Joshua Stewart, Author at Water Foundation

A glimpse of a body of water at Dos Rios Ranch Preserve through a cluster of trees.

News

A statement from our CEO on World Water Day

Allison Harvey Turner

March 22, 2024

News

Calmatters: California can’t waver on water regulation

Samantha Arthur and Ngodoo Atume

September 9, 2022

News

Calmatters: Drought crisis demands better oversight on well-drilling

Ruth Martinez and Roger Dickinson

September 9, 2022

News

SoCal Grantmakers op-ed: A Generational Opportunity for a Drought-Resilient California

Allison Harvey Turner

September 8, 2022

Partners

New Mexico adds crucial protections for northern Rio Grande and other regional rivers

Andrew Fahlund and Nina Carranco

July 13, 2022

News

Gov. Newsom, Clean Water Advocates Announce Drought Resilience Challenge

March 22, 2022

Ideas

Modernizing California’s Water Supply Reporting System

March 10, 2022

News

A message from our CEO: We’re joining forces with the Water Table!

Allison Harvey Turner

February 15, 2022

Civic Engagement Cycle graphic

Ideas

Who is Making Decisions About Your Tap Water?

Alex Paxton and Peter Roquemore

February 8, 2022

Nina Carranco

News

Water Foundation welcomes its newest Program Officer, Nina Carranco, and opens ‘office’ in New Mexico

December 6, 2021

Moira Mcdonald and Peter Siva, Water Foundation board members

News

Water Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Water Foundation

November 30, 2021

Graphic describing River Network's State Policy Hub

Partners

River Network’s State Policy Hub

Sheyda Esnaashari and Erin Kanzig

October 28, 2021

Partners

In Honor of Indigenous People’s Day

Don Sampson and Andrew Fahlund

October 11, 2021

Ideas

Water Rights Conversation Heats Up

Juliet Christian-Smith

August 24, 2021

An aerial view of Millerton Lake and Friant Dam, located 16 miles northeast of Fresno, California, which provides flood control, conservation storage, and water releases into the Madera and Friant-Kern canals and delivers water to millions of agricultural lands in Fresno, Kern, Madera and Tulare counties. Photo taken August 8, 2013.

Ideas

No Easy Scapegoats When Drinking Water Systems Fail

Alesandra Nájera and Juliet Christian-Smith

August 6, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs an emergency proclamation declaring drought.

Ideas

Drought, Data, and Decisions

Glen Low and Mike Myatt

July 1, 2021

Ideas

Looming California Drought

Juliet Christian-Smith and Andrew Fahlund

April 28, 2021

Photos of Hahrie Han and John Echohawk

News

Water Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Water Foundation

March 26, 2021

A bridge crossing over Outside Canal in Firebaugh, California, has subsided until there is almost no space between the bottom of the bridge decking and the canal water surface. Photo by Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources.

Ideas

California Regions Submitted Their First Groundwater Sustainability Plans in 2020. How Did They Do?

March 24, 2021

2017 flooding in Briar Forest, a neighborhood in Houston, Texas.

Ideas

Water Solutions Are Climate Adaptation Solutions

Andrew Fahlund and Juliet Christian-Smith

March 23, 2021

Black text on blue background that reads Stop Asian Hate and includes the hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate

News

Water Foundation Condemns Racist Violence Against Asian Communities

March 18, 2021

Super bloom at Carrizo Plain National Monument in 2017. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management.

Ideas

To Enact Systems Change, It’s Time to Get Political

Jennifer Sokolove

February 18, 2021

Screenshot of Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus video featuring Colette Pichon Battle of Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy

Partners

Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus

February 5, 2021

In Westmorland, CA, community members stand six feet apart in an event to help nurture civic participation in the 2020 Census. Photo by Civico Comite del Valle.

Partners

Q&A: ‘Informed Communities Build Healthier Communities’

January 8, 2021

Dome of the US Capitol building lit up at night. Photo by Cameron Smith.

News

Water Foundation Statement on Jan. 6 Attack on the US Capitol

January 7, 2021

Two people sitting on rocks in front of a waterfall.

Ideas

How Funders Can Support Clean, Reliable Water for All

Allison Harvey Turner, Randall Kempner, and Ridgway White

December 21, 2020

Table with nonpartisan voting outreach and education materials and information on drinking water in California. Photo by Community Water Center.

Ideas

Water Boards: Pathways to Community Power

Alesandra Nájera and Alex Paxton

December 15, 2020

Aerial view of rice fields just north of Sacramento, California. Photo by Paul Hames / California Department of Water Resources

Ideas

Single-Issue Decisions Are Over. Let’s Bring Water and Land Back Together

December 14, 2020

Screenshot of online community meeting to envision Tuolumne River Park project. Photo by Tuolumne River Trust.

Partners

Q&A: In Modesto, Organizing for Community-Driven Land and Water Decisions

October 23, 2020

Join Us In Offering Paid Time Off To Vote #NonProfitStaffVote

Ideas

Join Us in Giving Paid Time Off to Vote

Lizette Castaño Leclerc

October 21, 2020

People holding a sign that says "Water Is Life." Photo by arindambanerjee

Ideas

Thirsty for Democracy

Andrew Fahlund and Juliet Christian-Smith

September 17, 2020

Students and River In Action team members working together at a community water event. Photo by River In Action

Partners

Q&A: Becoming Agents for Change through Environmental Science Education and Training

September 17, 2020

People meeting together at the NGO Groundwater Collaborative's 2018 convening. Photo by Local Government Commission.

Partners

Q&A: Elevating NGOs and Community Groups in Groundwater Decision-Making

September 16, 2020

People walk the trail at Table Mountain near Oroville, California. Photo by Kelly M. Grow, California Department of Water Resources.

Partners

Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley School of Law

September 15, 2020

Photo of seed farmer Mai Nguyen walking on their farm operation land in Petaluma, CA. Photo by Lance Cheung, US Department of Agriculture.

Ideas

To Achieve Sustainable Groundwater Management, CA Needs a Bigger, Inclusive Table

Alesandra Nájera and Mike Myatt

September 1, 2020

Farmworker walks across the land in Salinas, California. Photo by Lance Cheung from the US Department of Agriculture.

Resources

Research Briefs: CA Farmer Perspectives on Groundwater Management

September 1, 2020

Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Migratory Bird Day. Photo by Tom Anderson.

Partners

Salton Sea Partnership

July 9, 2020

News

New Report Puts Spotlight on Drinking Water Policy Advances and Challenges

Juliet Christian-Smith

June 17, 2020

Groundwater level monitoring. Photo by Kelly M. Grow / California Department of Water Resources.

Resources

Groundwater Management and Safe Drinking Water in the San Joaquin Valley

June 2, 2020

Black Lives Matter sign. Photo by Tony Webster

News

Water Foundation Statement on Protests Against Police Violence

June 1, 2020

Pecos River. Photo by US Department of Interior

Ideas

Protecting and Restoring Our Places of Connection

May 25, 2020

Curb cuts let stormwater flow into neighborhood rain gardens. Photo by Center for Neighborhood Technology

Ideas

Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Good Jobs and Healthy Communities

Alexandra Paxton

May 25, 2020

Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.

Ideas

How Funders Can Work Together Towards Resilient and Equitable Systems

Allison Harvey Turner

May 21, 2020

Two People Talking Over Video Chat

Resources

Public Participation and Engagement During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

May 7, 2020

Adult fall-run Chinook salmon congregate near the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder on the American River in Sacramento County, California.

Partners

Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership

March 20, 2020

Peter Aranzazu and Benny Zurita install piping from the main pipeline to residential homes in East Porterville, California, February 21, 2017. East Porterville is a city in Tulare County, whose residents have lived with water shortage for years due to dried up wells. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources

Partners

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)

March 20, 2020

Resources

Sustainable Water Management (SWM) Profile

March 4, 2020

San Gabriel Valley community event

Partners

Active San Gabriel Valley, Council for Watershed Health, and Pacoima Beautiful

January 9, 2020

Idaho Steelhead fishing with family

Partners

Idaho Conservation League

January 9, 2020

Pecos River

Partners

Amigos Bravos

January 9, 2020

Agricultural water use, photo by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services

Partners

Pacific Institute

January 9, 2020

Rural Community Water Managers Leadership Institute water tour

Partners

Self-Help Enterprises

January 9, 2020

Sustainable Conservation Central Valley Groundwater Recharge Project Director Joe Choperena stands in front of a Madera wine grape vineyard that’s taking on water to recharge the aquifer below.

Partners

Q&A: Advancing Water Solutions at the Intersection of Floods and Groundwater

December 3, 2019

Andrew Fahlund at Grand Canyon

Ideas

Reflections from the Grand Canyon

September 17, 2019

Corona Environmental Consulting's assessment of potential water system mergers in California

Resources

Cost Analysis of California Drinking Water System Mergers

August 19, 2019

Allison Harvey Turner

News

Water Foundation Appoints Allison Harvey Turner as New CEO

August 9, 2019

2019 Water Strike in Sacramento by Community Water Center

News

California Becomes First State to Fund Human Right to Water

Alesandra Nájera and Juliet Christian-Smith

July 24, 2019

Union Mine High School students conduct water sampling at Greenwood Creek River Access on December 5, 2017

Ideas

Get to Know 6 Programs Driving Open Water Data

July 9, 2019

Earth Day 2019 in Los Angeles

Ideas

What We’ve Learned from Our Work on Community-Led Public Spaces

Alexandra Paxton

June 17, 2019

Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Speaker Anthony Rendon, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, and Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo tour Maywood Water Facility, May 2019

Ideas

Four Surprising Truths About Drinking Water in California

Alesandra Nájera

June 5, 2019

Network map of Los Angeles leaders working on water justice and resiliency

Ideas

Can Systems Mapping Help Build Equitable Climate Resilience?

Alexandra Paxton

May 1, 2019

Drinking water fountain in park, photo by nobu sato from Pixabay

Ideas

Securing Safe Drinking Water for All

Juliet Christian-Smith

April 4, 2019

Cosumnes Recreational River in California's Central Valley, photo by Bob Wick, BLM

Ideas

Leaving No One Behind: The Theme We Need for 2019 World Water Day

Andrew Fahlund and Juliet Christian-Smith

March 27, 2019

Cosumnes River Preserve. Photo by Tim Palmer, US Bureau of Land Management

Ideas

My Turn: How to Lead California on Water

Andrew Fahlund and Juliet Christian-Smith

February 18, 2019

Wade Crowfoot

News

Water Foundation Congratulates Wade Crowfoot

January 11, 2019

South Fork of the American River

Resources

Leading on Water: Promising Opportunities for California’s Next Governor

December 3, 2018

Students at the Salton Sea

Resources

Salton Sea Governance Study: A New Governance and Management Structure for the Salton Sea

October 1, 2018

Sacramento River

Ideas

My Turn: Unfinished Business on Water

Wade Crowfoot

August 6, 2018

News

Victory for California’s Water Future

May 31, 2018

Child drinking water

Resources

California Voter Attitudes Toward a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund

March 9, 2018

Pooling water on a leaf.

News

Governor Brown Makes Water a Top Priority in Last Year

January 24, 2018

Person drinking water near river

Ideas

Clean and Safe Drinking Water: A Cornerstone of Healthy Lives

Wade Crowfoot

January 19, 2018

Wind turbines and San Joaquin County

News

Water Foundation Applauds Governor Brown’s Visionary Budget

January 10, 2018

Water Education for Latino Leaders cohort

Partners

Q&A: Developing Leaders to Solve California’s Water Challenges

Elizabeth Söderström

October 20, 2017

Ideas

Affordable, Reliable Water for California

Lester Snow

September 14, 2017

Drinking water glass

Resources

2017 California Safe Drinking Water Needs Assessment

July 27, 2017

2017 Summer Research Fellows, Khalil Johnson, Rebecca Ferdman, and Allyson Beach

News

Meet Our 2017 Summer Research Fellows

July 12, 2017

Salton Sea. Photo by Nelson Minar.

Partners

Q&A: At the Intersection of Air, Water and Public Health

Elizabeth Söderström

June 14, 2017

Safe Water for CA video screenshot

News

Water Foundation Draws Attention to California’s Drinking Water Crisis

May 11, 2017

Shower head

News

Statement: A More Resilient and Reliable Water Future

April 7, 2017

American River low water levels. Photo by California Department of Water Resources

News

Statement: End of the California Drought

April 1, 2017

Aerial view looking South-West of the Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project the construction site in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Oakley, California.

Ideas

Now Is The Time

Wade Crowfoot

March 17, 2017

Yolo Bypass Causeway

Partners

Q&A: A New Paradigm for Flood Management

Elizabeth Söderström

March 13, 2017

Governor Jerry Brown signs Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Partners

Sustainable Groundwater Management: Seizing the Moment

February 6, 2017

Jacob Katz of CalTrout, photo by Noah Berger

Partners

The Nigiri Project: Growing Fish and Farms

February 6, 2017

Watersmart has easy to use mobile interfaces that make it easy to keep track of your account.

Partners

WaterSmart: Changing Consumer Behavior

February 6, 2017