by Liam Smith | April 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
When a person spends 40 hours per week studying, looking at, and talking about water, they almost have to become an environmentalist – especially when the subject matter almost always swings to water pollution. Even if they didn’t start out being concerned about...
by Liam Smith | February 8, 2024 | Social Media, Uncategorized
Acid mine drainage poses a major problem to the environment and drinking water resources in the surrounding area. We will explore remediation techniques, mitigation techniques, and the environmental and economic hazards which stem from acid mine drainage. Examples of...
by Liam Smith | September 7, 2023 | History, Irrigation, Location, Social Media, Uncategorized
Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery along the banks of the River Nile—an ancient structure that is now recognized as the oldest hydraulics system of its kind. Dating back approximately 4,500 years, this remarkable find provides a captivating glimpse...
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 | 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...
