courtesy of CNET News – by William Harwood
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston–The new toilet in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station broke down Sunday, forcing the combined 13-member shuttle-station crew to share a single Russian toilet and one aboard the shuttle Endeavour until the problem is resolved.
“When you get a …
Continue reading New space station toilet ‘out of order’courtesy of the Los Angeles Times – by Susan Carpenter
California may adopt a more lenient gray water code as early as August. Under the new code, a clothes washer or other single-fixture, residential gray water system, such as a shower, could be installed or altered without a construction permit. That’s a complete reversal of …
Continue reading California may adopt more lenient gray water code in AugustCrane Plumbing Recalls Bath Tubs with a Whirlpool Due to Entrapment and Drowning Hazards
Washington D.C. June 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.…
Continue reading Crane Plumbing Recalls Bath Tubs with a Whirlpool Due to Entrapment and Drowning HazardsWater reclamation plumbing will be required next year
Daily News – June 2, 2009 – Darrell Bellaart
Ron Hartman has a plan to recover all that water that gurgles down shower drains and downspouts all over Nanaimo.
Hartman spent two years developing water recycling systems to tackle both problems.
One diverts bath water to toilets. …
Continue reading Water recycling: Coming Soon to a home near youby Gerhard Hope
The lack of plumbing infrastructure and a trained, certified workforce has long plagued the citizens of India, for whom 7.5% of deaths each year can be attributed directly to water and sanitation issues, reports the World Plumbing Council (WPC).
In response, WPC member organizations IAPMO and the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and …
Continue reading India introduces plumber trainingcourtesy of the Los Angeles Times – May 30, 2009
by Susan Carpenter
Even before L.A.’s new water restrictions were scheduled to kick in, I’d been using a bucket to haul the murky bath waters from my dirt-encrusted 6-year-old’s nightly scrub-down into my garden. I was on a mission to save as much water as …
Continue reading Recycling bath water takes musclecourtesty of Wausau Daily Herald – by Amy Ryan
Some Schofield and Mosinee residents have recorded elevated lead levels in their water, a problem both municipalities say they’re working to address.
The culprit appears to be aging plumbing in homes, not the wells that supply water to residents. Municipalities are required under the federal Safe …
Continue reading High lead traced to homes