Water Conservation

Westminster, Colorado's focus on taming water demand has become a regional model for managing growth without straining resources.

A conversation with Morgan Shimabuku about municipal stormwater leaders, overcoming barriers, and how better use of stormwater can increase climate change resilience.

The aquifers in question are located in the Sonoma Lowlands sub-basin, and they are each a vital source of irrigation water for grape growing.

Lost in the excitement around the legislation is the fact that water agencies have no way to measure how much water their customers use indoors.

Due to farming, coal mining, and climate change, the Colombian capital's unique water ecosystem is disrupting the delicate balance that ensures water for the city.

A recent funding decision has put the ambitious water project on firmer financial ground, but California Water Fix must still clear numerous regulatory and legal hurdles.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

A massive nature preserve exists inside one of the world's largest megacities, and it's continued existence is vital to the urban area's water supplies and ecosystems.

As water shortages increase across the country, beer companies are adapting to this new reality in innovative ways.

In the spirit of last week's Fort Bragg announcement, we present a few other interesting ways Californians have gone about saving water.

New research finds people are highly reluctant to change their water-wasting habit of flushing the toilet after every urination.

Shame them and pressure them, and maybe make them pay some money.

New research from Arizona finds we associate traditional, water-intensive landscaping with high social status.