http://www.h2bidblog.com THE WORLD'S WATER BLOG™ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:27:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several months back, H2Bid featured a story about the invention and early application of so called “flushless” urinals. These urinals use a combination of hydrostatic pressure and eco-friendly chemistry to create a liquid barrier through which waste can move but sewer vapors cannot escape. After being invented, the ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/08/27/conserving-water-with-flushless-urinals/ A movement may have started on June 11th, this year. The first ever “Water Hour” was celebrated that day around the globe. As part of its promotion of the event, the Water Environment Federation notified the staff at H2Bid about the event. Water Hour is a different approach to the ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/08/27/introducing-water-hour/ With every steady rain, a cycle begins which helps to recharge and replenish most aquifers of the world. The water soaks into the ground, makes its way to the aquifer via percolation through the ground and rock. When we take more water than the aquifer receives over a ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/07/11/preserving-groundwater-by-artificially-recharging-aquifers/ If you live in an urban area, chances are that you pass over hidden waterways every day on your commute to work. Of course, we may barely notice the streams and rivers that are visible but what most city dwellers don’t realize is that there is likely a hidden ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/06/08/the-benefits-of-rediscovering-buried-waterways/ It may be counterintuitive, but in the current down economy, US water bills have been rising. A complex set of circumstances are at play to cause this improbable situation including lower demand, a shift in income sources and fixed costs associated with maintenance and facilities. Efforts have been ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/04/22/water-utilities-facing-decreasing-revenues-and-increasing-costs/ For many decades, there have been almost constant news reports of large groups of people displaced by wars and famine. In many cases, these refugees flee their native lands, cross borders and settle in camps run by the United Nations or a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). A new type ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/02/28/the-growing-trend-of-climate-refuges/ As readers of this blog may be aware, the State of California has been facing many challenges with respect to its freshwater management, endangered species, and agriculture. In November, 2009, the state took a step forward to face those challenges in the form of four bills that total over ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/02/07/california-moves-to-improve-freshwater-management/ Think about the usual holiday plans: Dinner with family, visiting friends and perhaps watching a few bowl games. A young Ohio woman, however, has a radically different set of plans this year. Some time around New Year’s Day, Katie Spotz, a fresh-faced 22 year old, will depart Senegal ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2010/01/03/rowing-for-water/ Hard boiled eggs turn black in the shell, you are forced to use bottled water to shower, and townspeople in your community have stomach ailments in such numbers that something must be happening. You finally f ind out that your well has been compromised; in fact your entire town’s groundwater has been tainted ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2009/11/02/food-processing-wastewater-problems-in-western-michigan/ The U.S. President, Barack Obama, began to make good on a campaign promise calling for a $5 billion (US), 10 year program aimed at restoration of the Great Lakes. This summer, the President delivered his request for funding to the U.S. Department of the Interior and in that document ... http://www.h2bidblog.com/2009/10/17/federal-funding-to-keep-the-great-lakes-great/