Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media Coverage: Freshwater

Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs »

March 8, 2016

Quotes Newsha Ajami, Woods senior research associate and director of urban water policy for Water in the West, on need for sustainable water system funding.

WaterWorld

Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation »

February 19, 2016

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.

By ADAM NAGOURNEY, New York Times

PPIC Water Policy Center Publishes A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government’s Drought Response »

February 1, 2016

Mentions Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, as one of the report's authors.

Sierra Sun Times

Once Famous for Beer, Milwaukee Now Bets on Water »

January 26, 2016

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discusses why the cheap price of water hinders incentives for investment in water innovation.

By Sarah Gardner, Marketplace

California Drought: How Will We Know When It's Over? »

January 9, 2016

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, states that there is no simple answer to the question "When is the drought over?"

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

Serious Forum Needed for Delta Solution »

December 26, 2015

Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes (Law) discusses two key elements needed to move forward to deal with the challenge of balancing environmental and water supply needs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

By David Hayes, Sacramento Bee

Gray Water and Stormwater Can Help in the Drought, But Risk Needs to Be Studied, Researchers Say »

December 16, 2015

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) states that it can be advantageous to use gray water but it needs to be studied more carefully because there's an opportunity for exposure to pathogens.

By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times

Calif. Scrambles to Count Every Drop of Water »

December 9, 2015

Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses the possibility of bringing all water rights holders under the authority of the water board.

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E News

Scientists Find Source of Southeast Asian Arsenic »

December 4, 2015

Discusses research led by Woods Senior Fellow Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)

By Brooks Hays, United Press International

PPIC Report Finds Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water »

November 18, 2015

Discusses a new report co-authored by Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson and Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program.

Sierra Sun Times

To Save Water, an Underground Movement to Bank El Niño's Rainfall »

November 9, 2015

Cites a brief by Water in the West researchers which found that the $2.7 billion in Prop 1 funding for water storage could provide six times more storage capacity if spent on groundwater recharge projects than on construction of new...

By Bettina Boxall, LA Times

Californians Take Drought Lessons From Down Under »

November 2, 2015

Quotes Rebecca Nelson, Non-resident Fellow, Comparative Groundwater Law and Policy Program at Water in the West, on how Australia handled an nine-year drought.

By Craig Miller, KQED

Stanford Project Maps Underground Water -- Aimed At Taking the Guesswork Out of Well Drilling »

October 30, 2015

Profiles research by Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Rosemary Knight on her work mapping underground water in California's Central Valley.

By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News

Race to Abate Arundo in Salinas River is Slow-Paced »

October 23, 2015

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discusses the concept of privately owning part of a river.

By Natalie Jacewicz, The Californian

Is Freshwater Supply More Dependent on Good Governance Than Geography? »

October 23, 2015

Discusses findings of study co-authored by Woods Senior Fellows Steven Gorelick (Earth System Science), Barton Thompson (Law) and Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)

Phys.org

VIDEO: Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge its Dwindling Groundwater »

October 9, 2015

Tara Moran, Program Lead of Sustainable Groundwater at Water in the West, discusses the repercussions of drought on groundwater in Fresno, California.

By Zoe Meyers, High Country News

China's Sponge Cities: Soaking Up Water to Reduce Flood Risks »

October 1, 2015

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) states that "sponge cities" are a new way of thinking about stormwater, not as a problem but as an opportunity and a resource to augment our water supply.

By Mark Harris, The Guardian

Drought survival: What Australia’s Changes Can Teach California »

September 25, 2015

Rebecca Nelson, a non-resident fellow at Water in the West, states that the sweeping changes needed to help Australia survive their 13-year drought were accepted because there was an understanding that it was for the public interest.

By Kevin Fagan, SF Chronicle

Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers »

September 23, 2015

Profiles research by Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Rosemary Knight on saltwater intrusion into underground freshwater aquifers.

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

A Wet Winter Won’t Save California »

September 21, 2015

Op-ed by Senior Fellows Chris Field (Biology, Earth System Science) and Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth System Science) calling for the incorporation of climate-related risks in planning for California’s future.

By Noah Diffenbaugh and Christopher Field, New York Times