21st Century Water and Resource Management

Robert Brears
Sep 8, 2018 · 2 min read

With water and resource scarcity becoming the norm, a variety of locations around the world are implementing 21st Century best practices in managing water and related resources.

Energy Crops and Food Waste Powering a Water Utility

The UK’s water utility Severn Trent is aiming to generate 50% of its own energy by 2020, up from 38% today. To reach this goal, the utility has developed one of the largest energy crop plants in the UK. Read more here.

Water-Efficient Urban Farms Sprouting Up

By 2050, two-thirds of the global population will be living in cities, concentrating demand for both food and water. Recognizing these challenges, one city is addressing the water-food nexus. Read more here.

Industrialized Water

With water quality and quantity under pressure, water utilities are beginning to offer reliable supplies of industrial water for a variety of uses. Read more here.

Protecting the Source of Our Precious Water

To avoid having to develop new water supplies due to contamination a number of jurisdictions are turning to a variety of water source protection methods. Read more here.

San Francisco Keeping its Water Local

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is developing new alternative water supplies, future-proofing the city from climate change and population growth. Read more here.

Robert Brears

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Robert is the author of Urban Water Security (Wiley) and Founder of Our Future Water

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