by Liam Smith | November 17, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Industry, Irrigation, Location, Oceans, Population, Social Media, Water
Water infrastructure on the island of Puerto Rico desperately needs funding in order to be capable of supplying clean water to all residents. The 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card found that the island needs to increase infrastructure by $1 billion...
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...
