The Weekly Dive #11
A revolutionary technology in China cools power plants without using any water. Can cloud computing become greener with underwater data centers? US Congress allocates billions to water projects. Accenture invests in KETOS to advance water intelligence through real-time monitoring. Not drinking enough water may lead to serious health risks. The US wants to test airline wastewater to track emerging COVID variants. This week, we are highlighting Robert Bowcock, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about his impressive background and why he is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - How to turn water into the key solution in 2023?
This week's quote:
Dive into the ocean
It’s calling your name
It’s waves rise and fall
It’s never the same
And you are a bubble
Within this vast sea
You’re rising and falling
In this Life, to Be
A bubble of Joy now
Your breath takes you home
Take hold of those bubbles
Expand them, see them grow
For as you are the bubble
You are also the sea
The walls of the bubble
Dissolve and you are set Free
What's New with Water?
China claims ‘revolutionary breakthrough’ in cooling power plants
The technology system will enable the Yanghuopan Power Station to save 24,500 tonnes of coal and cut 54,100 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
Off-Shore Wave-Powered Desalination Gains Traction
Norwegian firm Ocean Oasis has developed an off-shore wave-powered floating desalination solution, currently tested in the Canary Islands.
Dutch Expertise Helps To Solve Argentina's Arsenic Challenges
A new collaboration is helping to bridge Dutch water sector expertise to Latin America to help solve groundwater quality challenges.
Could Underwater Data Centers Make Cloud Computing Greener?
How much could underwater data centers do to alleviate emissions from our cloud usage?
What's New in the Industry?
Congressional Spending Bill Allocates Billions To Water Projects
The latest major spending bill passed by U.S. Congress has demonstrated the growing importance of clean, abundant drinking water for the country.
Interior invests $84.7M for 36 drought resiliency projects
The latest WaterSMART program investment will support the development of innovative drought resilience efforts for 36 communities in the West.
Accenture to Invest in KETOS
KETOS is the latest company to join Accenture Ventures’ Project Spotlight to advance water intelligence through real-time monitoring.
Spain will invest more than €29 billion to improve water management
The country is facing enormous water-related challenges causing 70% of rivers to have high water stress levels.
What's New in the Science?
Not Drinking Enough Water Linked to Serious Health Risks, Study Warns
A new study provides a few more good reasons to stay well-hydrated – including fewer chronic health conditions and a greater chance of living a longer life.
U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China
The U.S. is considering sampling wastewater taken from international aircraft to track any emerging new variants.
Researchers develop eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water
Professor Park Chi-Young's team developed a polymer material that can completely remove phenolic organic contaminants in water.
Scientists have revealed a link between drinking enough water and aging
According to the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) new study, drinking water also links people to age in a healthy way.
Bob Bowcock founded Integrated Resource Management, LLC in 1997 after serving as a Water Utility Manager in Azusa and Huntington Park, California. Prior to that, Bob worked for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and as a U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team Leader designing and constructing water treatment and distribution systems for federal branches of government in Southeast Asia and South America.
Bob has been appointed to serve on numerous Watermaster Boards by California Superior Courts since 1990. He is a licensed California Grade V Water Treatment Operator. He routinely provides expert witness work to legal firms in water resource management. Notably, Bob works alongside Erin Brockovich eradicating water pollution and improving water for low income communities throughout the US. PFAS remediation is one of Bob's key areas of focus and expertise.
Bob has been a valuable speaker, educator and water expert to WIA and WE. Dive back into our Knowing Your Drinking Water video where he and Erin Brockovich shared with us how to ensure you are drinking the best water for your health and wellbeing. Thank you Bob for your extraordinary support, work and leadership in the water industry and our water community.
What's in the Future?
2023, the year in which water must be the solution
We must continue to move forward to turn water and sanitation from a problem into a solution.
