{"id":2119,"date":"2012-09-24T09:30:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T14:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2012-09-24T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T19:26:07","slug":"water-news-summary-september-21-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/water-news-summary-september-21-12","title":{"rendered":"Direct Wastewater Reuse, Breweries, and Urban Sprawl: Water News Summary 9\/21\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2128\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/local-breweries-help-watersheds.jpg\" class=\"thickbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/local-breweries-help-watersheds-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"local breweries could help protect watersheds\" title=\"local-breweries-help-watersheds\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2128\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breweries can solve many problems<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by\/2.0\/80x15.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License\" title=\"Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/nostri-imago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&nbsp;cliff1066\u00e2\u201e\u00a2<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"ws_tweet_list\">\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Brownwood, Texas, may be building the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/texas-politics\/squeamish-residents-in-brownwood-could-spell-trouble-for-2462506.html\" title=\"Speeding up the process of nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first &#8220;direct&#8221; reuse wastewater treatment plant in the US<\/a>.  So ultra-filtered, ultra-disinfected wastewater would go directly back into the water distribution system.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Austin, Texas is embarking on a new watershed protection paradigm that promotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/austins-new-stormwater-paradigm-low-impact-development\/\" title=\"Austin deploying Green Stormwater Infrastructure\">Low Impact Development techniques to manage stormwater runoff<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/opinion\/lcra-deal-will-deplete-milam-county-water-2449912.html\" title=\"Landowners will get the raw end of the deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Editorial by Milam County landowner<\/a> about the Lower Colorado River Authority&#8217;s deal with Alcoa to pump up to 45,000 acre-feet\/year of Carrizo-Wilcox groundwater from the county.  The aquifer is already over-permitted though.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Infographic showing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2012\/07\/20\/us\/drought-footprint.html\" title=\"Visual representation of drought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">footprint of drought in the US<\/a> over the last century.  Pretty amazing to see the visual comparison.  2012&#8217;s footprint is getting close to 1934&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Should \u201cwastewater\u201d be wasted? Learn the <a href=\"http:\/\/whyfiles.org\/2012\/should-wastewater-be-wasted\/\" title=\"All wastewater becomes drinking water again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">science behind waterwater recycling<\/a> via The Why Files.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Mojave Water Agency offering homeowners <a href=\"http:\/\/epaper.desertdispatch.com\/OLIVE\/ODE\/DESERTDISPATCH\/LandingPage\/LandingPage.aspx?href=VkRELzIwMTIvMDgvMzA.&#038;pageno=MQ..&#038;entity=QXIwMDEwNg..&#038;view=ZW50aXR5\" title=\"Landscape replacement rebate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$0.50\/sf to replace their turf grass<\/a>.  This type of rebate makes the most impact in terms of reducing overall water use.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">How to integrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentalleader.com\/2012\/09\/04\/integrating-automatic-fire-sprinkler-systems-with-rainwater-catchment\/\" title=\"Rainwater used for fire suppression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">automatic fire sprinkler systems with rainwater catchment<\/a>.  Water balance calculation helps to the determine storage volume.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/watercrunch.com\/2012\/09\/why-every-watershed-needs-a-brewery\/\" title=\"Breweries help local streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Every watershed needs its own brewery<\/a>.  Since breweries use local water, they could be a leader in watershed protection efforts.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Could developing an <a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/food\/counting-the-harvest-how-numbers-can-save-urban-gardens\/\" title=\"Urban gardens produce real goods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">economic value on the output of urban gardens<\/a> save them from being bulldozed for development?  In 2010, 67 New York gardens yielded 87,690 pounds of food, with an estimated value of $214,060.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Worldwide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/earth-matters\/wilderness-resources\/stories\/urban-sprawl-expected-to-triple-by-2030\" title=\"People are moving to urban areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">urban sprawl is expected to triple by 2030<\/a>.  This will create a huge demand for raw materials and energy resources to build infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">&#8220;The problem with water, many economists say, is the fact that it is essentially free.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/newswatch.nationalgeographic.com\/2012\/08\/29\/the-high-costs-of-free-water\/\" title=\"Water prices need to rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Video of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>Learn about the installation of a rainwater collection system for Lure, a new restaurant in Atlanta Georgia.  The harvested rainwater will be used for toilet flushing.  With the local rainfall amounts, this system has the potential to save up to 108,000 gallons a year.  It will also reduce stormwater runoff which carries pollutants into local streams.<\/p>\n<p>We have installed a few of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rainwater-collection\/sets\/72157627756228297\/\" title=\"Rainwater pillow installed in crawlspace\" target=\"_blank\">rainwater pillow systems in Austin<\/a> (click for pictures).  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