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Potable Reuse and the UN`s Sustainability Goals

Wastewater recycling is a key element of plans to bring clean, accessible water to all Wastewater reuse — or recycling — can provide a source of water for a variety of applications, even drinking. Because of this, it dovetails perfectly with the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Number 6 (SDG 6), which calls for universal access to water and sanitation. But high-quality wastewater treatment is a must when it comes to ensuring public acceptance of reuse. Some see water reuse as...

Clean Water Act Applies to Groundwater

Some are calling it “the clean water case of the century.” It arose over a sewage treatment plant on Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands, that was disposing of 4 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the groundwater wells half a mile from the beach. A large percentage of the pollution found its way into the Pacific. The discharge certainly sparked controversy, but was it illegal? When the case came before the U.S. Supreme Court, Maui County — supported by a Trump administration brief...

From growth to wellbeing and resilience

As a devastating European Environment Agency report takes the EU to task for its dismal failure to protect the ecosystem, it is high time for Europe to abandon its fixation on endless economic growth, experts at a post-growth event in Helsinki urged. The message is clear. Europe’s environment is in grave peril. That was the verdict of the European Environmental Agency’s ‘State of the Environment Report 2020’. Out of the 35 indicators and policy objectives for 2020 which the EEA tracked,...

Water management grows farm profits

A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates on a balanced plan of soil, crop, and water management techniques. The western United States is a region with scarce water resources. In this case, water management techniques make up a larger piece of a sustainability plan. There is mounting concern around the globe about water scarcity. This is due to urban sprawl, depleting water supplies in some areas,...

Wetland Project in Oman recognized with “Award of Excellence in Climate Action”

During the Qatar Sustainability Summit 2019, the Omani companies BAUER Nimr LLC and Petroleum Development Oman received the prestigious “Award for Excellence in Climate Action” marking their impressive effort to make the oil & gas sector green, while contributing to significant Co2 emission reductions. The award was handed over by Dr. Yousef Mohamed AlHorr, Founding Chairman of Gulf Organisation for Research & Development. The project was recognized for its contribution to greening degraded...