Splash
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.
The Repeal of WOTUS and America’s Legal Lacuna on Water
By Scott Moore, Ph.D.
This week the Trump Administration announced it would finalize the repeal of a once-obscure, now near-infamous, regulation known as the Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS.
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Water-to-wire Micro-hydropower generation could provide a smart solution to achieve a greater energy-water nexus
By Swati Hegde, Ph.D.
The concept of kinetic energy was discovered ages ago. The world’s waterways are filled with kinetic energy as gravity draws water across watersheds, through waterfalls and rivers that flow into the sea.
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Climate change is not the only reason to blame for India’s Chennai water crisis
By Swati Hegde, Ph.D.
Chennai, a southern state in India has been trending on social media in the wake of its acute water crisis. Chennai’s water shortage is so severe that it has made international news.
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WILL THE SHADE BALLS PROTECT OUR DRINKING WATER?
By Anqi Zhang
As you may know or not, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) deployed around 400,000 balls in the Ivanhoe reservoir since 2008 for the environmental reasons.
read moreREFLECTIONS ON A VISIT TO INDIA
By Scott Moore, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, I returned from India, where I traveled to talk about my book, Subnational Hydropolitics: Conflict, Cooperation, and Institution-Building in Shared River Basins.
read moreENVISIONING WATER FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS-AUSTIN’S WATER FORWARD PLAN
By Juijia Guo
Austin, the capital of Texas and the 11th most-populous city in the United States, is projected to experience ongoing rapid population growth in the coming decades.
read moreRIVER RALLY 2019 – RALLYING FOR GREATER INCLUSIVENESS, DIVERSITY AND EQUITY
By Alison De Luise
River Rally 2019, hosted in Cleveland Ohio on the 50th anniversary of the burning of the Cuyahoga River, brought together over 450 individuals representing organizations and communities across the US.
read moreINNOVATION AND CHALLENGES FROM THE LEADING UTILITIES OF THE WORLD NEW MEMBER INAUGURAL SESSION
By Meg Kramer
The Water Center At Penn’s (WCP) Executive Director and Chairman of the Leading Utilities of the World(LUOW) Howard Neukrug introduced the newest LUOW members to a packed room at the Global Water Summit in London, England on April 9th.
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AMERICA’S WATER CRISIS ISN’T JUST IN FLINT
By Meg Kramer
The Global Water Alliance conference was held on March 21st at the University of Pennsylvania to explore Water and Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) challenges globally as well as in the United States.
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