Water in the West bridges the gap between research and practice to create and promote effective solutions for more sustainable water management in the American West.

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SAFER Webinar: Identifying "At-Risk" Public Water Systems

July 22, 2020 - 9:00am

The State Water Resources Control Board is hosting two webinar workshops to seek public feedback on the development of the SAFER Program's Risk Assessment methodologies for public water systems, state small water systems and domestic wells.

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The Past, Present and Future of California's Groundwater

New research examines the evolution of groundwater governance in the state and finds additional interventions may lie ahead if basin management plans cannot meet sustainability goals.

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Building Effective Water Data Platforms

New report recommends key findings for successful development and implementation of data platforms supporting water management decisions.

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Double-whammy Weather

A new study identifies a connected pattern of drought followed by heavy rain in regional hotspots across the globe.

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February 11, 2020

Water in the West bridges the gap between research and practice to create and promote effective solutions for more sustainable water management in the American West.

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Featured Events, Workshops & Dialogues

Environmental Forum | Groundwater Sustainability through Mandated Coordination

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Please join us for an Environmental Forum with Anita Milman, Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Program on Water in the West and Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Environmental Forum | Assessment of Sustainable Hydropower Development: Alternatives for the Mekong River Basin

Monday, November 11, 2019 - 3:30am

Please join us for an Environmental Forum with Gregory Thomas, founder and CEO of the Natural Heritage Institute.

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Seminar: A 'Moneyball' Approach to Closing the $2 Trillion Infrastructure Finance Gap: InfraTech, Data, and Financial Innovation

Friday, July 19, 2019 - 11:00am

Please join us at our Water in the West seminar on July 19, 2019 at 11:00 am in Y2E2 300. Peter Adriaens, Director of the Center for Digital Infrastructure Finance and Professor of Engineering, Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will be presenting "A 'Moneyball' Approach to...

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Understanding Groundwater

Our series explores groundwater management in California through new research into key groundwater issues, interactive graphics and a synthesis of existing knowledge on groundwater in California, all designed to advance public understanding of this critical issue.

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Water in the West is a program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West.