Day: 19 April 2005

AWWA stress security strategy

In an exclusive to World Water, Kathryn L McCain, the American Water Works Association's first female president, explains why US water utilities are investing heavily in security.

Efficient water use can cut company costs

Businesses planning for the future may consider expenditure on energy, security risks, economic conditions and the latest marketing trends, but few think about water. Nicholas L Cain, communications director at the Pacific Institute in the USA, explains how the water factor can be a vital in global business strategy.

Ozone success at Tampa Bay

Innovative gas dispersion systems installed at the Tampa Bay Surface Water Treatment Plant in Florida, USA are proving to be efficient and economical. Gary Richards sales director at UK-based Statiflo explains the benefits.

Giant leaps for water reuse in space

Water is crucial for astronauts to live and work in space, whether orbiting the Earth, working at a lunar base or travelling to Mars. At four NASA centres scientific engineers are developing dependable ways of recycling water for space travel and possible Earth use. Natasha Wiseman reports.

California boasts world’s largest solar irrigation system

Technological innovation in irrigation is cutting costs, improving reliability and providing solutions to environmental concerns and legislation, reports Dr Anand Rangarajan, executive vice-president of WorldWater & Power Corporation.

US workshop identifies Lake Baikal issues

A workshop at Lake Tahoe in California, USA, brought Russian and Mongolian scientists and policymakers from the Selenga river basin together for the first time. Tony Brunello, executive director of the Tahoe-Baikal Institute, reports on this successful initiative to share resource management experiences.

FloodScape seeks sustainable solutions for NW Europe

Managing flood risk today is about more than building the traditional defences of embankments, walls and barriers. Egon Walesch of the UK Environment Agency, who is also project manager of FloodScape, explains why the role of floodplains should be revisited.

Satellites aid African aquifer management

As developing countries struggle to maximize use of water resources, Stefan Saradeth, Ruth Möller, Tobias Wever and Mohamed Safar-Zitoun of GAF AG in Germany, report on an ambitious Euro-African partnership project that uses Earth observation data from space to plan for groundwater sustainability in six North African countries.

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