
Caitrin Chappelle
Associate Center Director and Research Fellow
415-291-4435
Expertise:
Water policy
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Caitrin Chappelle is associate director at the PPIC Water Policy Center, where she manages research and operations, and a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. Her own research focuses on natural resource management and California water policy. She has co-authored work on the statewide drought, funding gaps in water management, and multiple ecosystem stressors in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Previously, she worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. She holds an MPP from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley and a BS in ecology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
California’s Future January 2021
California’s Future: Water and a Changing Climate January 2021
Priorities for California’s Water November 2020
Managing Wastewater in a Changing Climate April 2019
California’s Water November 2018
California’s Water: Managing Droughts November 2018
California’s Water: Paying for Water November 2018
California’s Water: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta November 2018
California’s Water: Providing Safe Drinking Water November 2018
California’s Water: Water for the Environment November 2018
Groundwater in California May 2017
California’s Latest Drought July 2016
California’s Water Quality Challenges October 2015
What If California’s Drought Continues? August 2015
Policy Priorities for Managing Drought March 2015
Paying for Water in California March 2014
Addressing Water Affordability in Urban California November 30 2020
Ensuring Water Equity and Utility Solvency: Lessons from Phoenix October 12 2020
Recession Safety Net Needed for State’s Small Water Systems October 6 2020
The LA River and the Trade-Offs of Water Recycling June 24 2019
Local Measures Address Water, Fire in the Midterm Elections November 26 2018
New Laws on Drought, Forests, and Safe Drinking Water October 9 2018
Connecting Water Systems for Safe Drinking Water August 27 2018
World Water Day through a California Lens March 22 2018
Governor’s Budget Banks on Voters Passing Water Bond February 7 2018
Information Gaps Hinder Progress on Safe Drinking Water January 16 2018
New Laws Ease Funding and Improve Accounting for Water October 18 2017
Groundwater Quality Is Key to Quantity August 30 2017
Governor’s Funding Plan for Climate, Drought January 24 2017
Understanding the New Federal Water Law January 17 2017
Solutions for the Delta November 22 2016
Federal Drought Management: It’s Complicated March 15 2016
Flint, a Water Quality Reminder for California January 27 2016
The Great Nutrient Pollution Challenge November 10 2015
New Water Laws Address Groundwater, Marijuana October 15 2015
California’s Renters in the Dark on Drought Targets August 6 2015
California Streams Going to Pot from Marijuana Boom July 23 2015
Drought Bills: Small Changes, High Impact June 30 2015
Video: Water in Silicon Valley April 30 2015
Drought Watch: What’s in Proposition 1? October 24 2014
Drought Watch: Rethinking Urban Water Pricing September 3 2014
Drought Watch: Trends in Urban Water Use August 20 2014
Drought Watch: Support for the Water Bond August 11 2014
Drought Watch: Our Thirsty Lawns July 18 2014
Drought Watch: Regional Solutions June 27 2014
Drought Watch: Essential Elements for a Water Bond April 24 2014
Drought Watch: Roadblocks to Efficient Funding March 13 2014
Floods February 20 2019