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A Water Tech Breakthrough in California?

Posted June 11, 2015 12:00 AM by Engineering360 eNewsletter

California's drought is four years old now, but for some reason this tech-loving state has been slow to embrace water technology, reports SFGate. The article explains why technology investors have thus far been less than enthusiastic about diving into the U.S. water market. But it also notes that water technology's fortunes could be changing, thanks to recent mandatory cuts in water use ordered by California Governor Jerry Brown. Several companies poised to take advantage of the change are identified, along with their water-saving innovations.


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06/11/2015 5:57 PM

So they are just now figuring out that water can be used more than once?

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06/12/2015 3:12 AM

Reduce,reuse,recycle and harvest from fog,rain,clouds even desalination.

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06/13/2015 8:28 AM

More Vegans. The amount of water it takes to grow livestock is huge compared to just eating the veges. I myself have become a Vegan and i find my health to be improved.

( A Vegan in Texas=a square peg in a round hole)

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Which need more water to grow veg to get 1000cal or fish/meat for 1000cal?.

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06/15/2015 8:54 AM

Last time i looked it was around 10/1. Root Cause is there are too many people for the water supply. Either have less people or more water.

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06/13/2015 2:02 PM

Follow the money.

Water's always been mostly free, and plentiful.

6 Billion gallons a day is leaked out of our water infrastructure.

As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions Of Gallons Of Water Lost

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06/18/2015 4:48 AM

Lagunitas! I'm glad they're being environmentally pro-active. And their beer is really really good!

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06/18/2015 4:56 AM

Orange County, CA uses a waste water refining system, which creates super clean water from sewage - yes, sewage. They call it toilet to tap and it's suppose to be good water. Filtered, then sent through RO and finally UV radiated to kill any bacteria - I wonder how the bacteria got past the RO? Anyway, it's here in So Cal. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-652143-county-orange.html

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07/10/2015 9:55 AM

Cape Coral, Florida built a $700million+ plant at the height of the construction boom in 2007, then got hit with the bill when thousands of homes went back to the bank in the crash and people left town.

Nice plant tho!

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