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Response to Washington Post Article “Water Utilities Charge More to Offset Low-Flow Toilets, Faucets and Shower Heads”

A recent Washington Post article erroneously stated: “Federally mandated low-flow toilets, shower heads and faucets are taking a financial toll on the nation’s water...

What about Desalination during the Drought?

When discussing the current drought in California, there is often talk of desalination and its potential to increase our freshwater supply. Desalination, the process of removing salt and minerals...

Planning For Rain: Why Storm Water Management Matters during the Drought

It’s been weeks, even months, since some parts of California have gotten rain, and it’s likely it will be a few more months before rains return.

The Multiple Benefits of Water Conservation and Efficiency for California

California farmers have made great progress in updating and modernizing irrigation technologies and practices.

The Multiple Benefits of Water Conservation and Efficiency for California Agriculture – Need to Know

California farmers have made progress in updating and modernizing irrigation practices, but great untapped potential remains to use water more efficiently.

GreenBiz Blog: The Three Questions You Need To Ask about Assessing Water Risk

Do your company's risk assessment processes consider water risk for every major capital decision, as well as operational management and supply chain partner screening?

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Why Has the Response to the California Drought Been so Weak?

In the past few weeks, I have had been asked the same question by reporters, friends, strangers, and even a colleague who posts regularly on this very ScienceBlogs site (the prolific and thoughtful Greg Laden): why, if the California drought is so bad, has the response been so tepid?

Over Twenty-Five Years Later, How Does the Drought in California Compare?

In the midst of the California drought and the hot summer months ahead, more data and public information are needed about what to expect and what are our options for action.

Can We Reasonably Expect the Private Sector to Advance Sustainable Water Management? Should We?

Over the past several years, the CEO Water Mandate has articulated to businesses why and how they can advance sustainable water management by making their own operations more efficient and by contributing to watershed efforts to promote sustainability.

The Past, Present and Future of the World’s Water

A Tale of Two Farms: How Water Efficiency Could Help Drought-Proof California Farms

For many California farmers, this growing season has been the “worst of times”. While all of the state is in the midst of a severe drought, conditions are most acute in the state’s most productive agricultural region.

Urban Water Conservation and Efficiency – Enormous Potential, Close to Home

As California continues to face severe drought conditions, a new report released today by NRDC and the Pacific Institute tallies the huge potential to lower water use in...

NRDC Switchboard: Making the Most of California’s Rain – New Report Shows How Capturing Stormwater Can Help Make Our Water Supplies More Reliable.

For much of California, 2013 was the driest year since the state started keeping records more than 150 years ago.  In May, measurements of the Sierra Nevada...

Huffington Post: Solving California’s Water Problems

For over 150 years, Californians have argued, litigated, yelled, and otherwise fought over water. California is a big state - we have redwood forests, desert regions, mountains, coasts, rich agricultural lands, amazing natural ecosystems.

Op-Ed: Viewpoints: California Can Expand its Water Supply and Reduce Demand

California has reached “peak water.” We’ve far exceeded the limits of our renewable and sustainable supply. The current severe drought has highlighted these limits and shown us the stark reality of a water system in need of new thinking, new strategies and new answers.

Huffington Post: The Untapped Savings in California’s Water Supply

For over 150 years, Californians have argued, litigated, yelled, and otherwise fought over water. California is a big state - we have redwood forests, desert regions, mountains, coasts, rich agricultural lands, amazing natural ecosystems.

The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater – Issue Brief

Increased pressures on California’s water supply, including from population growth and intense periods of drought exacerbated by climate change, are leading to the overuse of surface water and groundwater.

Why a Focus on Supply Cannot Solve Our Water Problem

A Sustainable Water Future for California – Fact Sheet

California has a large and growing gap between the amount of water available and the amount that people use.

Huffington Post: Will New Climate Regulations Destroy the Economy? (Hint: No.)

There is a long history of claims that new rules to protect the environment or human health will seriously harm the United States economy.

Shared Water Challenges and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management

Some NGOs and academics argue that business water management strategies can subvert the public interest in favor of corporate profit.

Water Reuse Potential in California – Issue Brief

Water reuse provides a reliable, local water supply that reduces vulnerability to extreme conditions.

Urban Water Conservation and Efficiency Potential in California – Issue Brief

California’s water supply is taxed by challenges such as drought, unsustainable groundwater use, and tensions over limited resources for a growing population.

Stormwater Capture Potential in Urban and Suburban California – Issue Brief

Drought in California poses a serious threat to water resources in communities across the state. The continued effects of climate change will likely exacerbate periods of drought, rendering California’s current urban and suburban water supplies unreliable and insufficient.

Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Potential in California – Issue Brief

California’s agricultural production is the largest in the United States, and uses about 80 percent of the state’s developed water supply.