BRADFORD WITHOUT WATER INSPIRES WOMEN TO SHARE WELL WATER
Due to cold weather in Bradford, PA, a major water main break occurred at The University of Pittsburgh last Tuesday. According to the wgrs.com article on the event, “An estimated 18,000 people have been affected...
SAFE WATER CHANGES LIVES, AND YOU CAN HELP!
Learn more about The Water Project You can now help provide clean and safe water for people, families, and children in Africa. The Water Project provides wells and other water projects for communities around...
MAJOR WATER SHORTAGES IN PAKISTAN
According to the minister for water and energy in Pakistan, a man named Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said that Pakistan could be the next “water-starved country.” Because of the current climate changes happening world-wide and particularly...
LOS ANGELES’ AGING WATER PIPES ARE A CONCERN
About 100,000 gallons of water poured into a residential neighborhood in Hollywood Hills this week causing sidewalks to crack and cars to be submerged under water. The cause of this water break was due...
BLACK WATER FOR GARDENA RESIDENTS
Residents in Gardena, CA are unhappy and unsatisfied with the smelly black water coming out of their home taps. The Golden State Water Company held a public meeting to address the issue and residents brought...
THE COSTS OF BOTTLED WATER
We’re delighted to share the voice of Gary Griggs, from an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Gary clearly explains the costs – direct and indirect financial – and costs to the environment of...
9 REASONS TO STOP BUYING BOTTLED WATER
Occasionally we hear from someone: “We Mostly Drink Bottled Water.” Well please stop! (Unless you are using the filtering water bottles we sell.) All this bottled water has created many major problems. We’ll list...
CALIFORNIA OIL COMPANIES INJECT WASTE INTO WATER
Even though California received almost no rain in January, which is normally the wettest month of the year, the state is allowing oil companies to dump waste-filled and chemically dangerous water into underground drinkable water...
Why You Need A Water Filter
In recent years there have been a growing number of more widely-distributed news stories pointing out the large number of new contaminants in our drinking water, including chemicals and hormones. While no water filter company...
BILL GATES’ NEW WATER PROJECT
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making an effort to improve sanitation in the developing world today. The new project or plant, backed by this foundation, is called the Omniprocessor. It was designed to...
KIDS DRINKING MORE WATER AT SCHOOL
Studies recently found that kids in some New York City public schools drank water almost three times more often after water dispensers were installed near their lunch lines. The author of the study said...
CALIFORNIA NEEDS 11 TRILLION GALLONS OF WATER
According to a new analysis that was made possible by NASA space and airborne measurements, the state of California will need about 11 trillions gallons of water to recover from its ongoing drought. That’s a...
BILL PASSED FOR CALIFORNIA
The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 passed a bill for California’s drought this December. Following the vote, Rep. Valadao, along with other cosponsors Reps. released a statement calling the drought a natural disaster that...
CALIFORNIANS STILL NEED TO CONSERVE
According to State officials, with the drought persisting, water agencies can expect only 10 percent of their full amounts of water next year through the canals and pipelines of the State Water Project. Mark...
SAN DIEGO WILL RECYCLE WASTE WATER FOR DRINKING WATER
The San Diego California City Council has decided to recycle waste water, making it pure to use for drinking water again. This is one example of steps California cities are taking to address the...
THE DROUGHT– WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
My husband and I and our 10 month old son live in Northern California. Our family and friends who live out of state are always asking us about the current drought and how we’ve...
10 WAYS TO SAVE WATER in Your Garden
10 Ways to Save Water in the Garden 1. Design your garden to be beautiful using plants that require less water. 2. Set a kitchen timer when watering your garden with the hose as...
8 WAYS TO SAVE WATER IN THE BATHROOM
1. Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you’ll save up to 150 gallons per month. 2. Time your shower to keep it under 5 minutes. You’ll save up to 1,000...
REPLACE YOUR LAWN
In those areas of the country where water is always scarce – or where there is a drought – it’s time to stop trying to keep green grass lawns. Yep, they can be pretty....
7 TIPS FOR SAVING WATER IN THE KITCHEN
#1. When washing dishes by hand, don’t let the water run. Fill one basin with wash water and the other with rinse water. #2. Designate one glass for your drinking water each day,...
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