SF Urban Watersheds

01/05/2019

https://apolitical.co/solution_article/how-cape-town-stopped-the-taps-running-dry-lessons-from-a-water-crisis/

In early March, after months of emergency water conservation measures, Cape Town announced it had avoided “day zero”. This was the day when water supplies would have officially run dry and the point from which the city would have had to begin distributing emergency rations by hand. Throughout th...

12/31/2018

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/water-climate-change_b_8689890?ec_carp=974470770772337645&fbclid=IwAR2CoWqXXPHUiAbgBtBlTpUGBIlpFAWYgWmEdfpwNECGbhRB2vpNHAZle2A

Co-authored by Martin Winiecki and Leila Dregger [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">http://[email protected]

03/31/2018

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2018-03-20/after-heavy-snowfall-massive-rainstorm-hits-california-what

Water managers and hydrologists are a mite worried. The good news is that the recent cold storms dumped a lot of new snow in the Sierra. That will help keep reservoirs charged and Californians adequately hydrated through the coming year. But there’s a literal dark cloud counterbalancing that silve...

03/18/2018

https://www.foreground.com.au/planning/beyond-the-sea-wall-a-changing-climate-calls-for-dynamic-solutions/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Foreground%20Newsletter%20Friday%20Mar%2015&utm_content=Foreground%20Newsletter%20Friday%20Mar%2015+CID_d0b77c831df1a044c28a3a823455bdf2&utm_source=E%20Newsletter&utm_term=Beyond%20the%20sea%20wall%20a%20changing%20climate%20calls%20for%20dynamic%20solutions

San Francisco and Christchurch may not exactly be twin cities, but when it comes to rising sea levels and ground water, they face similar challenges.

03/18/2018

http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-los-angeles-ballona-creek-wetlands-watershed-2018-2

Before LA was the home of the film industry, over 8,000 acres of the city were wetlands, ranging from freshwater ponds to tidal flats.

01/27/2018

One water or bust!

Lessons water managers have learned developing local supplies for Los Angeles could help influence the future of urban water management throughout the West, writes research engineer Erik Porse.

01/25/2018

A silver lining from California’s drought: Water conservation led to reduced energy use and less pollution

https://www.napawatersheds.org/news_items/view/9108?utm_campaign=recent_2018_01_25&utm_source=townsquare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=/news_items/view/9108

01/17/2018

https://www.dailynews.com/2017/03/21/la-area-lawmakers-cant-let-stormwater-capture-plan-go-down-the-drain-guest-commentary/

When it rains, it pours … and when it doesn’t, it doesn’t. This is the essence of Southern California’s water conundrum.A year ago, who would have thought golden-brown L…

01/16/2018

As part of a grant won from the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange, we are hosting a workshop with City of Portland and City of Vancouver on Rainwater Harvesting and Non-potable Reuse. Big thanks to San Francisco Public Works and Southland Industries for giving us a tour of the Moscone Center’s non-potable water system!

01/11/2018

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2018-01-08/in-tucson-subsidies-for-rainwater-harvesting-produce-big-payoff/

01/05/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TvlwAgi-vQ

The Bullitt Center, a living building in Seattle, WA, sets an inspirational example of biophilic design that connects people to nature and to each other. In ...

01/02/2018

http://www.ppic.org/blog/unintended-consequences-indoor-water-conservation/

Indoor water conservation can reduce the quality and quantity of wastewater, hindering the use of treated wastewater to augment water supply.