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Natural Rainwater Saving Bodies

River Front Water & Human Development

Save Tree Save Water

Water Bodies & Indian Tradition

Water Parliament

Hydropower in the Energy Transition and Managing Extreme Hydrological Events in China

Hydropower propels China’s climate action

Rethinking Scotland’s water management

Cool ideas vital to coping with heat waves

India’s unsustainable urban water management

Free Water for India

Shallow Aquifer - Weakening Foundation

CeC: contaminants of emerging concern - Research in Holland

The Age of Aquarius

Water Is Life

Clarifying a confusion of tongues

How Singapore’s water management has become a global model for how to tackle climate crisis

From poverty to prosperity, China’s century

COP26, climate change and human development

Climate change, extreme weather events and the future of humankind

The Slow Drip of Poor Water Policy

Commentary: Singapore’s Water Story Underscores the Value of Preparedness

Transboundary Aquifers: Mexico and USA - Identification and Categorization

Cities Thirsting for Water

Assessing Global Water Megatrends

Towards Global Water Security: A Departure from the Status Quo?

Managing Urban Waters in Africa: Challenges Ahead

Africa’s Manmade Water Crisis

Water Efficiency Policy: A Technological High-water Mark? Singapore and Water Efficiency Innovation

Flood Disaster Prevention: Lessons From Tokyo

What Made Singapore Tick: Soft Options and Hard Rules

Solving the world’s potability problems

Has the well of good ideas and public policy on water run dry?

Water Demand Framework and Water Development: The Case of China

Communications on Technological Innovations: Potable Water Reuse

Any Progress Towards Sustainable Development or at Least Sustained Development?

How to Make Water Issues Matter to World Leaders

Water Security, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

India’s Development Cooperation in Bhutan’s Hydropower Sector: Concerns and Public Perceptions

Drink More Recycled Wastewater

Climate change and national security: The rules of foreign policy are changing

Effective Transboundary Aquifer Areas: An Approach for Transboundary Groundwater Management

Government initiatives may dovetail with companies’ sustainability reporting

Contributions of Recycled Wastewater to Clean Water and Sanitation Sustainable Development Goals

Strategic Foresight to Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development Goals

Potable water reuse: The next megatrend?

How COVID-19 heightens water problems

Bringing life to urban sprawl: The importance of green space initiatives

Water Reuse in Singapore: The New Frontier in a Framework of a Circular Economy?

The Role of Hydropower in South Asia’s Energy Future

An Assessment of the 2015–2017 Drought in Windhoek

Talking trash: No time to waste

Asia’s failed resilience and grim water future

The Holy See and the Global Environmental Movements

Understanding Emergent Participation Practices in Water Governance

The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility

China's water revolution

India can learn from China to clean its urban air and help lead the world to a brighter future

China can water down impact of floods

Managing floods in a changing climate: Preventing disaster in China’s south

How India’s civil society can shape the country’s water policy

How prepared is Singapore for the next flash flood?

Water as an Engine for Regional Development

Catch the rain: Another feel good plan

Some way to go before China can become carbon neutral by 2060

Singapore’s two-front battle with water security and climate change

What the coronavirus vaccine roll-out says about innovation in an age of geopolitical rivalry

Party has led people to prosperity

Future of urban water and wastewater management: views on Singapore International Water Week

Ofwat chief highlights priorities at water gathering

Research shows phosphate removal requires holistic approach

Water company performance survey seeks supplier views

Water industry “shifting to outcome-based strategy”

Enabling optimum use of existing water data

Public debate on water pollutions “oversimplified”

British Water and the Water Industry Forum confirm merger plans

Preventing rising main pollutions through machine learning

Food & beverage industry urged to adopt water best practice

Innovation successes highlighted at water sector briefing

Collaborative leakage project recognised by water sector

Cloud-based apps mitigate water management risk

Setting digital as the default for water – a Q&A with Clare Kovacs

Ovarro completes acquisition of ControlPoint

Biosolids – “never ending problem” or increasing opportunity?

Open data can open up opportunity

Wastewater compliance maintained at locked down holiday park

British Water adds voice to diversity campaign

Ovarro appoints new UK sales director

Ovarro completes acquisition of Datawatt

Wastewater technician training continues despite challenging year

Pioneering water projects celebrated by inaugural Lighthouse Awards

Survey reveals Covid-19 impact on water supply chain

Ovarro leak technology supports WaterAid in Nepal

Ovarro collaborates on major smart network trial

Tertiary treatment success leads to equipment purchase

Water documentary goes mainstream

MWH Treatment to play key role in Thames Capital Delivery programme

Scale-up data technology, water companies urged

UK-India water MoU offers great boost to trade

A collaborative approach to zero pollution

Leak loggers support emergency effort in Beirut

157 Pinks and Blues When Your Pinks Don’t Turn…

Supply chain survey will assess Covid-19 impact

British Water joins mentoring programme supporting women

Be bold to cut pollutions, water companies urged

Delivering essential training in a digital landscape

Paving the way for greater inclusion in water

Remote access gave utilities Covid-19 advantage, says review

The power of DNA to optimize detection and control of biological processes in water & wastewater systems

Czech town welcomes wastewater treatment installation

Supporting women’s water careers in uncertain times

Supply chain highlights need for innovation progress

Updated wastewater treatment guidance gains regulatory support

BlueTech Research and Imagine H2O strengthen partnership

Partnership will deliver water innovation for Australia and NZ

Association offers help sourcing PPE for water workers

Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency

Report puts suppliers at heart of innovation

Podcast highlights support offered to water retailers

The Pivot Project: Post-COVID 19 Futures. We are seeking your insights from the Water Sector

British Water welcomes workforce planning report

Water-Peace-Political Stability Nexus

Water industry pledges support for supply chain

Statement from British Water chief executive Lila Thompson on the Environment Agency’s National Framework for Water Resources

Legionella Management in Building Water Systems. The Role of Chlorine Products

Ofwat chief urges suppliers to “be assertive”

British Water launches micropollutants technical group

All sectors need to pull together, says EA chair

British Water pledges to improve gender equality

UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

A giant has fallen - RIP Arjen

The Dam Nobody Wants Just Won’t Go Away

Damned from the Start—Many U.S. Reservoirs Could Be Rendered Useless—And That Was Part of the Plan

Major Cities in the West Are Paying Residents to Take Out Turf to Save Water—With Two Notable Exceptions

Europe bans single-use plastics to reduce plastic soup

Here are Essential Industry News Every Water Expert Should Read This Spring

To Sustainability and Beyond: Here are Essential Industry News from March Every Water Expert Should Read

And I Quote "To Know Water is To Love Water"

The Irony of an Electric Car Named "Tesla" (And What a Small Town in Colorado Had to Do With It)

10 Essential Industry News from February Every Water Expert Should Read

In-toxic-ated: A New Study Finds the Weedkiller Glyphosate in Major Brands of Beer and Wine

Accidents Waiting to Happen—The Toxic Threats to Our Rivers, Lakes, and Streams

Going, Going ...Gone? The Most Abundant Tree in Hawaii Is Dying and There's No Cure in Sight

Women Are the Secret Weapon for Better Water Management

10 Water News from December Every Water Expert Should Be Aware Of!

Water Use Efficiency in Irrigated Agriculture

Hydropower Without Dams—How Utilities Are Tapping into Energy They Once Not Only Wasted But Paid to Lose

10 Water News from November Every Water Expert Should Be Aware Of!

10 Water News from October Every Water Expert Should Be Aware Of!

Girl Genius: This 12-year-old Invented a Device to Detect Lead in Water—And She's Just Getting Started

10 Water News from September Every Water Expert Should Be Aware Of!

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of AUGUST News You Can't Afford to Miss!

Flight Plan: How Unmanned Aircraft Are Helping Scientific Research Take Off

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of JULY News You Can't Afford to Miss!

The Water Industry Wants You: Careers in Water are a New Way for Veterans to Serve Our Country

The Threat to Drinking Water from Wildfires

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of JUNE News You Can't Afford to Miss!

Gaming Gravity: How Farmers and Ranchers Are Using the Flow of Water to Power Operations on Their Land

An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos: Use Your Resources to Protect Our Most Precious Resource

Sleeping Like a Log? What Trees Do—and Don't Do at Night

Wastewater Heat Recovery – How to Save Money

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of APRIL NEWS You Can't Afford to Miss!

What Abbott and Costello Can Teach Us About Water

7 Ideas on How Knowledge Can Help Us Achieve Universal Access to Safely-managed Drinking Water and Sanitation

Where Did the Water Go?

Some Farmers Are Trying to Prepare for Climate Change But Getting Pushback from Neighbors, Families—and the Government

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of MARCH NEWS You Can't Afford to Miss!

Wetlands Experts See Nature-based Solutions (NBS) as a Smart Strategy for Sustainable Water Futures

Vacuum Distillation System for Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Does a Changing Climate Require a Change in Vocabulary?

Somaliland Participated the 3rd African Climate Resilient Summit (ACRIS III) in Marrakech, Morocco

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - February Overview of News You Can't Afford to Miss!

Federal Court Upholds Protection for Arctic Seals Under the Endangered Species Act—Citing Climate Change

Is Cryptocurrency Going Down the Drain?

Day Zero Looms for Cape Town as South African City Prepares to Turn Off Taps

206 people. 54 households. 1 AguaClara Hydrodoser.

How Many More Years Will It Be One of WEF’s Top Global Risks Before the World Starts Valuing Water?

Dust Up: The Growing Problem Affecting Snowpack and Water Supply

Water Poverty in Africa

Q4 2017 Regional Roundup: Part 3/3

Q4 2017 Regional Roundup: Part 2/3

Q4 2017 Regional Roundup: Part 1/3

Is Help on the Way for Sierra Leone?

Lessons From Leonardo: What Leonardo da Vinci Can Teach Us About Water

Clouds with a Silver Lining: Seeding Storms to Boost the Colorado River

Moving Ahead on Blended Financing Mechanisms and Pricing Water in India

Concept Note on Cost Recovery in Indian Water Sector

Designing the Financial Bridge for Water Infrastructure: Legislation Section

Hide and Seep: Citizen Science and the Fresh Water Cycle

By Influencing the Water, We Change the Climate

Hitchhikers Guide to the Water Sector - the Best Kept Secrets are Often Reserved for the Locals

10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - November Overview of News You Can't Afford to Miss!

Climate Risks Are #1 Threat to Global Economy

New Model for M.Sc. / M. Tech. and PhD Thesis in Colleges

DP World to Assist Somaliland WASH Sector

What Are The Resilient Cities Examples Around The World?

Water News and Updates You Should Not Miss!

Indicators of Performance of Irrigation Projects

Changing of the Climate

10 Best YouTube Videos About Water and Wastewater Management and Treatment

30 Interesting Water Safety and Management Blogs

Saving Princeville: Resilient Design and Planning in the American Rural South

Six Steps Closer to a Sustainable World

Air Valves in Pipelines (Part I – Air in Water!)

History of a Polder

Cultivate Attractive Lettuce With No More Tipburn

Water a Burden or a Blessing to Women

What's in the Name: Ultrafine Bubbles or Nano Bubbles?

Watergrabbing - A Story of Water

Material Handling That Goldilocks Would Like (VIDEO)

Taking the Measure of Ghana’s Watersheds: a Critical Requirement for Sustainable Intensification

Wastewater Treatment Unit to Remove Hexavalent Chromium and Other Heavy Metals

Methods for Wastewater Treatment

Removal of Heavy Metals From Wastewater Using Electromagnetic Nano-Mills

Modern Electroplating Wastewater Neutralization

Water Purification Design for Hippo Rollers Wins Awards

Water Industry Trends in the Midwest/Great Lakes Region

US Water Industry Trends Mid-Atlantic/New England Regions

Marine Pollution and Associated Funding

Water Industry Trends in the Southern USA

Measuring the True Performance Of VFDs

Shifting to VFD from Conventional Starters

Industrial Automation, Instrumentation & Process Control Systems

Hydraulic Modeling of Water Supply Networks

Amartya Sen - Nobel Prize economist

Water status of Punjab India in need of concern

volunteering in ngo/industry working in sewage water treatment plants

Water And Wastewater Utilities At High Risk Of Cyberattack

Hidden Water in Everyday Products

Innovative Technologies that Extract Water from Waste and Contaminants

Food companies are unprepared for global water scarcity, says new report

Foods With the Lowest Water Footprint

The Wastewater Treatment Process and its Benefits: A Short Overview

Saudi Arabia Is Striving For 100% Wastewater Reuse By 2025

SCADA Security: How Water and Wastewater Facilities Can Protect Against Cyber Attacks

Project Aquero is Using 3D Printing to Pull Drinkable Water from Thin Air

3 Successfully Crowdfunded Water Sustainability Startups

Four Inspiring Sustainable Water and Wastewater Facilities

Different Ways Water is Transported

5 iPhone Water and Wastewater Efficiency Apps

Simple Ideas Make a Big Difference: Water Conservation Solutions

Cheese Wastewater to Power 3,000 Homes

Strange and Unexpected Things Found in Sewers

Young Entrepreneurs Building Water Startups

Three Toughest Water and Wastewater Jobs

Futuristic Wastewater Facilities

How Dogs Affect Your Drinking Water

Repurposing Sewer Pipes and Wastewater Structures