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Water is the universal connector. Safe, sufficient water supply is required for all life on earth. Beyond that, water influences industry, economies and politics, and shapes cultural and religious traditions. The Water Center encourages readers to share their perspectives, ideas, and research on water's many facets by contributing to our blog, Splash.

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Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award Call for Nominations

Nov 17, 2022

Brenton McCloskey

The WateReuse Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Veolia, and University of Pennsylvania Water Center are pleased to invite nominations for the…

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The Water Center was awarded a grant from The Water Research Foundation!

Aug 11, 2022

Miriam Hacker

Utilities, municipalities, and counties are at a crossroads; not only must they face external stressors due to climate change, but they must also…

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Charles Roberts Scholarship Planned Goals

May 24, 2022

Cassandra Stuart

n Summer 2021, Cassandra worked on a project with the EPA which assessed the role combined sewer overflow (CSO) events in the (in)availability of…

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A Transition to Local

May 4, 2022

Miriam Hacker

Four years in the making, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Network (SW PA Water Network) is finding its way into a new phase, a transition to lo

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How the Value of Water is Measured in Rural Guatemala

May 3, 2022

Tony Sauder

As I approached a trip to visit water scarce communities in Guatemala, I knew each community was desperate to add to their limited water supply.

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Philadelphia: Urban Ecology and the Balance of Human and Ecological Communities

Apr 1, 2022

Jessie Buckner

Oftentimes ecologists struggle to balance the needs of ecological communities (plants, wildlife, water, soil, a

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Equitable Infrastructure

Mar 8, 2022

Miriam Hacker

Big strides have been made recently with the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

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How Penn’s “Dr. Poldergeist” is Trying to Help the Dutch Confront Accelerated Sea Level Rise

Jan 5, 2022

Simon Richter

The Netherlands has an attitude problem. Residents are convinced that they live in the “safest delta in the world.” And they’d be right if it weren’t…

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Recognizing the Role of Groundwater in Climate Resilience

Nov 11, 2021

Tony Sauder

Climate change science predicts sea level rise and

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Water Sustainability in Singapore

Mar 15, 2021

Tania Malik

Water is a clear substance that we cannot live without.

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Wastewater: A New Hope for War Against the Pandemic?

Jun 12, 2020

Swati Hegde

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), most commonly known as the novel coronavirus has already taken a death toll of more t

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Sustainability Assessment of AMAL Arsenic Removal Units in West Bengal, India

Apr 6, 2020

Zachary Whitlock

The Bengal basin, encompassing large tracts of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, is home to more than 2% of the world’s population.