UCLA Water Resources Group
@uclawater.bsky.social
The UCLA Water Resources Group is composed of faculty, researchers and graduate students from the UCLA Insittute of the Environment and across the campus who have expertise in water resources.
See more: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/water/
See more: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/water/
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Human wastewater contamination is so bad in Alabama homes that 1 in 3 adults in one county had hookworm. Biden funded efforts to improve sanitation there. But the effort is cancelled as "DEI".
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Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it 'illegal DEI'
A $26 million federal program to help residents of Lowndes County, Alabama, who have dealt with inadequate sewage systems for decades was stopped by an executive order.
www.nbcnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Human wastewater contamination is so bad in Alabama homes that 1 in 3 adults in one county had hookworm. Biden funded efforts to improve sanitation there. But the effort is cancelled as "DEI".
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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Big job at the Water Foundation. The starting salary for the position is $200K to $225K.
www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs/322672/
www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs/322672/
Chief Partnerships Officer
The Water Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropy working to support lasting water solutions for communities, economies, and the environment. The Foundation complements strategic grantmaking with…
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April 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Big job at the Water Foundation. The starting salary for the position is $200K to $225K.
www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs/322672/
www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs/322672/
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Big BlueSky welcome to the inimitable Erin Stone of @laist.com
And as an example, check out the balanced article on undergrounding considerations 🔽
And as an example, check out the balanced article on undergrounding considerations 🔽
We can't eliminate wildfire risk in California and that risk is only growing with climate change. So what risk are we willing to tolerate, at what cost? What other options do we have? I try to dig into those questions here: laist.com/news/climate... #undergrounding #electricity #climate #wildfire
Utilities are planning to bury power lines after the LA fires. Should they?
We take a closer look at Southern California Edison’s plans to go underground with power lines in Altadena and Malibu.
laist.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big BlueSky welcome to the inimitable Erin Stone of @laist.com
And as an example, check out the balanced article on undergrounding considerations 🔽
And as an example, check out the balanced article on undergrounding considerations 🔽
Our director @gregspierce.bsky.social sums up federal action to release water from 2 Central Valley dams as "dangerous and wasteful"
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump’s ‘tiny’ fish, a ‘giant faucet’ and ‘beautiful water flow’
Trump’s whopper of a fish tale has its roots in a tour given by politically connected farmers in California’s Central Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our director @gregspierce.bsky.social sums up federal action to release water from 2 Central Valley dams as "dangerous and wasteful"
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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TL; DR I commented on how even the few major cities (like Bogota) not currently reliant on far-flung imported sources (or over extracting groundwater!) now have to diversify their water supplies in light of climate change
apnews.com/article/wate...
apnews.com/article/wate...
Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities
Colombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.
apnews.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
TL; DR I commented on how even the few major cities (like Bogota) not currently reliant on far-flung imported sources (or over extracting groundwater!) now have to diversify their water supplies in light of climate change
apnews.com/article/wate...
apnews.com/article/wate...
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Nice coverage in the Daily Bruin of our recent @uclawater.bsky.social seminar featuring the work of Prof Jessica Cattelino & PhD student Kelsey Kim.
dailybruin.com/2025/04/07/p...
dailybruin.com/2025/04/07/p...
Panelists highlight gender, class gaps in LA water conservation efforts - Daily Bruin
This post was updated April 8 11:36 p.m. Panelists from the anthropology department called for a reframing of Los Angeles’ approach to water conservation in a talk hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student ...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nice coverage in the Daily Bruin of our recent @uclawater.bsky.social seminar featuring the work of Prof Jessica Cattelino & PhD student Kelsey Kim.
dailybruin.com/2025/04/07/p...
dailybruin.com/2025/04/07/p...
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What are the potential local water (equity) impacts of "Green Hydrogen" for Energy Transition efforts in LA/CA?
Michael Rincon (joint @psr-la.bsky.social), @laurendunlap.bsky.social & I took a look in a @luskininnovation.bsky.social exploratory report.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/exploring-th...
Michael Rincon (joint @psr-la.bsky.social), @laurendunlap.bsky.social & I took a look in a @luskininnovation.bsky.social exploratory report.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/exploring-th...
Exploring the water footprint of “green” hydrogen for power generation in california | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
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April 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What are the potential local water (equity) impacts of "Green Hydrogen" for Energy Transition efforts in LA/CA?
Michael Rincon (joint @psr-la.bsky.social), @laurendunlap.bsky.social & I took a look in a @luskininnovation.bsky.social exploratory report.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/exploring-th...
Michael Rincon (joint @psr-la.bsky.social), @laurendunlap.bsky.social & I took a look in a @luskininnovation.bsky.social exploratory report.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/exploring-th...
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Check out Maurits Ertsen' review of
“Liquid Empire. Water and Power in the Colonial World”,
by Correy Ross, at www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
“Liquid Empire. Water and Power in the Colonial World”,
by Correy Ross, at www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
April 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Check out Maurits Ertsen' review of
“Liquid Empire. Water and Power in the Colonial World”,
by Correy Ross, at www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
“Liquid Empire. Water and Power in the Colonial World”,
by Correy Ross, at www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
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Cheers to my UCLA & @nrdc.org colleagues on this work.
Recycled water is the by far the biggest "new" water source available in the West, and despite good CA run on snowpack (see Ian's other article today) and whatever may be agreed to on existing imported supplies, is urgent.
Recycled water is the by far the biggest "new" water source available in the West, and despite good CA run on snowpack (see Ian's other article today) and whatever may be agreed to on existing imported supplies, is urgent.
In a new report, UCLA researchers say California and other states should recycle more wastewater to help address the Colorado River’s chronic shortages. "Modest gains in water reuse could make an enormous difference." www.latimes.com/environment/... @uclaioes.bsky.social #CAwater
More water recycling could help fix Colorado River shortfall. California has a ways to go, report says
UCLA researchers say California and other states aren't recycling enough water. They recommend reusing much more to ease water shortages along the Colorado River.
www.latimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cheers to my UCLA & @nrdc.org colleagues on this work.
Recycled water is the by far the biggest "new" water source available in the West, and despite good CA run on snowpack (see Ian's other article today) and whatever may be agreed to on existing imported supplies, is urgent.
Recycled water is the by far the biggest "new" water source available in the West, and despite good CA run on snowpack (see Ian's other article today) and whatever may be agreed to on existing imported supplies, is urgent.
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The Salton Sea may finally be seeing real momentum toward restoration but @gregspierce.bsky.social cautions: lithium riches alone won’t save it. Local communities must benefit or risk being left behind. Read more in @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... #UCLA #UCLALuskin
Sink or swim time for Salton Sea? Momentum builds for pricey lake restoration
California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed it of past glory.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Salton Sea may finally be seeing real momentum toward restoration but @gregspierce.bsky.social cautions: lithium riches alone won’t save it. Local communities must benefit or risk being left behind. Read more in @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... #UCLA #UCLALuskin
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If you're at the California-Nevada Section American Water Works Association conference next week, check out the full slate of speakers we have talking about wildfire-water supply impacts.
Reflecting on experiences in LA, Wrightwood, Colorado and more.
Reflecting on experiences in LA, Wrightwood, Colorado and more.
April 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you're at the California-Nevada Section American Water Works Association conference next week, check out the full slate of speakers we have talking about wildfire-water supply impacts.
Reflecting on experiences in LA, Wrightwood, Colorado and more.
Reflecting on experiences in LA, Wrightwood, Colorado and more.
Important work involving UCLA's Park Williams and colleagues @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @ahewitt.bsky.social
New from @dustybowl.bsky.social et al. 'Megapluvials in Southwestern North America' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... - drought usually gets all the attention, but especially 20th century wet periods were important too
Megapluvials in Southwestern North America
Pluvials in Southwestern North America occur as often as droughts, including two 20th century megapluvials from 1905 to 1923 and 1978-1999
The 1978–1999 megapluvial was the wettest interval of th...
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March 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Important work involving UCLA's Park Williams and colleagues @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @ahewitt.bsky.social
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Our new paper in Science on the environmental implications of the destruction of Kakhovka dam in Ukraine.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine
The use of water as a weapon in highly industrialized areas in the Russo-Ukrainian war has resulted in catastrophic economic and environmental damages. We analyze environmental effects caused by the m...
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March 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Our new paper in Science on the environmental implications of the destruction of Kakhovka dam in Ukraine.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The more things change:
"The city of Live Oak [CA] hasn't raised water rates in more than 19 years. They're facing a water fund deficit of $3.5 million.
Proposing to ⬆️ rates by an initial 60% through 2026, 60% more over next 2 years, and by 10% 2 years after that."
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
"The city of Live Oak [CA] hasn't raised water rates in more than 19 years. They're facing a water fund deficit of $3.5 million.
Proposing to ⬆️ rates by an initial 60% through 2026, 60% more over next 2 years, and by 10% 2 years after that."
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
Live Oak proposing 60% water rate hike to fund $3.5M deficit
The city of Live Oak is proposing a 60 percent water rate hike to tackle a $3.5 million water fund deficit.
www.cbsnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The more things change:
"The city of Live Oak [CA] hasn't raised water rates in more than 19 years. They're facing a water fund deficit of $3.5 million.
Proposing to ⬆️ rates by an initial 60% through 2026, 60% more over next 2 years, and by 10% 2 years after that."
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
"The city of Live Oak [CA] hasn't raised water rates in more than 19 years. They're facing a water fund deficit of $3.5 million.
Proposing to ⬆️ rates by an initial 60% through 2026, 60% more over next 2 years, and by 10% 2 years after that."
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
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Check out @pacificinstitute.bsky.social's 3rd and final report in its series on small water system equity and resilience to climate change.
I was able to provide a depressing quote about how urgent this is yet we're unlikely at best to see progress the next few years.
apnews.com/article/wast...
I was able to provide a depressing quote about how urgent this is yet we're unlikely at best to see progress the next few years.
apnews.com/article/wast...
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Check out @pacificinstitute.bsky.social's 3rd and final report in its series on small water system equity and resilience to climate change.
I was able to provide a depressing quote about how urgent this is yet we're unlikely at best to see progress the next few years.
apnews.com/article/wast...
I was able to provide a depressing quote about how urgent this is yet we're unlikely at best to see progress the next few years.
apnews.com/article/wast...
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Our Nature Water comment “Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfire” is out ⬇️.
I started working on this w/ @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @mullinmeg.bsky.social 10 days after the fires started.
We lay out 3 major implications from the fires for water supply systems
I started working on this w/ @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @mullinmeg.bsky.social 10 days after the fires started.
We lay out 3 major implications from the fires for water supply systems
Out now! A Comment in Nature Water discusses major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires
@gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social
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Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfires - Nature Water
Three major implications stemming from the water supply narratives around the Los Angeles fires have emerged: the need for greater infrastructure resilience, considering the uneven costs of new expect...
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March 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our Nature Water comment “Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfire” is out ⬇️.
I started working on this w/ @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @mullinmeg.bsky.social 10 days after the fires started.
We lay out 3 major implications from the fires for water supply systems
I started working on this w/ @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @mullinmeg.bsky.social 10 days after the fires started.
We lay out 3 major implications from the fires for water supply systems
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The FAQ aims to provide clear, accurate answers to the 19 most common questions we heard from the public, media, and policymakers about fire hydrants, firefighting, water infrastructure, and more.
Available in English and Spanish, and w 2 pager-versions.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/water/local-...
Available in English and Spanish, and w 2 pager-versions.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/water/local-...
¿Los sistemas de agua urbana pueden apagar incendios forestales? | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
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February 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The FAQ aims to provide clear, accurate answers to the 19 most common questions we heard from the public, media, and policymakers about fire hydrants, firefighting, water infrastructure, and more.
Available in English and Spanish, and w 2 pager-versions.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/water/local-...
Available in English and Spanish, and w 2 pager-versions.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/water/local-...
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Are urban water systems able to put out wildfires? A question @gregspierce.bsky.social and I got A LOT during the recent LA fires. This set of FAQs is our attempt to answer that and many other questions related to water supply infrastructure and wildfire innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/u...
February 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Are urban water systems able to put out wildfires? A question @gregspierce.bsky.social and I got A LOT during the recent LA fires. This set of FAQs is our attempt to answer that and many other questions related to water supply infrastructure and wildfire innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/u...
Our director @gregspierce.bsky.social lends insight to @ericholthaus.com's story on the near term future of Colorado River management
Trump's early actions – like purging the government of federal employees working on climate – have given pause to those who study the Colorado River, a lifeline for 40 million people throughout the desert Southwest.
“We are near a tipping point"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We are near a tipping point"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
California faces worsening drought despite recent heavy rainstorms
Dry pattern seen among entire ‘lower basin’ of the Colorado River, including Arizona and desert cities such as Las Vegas
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our director @gregspierce.bsky.social lends insight to @ericholthaus.com's story on the near term future of Colorado River management
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If you're in the LA area on March 4, check out our @uclawater.bsky.social seminar featuring Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim at 12 pm.
"Gender and Los Angeles Residential Water: Use, Knowledge, and Justice in Water Conservation"
Lunch provided. RSVP below.
"Gender and Los Angeles Residential Water: Use, Knowledge, and Justice in Water Conservation"
Lunch provided. RSVP below.
February 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If you're in the LA area on March 4, check out our @uclawater.bsky.social seminar featuring Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim at 12 pm.
"Gender and Los Angeles Residential Water: Use, Knowledge, and Justice in Water Conservation"
Lunch provided. RSVP below.
"Gender and Los Angeles Residential Water: Use, Knowledge, and Justice in Water Conservation"
Lunch provided. RSVP below.
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Urban #wildfires impact water, soil, and #wildlife. @uofcalifornia.bsky.social experts offer tips on testing drinking water and rehabilitating gardens.
bit.ly/4hGZXo3
bit.ly/4hGZXo3
February 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Urban #wildfires impact water, soil, and #wildlife. @uofcalifornia.bsky.social experts offer tips on testing drinking water and rehabilitating gardens.
bit.ly/4hGZXo3
bit.ly/4hGZXo3
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Join us for the next @ucanr.bsky.social Water Webinar series talk on Feb. 24, '25 at 12PM, with @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @gregspierce.bsky.social: "Water Supply and the Los Angeles Fires: Emerging Lessons and Implications".
Zoom links: tinyurl.com/anrwaterwebi... and at tinyurl.com/yuccgenm
Zoom links: tinyurl.com/anrwaterwebi... and at tinyurl.com/yuccgenm
February 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Join us for the next @ucanr.bsky.social Water Webinar series talk on Feb. 24, '25 at 12PM, with @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @gregspierce.bsky.social: "Water Supply and the Los Angeles Fires: Emerging Lessons and Implications".
Zoom links: tinyurl.com/anrwaterwebi... and at tinyurl.com/yuccgenm
Zoom links: tinyurl.com/anrwaterwebi... and at tinyurl.com/yuccgenm
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Seems important and promising precedent. And sort of obvious when you find that:
"The tax information from 1998 through 2015 showed non-agricultural customers paid 17 times more in taxes for the infrastructure than agricultural customers. "
somachlaw.com/policy-alert...
"The tax information from 1998 through 2015 showed non-agricultural customers paid 17 times more in taxes for the infrastructure than agricultural customers. "
somachlaw.com/policy-alert...
California Court of Appeal Holds that a Water District’s Surcharge to Cover Water Infrastructure Construction Costs Violates Proposition 218
California Court of Appeal Holds that a Water District’s Surcharge to Cover Water Infrastructure Construction Costs Violates Proposition 218
somachlaw.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Seems important and promising precedent. And sort of obvious when you find that:
"The tax information from 1998 through 2015 showed non-agricultural customers paid 17 times more in taxes for the infrastructure than agricultural customers. "
somachlaw.com/policy-alert...
"The tax information from 1998 through 2015 showed non-agricultural customers paid 17 times more in taxes for the infrastructure than agricultural customers. "
somachlaw.com/policy-alert...
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UCLA IoES Professor Travis Longcore joined #ABC7 News to discuss how North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and what’s driving the crisis. “We know how to fix it if we have the will to do it.”
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
UCLA IoES Professor Travis Longcore joined #ABC7 News to discuss how North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and what’s driving the crisis. “We know how to fix it if we have the will to do it.”
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp
Full segment: ucla.in/4hDIqxp