By Daniel Seligman, Guest Blog Contributor Seattle is lucky: the city owns virtually all of the land in the Cedar River watershed on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. The area is forested and the city wants it to remain that way. When you turn on the tap, you don’t need to worry about… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Water Quality RSS FeedReclaimed Water – The Promise of a Great Idea Coming Soon to the Sammamish Valley
Posted in Legislation, Regulatory, Sanitation Improvement, Water QualityReclaimed water is a hot topic these days. Nearly all states now have regulations in place as to how to use reclaimed water. Recycling water is nothing new and has been used in other parts of the world out of shear necessity. But even in otherwise fertile areas like ours, we are collectively waking up… Continue Reading
Bottoms Up? The Gates Foundation is “Reinventing the Toilet” for Developing Countries
Posted in Charitable Grants, Sanitation Improvement, Water QualityThe Gates Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is providing $42 M in new sanitation grants to spur innovations in the capture and storage of waste, as well as its processing into reusable energy, fertilizer, and fresh water.” More specifically, the goal is to “reinvent the toilet”. Grants have gone out to 8 universities around… Continue Reading