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Powering Water Treatment With the Sun’s Rays
A solar trend is sweeping the nation’s wastewater treatment facilities
As the long, hot days of summer pass it is easy to appreciate the benefits of a brightly shining sun. Environmentally minded individuals might even contemplate harnessing the sun’s power through photovoltaic panels.
This idea has occurred to many in the wastewater industry. With continuously rising energy costs, an increasing number of solar energy systems has been appearing at water treatment facilities across the country. Read more
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| A 1.1-MW solar tracking system at the City of Chico Water Pollution Control Plant (Calif.) includes 5824 solar tiles on 2 ha (5 ac) and provides around 40% of the plant’s energy needs. Photo courtesy of Quené Hansen, projects manager, City of Chico. Click for larger image. |
Conspicuous Consumption
Bottled water goes upscale
If you visit Bling H20’s website, www.blingh2o.com/store, you can see the hottest celebrities toting their luxury water, packaged in Swarovski Crystals and founded on the promise that you’ll make a statement. And at $40 for a 750 ml bottle, they ask one simple question, “Do you Bling?”
While most people don’t “bling,” millions of people do spend money on more moderately priced bottled water. What was once driven solely by the desire to be chic is now driven largely by fear, with one in five people drinking only bottled water, according to a 2002 survey sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and conducted by the Gallup Organization. Read more
From the President: Our Fragile Planet
Farewell
As this is my last article as your president, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve. It has been a pleasure and honor to do so, and I will treasure the memories. It has truly been a life–changing experience for me.
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One of the beauties of Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) is that governance is invisible to us as members because everything we do is about protecting and enhancing our global water environment and nothing is about us as individuals. It allows us to keep drawing on everybody’s strengths and not get sidetracked from our mission.
| I have enjoyed meeting and working with many of you this year in my role as president. I am equally excited about going back to working with you as colleagues. So rather than say good-bye, I prefer to ask “what’s next?” Our work is never done. Read More
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