MEDIA COVERAGE FACULTY: Richard Luthy
Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation »
Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY,
Gray Water and Stormwater Can Help in the Drought, But Risk Needs to Be Studied, Researchers Say »
Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) states that it can be advantageous to use gray water but it needs to be studied more carefully because there's an opportunity for exposure to pathogens.
By Matt Stevens,
China's Sponge Cities: Soaking Up Water to Reduce Flood Risks »
Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) states that "sponge cities" are a new way of thinking about stormwater, not as a problem but as an opportunity and a resource to augment our water supply.
By Mark Harris,
California's Missing Water Fell On Boston Instead, As Snow »
Quotes Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) on how climate change can impact weather patterns, and Senior Fellow
By Rupa Shenoy,
Restoring Threatened Mussels To Freshwater Could Cut E. Coli Contamination »
Cites research findings by Senior Woods Fellow Alexandria Boehm (Engineering), Senior Woods Fellow
By Puneet Kollipara,
Stanford University to Construct Water Recovery Center on Campus »
Quotes Senior Fellow Dick Luthy at groundbreaking for new water recovery plant that grew out of a Woods Environmental Venture Project led by Senior Fellow Craig Criddle
By Kara Guzman,
Restoring Life to S.F.'s Long-Blighted Mountain Lake »
Describes efforts to clean Mountain Lake in San Francisco by Niveen Ismail, a Stanford graduate student in environmental engineering working with Woods Senior Fellow Dick Luthy
By David Perlman,
Water Recycling Comes of Age in Silicon Valley »
Quotes Senior Fellow Dick Luthy on an innovative approach to producing more drinking water in Silicon Valley - from a controversial source: wastewater
By Amy Standen,