China is the process of re-settling 330,0000 people near the soon-to-be expanded Danjiankou reservoir to already highly populated parts of Central China as part of its South-North Water Transfer Project.

The project has been in the works for 50 years and will cost an estimated $62 billion dollars. It involves transferring water from the South's rivers to the North's increasingly dry areas. An ... read more >>

The Colorado River hasn't reached the sea in ages. Is there hope left for this storied but manhandled river? Jonathan Waterman, author of Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, brought together two experts from either end of the river to talk about what's happened to the river over the years, and how to get more water flowing in the future.

Brad Udall is the directo ... read more >>

The 2010 AWRA International Specialty Conference and 8th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress on Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate just wrapped up late yesterday afternoon. Very good - my kudos to General Chair Rafel Frias, III, a fellow AWRA board member, and the entire conference committee for a jib wel done. It was appropriate that we experienced t ... read more >>

Friend and colleague Jim Thebaut - journalist, planner, philanthropist, filmmaker - just sent me this piece on the need for a new START (STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty). The relationship between nuclear weapons and water is elucidated.

Time for a New START
Jim Thebaut
The world is much less stable than during the Cold War era. Regions of the world are experiencing destabilizing levels of wa ... read more >>

The new water regulations proposed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency would require the state's water utilities to spend tens of billions of dollars to upgrade water-treatment facilities. Although the goals of the new regulations are noble, the state of Florida is facing a $5 billion to $6 billion budget deficit, and our counties and cities are facing proportional shortfalls. Now is n ... read more >>

Emily Green's weekly summary of water news from around the world. ... read more >>

I've taken some liberties with one of my favorite quotes. Why I chose this particular aphorism for this post's title will soon be apparent. One thing to remember: this post deals with something written almost three years ago and reflects conditions at that time. Five years ago today, New Orleans experienced disastrous flooding that killed approximately 1,500 of its residents; left countless other ... read more >>

THE World Health Organisation has expressed support for the fluoridation of local water supplies.

WHO South Pacific representative Dr Chen Ken said water fluoridation was a safe, effective and inexpensive intervention to prevent dental decay when fluoride was introduced at a concentration of 0.5 -1.0 parts per million (ppm).

"According to WHO guidelines for drinking water quality, fluoride ... read more >>