Drought, Dependency, and Development The City of Phoenix has been extensively studied in the world of water management as a result of its unique and precarious hydrological situation. Located in a hot and arid climate, Phoenix faces threats of extreme drought conditions, which have plagued the southwestern United States for […]
Water Reuse
Exploring Alternatives to Developing the Bear River
Critics portend the Bear River Water Development Project will result in the Wasatch Front becoming an uninhabitable toxic dustbowl. Utah has been planning the ambitious project since 1991, estimating it could deliver 220,000 acre-feet water to customers on the Wasatch Front. Utah legislators insist this water development project is needed […]
Phoenix, Arizona: Managing water vulnerability at a building scale
INTRODUCTION | CONTEXT The city of Phoenix is the capital of the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. It is located between the state of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and borders with Mexico. In a regional context, the city is surrounded by beautiful and important national forests such as: […]
Hong Kong: Pursuing a Saltwater Portfolio
Home to a population of 7.49 million residents, Hong Kong is faced with the pressure to accommodate for increasing water demands amidst problems of freshwater scarcity. The interesting thing is, Hong Kong is not landlocked; it is located next to the China Sea, and has the proximity and access to […]
Cultivating a Local Water Supply in Chula Vista
Introduction Chula Vista is in Southern California, centrally located between downtown San Diego to the north and the US-Mexico border to the south. Established as a city in 1911, Chula Vista is now the second-largest city in San Diego County, with a population of 250,000 and an area of about […]
Solutions to Metro Atlanta’s Water Shortage
1. Background The Atlanta Metropolitan Area is located in Northwest Georgia. Covering a total area of 10,494 square miles with a population of about 5.88 million in 2017, it is one of the largest and most populous metro regions in the United States (US Census Bureau). Its urban core, Atlanta, […]