A dog drinking water may look like pure, uncoordinated chaos, but what looks like a disaster is actually a masterclass in physics.

A new nitrate-monitoring “lab-on-a-drone” allows for easy, real-time water sampling and analysis in hard-to-reach areas like steep ditches or swampy lowlands.

Colorado is ramping up an effort to measure water use on the Western Slope, developing rules and standards and rolling out a grant program to help water users pay for diversion measurement devices.

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CHOOSING A CASKET AND TRADITIONAL GRAVESIDE BURIAL FOR THEIR FUNERALS. NO MORE CREMATION WHERE BODIES ARE BURNED DOWN TO ASHES, IS RISING IN POPULARITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND NOW THERE’S AN EFFORT ...

The Great Lakes water levels are declining right now. Here’s a look at the few factors causing the water levels to go down. First off, it’s not a surprise that the Great Lakes are going down right now ...

Idaho ranks third in the nation for its total water use -- using more than 17,000 million gallons per day. A large proportion of this water (86%) irrigates over 3.5 million acres of crops, including ...

Red Hill Elementary School preschooler Jacob Torres uses tap water to wash his hands before lunch. In other states, recycled wastewater is treated and used for drinking water. Hawaii is not there yet, ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Meanwhile, we doggedly pursue unmeasurable, irrelevant, ...

For years now, water officials have been sending us a message: The future of water is in the toilet. By that, I mean that we’re going to have to super-treat reclaimed water — previously used water ...

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...