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Water remains one of the most vital resources in conserving life, communities, and industries. We remain committed to delivering reliable water solutions while promoting conservation for generations to come.

At MAJITEC, we don’t just transport water — we help sustain the future. 🌍

Let’s work together to conserve, protect, and secure our most precious resource.

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose 1d ago

McMaster University: Full circle: Researchers turn food waste into energy, use the process water to grow food . “Researchers from the faculties of Engineering and Science are teaming up to convert agricultural food waste into energy-dense solid fuel, then use the water left over from the process as an eco-friendly pesticide and fertilizer.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/full-circle-researchers-turn-food-waste-into-energy-use-the-process-water-to-grow-food-mcmaster-university/

Full circle: Researchers turn food waste into energy, use the process water to grow food (McMaster University)

McMaster University: Full circle: Researchers turn food waste into energy, use the process water to grow food . “Researchers from the faculties of Engineering and Science are teaming up to co…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Hacker News 4d ago

The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild

https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/17/the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild

#HackerNews #LosAngelesAqueduct #WildWater #Engineering #History #WaterManagement

The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild — Practical Engineering

[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] On the northern edge of Los Angeles, fresh water spills down two stark concrete chutes perched on the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a place simply called The Cascades. It’s a deceptively simple-looking finish line: the

Practical Engineering

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 6d ago

A Review Of Current Best Practices And Future Directions In Assimilating GRACE/-FO Terrestrial Water Storage Data Into Numerical Models
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-985-2026 <-- shared technical article/review 📖 🔗
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https://grace.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- @nasa @JPL home page, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
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#GRACE #GRACEFO #DataAssimilation #EarthObservation #Hydrology #WaterResources #ClimateScience #RemoteSensing #CRC1502 #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #water #hydrology #model #modeling #landsurface #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #waterresources #waterstorage #monitoring #groundwater #trends #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #droughts #floods #extremeweather #literature #review #summary #watercycle #geostatistics #humanimpacts #irrigation #watermanagement #anthropogenic #pumping #extraction #AI #ML #machinelearning

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 15

UC Riverside: Data center water spikes could cost billions. “Without new water efficiencies, data center cooling systems four years from now could require 697 million to 1.45 billion gallons of additional peak water capacity per day — roughly equal to the typical daily water supply of New York City.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/uc-riverside-data-center-water-spikes-could-cost-billions/

UC Riverside: Data center water spikes could cost billions

UC Riverside: Data center water spikes could cost billions. “Without new water efficiencies, data center cooling systems four years from now could require 697 million to 1.45 billion gallons …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Mar 13

Mapping of Closed Depressions in Karst Terrains - A GIS-Based Delineation of Endorheic Catchments in the Alburni Massif (Southern Apennine, Italy)
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https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12070186 <-- shared paper 🔗
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#doline #poljes #endorheic #karst #GIS #spatial #mapping #DEM #spatialanalysis #geomorphometry #morphometry #remotesensing #glacial #proglacial #glacier #tectonics #geology #water #hydrography #hydrology #hydrogeomorphic #groundwater #surfacewater #closeddepressions #overland #epigenic #subsurface #hypogenic #flow #landform #geomorphology #AlburniMassif #Apennines #Italy #spatialanalysis #elevation #geostatistics #structuralgeology #waterresources #watermanagement #recharge #modeling #tracertest #dyetest #mapping

Maikel de Bakker Mar 11

A little further along my morning walk near the Moerputten Bridge, another perspective revealed itself.

This time I stepped back and looked at the bridge from a distance, standing along the long lane that slowly leads toward it. Tall trees lined both sides of the path, their branches arching overhead like a natural tunnel. In the soft morning haze, the old railway bridge appeared quietly in the distance, framed by the trees as if nature itself was guiding the eye toward it.

The Moerputten Bridge is part of the historic Halve Zolenlijn, a railway line built in the late 19th century to connect the leather and shoe industries of Brabant with the rest of the Netherlands. At the time, this entire area consisted of wet peatlands and floodplains connected to the Meuse (Maas) river system. Regular seasonal flooding made construction extremely difficult, which is why the engineers built this long iron railway bridge to allow water to move freely beneath the tracks.

In other words, rather than blocking the swamp and wetlands, the railway simply crossed above them. A clever piece of engineering that respected the natural dynamics of the landscape.

From a photographic perspective this scene immediately stood out because of the leading lines. The narrow lane and arching trees pull the viewer’s eye forward until it finally rests on the distant structure of the bridge.

Captured with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.
Sometimes a step back reveals the full story of a place.

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Maikel de Bakker Mar 11

Sometimes photography begins with a simple detour.

Yesterday morning the trains to Den Bosch were not running, and my son needed to be at school by 8:00. So instead of trains, we took the car. After dropping him off I found myself nearby and thought: why not visit the Moerputten Bridge?

The Moerputten Bridge, located between ’s-Hertogenbosch and Vlijmen, is a remarkable piece of Dutch engineering history. Built in the late 19th century as part of the Halve Zolenlijn railway, this long iron railway bridge once carried work trains across wetlands that regularly flooded. In the past, this area functioned as an “overlaat”—a deliberately lowered section of dyke designed to flood during high water from the Meuse. By allowing controlled overflow, it relieved pressure on other dykes and helped prevent catastrophic breaches. A beautiful example of the Netherlands living with water rather than fighting it.

Yesterday morning a soft haze hung in the air. The sun tried to break through, casting gentle light across the landscape. Above me the pale blue sky gradually deepened in color, while the long yellow railway bridge stretched across the wetlands like a line drawn through time.

From a photographic perspective it immediately caught my eye: leading lines pulling the viewer forward, guiding the eye along the structure into the distance.

Captured with my Canon EOS 5DS R and Sigma 24–70 Art at 24mm, f/2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 200.

The first image of a morning walk that would become a small series about leading lines and winding paths.

#MoerputtenBridge #DenBosch #DutchEngineering #WaterManagement
#LivingWithWater #LandscapePhotography #ArchitecturePhotography #LeadingLines #Composition #Canon5DSR #Sigma2470Art #HiddenHistory #Wetlands #NatureAndHistory #OutdoorPhotography #TravelPhotography #Perspective #LinesInNature #PhotoStory #WonderingLens #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #LightAndLife #NatureObservation