Social Media
With weather conditions changing around the world, Iraq and Syria are seeing unprecedented drought. Crops are not growing and people and animals cannot access potable water. A report composed by 13 aid groups operating in the middle east warned that the situation is...
by Liam Smith | October 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Drinking Water, Health, Industry, Irrigation, Population, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Heather Tanana, a resident of the Navajo Nation and an assistant professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, recently authored a report which found that tribes are facing water shortages, lack of indoor plumbing, and water contamination...
by Liam Smith | October 22, 2021 | History, Industry, Population, Social Media
Why does the United States of America, the world’s largest economy for over 150 years, not use the Metric System? In short….Pirates. Doesn’t every good story involve pirates? The foot has been used as a unit of measure since antiquity, just not quite as we...
by Liam Smith | October 20, 2021 | Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, IX Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Population, Press, Wastewater, Water
IX Power Clean Water (IX Water) is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of DotCom Magazine’s “Impact Company of the Year” Award Winners! Every year DotCom Magazine reveals its annual list of America’s most impactful privately held companies and IX...
