Water Use Efficiency Report for California League of Food Processors
Summary: This report was created to document California food processing industry’s progress and improve its water efficiency over time. It provides current evaluation of water usage within facilities, an assessment whether water usage has become increasingly efficient, and a valuation on past policies that have led to the impact on the industry. Keywords: California League…
Read MoreWater Energy Nexus Cost Calculator Plan of Action
Summary: This Plan of Action is to update the Water Energy Nexus Embedded Energy Cost Calculator (Water-Energy Calculator) created by the joint IOUs (Investor-owned utilities) to be filed with the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission). The plan addresses three crucial updates and provides future steps to implement necessary change. Keywords: Joint IOUs, Cost Calculator, Action…
Read MoreWater Plan Update 2013 Vol.3
Summary: The Resource Management Strategies (RMS) is created by subject matter experts to assist agencies and governments manage water use. RMS Volume 3 is created as a toolkit to outline strategies working towards reducing water demands, improving flood management, improving operational efficiency and transfers, increasing water supplies, improving water quality, promoting conservation practices, and apprehend…
Read MoreCalifornia Water Action Plan
Summary: California’s water resource challenges are broad and solutions are complex, expensive, with inadequate tools. This action plan lays out, a comprehensive and inclusive plan of, California’s challenges, goals, and decisive actions for a safer, and more sustainable path. The Brown Administration efforts are to pave a path to sustainable water management through reliable water…
Read MoreCalifornia Significant Droughts 2015
Summary: This paper outlines various drought conditions in California. It compares California’s, most current dry years from 2012-2014, drought conditions with significant historical droughts statewide; discusses lessons learned and how to improve drought preparedness for future dry years. Keywords: Drought, California, Climate Change, Paleoclimate, Hydroclimate, Drought impact, Dry Periods, Historical, ENSO, Statewide, Comparison Categories: Publication,…
Read MoreWater Facts, Issue 23: Water Recycling
Water recycling is the treating and managing of municipal, industrial, or agricultural wastewater to produce water that can be productively reused. Download the PDF
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