New research details $3.7 trillion impact of water risk to the U.S. by 2050
New research recently released by global professional services company GHD, titled Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience…
Drought
Inflation Reduction Act includes funds for Western drought response
The Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), which Congressional Democrats are calling a major climate change and clean energy bill signed…
Santa Monica takes landmark step toward water self-sufficiency
The City of Santa Monica, California, has taken a significant step toward a self-reliant water future as expansions to the…
Cities Turn to Tech to Find New Ways to Optimize Meters, Recover Revenue
By Quinn Jackson-Elliott Every day brings a new headline that reinforces the severity of the drought in the Western United…
OCWD supports initiative to increase California’s water supply
As California faces recurring drought, dry conditions and challenges to water reliability, the Orange County Water District continues to take…
Study: Widespread droughts affect Southern California water six times a century
Severe droughts happened simultaneously in the regions that supply water to Southern California almost six times per century on average…
Pricing California’s Water During the Drought: Can Rate Structures Provide an Incentive for Conservation?
By Jeff Hughes, Shadi Eskaf & Liz Harvell The relationship between water pricing and water use is more nuanced than basic…
Report: States look to reuse, desal as long-term water supply options
According to a new analysis from Bluefield Research, municipal water utilities across the United States have sparked a wave of investment in…
LaFrance joins executive council of NOAA drought program
American Water Works Association CEO David LaFrance has joined the executive council of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) for a…
California plan seeks to make water conservation a ‘way of life’
Working to make water conservation a top priority, California state agencies recently released a draft plan for achieving long-term efficient…