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Sarah Fletcher calls attention to the growing issue of water affordability as her study exposes how many households struggle to pay water bills.

Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.

Felicia Marcus applauds digitizing water rights as the system as it would help "implement the system and institute fairness."

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Whiplash Weather: Lessons from California’s Deadly 2023 Storms

January 26, 2023

A panel of Stanford scientists joined by Sacramento County's spokesperson on water resources, drinking water, and flooding emergencies discussed the science behind recent climate-fueled weather extremes, implications for the state’s drought recovery, and lessons for community preparedness.

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SGMA Reports

View our page highlighting SGMA research findings, reports and executive summaries intented to guide, troubleshoot and inform water managers working towards successful SGMA implementation. The resources have been categorized by the following topic areas: understanding SGMAimplementing SGMAleveraging data and addressing issues.

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