The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a new reform proposal for water resources, entitled Water for Life. While we generally think of the UK as a relatively wet place, Defra identified a number of water challenges facing the nation, including over-abstraction from rivers and groundwater basins, point and diffuse source [...]
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UK Government Releases Water Resources Reform Proposal: Water for Life
Posted in Climate change, Privatization, United Kingdom, Water companies, Water conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Drought to Persist in Southern US
Posted in Climate change, Desalination, Georgia, Texas, Transboundary waters, United States, Water conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water planning, Water recycling/reuse on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On February 10, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published new maps showing drought conditions across the southeastern US. States that are experiencing particular drought include Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida. In all of these states except Arkansas, drought is expected to persist or worsen over the spring of 2011 and possibly beyond.Combined [...]
National Water Policy in Australia
Posted in Australia, Climate change, Desalination, Economics of water, Public utilities regulation, Transboundary waters, Water conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water recycling/reuse, Water rights on August 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In my last post I promised a report on water in Australia, and now that I have returned from the trip (OK, a couple weeks ago, but I had work to do!), this is the first of hopefully several posts. It was a great tour; I met many wonderful people and learned much.
The Water-Energy Connection
Posted in Climate change, Desalination, Global, Water markets/transfers, Water planning, Water recycling/reuse on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There has been no drought of studies, articles and blog posts about the connection between water and energy in the past 2-3 years (e.g., see recent Special Report on Water vs. Energy by IEEE Spectrum), but I would like to add a few thoughts to what is still an emerging area. It is perhaps fitting that [...]
West Coast Sea Level Projections
Posted in California, Climate change, United States, Water planning on May 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As a water resources professional who regularly handles issues related to climate change and water planning, I have noted in past that one of the key missing data points in scientific studies related to climate change is a reliable projection of sea levels. This is important because sea level is a key input for determining the potential impact of [...]
