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How to cut your grass and your water bill

Dave Gaylinn posted on 3/10/2020 8:45:00 AM

Transforming your landscape could be the gift that keeps giving.

| Categories: | Tags: spring, conservation, irrigation, watering, landscape, xeriscape, AWS, water science | View Count: (1601) |

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Time to turn off your hose

Dave Gaylinn posted on 10/15/2019 2:48:00 PM

When the temperature dips, it is time to shut irrigation systems off.

| Categories: | Tags: irrigation, conservation, landscape, pipe | View Count: (1938) |

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Keeping our aquifers fully charged

Dave Gaylinn posted on 4/25/2019 1:51:00 PM

Many of our aquifers are depleting, but there are steps we can take to keep them fully charged

| Categories: | Tags: groundwater, aquifer, conservation, OWCAP | View Count: (1627) |

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Making water and water services affordable

Amber Wilson posted on 8/3/2018 10:47:00 AM

We all know the importance of having access to safe and clean water and how vital that is to our daily life, but something we don’t always consider is the cost of that water.

| Categories: | Tags: affordability, Buried No Longer, water rates, tiered assistance program, TAP, customer assistance program, CAP, cost of water | View Count: (2218) |

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Will Cape Town have no water soon?

Amber Wilson posted on 2/14/2018 2:13:00 PM

There is a looming crisis in Cape Town, South Africa - the upcoming loss of all water service.

| Categories: | Tags: Cape Town, South Africa, water crisis, climate change, Day Zero, drought, infrastructure, Smithsonian, CNN | View Count: (2670) |

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Tracking water quality with new app

Amber Wilson posted on 1/22/2018 11:08:00 AM

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality released an easy-to-use app to help them study the state's water quality.

| Categories: | Tags: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, ADEQ, water quality, app, geocoding, Arizona, Arizona Water Watch, Arizona Capitol Times | View Count: (1717) |

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'Green roofs' are in

Amber Wilson posted on 11/10/2017 10:02:00 AM

Denver just approved an initiative requiring rooftop gardens or solar panels be placed on large new buildings, according to an ABC News article.

| Categories: | Tags: Denver, green roof, rooftop gardens, solar panels, New Atlas, Xeriscape, conservation, ABC News, energy use | View Count: (1701) |

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The best tasting water in Pennsylvania

Amber Wilson posted on 6/2/2016 4:01:00 AM

It has been decided what water utilities have the best tasting water in Pennsylvania.

| Categories: | Tags: taste test, York Water Company, Capital Region Water, ACE16, Pennsylvania | View Count: (4423) |