blog post Video: Building Bay Area Drought Resilience By Lori Pottinger Jul 21, 2017 Local urban water experts discuss a range of supply and demand tactics used to build drought resilience in cities in the Bay Area.
blog post The Search for Sustainability in the Colorado River Basin By Lori Pottinger Jul 13, 2017 The Colorado River is a crucial water source for seven states and Mexico. We talked to an expert about how to balance priorities in managing the river.
blog post The Changing Face of California’s Water Leadership By Lori Pottinger Jun 26, 2017 California’s water managers face many challenges—from climate change to a growing population. We talked to Celeste Cantú about how the profession must change to better address these issues.
blog post Video: Building Urban Drought Resilience By Lori Pottinger Jun 19, 2017 California’s urban areas used a variety of tools to get through the latest drought. A panel of urban water experts explored successful strategies, and lessons learned to help prepare for future droughts.
blog post Why Drought Makes Water Rates Rise By Lori Pottinger Jun 14, 2017 Drought means lower water sales. An expert interview on how urban water suppliers manage reduced revenues during drought.
blog post How Unhealthy Forests Affect Water Supply By Lori Pottinger May 30, 2017 California’s forested watersheds are feeling the effects of drought and fire suppression practices that encourage overly dense stands of trees.
blog post California Farmers Face Labor Drought By Jelena Jezdimirovic May 23, 2017 After years of record drought, California’s farmers now face a farm labor shortage caused by declining immigration from Mexico.
blog post Remaking the Salton Sea By Lori Pottinger Apr 6, 2017 California’s largest lake faces a water crisis. A new state plan seeks to address urgent environmental and public health problems.
blog post Californians Favor Funding Flood Improvements By David Kordus, Jelena Jezdimirovic Mar 29, 2017 Public concern about California’s aging flood infrastructure is growing—including how to pay for upgrades.
blog post The High Cost of Fixing Levees By Jeffrey Mount Feb 23, 2017 The state’s levees are in poor shape. Upgrading them to avoid damaging floods will be very costly and will involve difficult trade-offs.