WATER Resources
Renewing the water workforce: Improving water infrastructure and creating a pipeline to opportunity
by Bookings
At a time when many Americans are struggling to access economic opportunity and many of the country’s infrastructure assets are at the end of their…
READ MOREOroville Independent Forensic Team Report Oroville Dam Spillway Incident
by Oroville Spillways Independent Forensic Team
On Jan. 5, 2018 the Oroville Spillways Independent Forensic Team (IFT) released its final report on the causes leading to the February 2017 Lake Oroville Spillways…
READ MOREAmerica’s Water: Developing a Road Map for the Future of our Nation’s Infrastructure – March 2016
by Columbia University, Earth Institute
“America’s Water: Developing a Road Map for the Future of our Nation’s Infrastructure” examines the challenges water utilities are facing such as major supply issues…
READ MOREEPA’s 2011 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment
by United States Environmental Protection Agency
In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted its fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (DWINSA or Assessment). The purpose of the…
READ MORETotal Regional Economic Losses From Water Supply Disruptions To The Los Angeles County Economy – November 2012
by Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
This study estimates the total regional economic impacts of one major set of disruption scenarios stemming from a Bay Delta earthquake that would cause the…
READ MOREWater Works: The Economic Impact Of Water Infrastructure – July 2012
by Harvard Environmental Economics Program
“Water Works: The Economic Impact of Water Infrastructure” explores how improved drinking water infrastructure and household technologies can help increase economic production. In developing countries,…
READ MOREThe Importance Of Water To The U.S. Economy – November 2013
by United States Environmental Protection Agency
“The Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy” is aimed at raising awareness of water’s importance to our national economic welfare, and assembling information that…
READ MOREThe Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure
by Value of Water Campaign
In March 2017, the Value of Water Campaign released its report on the economic benefits of investing in water infrastructure finds that if we close…
READ MOREValue of Water: National Public Opinion Poll – May 2017
by Value of Water Campaign
In May 2017, the Value of Water Campaign released key findings from its national public opinion poll indicating broad support among Americans for increased investment…
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