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(March 18, 2009, Jeff Conant, Alternet)
Behind the World Water Forum’s public posture as a trade expo and an educational exchange among water advocates lies a labyrinth of political intrigue and corporate cronyism. Corporate interests that make up the World Water Council are in constant contact with the World Bank and other financial institutions; each Forum [...]

(March 7, 2009, Amy Wang, The Oregonian)
I try not to waste water. I bathe my sons together and limit their baths to a couple times a week. I make them brush their teeth without running the water. When I caught one child filling his cup and then drinking half the water and pouring the rest [...]

With all of the rain California has been receiving over the last few weeks, water levels are back to 80% in Sierra snowpack terms and there is “drought improvement“.  The 167-mile stretch of the Hetch-Hetchy system, which provides 85% of the Bay Area’s water, can continue to flow at four fifths capacity.  But water restrictions [...]

(Feb. 24, 2009, Coloradoan)
Plans to ramp up water conservation efforts in Fort Collins include a couple of tried-and-true methods – education and financial incentives.
Putting those plans to work would likely mean higher rates for water customers even as average per capita demand for water decreases, officials say.
Using less water has broad impacts, including prolonging the [...]

(Feb. 17, 2009, Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Unaccredited college owes $214,000; King assistant asks radio listeners to help pay.

A lion of the civil rights movement took to the airwaves Monday in a last-minute pitch to keep the water flowing —- and the doors open —- at Morris Brown College.
Meanwhile, some members of the Atlanta City Council said [...]

(Feb. 11, 2009, The Star-Telegram)
As Texas’ population explodes, new residential, commercial and industrial development is rampant. The state is far more urbanized, and continued dramatic growth is expected in coming decades.

That’s putting unprecedented environmental pressures on one of the state’s most-precious resources: its many rivers, creeks, bays and estuaries. These flowing bodies provide critical water [...]

(Feb. 10, 2009, Arizona Geology)
The state’s budget crisis will result in the Arizona Water Institute closing by June 30. In a message to the AWI’s external advisory board, Director Kathy Jacobs advised that “some of the projects that were approved for this year will move forward, but most will not – and all of the [...]