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A California Water Board Assures the Public that Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation, But Experts Say the Evidence Is Scant

A California Water Board Assures the Public that Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation, But Experts Say the Evidence Is Scant
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CSU Research Project Aims to Create New, Sustainable Uses for Non-Traditional Water Sources

Every day, hundreds of billions of gallons of a precious, dwindling natural resource, fresh water, is used for agricultural irrigation, energy extraction and more. The demand for novel sources of clean water, in the face of a growing population and a warming planet, is at crisis levels.

Scarcity will require unconventional water sources

Seventy percent of the Earth is covered in oceans, but humanity’s water needs are met by less than one percent of the planet’s total water in the form of aquifers or snowpack-fed rivers. We pump it from the ground, treat it, drink it or spray it on crops, and dispose of it. With global population expected to exceed 10 billion by 2050 and water scarcity a critical challenge, it’s time to rethink that model. The National Alliance for Water Innovation is focused on treatment and reuse technologies for nontraditional water sources. Examples are municipal wastewater, seawater, meat- and dairy- processing wastewater, and agricultural-drainage water.

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