Ensuring affordable access to safe drinking water is a key sustainability and governance challenge. A new Czech study examines how land cover and watershed characteristics relate to drinking water treatment costs, offering evidence that can inform long-term water and land-use policy. Using data from surface-water utilities, the researchers found that larger systems tend to operate... Continue Reading →
What is the value of naturally purified water used for potable water production?
Water purification is amongst one of the most cited benefits provided by nature to humans, referred to as ecosystem services. Due to natural groundwater purification, groundwater is usually cleaner than surface water, which is why the drinking water treatment costs of groundwater are lower than surface water. Hence, natural purification of groundwater cuts the treatment... Continue Reading →











