Proposed alternative solutions for securing Guam’s water resources from WERI

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Dr. Yong Sang "Barry" Kim wrote an article, "Proposed alternative solutions for securing water resources from WERI", for the Guam Daily Post in a recent Letter to the Editor. This publication was also highlighted in the UOG news, Big G Weekly. The article outlines WERI efforts to address water security amid rising climate challenges. It emphasizes using seawater for toilet flushing, desalination, wastewater recycling, and rain catchment systems as potential solutions. WERI incorporates advanced technologies like machine learning to predict groundwater quality and improve water conservation. WERI's projects, which are supported by local…

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WERI at the 2024 AWWA Conference

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On Thursday, Sep. 12, 2024, WERI attended day two of the Annual Water and Wastewater Conference: Emerging Challenges for Pacific Island Water Producers hosted by AWWA HIPS  at the Hyatt Regency Guam. Dr. Nathan Habana, WERI faculty and hydrologist, presented one of WERI's latest projects as part of the MAppFx library, a series of data visualization web applications that feature map and graph components, on the Guam Hydrologic Survey. He was assisted by Mr. Matt Wilson Zapata (a research assistant at WERI and one of the MAppFx developers) who demonstrated the features available…

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