Understanding Palo Alto's Water Supply and Conservation Program

Water distribution and heating uses 19% of CA's electricity, 30% of it's natural gas, and 88 Billion gallons of diesel!  

Water Supply Conservation_CEAP.ppt

City of Palo Alto Utilities, Presentation Slides from a presentation to CEAP June 11th, 2009 by Josh Wallace & Nico Procos

This presentation describes Palo Alto's water supply, the overall challenges posed by the current drout and global warming It finishes with local actions residents can take to conserve water and reduce greenhouse gas (How many gallons of water does it take to make a steak?)

LIQUID ASSETS VIDEO

Penn State Public Broadcasting created a public service media project titled “Liquid Assets.” The goal of the Liquid Assets project is to raise public awareness of the nation's water and wastewater systems and their vital role in protecting our health and supporting our economic prosperity. You can view the video on the CEAP website. The video talks about water supply, shortages, and infrastructure problems.  To view Liquid Assets go to http://pa-ceap.pbwiki.com/CPAU+Solutions and click on “DVD on Water Infrastructure Issues” or try this link:

http://uimonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=73&archive=yes&Issue=2007-11-01 

Hell and High Water in the Delta

The following video is a long lecture, and worth every minute of watching.  The changes in the Delta are happening so fast we can't keep up with it in policy and science.  Watch and learn...

Climate Change and Water in the Western U.S. -- It's Happening Now