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☆ Droughts are threatening California's water supply. The state is racing to save what's left.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Leila Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2012, San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission began developing the Onsite Water Reuse Program to investigate whether water reuse, also known as water recycling, in buildings could be a solution to California's water problem. The adoption of on-site water reuse can also be a sensible decision for developers. Water reuse to overcome hurdlesWhile large plants and on-site water systems in major buildings have been California's more established methods of water reuse, the state's biggest hurdle is retrofitting systems for existing buildings. During times of drought, the state has encouraged water conservation and water recycling, such as the use of recycled water for plants. In 2023, California made progress toward establishing recycled water for direct potable reuse and allowing recycled water to be used in the state's drinking-water supply.

Persons: —, Paula Kehoe, Kehoe, Aaron Tartakovsky, Tartakovsky, Cleantec, They're, Phoenix's Aquacell, Cleantec Erik Porse, Porse, It's Organizations: Infrastructure, Service, Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, California Institute for Water Resources, Brewing, Texas Locations: California, Silicon, San Francisco, San Francisco's, Beverly Hills, San, Iowa, States, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Hawaii, East Coast, Southern California, In Texas

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Paramount, Spotify, Krispy Kreme and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Waste Management , Stericycle — Waste Management is buying Stericycle for $7.2 billion , the companies announced on Monday. Stericycle shares jumped nearly 15%, while Waste Management slid 4%. Spotify — The music streaming company climbed 4% following its announcement of premium subscription price increases in the U.S. in July. Lattice Semiconductor , Coherent — Lattice shares dove 11% after CEO Jim Anderson left to take the helm at Coherent, whose stock price jumped 17%. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the company rose 2% after it was upgraded to overweight at JPMorgan.

Persons: Keith Gill, Gill, Stericycle, CNBC's David Faber, Skydance, Shari Redstone, Jim Anderson, Esam, Dickinson, Edwards, Narendra Modi, Claudia Sheinbaum, Cava, Blackwell, Krispy Kreme, Masimo, Piper, Piper Sandler, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, — CNBC's Sean Colon, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: GameStop, DeepF, AMC, New York Stock Exchange, Waste Management, Spotify, GSK, Court, Paramount Global, Lattice Semiconductor, Company, Bloomberg News, JPMorgan, Nvidia, AMD, Bank of America, Therapeutics, Autodesk Locations: U.S, Swedish, Delaware, Becton, India, Mexico

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Stericycle, MarineMax, Paramount and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Waste Management , SteriCycle — Shares of medical waste-disposal company Stericycle jumped 16% after Waste Management agreed to buy the company for $7.2 billion. Waste Management fell 1.5%. MarineMax — MarineMax, a recreational boat and yacht services company, popped 19% on a report that OneWater Marine is in talks to buy the company for $40 a share in cash. Boston Beer Company — Shares slid 11% after Bloomberg reported that Japanese brewer and distiller Suntory denied it's in talks to buy the Samuel Adams owner. Paramount Global — Shares added more than 6% after Skydance Media revised its buyout offer for Paramount and gave nonvoting shareholders an option to cash out Paramount Class B shares at a roughly 26% premium to Friday's close.

Persons: Keith Gill, Kitty, Stericycle, —, Cava, Rubin, Blackwell, it's, Samuel Adams, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: GameStop, AMC Entertainment, AMC, Waste Management, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Nvidia, AMD, Monday, Sunday, Bank of America, Boston Beer, Suntory, Street, Citi, Spotify, GSK, Autodesk — Autodesk, Paramount, Skydance Media Locations: Cava, Taipei, U.S, Delaware

☆ Epic OneWater Brew: The beer made from recycled shower water
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

More states, including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Washington, are in the process of updating their water reuse regulations. In 2017, two California-based brewers produced limited-edition beers made from recycled water, to serve at local events. “When I got into the water industry, there was a lot of often-repeated tropes that the general public was just not ready for recycled water,” he says. There’s a mental perception that recycled water is not as clean as other sources of water. “You’re going to start hearing a lot more about a lot of different industries using recycled water for their products.

Persons: ”, Aaron Tartakovsky, Germany —, it’s, ” Tartakovsky, “, Cleantec, Tartakovsky, David Sedlak, Sedlak, Daniel McCurry, McCurry, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, Berkeley Water Center, University of California, Civil, Environmental Engineering, University of Southern Locations: San Francisco, Germany, California, Texas, Arizona , Colorado , Florida, New Mexico, Washington, Southern California, Singapore, Australia, Berkeley, University of Southern California, San Diego

☆ Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Epic OneWater Brew looks like your classic hipster craft beer. The beer, a Kölsch, has a crisp golden hue and a signature fruity taste. But there is one big difference: It is made with recycled wastewater. Increasingly, they are turning to beer as a way of getting people beyond the “ick factor” that has been a hurdle to its broader acceptance. If people are reluctant to drink recycled wastewater, the thinking goes, perhaps they could be enticed if it were served in the form of a frosty cold one.

Persons: OneWater Locations: San Francisco, United States

☆ I tried beer made from recycled dirty shower water—here's my honest review
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

When it comes to picking a beer, I'm not exactly a snob. So when I read my colleague Ashton's report about the Bill Gates-backed startup brewing beer made with wastewater from showers, sinks and laundry machines in a luxury apartment building, I was intrigued. Epic OneWater Brew boasts that its beer is brewed using "highly purified recycled water." The wastewater from San Francisco's Fifteen Fifty apartment building is collected and passed through a series of "ultrafiltration membranes." After that, it's treated with chlorine and ultraviolet light.

Persons: Bud Light, Stella, Ashton's, Bill Gates Organizations: Francisco's

☆ These Bill Gates-backed startup founders turn water from the shower drain into beer: 'Rest assured with the science'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Take, for example, Epic OneWater Brew: a Kölsch-style ale made from purified shower, laundry and sink water. It's the brainchild of Epic Cleantec, a San Francisco-based water reuse technology company born from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge." The company primarily creates wastewater reuse and treatment systems, not beer. Epic Cleantec can't sell its beer, made in partnership with Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, due to strict federal and state laws. But it can give the ale away for free to spread awareness and "showcase the untapped potential of water reuse," Aaron Tartakovsky, the company's CEO, tells CNBC Make It.

Persons: Melinda Gates, — Ilan Levy, Oded Halperin, Igor, Aaron Tartakovsky —, Aaron Tartakovsky Organizations: Gates Foundation, Devil's, Brewing Company, CNBC Locations: States, San Francisco

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