Drinking Water Needs Assessment

Informing the 2021-22 Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Fund Expenditure Plan This report was published by the California State Water Resources Control Board and supported by Luskin Center for Innovation research. For more information, visit the Water Board’s Needs Assessment webpage.
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Applications Now Open for Our Field Fellowship for Environmental Justice!

California Households Owe $1 Billion in Water Bills, Highlighting the State’s Water Affordability Crisis

More than 1.6 million households in the state have unpaid water bills, and much of the debt centers in Black and Latinx communities that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Impact on Household Water System Debt at Zip Code Level

Analysis of State Water Board Survey Data by UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

Speeding Up Electric Vehicle Adoption Among Apartment and Condo Dwellers 

Fast charging stations may enable increased adoption of electric vehicles by renters, according to new UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation research

Evaluating Multi-Unit Resident Charging Behavior at Direct Current Fast Chargers

Evidence From EVgo’s High Power Charging Plaza Pilot

Luskin Summit Illuminates Pathway to Park Equity

Experts Reimagine Wildfire Preparedness at Luskin Summit Session

The Human Right to Water in Poor Communities of Color

Urban Disadvantaged Community Water Systems In Southern Los Angeles County