Water in the West bridges the gap between research and practice to create and promote effective solutions for more sustainable water management in the American West.
Our Programs
Sustainable Groundwater
Through interdisciplinary research, we identify and develop solutions for more effective groundwater management and policy.
Water Allocation & Management
Water in the West conducts research to find paths to efficient water allocation.
Water & Energy
Water in the West develops tools and best management practices to effectively and efficiently integrate water and energy management.
Watershed Health
Our interdisciplinary work strives to find solutions to the difficult problem of preserving rivers and streams while supplying adequate water to cities, farms, and ranches.
Upcoming Event
California Groundwater Briefing: Findings and Implications for the Future of California’s Water
September 27, 2016 - 1:30pm
California Groundwater Briefing: Findings and Implications for the Future of California’s Water
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A joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Water in the West marshals the resources of one of the world’s preeminent research institutions to address one of the most urgent questions about the West’s future—how can the region continue to thrive despite growing water scarcity? Learn more about our approach in this short video.
Featured Publications
Research brief for the study, Benefits and Economic Costs of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California.
Although there is no single solution to increasing California’s resiliency to drought and to achieving sustainable groundwater management, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects will play an important role in helping the newly formed Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) under SGMA to achieve their sustainability goals.
Featured Events, Workshops & Dialogues
California Groundwater Briefing: Findings and Implications for the Future of California’s Water
Water Data Summit at Stanford
Water in the West scholars Newsha Ajami and Frank Wolak will join colleagues from Stanford's Graduate School of Business for a Water Data Summit on Sept. 9 at the GSB's Knight Management Center on campus. Organized by the California Data Collaborative with GSB Professor ...
Groundwater Data Workshop Series
Stanford University’s Water in the West Program and The Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, in conjunction with the California State University Sacramento’s Center for Collaborative Policy are hosting a four-part Groundwater Data Workshop Series.
Spotlight
Understanding Groundwater
Our series explores groundwater management in California through new research into key groundwater issues, interactive graphics and a synthesis of existing knowledge on groundwater in California, all designed to advance public understanding of this critical issue.
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