In the United States, it's regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. However, government control isn't always in the best interests of all people. In the 1930s, to irrigate cotton fields, the Soviet government created canals to divert the rivers that fed the Aral Sea (located between ...
As ahydrogeologistat the University of California at Santa Cruz, I’m interested in what can be done to collect runoff from storms like this on a large scale. There are two primary sources of large-scale water storage that could ...
A rain garden acts as a collection area for rainwater, allowing it to soak into the ground rather than divert immediately into the storm water system. It is important to note that a rain garden does not form a pond. Because the goal of a rain garden is to encourage slow seepage of rain...
The Adams family lived on a lonely dirt road about 8 miles from the center of Bisbee, an old copper-mining town in southeastern Arizona known today for its antique shops and laid-back attitude. Far from prying eyes, the Adams home — a three-bedroom, open concept affair surro...