
Making fresh water sustainable around the world
The problem: Roughly 1.7 billion people live in places where unsustainable water use threatens the health of ecosystems and limits access to the water communities need to survive and thrive. Climate change is making things even worse, accelerating a water crisis that is hitting historically marginalized communities the hardest.
What we’re doing about it: We believe that long-term access to clean water is a right, not a privilege. So we’re bringing together communities in the most water-stressed regions around the world — providing them with the policies, tools and data to manage their water supplies sustainably and support healthy ecosystems.
Our work making water supplies sustainable
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Making water data accessible and actionable
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Video helps Texans visualize and protect the groundwater they cannot see
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Creating a more resilient Colorado River
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How rural water heroes are addressing California’s water challenges
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Water Leadership Institute reunion: bridging connections over water
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3 lessons on managing Texas groundwater during drought
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on water supplies.
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Water is a high-level priority at COP28. We need to look to ground-level users for solutions
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Learning from shared scarcity: the Colorado River, the Yellow River and the world
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For some Texans, a day without water is not imaginary – it is an unfortunate reality
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A Historic Opportunity for Funding Water Infrastructure in Texas
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Hispanic Heritage Month: meet local leaders helping communities address key water issues
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California mandates toxics testing/disclosure for baby food
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Water supply resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
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California’s first open-source water accounting platform
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Case studies in sustainable groundwater management
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A survey of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin
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Groundwater management challenges in Texas
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California Sustainable Groundwater Act resources
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Building recharge basins for farmers and birds alike
Our clean water supply experts
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Ann Hayden
Vice President, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Maurice Hall
Senior Advisor, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Brian Jackson
Senior Manager, Western Water
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Gopal Penny
Scientist, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Vanessa Puig-Williams
Director, Texas Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Mariana Rivera-Torres
Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems
Media contact
Jonathan Seefeldt
(512) 291-3414 (office)