409 Resources
Comment Letter on State Water Board Proposed Low-Income Rate Assistance Program
August 28, 2017 | publication
This comment letter to the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) was sent in response to the proposed Low Income Rate Assistance (LIRA) program implementation scenarios prepared pursuant to AB 401 (Dodd, 2015).
Corporate Engagement on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene: Driving Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6)
August 21, 2017 | publication
This report recognizes the need for successful corporate water stewardship to encompass sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for workers in company supply chains, and offers steps for companies to take to help end the global water and sanitation crisis.
Op-Ed: Why Go for Desal When California has Cheaper Options?
June 14, 2017 | publication
While winter rains have refilled California reservoirs and dumped near-record snow on the mountains, communities across the state are wisely seeking ways reduce their vulnerability to future droughts. One option some are considering is seawater desalination.
Impacts of California’s Five-Year (2012-2016) Drought on Hydroelectricity Generation
April 26, 2017 | publication
The severe five-year drought afflicting California from 2012 to 2016 was the driest and hottest in the instrumental record. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the costs to California of lost hydroelectricity during the five years of drought.
Exploring the Case for Corporate Context-Based Water Targets
April 12, 2017 | publication
As of 2017, more companies than ever before were setting water targets, yet global water stress continued to rise. How can companies ensure that their water targets align with meaningful outcomes? This report calls for a new approach for setting meaningful corporate water targets that take into account the unique local contexts of the basins in which companies operate.
Drinking Fountains and Public Health: Improving National Water Infrastructure to Rebuild Trust and Ensure Access
February 27, 2017 | publication
Concerns over drinking water quality and possible disease transmission, as well as widely-publicized water contamination incidents, have contributed to a decline in the number of publicly available water fountains.
State of the Salton Sea – A Science and Monitoring Meeting of Scientists for the Salton Sea
January 30, 2017 | publication
California’s Salton Sea is an ecosystem facing large systemic changes in the near future.
Drought and Equity in California
January 13, 2017 | publication
California’s climate is prone to prolonged periods of drought that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change.
Water Strategies for the Next Administration: New Major U.S. Water Policy Recommendations
November 6, 2016 | publication
This document identifies major water-related challenges facing the United States and offers explicit recommendations for strategies the next administration and Congress should pursue, domestically and internationally.
The Cost of Alternative Water Supply and Efficiency Options in California
October 12, 2016 | publication
This report is the first comparative analysis of water supply and demand management strategies for localities in the State of California.
Meeting Sustainability Goals: Voluntary Sustainability Standards and the Role of the Government
October 3, 2016 | publication
Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have emerged in the past two decades as standards specifying requirements relating to a wide range of sustainability metrics, including respect for human rights, workers’ health and safety, decent income, environmental degradation, and others.
Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture: The Case of the Southwest United States
September 27, 2016 | publication
Despite being the United States’ most arid region, the US Southwest – Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah – is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Yet nearly 75% of total cropland in the region, and an even higher percentage of total agricultural productivity, depends on supplemental irrigation.
A Community Guide for Evaluating Future Urban Water Demand
August 31, 2016 | publication
A Community Guide for Evaluating Future Urban Water Demand provides communities, environmental groups, ratepayer advocates, and anyone interested in sustainable water supply planning with the knowledge and tools they need to understand water demand forecasts.
Drought and Equity in the San Francisco Bay Area
June 29, 2016 | publication
The most severe drought in California on the instrumental record stretched from 2012-2016. The drought was highly publicized, with particular attention paid towards impacts on agriculture, urban areas, and ecosystems. Little attention, however, was paid to the drought’s impacts on California’s low-income communities.
Where We Agree: Building Consensus on Solutions to California’s Urban Water Challenges
March 9, 2016 | publication
California has a long list of unresolved and difficult water challenges, made more urgent by periods of severe drought that are exacerbated by climate change.
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