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The Wonder of Wetlands: A Nature-Based Solution for Environmental Challenges 

It’s all hands on deck for the Colorado River Basin. Nearing a quarter-century of drought (better described as a continuing shift to an ever-hotter and ever-drier climate), the most famous and important river in the West faces an existential crisis.

As the Colorado River Dries Up, States Can’t Agree on Saving Water

How to Save the Colorado River and the American West

Managing the Unmeasured – Colorado River

It’s all hands on deck for the Colorado River Basin. Nearing a quarter-century of drought (better described as a continuing shift to an ever-hotter and ever-drier climate), the most famous and important river in the West faces an existential crisis.

New Pacific Institute Guide Highlights Onsite Water Reuse Systems as Circular Approach to Build Urban Water Resilience

The Pacific Institute, a global nonpartisan water think tank, today released guidance for developers to plan, design, and operate onsite water reuse systems. The “Guide for Developing Onsite Water Systems to Support Regional Water Resilience” advances circular, localized approaches to managing water that reduce a site’s water footprint, improve its resilience to water shortage or other disruptions, and provide benefits for local communities and regional water systems.

Guide for Developing Onsite Water Systems to Support Regional Water Resilience

Onsite water systems have the potential to provide multiple benefits for a site, water and wastewater systems, ecosystems, and communities.

The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water

January 2023 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.

As Storms Batter California, Newsom Says State Is ‘Proof That the Climate Crisis Is Real’

Suddenly, California Has Too Much Water

As Storms Batter California, Newsom Says State Is ‘Proof That the Climate Crisis Is Real’

Salton Sea Hydrology

The objective of the webinar is to improve understanding of current and possible future Salton Sea inflows and the water demands of various Salton Sea projects and provide an opportunity for discussion among modelers, agency staff, stakeholders, and the public generally.

La Hidrología del Salton Sea

El objetivo del seminario web es mejorar la comprensión de los flujos de entrada actuales y futuros de Salton Sea y las demandas de agua de varios proyectos de Salton Sea y brindar una oportunidad para el debate entre los modeladores, el personal de la agencia, las partes interesadas y el público en general.

California’s Dilemma: How Do You Harness an Epic Amount of Rain in a Water-Scarce State? Let It Flood, Scientists Say

Opinion | Flooding in California Has Been Worse Before — And Likely Will Be Again

Potential of Oilfield Produced Water for Irrigation in California

Facing the increasing severity of droughts due to climate change and ongoing depletion of groundwater, this project investigates the potential of Oilfield Produced Water (OPW) for agricultural irrigation.

NASA: Yes, it’s freezing cold. No, that doesn’t mean climate change is a hoax.

Too Late For Water Conservation: Bold And Immediate Solutions That Businesses Can Champion

Planning for Dry Times: The West Considers More Reservoirs and Aquifers

December 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.

Is California’s Drought Over? Water Providers Still Predict Shortages Next Year

Scientists Hail Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough but Caution That Climate Change Remains a Crisis

Water Advances on Global Climate Agenda at COP27  

Pacific Institute featured at COP for water resilience thought leadership, innovative tools  

Salton Sea Public Health Disaster Gets a $250 Million ‘Shot in the Arm’

Pacific Institute’s Michael Cohen Issues Statement Regarding Imperial Irrigation District’s Approval of Landmark Salton Sea Agreement

Imperial, California — November 29, 2022 — At a special meeting that started late this afternoon, the Imperial Irrigation District’s (IID’s) Board of Directors voted to approve a landmark agreement with the federal and state governments known as the “Commitment to Support Salton Sea Management Related to Water Conservation in the Lower Colorado River Basin at the Salton Sea.”