Canada’s water crisis
News from Canada’s Global Institute for Water Security. Climate change is going to wreak havoc with water supply. Glaciers are melting; river flows are becoming more unpredictable; and lakes are filling with toxic algae. Floods, droughts and wildfires, and the extreme damage they cause, are becoming more frequent.
Read moreTaking a leak
Manneken Pis – the ‘peeing boy’ – by renowned baroque sculptor Jérôme Duquesnoy in Brussels is a major tourist attraction.
Read moreSmoke gets in your eyes
In most foreigners’ minds, England is a place where it rains quite a lot. But Sir James Bevan, CEO of the Environment Agency has warned that England could run short of water within 25 years. His language was dramatic. England faces an “existential threat”, and in around 20 to 25 years, England will reach the […]
Read moreCyber secure
The power blackout in Venezuela has caused widespread disruption. Including to the water supply. Tap water was said to have turned black. Dramatic pictures showed citizens going to extraordinary lengths to get water.
Read moreCloud seed idea
Dam levels in Manila, Philippines are below critical levels. Thousands of customers have experienced limited or no water supply for several days after Manila Water cut its services without a prior advisory. Climate phenomenon El Niño has also been blamed.
Read moreThe UK doesn’t have water meters
Readers around the world are surprised to learn that a large percentage of homes in the UK don’t have water meters. So how are they charged for water use? On the basis of a tariff that relates to the size of the home. Nothing to do with the amount of water actually used or the number […]
Read moreWater as a weapon of war
Following a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, the Indian government has said that it will divert river water which Pakistan relies on.
Read moreOrganisations struggle to corral data into useable and actionable intelligence
PWC’s CEO survey reports that organisations struggle to corral data into useable and actionable intelligence, and the main reason for their frustration is ‘lack of analytical talent,’ followed closely by ‘data siloing’ and ‘poor data reliability.’ i2O’s new iNet solution helps water companies address these three issues, and deliver actionable insight that will help identify […]
Read morePaying the price of water
When you look at the image from space, you’d wonder why anyone living near the Great Lakes in North America was short of water. Water isn’t usually a significant household expenditure. But in Chicago the cost of water for the average family of four nearly tripled in the last decade.
Read moreUK Regulator industry exam results
Water industry regulator Ofwat has reviewed the 5 year plans offered up by UK water companies for 2020-2025. Unlike the new 9 – 1 GCSE grades in England, there are only 3 categories when it comes to marking: A*, Must do better, and Fail.
Read moreMatt Damon – water Bourne
Matt Damon and Gary White feature in this video by Bloomberg from this years meeting in Davos. Matt Damon co-founded H2OAfrica. Gary White founded Water Partners. And they merged to create Water.org. Water.org is a charity backed by a number of major organisations and foundations.
Read moreDrought Contingency Plan
Lake Mead is a reservoir that helps supply water for 25 million people in Nevada, Arizona, and California, and some in Mexico. The dam that created the lake is the Hoover Dam, built in 1936. It is one of a series of dams in the West of the USA that store water and generate electricity […]
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