The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply

Pacific Institute | June 10th, 2014

Summary

California could be saving up to 14 million acre-feet of untapped water – providing more than the amount of water used in all of California’s cities in one year – w

The Water Footprint of California’s Energy System, 1990–2012

Pacific Institute | February 1st, 2015

Summary

A new article by Julian Fulton and  Heather Cooley  evaluates the amount of water consumed in meeting California’s energy needs – also referred to as the water foot

Unintended consequences of water conservation on the use of treated municipal wastewater

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | May 11th, 2020

Summary

Municipal water managers are intensifying efforts to reduce urban water use and increase the reliability of local water supplies to combat rising water scarcity and droug

Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960–2015

Pacific Institute | June 22nd, 2020

Summary

Water is the lifeblood of California. It provides for the household needs of 40 million people. It generates electricity and cools power plants. It supports one of the mo

Urban Water Conservation and Efficiency Potential in California

Pacific Institute | June 10th, 2014

Summary

Improving urban water-use efficiency is a key solution to California’s short-term and long-term water challenges: from drought to unsustainable groundwater use to growi

Urban Water Use Efficiency (Resource Management Strategy)

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 29th, 2016

Summary

During the past few decades, Californians have made great progress in urban water use efficiency. Once viewed and invoked primarily as a temporary strategy in response to

Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California

Pacific Institute | November 1st, 2003

Summary

The largest, least expensive, and most environmentally sound source of water to meet California’s future needs is the water currently being wasted in every sector of

Wasted Water: Reasonable Use Law in 21st Century California

Publisher not available | January 24th, 2015

Summary

The 2015 California Water Law Symposium focused on the reasonable use of water in modern day California. Panel topics: The Long View on Reasonable Use Law in Cali

Water Footprint Outcomes and Policy Relevance Change with Scale Considered: Evidence from California

Pacific Institute | September 1st, 2014

Summary

A new article by Julian Fulton, Heather Cooley, and Peter Gleick evaluates California’s water footprint, finding that California’s water footprint demonstrate a set o

Water Forward 2024 Plan Report - Austin's 100 Year Plan

City of Austin | December 6th, 2024

Summary

Water Forward 2024 is Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan. The purpose of Water Forward is to develop and implement diverse and environmentally conscious w

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