South America’s water crisis

The Washington Post tells the story of a continent in crisis.

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Water scarcity and leakage

Aanandita Sikka points out that water crises in most cases have little to do with water scarcity and much more to do with social, political and technical factors.

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More extreme weather events

The water industry faces challenges that it can’t do anything about, and they’re getting tougher.

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Paraná not Paranoiá

Everyone’s heard of the River Amazon, right, but have you heard of the Paraná?

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Digital twin – a good idea but a long way off

“Digital twin” sounds so appealing.  But it’s phenomenally complicated and we’re at least a decade away from having any good ones in the water industry.

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Growth + climate change = pending water crisis in Idaho

The editorial board of the Idaho Statesman says: “Let’s sound the alarm now.”

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Oakley, Utah: no water, no new homes

Families play on the foreshore of depleted Rockport Reservoir near Oakley Utah.

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Isn’t a Tier 1 water shortage in fact a water crisis?

The USA is expected to declare its first “tier one” water shortage very shortly.

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Smoke pot, eat almonds, take a shower

No, it isn’t the latest get-slim-quick diet.  It’s a recipe for a water crisis.

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Data logging costs have doubled when they should have halved

Unless you’re using i2O, in which case they’ve halved.

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Mueller Water Products Acquires i2O Water, Ltd.

Mueller Water Products, Inc. today announced that it has acquired i2O Water, Ltd. (“i2O Water”), a provider of pressure management solutions for approximately $20 million in cash.

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COVID crisis masks water crisis

As the COVID crisis abates, what other crises will come to the fore?

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