Stormwater is useable — we need to harvest
In the March 2023 issue of the Municipal Sewer and Water magazine, Luke, the editor, has an editorial that is titled “Saving for a Sunny Day“. I have always thought that we need to find ways to store...
View ArticleCitizen involvement in Water Quality Monitoring
If you are interested in protecting rivers and waterbodies in the State of Georgia, one way to do that is to find and join a Rivers Alive Group or start your own. Rivers Alive is a program administered...
View ArticleCycling underground – in a new sewer line
In the March 7, 2023 issue of Municipal Sewer and Water magazine there is an article that talks about offering cyclist the opportunity to cycle in a new “super” sewer system as it is being constructed...
View ArticleWastewater and Thriving Fishery in Arkansas
As I was looking through the April 5, 2023 online issue of the Treatment Plant Operator magazine, I saw a story that combined wastewater treatment and safeguarding a trout fishery in Arkansas. The...
View ArticleInstalling Septic Systems in Hard Places
Most installations of septic systems to manage on-site wastewater are typically no big deal. There are many different ways to install systems, but sometimes there are difficult installations. One such...
View ArticleRain Barrels, Education, And Fun
Rain barrels are used to catch rainwater from roofs and stores that water for use later. And article in the International Erosion Control magazine Environmental Connection tells about how the Anderson...
View ArticleFriday’s Fun Fact – Drop in the Bucket
This weeks Water Fun Fact is about how much fresh water we have on the Earth if we use an example. If the entire world’s water were fit into a 1 gallon jug, the water available in surface sources would...
View ArticleRecycling Water
Water is one of those things that gets recycled and recycled and recycled and I could go on and on. Have you ever heard that the water we are drinking today was also drank by the dinosaurs? Image from...
View ArticleTeaching kids about what to Flush and Not to Flush
A few weeks ago, members of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission took part in the Jeff Davis Field Day focusing on K-2nd graders. One of the things they taught the kids was some of teh...
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