Imagine that you were on the adventure of a lifetime, exploring outer space
and – literally – going where no one has gone before. Oh, and there’s just one
catch; you’ll need to recycle your own urine into drinking water. That’s now
reality for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. In November,
the space shuttle Endeavor delivered NASA’s Water Recovery System (WRS) and
after a few initial glitches, it appears to be functioning well.
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On October 29th of 2008, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
announced that it would be allocating only 15% of the water requested by the
communities served by the State Water Project (SWP) in the State California;
this represents the second lowest allocation level in over 40 years. Several factors
have contributed to this conservative plan including a prolonged drought in the
region, lower than average snowfall, and a court decision to protect a small fish.
The California DWR is tasked with taking this all into account and managing the
State’s fresh water resources; a difficult task even in a wet year. Read More