States Not Prepared for Climate Change Impacts on Water Supplies

The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) released their 2017 Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard this week, and the results around climate resiliency planning were eye-opening.

dry lake climate change

Most US states have a long way to go to shore up their legal frameworks and improve requirements contributing to water conservation, efficiency, and long-term resiliency, according to the AWE and ELI. The two nonprofits released the first scorecard in 2012. This five-year update gives two grades to each state: one for climate resiliency planning and another for efficiency and conservation.

The national average for both grades was C, although state scores had a significant range, the organizations said.

For climate resiliency, points were awarded to plans and laws if their effect was to mitigate the impact of conditions associated with climate change, the report explained.

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Bangalore to become waterless soon

By Hansi Sandeepika

Bangalore, the hub of technology in India is facing new a crisis. Unfortunately, this high tech city is running out of the water.

The population of Bangalore has doubled during the last 15 years making the population exceed 10 million by now. During the last decade, the youth was heavily attracted to the city in search of employment opportunities.

bangalore water crisis

According to people, unplanned urbanization and unpredictable rain pattern have caused the crisis.
Bangalore development minister K.J George recently admitted that the availability of water per person on a certain day will be 88 litres by the year 2031. Adding to that he said by then the population of the area would reach up to 20 million.

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Tips for Maintaining Green Hotel Spas

GLOBAL REPORT—Sustainability trends in the hospitality industry continue to be a hot button topic, especially when it comes to initiatives in hotel spas, sources said.

More and more people expect hotel spas to do their part in responsible sustainability, said Jane Turner, director of spa and leisure for FRHI Hotels & Resorts. She said efforts could start with the design of the spa’s building.

green spa waterless urinal

And while that comes with several challenges, spa directors in hotels across the globe shared how their properties are achieving environmentally-friendly operations.

Trying to save water? Go Waterless with No-Flush Urinals.

Trying to save water? Go Waterless with No-Flush Urinals.

Challenges of maintaining a sustainable spa
Sources agreed that one of the biggest concerns in a hotel spa is water and energy conservation. Often times, many hotel spas lack the right equipment to measure water and energy consumption within the spa unit, said Jeffery Smith, director of sustainability for Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas.

It’s essential that hotel spas measure those metrics, he said, since spa operations require a large amount of water usage.

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