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Interview: Linda Macpherson, CH2MHill on Water Reuse
Running appropriately alongside this year's World Future Energy Summit, is the International Water Summit. The connection between water and energy is something we've been focusing on closely in the last few weeks and will continue in the year to come.
Like energy, water is a resource that could be used far more efficiently. One way to do so is quite simply to re-use it. This is commonly done around the world for landscaping and industrial uses, but less so for drinking water. The largest such project in the United States is the Orange County ground water replenishment program but much work is being done elsewhere.
Among the key challenges is communicating effectively with people why water reuse is not only important, but desirable clean and safe. I had a chance to talk to CH2MHill's Linda Macpherson to go over some of the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l3XqKNl1cg
Ed Note: Travel expenses for the Author and TriplePundit were provided by Masdar.
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
