Our water supply is far from infinite. According to the UN, nearly 1.8 billion people are projected to live in areas with absolute water scarcity by 2025, and two-thirds of the world’s population ...

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In downtown San Francisco, in a cavernous garage that was once a Honda dealership, a gleaming ...

In theory, the idea of one, continuous water cycle is easy to understand. But somehow, the idea that our wastewater could one day wind up in our drinking glasses can be a bit harder to accept — even ...

California isn’t recycling nearly enough water, according to a new report by UCLA researchers, who say the state should treat and reuse more wastewater to help address the Colorado River’s chronic ...

The San Francisco Bay Area is far behind Southern California in reusing water. Policy experts say it could take decades for the state’s second-most populous region to catch up — the lower half of the ...

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When recycled for drinking, the millions of gallons of water that Bay Area residents flush down toilets and showers every day could be cleaner than the pristine Hetch Hetchy water that flows from many ...

At voco Brussels City North, hansgrohe and Hydraloop unite for smarter water use. Image Courtesy of Hansgrohe Water is the foundation of life. It shapes landscapes, regulates climates, and sustains ...

When Janet Cruz lost an April election for a Tampa, Fla., City Council seat, she became a political casualty of an increasingly high-stakes debate over recycled water. During her time in the Florida ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The South Tahoe Public Utilities Department (STPUD) held a stakeholders advisory group and public information meeting regarding how they deal with recycled water. The plan ...