We all know it is important, and we all know we should be doing it. But do we know why? Well, for starters, water makes up 60 percent of your total body weight and a startling 90 percent of brain weight. Adequate hydration is essential for your body to function at all, let alone optimally. But if that isn’t enough […]

Water for the environment underpins a range of activities and outcomes throughout the state. Healthy rivers carry water to homes, farms, schools, and businesses. Along the way, they nourish entire ecosystems and provide important habitats for native plants and animals. Rivers, creeks, and wetlands are the lifeblood of NSW. They make towns more liveable and provide a place to relax, […]

A lot of people think that pure water is just plain water in its most natural form. But there’s a lot more to it than that. Pure water actually comes from a water source that undergoes a process to remove all of the existing impurities. So, even though natural water might sound better, the health benefits that come from purified […]

The scientific and political arguments surrounding the health of our planet can make the whole topic seem beyond the grasp of the individual. How fast is the climate changing? Exactly what effect to humans have? And what will the government do about it? How we treat Earth also involves trillions of little decisions by billions of individuals. That in mind, […]

Climate change will likely change many aspects of life on Earth, including making access to clean water a big problem. From drought to sea-level rise, climate change is threatening to leave us all thirsty. For the drought-stricken residents of San Diego County, California, relief may soon be in sight: Construction is underway on a new seawater desalination plant — a plant that […]