White Water Connection

Three Authors See Water, Water Everywhere, for Better and Worse

New books look at the importance and the dangers of the wet stuff.

Crucial Lessons For Keeping Your Dog Safe Around Water

As many of us remain quarantined due to COVID-19 and summer quickly approaches, those with swimming pools are likely getting prepared for The Big Open. And as temperatures outside continue to rise (well, for some of us!), dogs may look for ways to cool off when they go outside. Even when it's not very hot out, adventurous dogs may find any body of water irresistible.

Divine Connection Builds Faith & Gives Clean Water

John Mueller, pastor at Sonlight Church in Angola, Indiana, wanted to engage his church in international missions and mentioned it to a fellow pastor at the annual conference last year. The friend recommended Healing Waters International. Healing Waters is committed to bringing clean water to communities around the world and …

You can use water pipes for grounding purposes, but...

Water pipes have been used extensively in the past as a grounding electrode. Water pipe connections are not testable and are unreliable due to the use of

Where Should the Water Go?

If you're considering a new gutter installation or planning to divert your downspout, here are a few ways that you can use that water around your home.

How a Frost-Free Faucet Can Save Homeowners Thousands of Dollars

From time to time, homeowners forget to shut off the water supply to an outdoor faucet when they’re winter-proofing the home. Unfortunately, this simple oversight can have disastrous consequences. Frigid temperatures can cause whatever water remains in the line to freeze and expand, often rupturing the faucet connections and sending water coursing down the inside of the wall. Repairing …

Living with water: Embracing cultural adaptions to floods

As floods in cities become more frequent, urban designers can purposefully design landscapes to withstand flooding while maintaining a community connection to water, say Sasaki's Mary Anne Ocampo and...

How Can We Conserve Water? Do What Strangers Do

We look for reference groups that might naturally have a norm.

From drain to drink: innovations in wastewater reuse

In response to water scarcity, municipalities are figuring out ways to treat sewage less like waste and more like a resource.

Why Being Near Water Could Be the Key to Happiness, According to Research

Want to Boost Your Mental Health? Head For the Sea, Not the Mountains

Many people feel a profound connection to water, whether it's oceans, rivers, or lakes. Now, science might have found an explanation.  

Extension Connection: Low-Water Use Landscapes

My son Derek just moved to Monterey, Calif., to attend graduate school at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. California has been in a

Steel Sump Tank Coating

TMI Coatings was recently contracted to coat the interior of a steel sump tank. Due to this tank being inside the facility, TMI utilized mechanical diamond grin

Public Perception and Trust of U.S. Drinking Water Quality

In a nutshell…This article examines public trust and factors affecting consumer confidence in the quality and safety of drinking water provided by community water systems. It highlights the results of a recently completed national survey of 2,200 U.S. adults by the American Water Works AssociationMost Americans enjoy year-round access to safe drinking water at home, work, and school from the turn of a tap…

Facts About Well Water

4 ways Ford paves the way to water efficiency

The automaker shares lessons that companies in any industry can use to shore up their water resilience.