Donate
Independent, objective, nonpartisan research
Image for

PPIC Water Policy Center

The PPIC Water Policy Center spurs innovative water management solutions that support a healthy economy, environment, and society—now and for future generations.

photo - Chrisman Pumping Plant
Fact Sheet · December 2022

Water and Energy in California

photo - Plowed Fields and Rainbow
Report · November 2022

Priorities for California’s Water

photo - Wheat Field Before Harvest
Report · July 2022

Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley

View More Publications

Blog Posts

View More →
photo - Wastewater Sample Collection
January 19, 2023

Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply

Sarah Bardeen

photo - Floodwaters from the Sacramento River, pixel-ca-dwr-2023_01_12_KJ_0510_Tisdale_Colusa_Weirs
January 17, 2023

Can We Capture More Water in the Delta?

Sarah Bardeen

photo - A downed tree in Sacramento due to atmospheric river storms
January 12, 2023

Crisis Communication Suffers During Natural Disasters

Jeffrey Mount

photo - Deep Snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
January 9, 2023

Adapting to a Water-Scarce California

Ellen Hanak

Fact Sheets

View More →
photo - Chrisman Pumping Plant
December 2022

Water and Energy in California

Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres

photo - Sherman Island in the Sacramento Delta
May 2022

The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta

Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell

photo - Irrigation Canal and Agricultural Land
August 2021

California’s Water Market

Ellen Hanak, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres

photo - Recharge Pond
August 2021

Groundwater Recharge in California

Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Ellen Hanak

Events

View More →

Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act

November 18, 2022

Featured Fact Sheet · May 2019

Water Use in California

Read More →

Key Areas

Fact Cards

Who uses water in California?
→
240+ The number of endangered or vulnerable California freshwater species.
→
Most California water systems that fail to meet safety standards are in rural, low-income communities of color.
→
California added more than 10 million people since 1990, yet urban water use changed little.
→
The past 20 years have been the warmest in California history, making droughts more intense.
→
Two-thirds of dams in California are more than 50 years old.
→
1 in 5 Californians are vulnerable to flooding.
→