The interconnectedness between water, energy, and carbon emissions has emerged as a
significant topic in mitigating water scarcity, energy usage, and carbon emissions. The …

Drinking water and wastewater utilities are in the business of making clean water, not using
clean energy, and the ongoing energy transition is swiftly creating new challenges for which …

Data on urban water resources are scarce, despite a majority of the US population residing
in urban environments. Further, information on the energy required to facilitate the treatment …

Responding to global climate change requires better accounting of greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) to develop targeted strategies for reducing carbon footprints. Energy …

Although COVID-19 has impacted water and wastewater utilities in new and profound ways,
they must still provide their vital services despite the disruptions. The pandemic brings into …

In light of observed climate change dynamics, including intensified precipitation events,
prolonged arid spells, and elevating sea and ocean levels, water supply infrastructures face …

Drinking water supply requires energy, which in turn emits greenhouse gases with
undesirable climate impacts. Water conservation, therefore, offers environmental benefits by …

Irrigation reduces crop vulnerability to drought and heat stress and thus is a promising
climate change adaptation strategy. However, irrigation also produces greenhouse gas …

Water and wastewater utilities consume significant energy, and much guidance has
emerged especially in the past 25 years to help them manage it. The confluence of literature …

Water and wastewater utilities have increasingly invested in on-site renewable electricity
generation to address rising energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet …