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 | September 20, 2021 | Drinking Water, History, Location, Population, Social Media, Water
After 24 years without clean drinking water, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, located on the Ontario-Manitoba border, is celebrating drinking water that meets national standards thanks to a new water treatment center. The new facility went into construction in 2019 costing...
by Liam Smith | August 26, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, Irrigation, Location, Population, Social Media, Wastewater, Water
According to Israel’s Minister of Strategic and Public Diplomacy, “nearly 90 percent of our waste water is recycled…That’s around four times higher than any other country in the world.” In fact, 25% of the water used in Israel comes from recycling, bringing water...
by Liam Smith | August 23, 2021 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, History, Irrigation, Location, Uncategorized, Water
The Colorado River system supplies 40 million people in seven western states and Mexico and irrigates more than 5 million acres of farmland on its way to Mexico and the Gulf of California. The Colorado River’s water is divided into two sections, the Upper Basin and...
by Liam Smith | August 16, 2021 | Drinking Water, Energy, Health, Irrigation, Location, Population, Water, Women
While the world watches Afghanistan in horror, IXWater is worried that the Taliban will overtake or cut off access to water, a critical need for sustaining life. For centuries, much water has been transported via an underground irrigation system called Qanat/Karez....
by Liam Smith | August 4, 2021 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Fire, Fishing, Irrigation, Location, Population, Social Media, Water, Wildfire
“Hoover Dam reservoir reaches record-low water levels, concerning hydropower supply to SoCal” KTLA 5, “California drought: Dozens of communities are at risk of running out of water” The Mercury News, “California Drought Reveals Gold Rush Ruins” The Weather Channel....
