Water Conservation Articles

Florida’s focus on water resource management goes back to the early 1970s, when voters and lawmakers passed the Water Resources Act, creating...

Drive-ups usually mean hamburgers, french fries and chocolate shakes. But in Santa Rosa, Calif., a playful spin on the concept made it...

Customers adopting water efficiency practices and conservation programs from the East Bay Municipal Utility District enabled water usage to remain flat for...

The City of Dayton (Ohio) Water Department takes a broad approach to creating a sustainable water supply and community. It ranges from...

Milwaukee Water Works utility crews, and even some outside contractors, worked to repair a series of 76 water main breaks last week....

Drought seems to be everywhere. This year, it’s California and Texas. Last year, the middle of the country, as far east as...

Fourth grade is a time when kids experience science hands-on. Concepts like electricity, sound and the three states of matter — solid,...

City officials in Portland, Ore., who originally decided to drain 38 million gallons of water from Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 after...

Although water usage in Wichita Falls, Texas, is down by about half compared to last year, conservation efforts are not enough to...

When a community is seriously short of water, every drop becomes more precious. The City of Rio Rancho, in an arid region...

In a corner of Oregon where water supplies are bountiful, the Medford Water Commission faced a challenge in promoting conservation. With a...

In dry areas, it’s easy to convince people to conserve water. When there’s a real prospect of not having water for lawn...

Water conservation is a pressing global issue. It has been estimated that worldwide water losses from leaking or broken pipes could be...

The City of Durham’s Water Management Water Conservation and Efficiency program is every bit as well-rounded as the department’s water education resources.“Our...