Economic Efficiency of Water Use and Allocation in California: A Scoping-Level Analysis

Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force (Delta Vision) | July 1st, 2008

Summary

This report identifies key issues related to the economic efficiency of water development, allocation and use in California and discusses general policy changes that migh

Economic Productivity of California Water

Pacific Institute | October 22nd, 2004

Summary

This short summary presents information on total employment, total revenues/income, and total water use in California for various industrial and commercial sectors, using

Freshwater Scarcity

Annual Review of Environment and Resources (Annual Reviews) | October 24th, 2021

Summary

The availability and use of fresh water are critical for human health and for economic and ecosystem stability. But the growing mismatch between human demands and natur

Future land-use related water demand in California

Environmental Research Letters (IOP) | May 18th, 2019

Summary

Water shortages in California are a growing concern amidst ongoing drought, earlier spring snowmelt, projected future climate warming, and currently mandated water use r

Guidebook for Implementation of SB 610 and SB 221 to assist water suppliers, cities, and counties in integrating water and land use planning

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 10th, 2003

Summary

Senate Bills 610 (Chapter 643, Statutes of 2001) and Senate Bill 221 (Chapter 642, Statutes of 2001) amended state law, effective January 1, 2002, to improve the link bet

Hidden Oasis: Water Conservation and Efficiency in Las Vegas

Pacific Institute | November 20th, 2007

Summary

Two of the West’s preeminent water organizations report Las Vegas Valley is sitting on an oasis of water and money savings. In their new report, the Pacific Institute a

Law and Policies that Address Equitable, Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation (Part 2)

Pacific Institute | October 21st, 2024

Summary

In the United States, federal, tribal, state, and local laws and policies exist to govern the provision of water and sanitation services to communities and homes. The law

Living with Water Scarcity

David Zetland | August 5th, 2014

Summary

“Don’t panic. It is easy to live with water scarcity. Use politics to allocate community water before using economics to ration commodity water," says author David Z

Mainstreaming Potable Water Reuse in the United States: Strategies for Leveling the Playing Field

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | April 18th, 2018

Summary

The practice of potable water reuse has evolved in important ways in the United States over the past 50 years, especially during the last 25 years. Prior to the 1990s, m

Managed Environmental Water Use Efficiency: Evidence in Practice

University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) | May 12th, 2006

Summary

The California Water Plan Update 2005 first introduced the term Managed Environmental Water Use Efficiency (MEWUE). Specifically, it defines MEWUE as a “mechanism to an

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