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Entries Tagged Irrigation

Israel Leads the Way Recycling Nearly 90% of Its Wastewater

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This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape

A xeriscaping demonstration garden in Colorado Springs shows residents how to create appealing landscapes with less need for irrigation.
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Paso Robles Bet Big on Sustainability and Won Significant Rewards

A California city goes all-in on recycling with tertiary-treated water for irrigation and a nutrient harvesting system that solved a struvite problem.
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End-to-End Recycling Initiative Is the Pride of Reclamation Facility in Semiarid New Mexico

The Hobbs Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southeast New Mexico reclaims all its influent and beneficially uses its entire biosolids stream.
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Leveling Out Demand Was the Key to Putting This Florida Water Plant and Distribution System on Track

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A California District Partners With Other Utilities to Meet All of Its Customers’ Irrigation Needs

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District works in partnership to ensure abundant recycled water for its own residents and for neighboring communities.
Costs and Benefits. The Analysis of Both Is Key to Sound Decisions on Plant Improvements

Costs and Benefits. The Analysis of Both Is Key to Sound Decisions on Plant Improvements

Cost-benefit analysis can play an important role in making decisions about water and wastewater plant improvement projects.
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A New York Plant Adopts Reuse and Eliminates the Pumping of 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater Annually

The first municipal water reuse project in the state of New York provides golf course irrigation and replaces the pumping of 100 million gallons of groundwater per year.
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Turning Open Plant Property Into Renewable Energy on the Cheap

A New Mexico town arranges to receive a major supply of renewable energy with no upfront investment and no responsibility for system operations.
ISO Publishes Treated Wastewater Standards for Agriculture

ISO Publishes Treated Wastewater Standards for Agriculture

ISO releases a new standard to ensure irrigation projects flow smoothly, calling treated wastewater a "lifeline" for the agricultural community
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Down-To-Earth Solutions

Spray and drip irrigation provide final effluent treatment for a lagoon system serving a major resort community in the watershed of Tennessee’s Obed River.
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8 Water Use Numbers You Should Know

In the United States, we use 355 billion gallons of water every day. What other interesting tidbits does a USGS survey reveal? Take a look.