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Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings

  • March 8, 2022
UC Davis
Before a drop of treated water in California ever reaches a consumer’s faucet, about 8% of it has already been wasted due to leaks in the delivery system. Nationally, the waste is even higher,…
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UC Davis CWEE Accelerates Water Conservation Research with Secure, Compliant Data Storage on AWS

  • September 8, 2021
AWS Public Sector Blog
To solve some of the most pressing water and energy challenges, scientists and engineers need access to robust, reliable data that is often sensitive and protected. Data providers, researchers, and host institutions need to…
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How Water Conservation can Help Save Energy, Too

  • August 30, 2021
Yale Climate Connections
Watering the lawn less, taking shorter showers, and switching to a low-flow toilet all conserve water. And they also reduce carbon pollution. “About 20% of the state of California’s energy use is associated with…
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Evaluating Water Loss Performance Standards – An Economic Leak Loss Reduction Model

  • August 25, 2021
The UC Davis Center for Water-Energy Efficiency (CWEE) developed an economic optimal leak loss model and performed a study using water utility data from four different states to evaluate the results of the CWEE…
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Is California Ready for Brown Lawns and Shorter Showers? Drought Requires Less Water Use

  • July 14, 2021
Los Angeles Times
In the face of rapidly worsening drought conditions this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged all Californians to voluntarily cut their water usage by 15% — but what exactly does that mean for the average California household?…
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U.S. West faces little-known effect of raging wildfires: contaminated water

  • July 2, 2021
Reuters
Early this spring, water bills arrived with notes urging Fort Collins Utilities customers to conserve. The Colorado customers may have thought the issue was persistent drought in the U.S. West. But the problem was…
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Estimating Agricultural Groundwater Withdrawals with Energy Data

  • March 4, 2021
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Agricultural water use is the leading cause of groundwater overdraft in California. However, agencies tasked with managing groundwater resources do not have access to accurate and reliable measurements of groundwater extraction. Previous studies identified…
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Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • February 4, 2021
Conserving water goes beyond just saving water; it plays a vital role in conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This is one of the main conclusions of a landmark study conducted by…
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Spillovers from Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Water and Energy Use

  • January 29, 2021
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
This paper provides experimental evidence that behavioral interventions spill over to untreated sectors by altering consumer choice. We use a randomized controlled trial and high-frequency data to test the effect of social norms messaging…
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Savings Through Water Conservation: a Utility-Scale Assessment

  • January 29, 2021
Environmental Research Letters
In a previous study, the energy savings linked to a statewide water conservation mandate in California were found comparable in both resource savings as well as cost-effectiveness to the energy savings achieved……
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