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 [...]
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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 »
New Georgia Rules on Interbasin Water Transfers
Posted in Georgia, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On January 26, 2011, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) adopted new rules governing surface water withdrawal permits that involve interbasin transfers. The rules are the latest and perhaps, for the moment, final step in the development of state water policy regarding interbasin transfers. The new rules will be effective in February 2011 and will be found [...]
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 [...]
The Use of Economics in Water Conversation
Posted in Economics of water, Human right to water, Water markets/transfers on April 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In celebration of Earth Day 2010, I am dedicating this post to … money. Or, more accurately, economics and how the “dismal science” is used in conversations about water resources. I think it is useful to understand the ways in which economics is used, because it helps to draw out connections between water management techniques that might not be apparent otherwise. [...]
