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EPA releases FY 2012 National Water Program's Best Practices and End-of-Year Performance Report

Posted Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:47am by RCAP

Do you know what percentage of the U.S. population is served by community water systems that meet drinking water standards, or the number of previously impaired waterbodies that are now attaining water-quality standards?  These answers and more are in EPA's Fiscal Year 2012 report on end-of-year results for over 130 measures of performance listed in EPA's 2011-2015 strategic plan and the FY 2012 National Water Program Guidance. 

NYTimes: Farm Subsidies Leading to More Water Use

Posted Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:09am by RCAP

A June 6 article in The New York Times reports that millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help farmers buy better irrigation systems to conserve water is having the exact opposite effect. New studies show many farmers are misusing the money and are using even more water, the newspaper reports. This is affecting aquifers.

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TED Talk: Can We End the Global Water Crisis?

Posted Mon, 2013/06/10 - 2:56pm by RCAP

It is too late to end the global freshwater crisis, but a sustainable water future is still possible. That is the takeaway thought from University of California-Irvine Professor Jay Famiglietti, who shared a TEDx talk on National Geographic.