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Applied reports, program assessments, guidebooks, and technical products developed through CIWR programs and collaborations.

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Selected publications and research products resulting from projects funded or supported through CIWR programs.

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Research Articles & Papers

Recent peer-reviewed articles and research papers authored or co-authored by CIWR staff and affiliates.

2026

Porse, Erik, Jonathan Kaplan, Harold Leverenz, Caitlyn Leo, Dakota Keene, David Babchanik, Erick Eschker, Patrick Maloney, Khalil Lezzaik, John Johnston, Joanna Solins, and Mary Cadenasso. (2026). Forecasting Urban Water Demand and Effects on Wastewater Management: An Integrated Systems Approach with Uncertainty.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 152(9). 

Courtney Crosson, Stephanie Pincetl, Caroline Scruggs, Neha Gupta, Rashi Bhushan, Sybil Sharvelle, Erik Porse, Andrea Achilli, Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Gregory Pierce, Dominic L. Boccelli, Charles P. Gerba, Melinda Morgan, Tzahi Y. Cath, Bruce Thomson, Steve Baule, Steve Glass, Mark Gold, James MacAdam, Luke Cole, Mead Mier, Catlow Shipek, and Thomas Meixner. (2025). “Acceptance of a Net Zero Urban Water Future: Challenges and Strategies for a Sociotechnical Shift of Water Systems”. Frontiers in Water. 7(25)

 Rosenberg, David, Anabelle Myers, Reza Morovati, Collins Stephenson, Hadia Akbar, and Erik Porse. "Reasons We Have Hope for Consensus on Colorado River Management”. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. (2026). 152(1).

 Porse, Erik, Greg Pierce, Faith Kearns, Edith de Guzman, Camilo Salcedo, and Hope Hauptman. "Adapting urban water supply infrastructure and policies for wildfire in the 21st Century.” Environmental Research Letters.(2025). October 2025.

 Prakash, Divya. Erik Porse, Mehdi Nemati, Rachel Shellabarger, and Ariel Dinar. "Tracking Nitrogen Policy and Practices: Lessons from California’s Central Valley Growers.” Agricultural and Resource Economics ARE Update. (2025). Vol. 29, No. 1. Sept/Oct 2025.

 Prakash, Divya. Erik Porse, Mehdi Nemati, Rachel Shellabarger, and Ariel Dinar. "Adoption Patters of On-Farm Nutrient Management Practices and Nitrogen Application Rates in California’s Central Valley.” California Agriculture. (2025). October 2025. 79(2).

 Porse, Erik. Jonathan Kaplan, Khalil Lezzaik, David Babchanik, and Patrick Maloney. "Quantifying Replacement Rates from Indoor and Outdoor Urban Water Conservation Rebates in California.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association. (2025). Volume 61, Issue 2. April 2025. 

 Porse, Erik. "Fifty Years of Water Research Projects in California: Keyword Analysis and Qualitative Coding with Natural Language Processing (NLP) Models.” (2025). Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education. Volume 182, Issue 1.

 Gross, Marie-Philine, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Erik Porse, and Andrea Cominola. "CaRDS-the statewide California Residential water Demand and Supply open dataset." Scientific Data 11, no. 1 (2024): 632.

 Courtney Crosson, Stephanie Pincetl, Caroline Scruggs, Neha Gupta, Rashi Bhushan, Sybil Sharvelle, Erik Porse, Andrea Achilli, Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Gregory Pierce, Dominic L. Boccelli, Charles P. Gerba, Melinda Morgan, Tzahi Y. Cath, Bruce Thomson, Steve Baule, Steve Glass, Mark Gold, James MacAdam, Luke Cole, Mead Mier, Catlow Shipek, and Thomas Meixner. (2024). “Advancing a Net Zero Urban Water Future in the United States Southwest: Governance and Policy Challenges and Future Needs.” (2024). Environmental Science and Technology Water. Volume 5, 1966–1977.

Qing Shuang, Ring Ting Zhao, and Porse, Erik C., “Cluster Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Urban Water Distribution System Leaks with Socioeconomic and Engineering Factors.” (2023). Water Resources Management. Volume 38. Pages 385-400.

 Porse, Erik C., “Systems analysis of metropolitan-scale reuse with effects on water supply resilience and water quality.” (2023). Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems. 1-23.

 Porse, Erik, Jonathan Kaplan, Harold Leverenz, Caitlyn Leo, Dakota Keene, David Babchanik, Erick Eschker, and Jonathan Kaplan. (2023). Adapting Wastewater Systems in California for Water Conservation and Climate Change.” Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 


2025

Adapting Urban Water Supply Infrastructure and Policies for Wildfire in the 21st Century 
Erik Porse, Greg Pierce, Faith Kearns, Edith de Guzman, Camilo Salcedo, and Hope Hauptman · Environmental Research Letters

Adoption Patterns of On-Farm Nutrient Management Practices and Nitrogen Application Rates in California’s Central Valley 
Divya Prakash, Erik Porse, Mehdi Nemati, Rachel Shellabarger, and Ariel Dinar · California Agriculture, 79(2)

Quantifying Replacement Rates from Indoor and Outdoor Urban Water Conservation Rebates in California 
Erik Porse, Jonathan Kaplan, Khalil Lezzaik, David Babchanik, and Patrick Maloney · Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 61(2)

Fifty Years of Water Research Projects in California: Keyword Analysis and Qualitative Coding with Natural Language Processing Models 
Erik Porse · Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 182(1)

David Rosenberg, Anabelle Myers, Reza Morovati, Collins Stephenson, Hadia Akbar, and Erik Porse (2025) Reasons We Have Hope for Consensus on Colorado River Management  Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management


2024

Advancing a Net Zero Urban Water Future in the United States Southwest: Governance and Policy Challenges and Future Needs 

CaRDS — The Statewide California Residential Water Demand and Supply Open Dataset 


2023

Cluster Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Urban Water Distribution System Leaks with Socioeconomic and Engineering Factors 

Systems Analysis of Metropolitan-Scale Reuse with Effects on Water Supply Resilience and Water Quality 

 

Technical Reports & Guidebooks

Applied technical reports, guidebooks, and practical publications developed through CIWR projects and collaborations.

2026

Fager, B., Rosenberg, D., & Porse, E. (2026). Why Communicating Minimum Drawdown Elevations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Can Mitigate Risks of Volatile Colorado River Flow. Utah State University. 

Brittany Fager, Annabelle Myers, Erik Porse, David Rosenber. (2026). How a 2 to 5-Year Experimental Lake Powell and Lake Mead Release Program Tied to Reservoir Inflows can be a Win for Adaptive Risk Management. February 2026. 

Greg Pierce, Jennifer Gorman, Faith Kearns, Edith DeGuzman, Erik Porse, Camilo Salcedo, Megan Mullin, and Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi. (2026). Water Supply Systems, Fire, and Finance. April 2026. 

Greg Pierce, Edith DeGuzman, Erik Porse, Faith Kearns, Daniel Coffee, and Camilo Salcedo. (2026). Considerations and Pathways for Potential State Oversight of Community Water Systems’ Wildfire Fighting Efforts in California. March 2026. 

Greg Pierce, Erik Porse, Faith Kearns, Edith DeGuzman, Camilo Salcedo, Jennifer Gorman, and Ariana Herandez. (2026). Water Systems’ Wildfire Fighting Capacities and Expectations. January 2026. 


2025

 Cassio Madrazo, Erika, Sam Sandoval Solis, Erik Porse, and Riley Currey. (2025). California Wastewater Needs Assessment: Baseline Survey. California Institute for Water Resources. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Report to the California State Water Resources Control Board. May 2025. 

 Divya Prakash, Erik Porse, Rachel Shellabarger, Mehdi Nemati, and Ariel Dinar. (2025). Patterns of Nitrogen Management Practices and Use Efficiency in California's Central Valley and Central Coast. California Institute for Water Resources. April 2026.

 Divya Prakash, Erik Porse, Rachel Shellabarger, Mehdi Nemati, and Ariel Dinar. (2025). Analysis of Relationships in Farm Size, Crop Diversity, and Nitrogen Applications Through Irrigated Lands Reporting. California Institute for Water Resources. December 2025. 


2024

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. (2024). Making the Most of Landmark Recycled Water Investments in Los Angeles. (Technical Advisory Panel member and contributor). June 2024. 

Nitrogen and Irrigation Initiative Impact Report. (2024). Nitrogen and Irrigation Initiative Progress Report: Fall 2021-Summer 2024. (Co-Author). Prepared by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Institute for Water Resources. Winter 2024. 


2023

LAFCo and Water System Consolidation 
Analysis of Local Agency Formation Commissions and water-system consolidation in California

Guidelines for Agave Selection and Production in California 
UC Davis Water Management Lab · 2023

 

CIWR-Supported Research Reports & Publications

Recent publications and research products resulting from projects funded or supported through CIWR programs.

2025

Atmospheric Controls on River Temperature 
E. N. Bray, N. Modar, and J. Dozier · Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 60, 102500

Data-Driven Regression Tree Model for Predicting Residential Water Demand Using Property Characteristics 
A. M. Alfaro and J. E. Pesantez · World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2025

Recent Trends in Water System Consolidation: Lessons from California 
Kristin Dobbin, Greg Pierce, and Justin McBride · Journal AWWA, 117(5), 10–17

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