Soil, Water and Environmental Sustainability

Technology - Water Treatment & Management

Water treatment is any process that improves the quality of water to make it more acceptable for a specific end-use. The end user may be drinking, industrial water supply, irrigation, river flow maintenance, water recreation or many other uses, including being safely returned to the environment.

Water management is the management of water resources under set policies and regulations. Water, once an abundant natural resource, is becoming a more valuable commodity due to droughts and overuse. Here are links to articles that address water management subjects such as the optimization of water usage.