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Freshwater
Cleaning Poop from Drinking Water
Interviews Woods Senior Fellows Stephen Luby and Jenna Davis and Woods Research Associate Amy Pickering about their work with the Lotus Water Project.
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What is the Future of Groundwater in California?
California Academy of the Sciences talks to Tara Moran, Program Lead of Sustainable Groundwater at Water in the West, about California's groundwater future.
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State Proposes $1.5-Million Fine of Water District for Improper Diversions
Quotes Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson on the degree of authority the State Water Board has over water rights holders.
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California Farmers Fight for Century-Old Claims to Water
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses how California is an anomaly among Western states in the way it treats water rights.
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California Flexes Muscles in Water Tussle With Farmers
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses how California is an anomaly among Western states in the way it treats water rights.
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A Law Professor Explains California's 'Arcane' Water Rights System
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson explains California's water rights system in the context of the California drought.
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Drought Drives Greater Household Use of Gray Water
Senior Woods Fellow Richard Luthy (Engineering), and Newsha Ajami, director of urban water policy at Water in the West, discuss the growing popularity of gray water.
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Water Use Rises as Fracking Expands
Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Environmental Earth System Science) states that the USGS research is more comprehensive than other studies, and that increased water use from fracking may put dry regions at risk.
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California's Quirky Water Rights System is Showing its Age
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson states that California's system is not set up for allocating water during periods of shortage.
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A Weather Scientist Explains the Drought in the West
Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, provides an overview of the weather and climate patterns contributing to the dry conditions.
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What’s Blamed for California’s Drought? Basically Everything
Newsha Ajami, director of urban water policy at Water in the West, states that in reality, we need to be smarter in the way we use water, as opposed to telling people not to move to California.
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In Epic Drought, California's Water Cops Get Tough At Last
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson and Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discuss California's historic water rights and the state's recent order to restrict some pre-1914 rights.
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El Niño Forecast Brings Calif. Hope for Drought Relief
Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, discusses how El Niño could affect the California drought.
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Both Sides Claim Victory Over EPA Fracking Study
Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Environmental Earth System Science) states that he doesn't think the study will change a lot of minds on either side of the table.
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Is Making the Pacific Ocean Drinkable the Best Answer to California's Drought?
Newsha Ajami, director of urban water policy at Water in the West, states that desalination should only be considered in California if it is part of a diverse water supply portfolio that also includes strategies such as water conservation, re-use and recycling.
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California, Farmers Reach Water Deal, But Enforcement A Challenge
Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, states that lack of data and the unprecedented nature of the drought make it difficult to manage California's water resources.
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Drought Relief, at Last? New Signs Point to Strengthening El Niño
Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, states that scientists are observing changes in the atmosphere needed for El Niño to develop.
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California Drought Threatens Even Oldest Water Rights
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson states that the drought now threatens even the oldest water rights holders.
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Fracking Chemicals Found in Pennsylvania Drinking Water
Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science) comments on connection between integrity of hydraulic fracturing well construction and chemical contamination
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At SLO Chamber's State of State Event, Drought is Key Focus
Features comments by Senior Research Scientist Newsha Ajami (Water in the West), about drought and groundwater management
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