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Traveling to Tel Aviv: A Look at Israel's Leadership in Water Recycling

November 16, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment

Tags:
californiawater, drought, israel, sewage, stormwater, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

California has long been a leader in water conservation strategies, I am proud to say, but we are certainly not the only innovators in the world. This week, I will be in Tel Aviv attending the 5th International Water Technologies,...continued

Water Conservation and Awareness Efforts Flood Universities

October 9, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably

Tags:
LEED, porouspavement, sandiegocoastkeeper, sb610, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

Recently, Jessica Wall joined NRDC's Santa Monica office as a Program Assistant with the Water Program after working as a policy intern with San Diego Coastkeeper, where she analyzed the effectiveness and compliance with Water Supply Assessments under California Senate...continued

What Does California Water Conservation Have to Do with Swedish Furniture?

September 3, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment

Tags:
californiawater, drought, lawater, lowimpactdevelopment, stormwater, waterconservation, waterrecycling

California's three-year drought has done plenty to shake up the state. Farmers are struggling to bring in their crops, and wildfires are raging in these extra-dry conditions. But the drought is also doing something else to Californians. It has gotten...continued

Low Impact Development Will Help California and the Arid West Retain Rainfall

August 11, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
drought, energy, globalwarming, greencities, lowimpactdevelopment, runoff, stormwater, waterconservation, waterpollution, waterrationing

The good news is that in June, water use in Los Angeles fell to a 32 year low for the time of year, a remarkable savings considering the steady population growth the region has seen over that period.  The bad...continued

Wasting LA’s Water During a Drought

April 28, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably

Tags:
cadrought, californiadrought, californiawater, departmentofwaterandpower, drought, dwp, lawater, losangeleswater, waterconservation, waterpollution

The Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that 5.28 percent of the water handled by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) never gets delivered to homes or businesses because it leaks out of old or poorly maintained...continued

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David Beckman
Senior Attorney & Co-Director, Water Program
Los Angeles
In 1984, I left the cold Philly suburbs for college at U.C. Berkeley, and I...
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