blog post Providing Safe Drinking Water in the Face of Disasters: Lessons from Lake County By Jelena Jezdimirovic Dec 18, 2019 Small, rural communities with ongoing drinking water challenges are especially vulnerable to greater extremes brought on by a warming climate. We interviewed Jan Coppinger of Lake County Special Districts about how local water agencies have dealt with a string of natural disasters.
blog post New Laws on Drought, Forests, and Safe Drinking Water By Henry McCann, Caitrin Chappelle Oct 9, 2018 The recent legislative session made progress on urban drought management, forest health, and safe drinking water.
blog post Tackling Safe Drinking Water in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Oct 22, 2018 Unsafe drinking water is an ongoing problem in a number of disadvantaged rural communities. We talked to Maria Herrera about how to address it.
blog post Forging Connections to Provide Safe Drinking Water By Lori Pottinger Jul 27, 2020 Providing reliable drinking water is a challenge for many small systems in the San Joaquin Valley. We talked to Laura Ramos and Sarge Green of Fresno State about an effort to connect a dozen at-risk systems to the City of Fresno’s water supply.
blog post Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply By Sarah Bardeen Jan 19, 2023 Much has been made of two drinking water pollutants recently: PFAS and microplastics. We spoke with Jason Dadakis of the Orange County Water District to learn more about these pollutants—and to find out how worried we should be.
blog post Commentary: How Better Data Can Help California Avoid a Drinking Water Crisis By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Rich Pauloo Jun 14, 2021
blog post Will Groundwater Sustainability Plans End the Problem of Dry Drinking Water Wells? By Jelena Jezdimirovic, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou May 14, 2020 Overpumping of groundwater has caused domestic wells to go dry in the San Joaquin Valley. Many sustainability plans do not propose ways to mitigate this problem.
blog post Drinking Water Quality: Perceptions and Challenges By David Kordus, Henry McCann Sep 6, 2016 A majority of Californians think drinking water pollution is a more serious health threat in lower-income areas than in other parts of their regions. There is evidence to support this view.
Report Paying for Water in California By Ellen Hanak, Dean Misczynski, Jay Lund, Brian Gray ... Mar 12, 2014 California faces serious funding gaps in five key areas of water management—including safe drinking water in small, disadvantaged communities; flood protection; management of stormwater and other polluted runoff; aquatic ecosystem management; and integrated water management. These gaps amount to $2 billion to $3 billion a year. But bold efforts by state and local leaders can pave the way to sustainable solutions for California’s critical water resources. This research is supported with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and the California Water Foundation, an initiative of the Resources Legacy Fund. Technical Appendices Appendix A. The Legal Framework External Resource: Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 65: p 1603, Paying for Water: The Legal Framework Appendix B. Estimates of Water Sector Expenditures, Revenues, and Needs Appendix C. State General Obligation Bond Spending on Water Appendix D. Using the Water Fee Model to Assess Funding Alternatives Appendix E. Local Ballot Measures to Fund the Water System Data Sets Data Set: State General Obligation Bond Spending on Water Data Set: Local Water-Funding Ballot Measure
