This comprehensive study finds that investments to increase efficient water use and reuse will both address growing problems associated with drought, flooding, and contamination, and simultaneously create jobs in a wide range of professions. The study identifies 136 different kinds of jobs involved in implementing sustainable water strategies, from plumbing to landscaping, engineering, and irrigation specialization.

Video:

Sustainable Water Jobs and Disadvantaged Communities: Assessing the Opportunities and Challenges

Training and Employment Case Studies:

Amigos de los Rios in Altadena, California

Groundwork Portland in Portland, Oregon

Limitless Vistas in New Orleans, Louisiana

Sustainable South Bronx in Bronx, New York

Verde in Portland, Oregon

¡YouthWorks! in Santa Fe, New Mexico