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Under Governor Jerry Brown’s state of emergency, in response to the California drought, residents across the state were ordered to conserve water. Although the state, as a whole, has conserved 27.1 percent in the last five months, October’s numbers failed to meet the Governor’s 25 percent conservation threshold. Instead, California saved …

The lack of now in the Sierra Nevada’s due to the California drought means one thing for ski resorts: recycled snow. Soda Springs Mountain Resort, located near Lake Van Norden, will be the first ski resort in California to use recycled water to create snow. Donner Summit Public Utility District will supply …

Residents in Modesto may have to make additional water cutbacks to meet Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory water savings. Although the city has saved 29 percent, residents are still short another 7 percent. To conserve water, Modesto cut its watering days from three days per week to two days. The city …

By now, nearly all Californians are aware of their state drought conditions and the Governor’s mandate to reduce water usage by 25 percent. In response, over 430 water agencies statewide have imposed usage restrictions on customers. Here’s a closer look at some standout cases. The City of El Monte, which …

The city of Arcadia, located in Los Angeles County, has struggled to meet its mandatory 36 percent water cutbacks under Governor Jerry Brown’s emergency drought plan. As a means of reaching that goal, the city has taken a drastic measure: installing water flow restrictors on two residential households. The two …

Researchers at the Nottingham Trent University School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, located in the United Kingdom, has developed a new method of detecting leaky pipes. Researchers utilized high and low resolution infrared cameras on a drone to detect the leak. The leak is ultimately detected when the …