Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
22 August 2015
El Paso, Texas, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
El Paso Water Utilities is designing an advanced-purification plant in which water will be scrubbed through five additional steps before going into the city's water supply.
25 January 2015
Austin, Texas, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Most of Texas has emerged from a drought that started in early 2011, but water supplies are still far below normal. Scientists are using new technology to monitor ground water levels and contemplate potential conserva...
14 December 2014
Austin, Texas, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Laws in Texas and New Mexico, both locked in the grip of a crippling drought, don't do much to actually encourage citizens to conserve water. New conservation laws and financial incentives are trying to change that.
14 December 2014
Clint, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Population growth, historical dryness and predictions of a warming climate all mean a future of scarce water in the Rio Grande's Upper Basin. Farmers and the irrigation districts are left to try and find ways to conse...
17 November 2014
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council was formed after a severe drought to bring together federal, state and regional governments and bridge parochial concerns. It was meant to manage the basin as...
16 November 2014
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
After the drought hit Australia in the early 2000s, city officials had to start thinking seriously about ways to conserve and creatively store their water. External tanks became the solution, storing rain runoff to cr...
16 November 2014
Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The El Paso Times reports from the heart of the Rio Grande Basin - where drought has led to dramatic decreases in water supply, and serious changes in management of river resources are called for - on how the region p...
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