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May 2022 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

Pacific Institute Statement on White House Action Plan on Global Water Security

Today’s announcement of the White House Action Plan on Global Water Security is a step in the right direction for building water resilience both in the United States and around the world.

What Is the Right Length of Time for the California Drought Shower?

Salton Sea Water Quality – Webinar

Salton Sea water quality continues to change as the Salton Sea recedes, affecting fish and invertebrates and the design and function of habitat projects atop the lakebed. Recently, information on Salton Sea water quality has been limited. Join a Pacific Institute webinar on Tuesday, May 24 at 12:00pm PT to learn from a panel of experts about nutrient loadings in the lake’s major tributaries, changes in nutrient concentrations in the lake itself, the sulfur cycle and trace metals in the lake, selenium, and the role of the local water quality regulator.

As Water Runs Short in California, Commission Rejects $1.4 Billion Desalination Plant

California Drought: Water Usage Jumps 19% In March Despite Newsom’s Plea for Savings

In the Face of Megadroughts, L.A. is Transforming How it Uses Water

To Survive Drought, Parts of SoCal Must Cut Water Use by 35%. The New Limit: 80 Gallons a Day

Water Emerges as Weapon of War in Ukraine and Beyond

New Case Studies: A Call for Action on Water in Response to California’s Changing Climate

April 27, San Francisco, California -- Today SPUR, along with the Pacific Institute and Greenbelt Alliance, released Watershed Moments: Case studies in Water Management for California's Changing Climate. The state’s severe drought -- following close on the heels of the 2012-2017 drought -- is a call for action...

More Water Restrictions are Coming to Southern California. How to Conserve.

New East Bay Water Restrictions: What Residents Need to Know

April 2022 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

California Drought in Third Year

Drought Boon or Boondoggle? Critics Blast Poseidon Desalination Plan as Crucial Vote Looms

Briefing: The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply

In this briefing, Pacific Institute experts provided a deep dive into the untapped potential of California's alternative water supplies: urban water efficiency, water reuse, and stormwater capture.

Presentation: The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply

In this presentation, Pacific Institute experts provided a deep dive into the untapped potential of California's alternative water supplies: urban water efficiency, water reuse, and stormwater capture...

Opinion: The Good News in California’s Growing Water Crisis

Study Details How to Reduce Urban Water Use for Potential Drought Relief Throughout CA

Study Details How to Reduce Urban Water Use for Potential Drought Relief Throughout CA

Innovative urban water strategies offer vast opportunity for California drought relief and longer-term water resilience

Throughout California, innovative urban water strategies—water efficiency, water reuse, and stormwater capture—are already finding success in many communities. These cost-effective and technologically feasible strategies reduce urban water use (currently 6.6 million acre-feet per year), while boosting local water supplies...

The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply: Water Efficiency, Water Reuse, and Stormwater Capture

Persistent challenges and severe drought have shone a spotlight on the vulnerability of California’s water systems. They also offer an opportunity to rethink the state’s water supplies and strategies for the 21st century and beyond. 

Pacific Institute Study Finds Dramatic Potential for California Drought Relief Through Innovative Urban Water Approaches

April 12, 2022, Oakland, California – Today, as California faces its third year of severe drought, the Pacific Institute released new research quantifying dramatic opportunities for innovative urban water strategies to provide drought relief and longer-term water resilience.

Running on Empty: Is California Doing Enough on Drought?

California Could Shrink Water Use in Cities by 30% or More, Study Finds