UN-Water Analytical Brief on Unconventional Water Resources

United Nations (UN) | June 5th, 2020

Summary

Increasing water scarcity is recognized as a key challenge to sustainable development and major cause of conflict, social unrest and changes to traditional migration rout

Unintended consequences of water conservation on the use of treated municipal wastewater

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | May 11th, 2020

Summary

Municipal water managers are intensifying efforts to reduce urban water use and increase the reliability of local water supplies to combat rising water scarcity and droug

Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies: An Assessment of Risks, Costs, and Benefits

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) | December 1st, 2016

Summary

Much of the United States faces chronic or episodic water shortages. It is the topic of daily news in the West, where a historic 4-year drought has caused California to

Wastewater Infrastructure: Overview, Funding, and Legislative Developments

Congressional Research Service (CRS) | September 22nd, 2017

Summary

The collection and treatment of wastewater remains among the most important public health interventions in human history and has contributed to a significant decrease in

Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture: Development of a Regional Water Reuse Decision-Support Model (RWRM) for Cost-Effective Irrigation Sources

American Chemical Society (ACS) | August 8th, 2016

Summary

Water scarcity has become a critical problem in many semiarid and arid regions. The single largest water use in such regions is for crop irrigation, which typically relie

Water Forward 2024 Plan Report - Austin's 100 Year Plan

City of Austin | December 6th, 2024

Summary

Water Forward 2024 is Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan. The purpose of Water Forward is to develop and implement diverse and environmentally conscious w

Water Quality Control Policy for siting, design, operation, and maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | June 19th, 2012

Summary

The purpose of this Policy is to allow the continued use of OWTS, while protecting water quality and public health. This Policy recognizes that responsible local agencies

Water Recommendations to the Next President

Pacific Institute | September 14th, 2020

Summary

The United States faces several severe and worsening water problems. Continuing to neglect these problems will impoverish and sicken this and future generations,

Water Recycling 2030: Recommendations of California’s Recycled Water Task Force

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 3rd, 2003

Summary

Assembly Bill No. 331 was passed by the California Legislature, and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis on October 7, 2001. The bill required the creation of the 2002

Water Reuse Potential in California

Pacific Institute | June 1st, 2014

Summary

There is tremendous opportunity to expand water reuse in California. In most urban areas, water is used once, treated, and disposed of as waste. Reuse provides a reliable

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