Media Coverage: Freshwater
Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs »
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.
Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation »
Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY,
PPIC Water Policy Center Publishes A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government’s Drought Response »
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.
Once Famous for Beer, Milwaukee Now Bets on Water »
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,
California Drought: How Will We Know When It's Over? »
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,
Serious Forum Needed for Delta Solution »
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,
Gray Water and Stormwater Can Help in the Drought, But Risk Needs to Be Studied, Researchers Say »
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,
Calif. Scrambles to Count Every Drop of Water »
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,
Scientists Find Source of Southeast Asian Arsenic »
Discusses research led by Woods Senior Fellow Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)
By Brooks Hays,
PPIC Report Finds Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water »
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.
To Save Water, an Underground Movement to Bank El Niño's Rainfall »
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,
Californians Take Drought Lessons From Down Under »
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,
Stanford Project Maps Underground Water -- Aimed At Taking the Guesswork Out of Well Drilling »
Profiles research by Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Rosemary Knight on her work mapping underground water in California's Central Valley.
By Lisa M. Krieger,
Race to Abate Arundo in Salinas River is Slow-Paced »
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,
Is Freshwater Supply More Dependent on Good Governance Than Geography? »
Discusses findings of study co-authored by Woods Senior Fellows Steven Gorelick (Earth System Science), Barton Thompson (Law) and Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)
VIDEO: Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge its Dwindling Groundwater »
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,
China's Sponge Cities: Soaking Up Water to Reduce Flood Risks »
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,
Drought survival: What Australia’s Changes Can Teach California »
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,
Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers »
Profiles research by Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Rosemary Knight on saltwater intrusion into underground freshwater aquifers.
By Brett Walton,
A Wet Winter Won’t Save California »
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,
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