Water Supply

Our Projects

American Rivers Natural Security Report: How Sustainable Water Strategies Prepare Communities for a Changing Climate

American Rivers Resources: Information on Water Efficiency Stimulus Funding

Bear Valley Meadow Restoration Project

Broad River, SC: Restoring Flows, Fish and Flowers

Building Our Way Out of the Problem Won’t Work

Columbia River Program

Dam Alternatives

Deer Creek Floodplain Restoration

Expanding Meadow Restoration Across the Sierra Nevada

Flows in the Southeast

Grazing Benefits on Restored Meadows

Hope Valley Restoration Project: A Collaborative Effort

It's Not Just the Rain! Sprawl and Water Supply

Mountain Meadow Restoration

National Water Efficiency Policy, Funding, and Legislation

Protecting Flow with the Clean Water Act

Protecting the Little River, NC: Sustainable Water Supply vs. New Reservoir

Restoring Savannah River Shoals: Two States, a Canal and a Redhorse

Restoring the Health of Georgia’s Flint River

River Friendly Agriculture in the San Gregorio Watershed

Save Water, Save Energy

Sierra Water Trust

Stream Flow

The Clean Water Act: Flow Standards

The Importance of Instream Flow

Publications and Reports

Going Green to Save Green: Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure Practices (01/01/2012)

Weathering Change (05/26/2011)

Funding Green Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (03/09/2010)

Natural Security: How Sustainable Water Strategies are Preparing Communities for a Changing Climate (09/17/2009)

Hidden Reservoir: Why Water Efficiency is the Best Solution for the Southeast (10/01/2008)

Instream Flow Toolkit: Advocacy Guide to Healthy River and Stream Flows in Washington (10/01/2003)

Paving Our Way to Water Shortages: How Sprawl Aggravates the Effects of Drought (08/01/2002)

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Press Releases About Water Supply

Report Taps into Innovative Financing to Secure Future for Sustainable Water Infrastructure (01/26/12)

Hopes Head Upstream for Water in Colorado River (11/14/11)

New Report Calls for Federal Action to Improve Flood Protection, Other Policies in Face of Climate Change (05/26/11)

Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake (11/08/10)

‘Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010’ Introduced to Senate (07/09/10)

A 21st century flood management strategy for New Jersey (03/16/10)

New Bill Makes Georgia A National Leader in Water Efficiency (03/11/10)

EPA Watersense Specifications move Water Efficiency Efforts in the Right Direction (12/14/09)

From Drought to Deluge: American Rivers responds to extreme Southeast weather (09/23/09)

American Rivers calls for water management overhaul, supports disaster relief on eve of Secretary Salazar’s visit to Fresno (06/26/09)

Climate impacts report underscores need to protect, restore Southeast rivers and embrace water efficiency (06/16/09)

American Rivers’ 21st century water solutions highlighted at Congressional hearing in Philadelphia (05/18/09)

Water Infrastructure Financing Act Passes Senate Committee (05/14/09)

Positive News for Nation’s #2 Most Endangered River (05/13/09)

Climate change causing many rivers worldwide to shrink (04/23/09)

Flint River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (04/07/09)

House Economic Recovery Plan is Big Step Forward for Jobs, Clean Water (01/28/09)

31 Water Efficiency Projects Ready-to-go Across Texas to Create Jobs, Boost Clean Water Supply (01/23/09)

11 Water Efficiency Projects Ready-to-go Across Wisconsin to Create Jobs, Boost Clean Water Supply (01/23/09)

485 Water Efficiency Projects Ready-to-go Across California to Create Jobs, Boost Clean Water Supply (01/23/09)

Bureau of Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Black Rock Dam Proposal (12/22/08)

Green Infrastructure Projects in Pennsylvania Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)

Green Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)

Green Infrastructure Projects in New York Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)

Green Infrastructure Projects in Oregon Would Create Jobs Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)

Water Supply in the News

World Water Day: Dealing with water scarcity Helium (02/23/09)

When push comes to budget Grist (02/18/09)

Water: It's feast or famine Upstate Today (04/24/09)

Water supply: Georgia at last ends its action dry spell (Editorial) Atlanta Journal-Constitution (02/11/11)

Water experts take note of hard drought lessons Athens Banner-Herald (04/28/09)

Blog Posts About the Water Supply

Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure (01/26/12)

Cities Should Go Green to Address Crumbling Infrastructure (01/25/12)

In With the New Out With the Old...Toilet (01/23/12)

Are Extreme Weather and Climate Change like a Baseball Player on Steroids? (01/06/12)

Five New Year’s resolutions for rivers (12/27/11)

Testifying on Green Infrastructure (12/22/11)

Restore the Yakima River and its salmon! (12/21/11)

Averting Water Wars in the Carolinas (12/16/11)

Preparing for Climate Change: Massachusetts (12/15/11)

A Fresh Plan for Managing Freshwater (12/09/11)

What is Happening with the 2011 Most Endangered Rivers? (12/08/11)

Making Our Communities SAFE (12/01/11)

The Gentle Beginnings of Sierra Headwaters (10/21/11)

Where does my water come from? (08/25/11)

Sierra Meadows Rx (08/23/11)

Let’s Keep Our Water Clean with The Water Infrastructure Resiliency Act (08/15/11)

State of Preparedness: Wisconsin (07/07/11)

Policy Reforms That Save Money and Prepare Communities for Climate Change (05/26/11)

Don’t let the Upper Colorado and Fraser Rivers dry up (05/25/11)

Preparing for extremes in Nashville (05/24/11)