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08.28.12

Thinking-outside-the-box article on the water cycle

As stewards of our oceans, waves & beaches, it's important to stay informed and come up with new ideas. Here's an article that proposes a more holistic approach to water management.

Wastewater As “Want”-water

What if we could change the paradigm? What if instead of compartmentalizing our water resources—wastewater here, portable water there . . . some allocated for irrigation, other for drinking, manufacturing, or medical/technological pursuits—we created a more holistic approach? The water cycle is not so much split into sections, as it is a mere evolution of water from one state to another. What would it look like if we took nature as an inspiration and treated all of our water resources as part of one larger cycle?...

[Read the whole article here] http://www.waterefficiency.net/WE/Blogs/1431.aspx