Interviews
Delp, Deanna. Interview with Trekkie, et al. 17 November 2022.
Schneider, Valeria. Interview with Trekkie, et al. 27 October 2022.
Dr. Wilson, Max. Interview with Trekkie, et al. 9 November 2022.
How does this problem affect the community?
Allhands, Joanna. “Finally, the feds may force action to save the Colorado River. What if it comes too late?” AZCentral, 2 November 2022, https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/joannaallhands/2022/11/02/federal-action-save-lake-mead-powell-colorado-river-too-late/8242368001/. Accessed 6 November 2022.
“Drought.” World Health Organization (WHO), https://www.who.int/health-topics/drought#tab=tab_1. Accessed 13 October 2022.
“Drought Frequently Asked Questions.” Arizona Department of Water Resources, https://new.azwater.gov/drought/faq. Accessed 25 September 2022.
James, Ian. “Drought’s continued depletion of Colorado River bodes ill for California.” Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-06/colorado-rivers-california-arizona-powell-mead-risks. Accessed 25 November 2022.
Marsh, René. “Severe drought and mandatory water cuts are pitting communities against each other in Arizona.” CNN, 30 March 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/us/arizona-drought-water-cuts-climate/index.html. Accessed 12 November 2022.
“Officials impose new cuts to Colorado River water use in Arizona.” AZCentral, 16 August 2022, https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/08/16/federal-officials-impose-cuts-colorado-river/10311378002/. Accessed 26 September 2022.
“Tier 1 Shortage: What Does it Mean for us Here in Arizona? | AMWUA.” amwua, 9 August 2021, https://www.amwua.org/blog/tier-1-shortage-what-does-it-mean-for-us-here-in-arizona. Accessed 30 November 2022.
What did you find out about your problem that you didn’t know before?
“Do We Have Enough? | Arizona WaterFacts.” Arizona Water Facts, https://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/do-we-have-enough. Accessed 28 September 2022.
Harvey, Steve. “Monitoring the impact of Arizona’s drought | ASU News.” ASU News, 7 June 2022, https://news.asu.edu/20220607-monitoring-impact-arizonas-drought. Accessed 25 September 2022.
Jones, Chloe. “What’s causing the drought in the West — and why it’s so bad.” PBS, PBS, 30 June 2021, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/whats-causing-the-drought-in-the-west-and-why-its-so-bad. Accessed 13 October 2022.
National Integrated Drought Information System. “Arizona.” Drought.gov, https://www.drought.gov/states/arizona. Accessed 3 October 2022.
Rossi, Marcello. “How Tucson, Arizona is facing up to a megadrought.” BBC, 1 November 2022, https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221031-how-tucson-arizona-is-facing-up-to-a-1200-year-drought. Accessed 7 November 2022.
This article from the BBC discusses in Tuscon for rainwater reuse.
CBS Bay area. “Gov. Jerry Brown Issues Calls For Mandatory 25 Percent Water Reduction With No End In Sight For Drought.” CBS News, CBS, 1 April 2015, https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/governor-jerry-brown-issues-executive-order-calls-for-mandatory-25-percent-water-reduction/. Accessed 1 December 2022.
What kinds of solutions/experiments have been done by other people before you?
American Red Cross. “Drought Preparedness | Water Conservation.” Red Cross, https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/drought.html. Accessed 13 October 2022.
Amezaga, Jaime M et al. “Biodesalination: a case study for applications of photosynthetic bacteria in water treatment.” Plant physiology vol. 164,4 (2014): 1661-76. doi:10.1104/pp.113.233973.
Beckman, James R. “Dewvaporation Desalination 5,000-Gallon-Per-Day Pilot Plant.” Bureau of Reclamation, June 2008, https://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/programs/cass/pdf/DewRpt/DewPltFnlRpt.pdf. Accessed 25 November 2022.
Conley, Nicholas. “The Real Reason This Reservoir Is Covered In 96,000,000 Black Balls.” Grunge, 20 October 2021, https://www.grunge.com/153894/the-real-reason-this-reservoir-is-covered-in-96-million-black-balls/. Accessed 25 November 2022.
Hamieh, Bassem M., and James R. Beckman. “Brackish and seawater desalination using a 20 ft2 dewvaporation tower.” Desalination, vol. 140, no. 3, 2001, pp. 217-226. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00371-X.
Hamieh, Bassem M., and James R. Beckman. “Seawater desalination using Dewvaporation technique: experimental and enhancement work with economic analysis.” Desalination, vol. 195, no. 1-3, 2006, pp. 14-25. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2005.09.035.
Hamieh, Bassem M., and James R. Beckman. “Seawater desalination using Dewvaporation technique: theoretical development and design evolution.” Desalination, vol. 195, no. 1-3, 2006, pp. 1-13. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2005.09.034.
Hell, F., Lahnsteiner, J. (2002). The Application of Electrodialysis for Drinking Water Treatment. In: Rubin, H., Shamir, U., Nachtnebel, P., Fürst, J. (eds) Water Resources Quality. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56013-2_18
Helmenstine, Anne Marie. “What Reverse Osmosis Is and How It Works.” ThoughtCo, 3 July 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/reverse-osmosis-overview-609400. Accessed 12 October 2022.
“How Does Electrodialyis Work?” Water Desalination by Electrodialysis, https://desalination.stanford.edu/electrodialysis.html. Accessed 8 October 2022.
Kallenberger, Paul A., and Michael Fröba. “Water harvesting from air with a hygroscopic salt in a hydrogel–derived matrix.” Communications Chemistry, vol. 1, no. 1, 2018. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-018-0028-9.
Kodé, Anna. “The Case for Clover Lawns, the Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Grass.” The New York Times, 11 September 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/realestate/clover-grass-lawns.html. Accessed 6 November 2022.
“Megadrought in Southwest US worst in a millennium.” BBC, 15 February 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60396229. Accessed 25 November 2022.
“Colorado River: First-ever shortage declared amid record US drought.” BBC, 17 August 2021, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58248634. Accessed 25 November 2022.
Reese, April. “Tucson passes nation’s first rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial properties.” Center for Biological Diversity, 16 October 2008, https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2008/land-letter-10-16-2008.html. Accessed 25 November 2022.
“Recycled Water.” City of Scottsdale, https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/water/recycled-water. Accessed 28 September 2022.
“Reverse Osmosis.” FDA, 26 August 2014, https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/inspection-technical-guides/reverse-osmosis. Accessed 8 October 2022.
Rieth, Adam J., et al. “Record Atmospheric Fresh Water Capture and Heat Transfer with a Material Operating at the Water Uptake Reversibility Limit.” ACS Central Science, vol. 3, no. 6, 2017, pp. 668–672. American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00186.
Sim, Alison, Mauter, Meagan. U.S. Indirect and Direct Potable Water Reuse Systems (2020). United States: N.p., 01 Jul, 2020. Web. doi: 10.7481/1787485.
Shao, Elena. “Virginia Uses Treated Wastewater to Shore Up a Drinking Water Aquifer.” The New York Times, 25 October 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/climate/treated-sewage-virginia-aquifer.html. Accessed 6 November 2022.