by Liam Smith | August 22, 2023 | Agriculture, Wastewater, Water
Agricultural wastewater mainly consists of excess water that runs off fields during surface irrigation, like furrows, border strips, basins, and flooded areas. We call this runoff “irrigation tailwater.” It’s necessary to have some tailwater...
by Liam Smith | August 16, 2023 | Agriculture, Water
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by Liam Smith | July 17, 2023 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Irrigation, Water
by Jack Teska Of course, water is an essential resource for agriculture, providing irrigation for crops and livestock, and sustaining ecosystems. Agricultural practices can amplify pre-existing issues through pesticides and fertilizers. However, the presence of...
by Liam Smith | July 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater
Why is treating water important Water is an essential resource for all forms of life, and access to clean and safe water is a fundamental right. However, due to many human activities, as well as natural processes, water has, and continues to, become contaminated with...
by Ellie Cabell | June 8, 2023 | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Water
Agrivoltaics is the practice of using land concurrently for solar panels and agriculture. In 1981, German physicist Adolf Goetzberger and researcher Armin Zastrow found that crops grew faster and used less water when grown underneath solar panels, rather than...
by Ellie Cabell | June 7, 2023 | Agriculture, Environment, History, Water
Imagine a water regulation in the west that encourages those with the largest water rights to waste such a precious resource. Actually, you don’t have to imagine. The “Use It Or Lose It” rule was created when Colorado became a state, and it forces those with water...
