Publications

IWMP Evaluation: A Review of the Salton Sea Authority’s Preferred Project Concept for Rehabilitating the Salton Sea

This report, compiled and edited by the Pacific Institute under contract to the Bureau of Reclamation, presents the conclusions generated by an experts workshop that evaluated a proposal to rehabilitate the Salton Sea.

Testimony: Water for Our Future

Freshwater and Foreign Policy: New Challenges

Op-Ed: Selling Out California’s Water

Investing In Clean Agriculture: How California Can Strengthen Agriculture, Reduce Pollution And Save Money

Global competition, suburban encroachment, tighter regulations, and rising input costs are making farming in California more difficult and, in some cases, less profitable.

Op-Ed: Project to Provide Public Access to Draft ISO Standards

After the Asian Tsunami Disaster, Water Crisis Will Remain

The tragedy that has unfolded over the past week in Asia reminds us of the power of water to both give life and take it away. As the death toll rises from the earthquake and devastating tsunami, efforts to provide all manner of aid are picking up speed and urgency.

West Oakland Health Survey

Water managers face significant challenges in meeting the water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, and stormwater management needs of the communities they serve.

Economies of Scale and Scope in River Basin Management

This paper provides pragmatic guidance for more effective water management.

The World’s Water, Volume 4

In this fourth volume of his highly regarded series, Gleick and his research team focus on the most significant current trends worldwide: how to meet the basic needs of over 1 billion people without access to clean water, the growing controversy over public vs. private water, the role of conservation and efficiency in solving water problems, and concerns about skyrocketing bottled water use.

The Myth and Reality of Bottled Water

Sales and consumption of bottled water have skyrocketed in recent years. Sales and consumption of bottled water have skyrocketed in recent years. But users should not assume that the purity of bottled water is adequately protected, regulated, or monitored; in many countries, such as the United States, bottlers themselves do most of the sampling and testing, which opens the door to fraud, misreporting, and inadequate protection.

Clearing the Air in West Oakland: A West Oakland Snapshot

West Oakland: A SnapshotArea “inside the freeways”

California’s “Economic Productivity” of Water Use: Jobs, Income, and Water Use in California

Who Develops ISO Standards? A Survey of Participation in ISO’s International Standards Development Processes

Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply

Energy is used at all stages of water supply, from groundwater pumping for agriculture to the treatment of water for municipal consumption.