Insights
Last week, WestWater Research hosted a WestWater Forum at Salt & Olive in Salt Lake City. The evening brought real estate and water professionals together to discuss housing growth in a water-constrained region. Brett Bovee, Intermountain Regional Director at WestWater Research, moderated a panel with Stephanie Taylor (Utah Association of Realtors), Dejan Eskic (Kem C. […]
Join us in Denver on Thursday, November 5 for an engaging discussion on how Colorado water providers can balance affordability, financial sustainability, and growth to build resilient water systems for the future. Water utilities across Colorado are facing a growing financial challenge: the cost of providing reliable water service is rising at the same time […]
There has been widespread documentation of changes in the homeowners insurance industry in response to climate change. In areas that have elevated risk due to climate disasters, such as floods and wildfires, insurance premiums and non-renewal rates are roughly 80% higher because its more expensive for insurance companies to operate. Climate related disasters have become […]
Water markets are emerging that signal a shift from reallocating limited supplies to instead buying out demand for the benefit of the broader system. Over the last half century, large parts of the American West have allowed for water uses that are simply not sustainable — drawing down aquifers, depleting reservoirs, and stretching river compacts […]
In early September, the Corpus Christi city council voted again to not proceed with a 30 MGD desalination project on Hillcrest Bay that is fully permitted and 60% designed. Council reasons focused on cost, location, and environmental impact of the facility discharge. This decision comes on the heals of a potential “day zero” when city […]
Join WestWater Research on October 28 for a conversation with leaders representing Arizona’s regional, state, and municipal water systems. Building a Resilient Portfolio: Diversifying Arizona’s Water Supply Resilient water portfolios are built on diversification. For Arizona, that means making the most of existing supplies, developing new sources, and connecting the systems that move water across […]
