Immediate action to conserve water and manage stormwater is needed across geographies. We have pioneered straightforward, near-term solutions that incentivize long-term behavior change to enhance water use efficiency and water quality at individual, community, and municipal levels.
Freshwater supplies are strained across the American West. Meanwhile, stormwater, though a source of new water supply, is contributing to pollution in many watersheds. With rising compliance costs and competition for municipal budgets, communities need cost-effective, multi-benefit solutions to improve water quality and stretch existing water resources. We work in partnership with municipalities, regulators, and private sector actors to design and implement performance-based programs that maximize the impact of available budgets and unlock new funding and partnerships.
We are helping California’s water agencies navigate the new and complex regulatory requirements under SB 606 and AB 1668—the state’s “Framework” for Making Conservation a California Way of Life— with flexible, tailored support that fits each agency’s unique context, goals, capacity, and budget. From conducting readiness assessments and developing Compliance Plans to supporting annual report completion and classifying CII accounts, we simplify compliance and equips water suppliers with practical tools and seasoned insights to manage progress, stay compliant, and sustain long-term water savings.
With the Urban Water Use Objective Annual Report due January 1, 2026, many suppliers need help now with report preparation and submission. Our experienced team can take the complexity, confusion, and error out of FY24/25 Urban Water Use Objective Annual Reporting. Our staff are deeply versed in the new regulatory requirements, the reporting form, and the data used in it, and insights on how to avoid common errors in reporting, the expectations of regulatory agencies, and the most efficient ways to successfully prepare for compliance.
We design incentive and rebate programs that change consumer behavior through low-cost solutions. This approach solves water resource issues more quickly than capital improvement projects and can be more cost effective. We apply user-centered design principles to rapidly prototype programs, gather feedback, and adapt based on performance. From individual homeowners to large commercial landscapes, we align property owner actions with community goals by stacking rebates for multi-benefit landscape transformation incentive programs.
We help water supply and stormwater agencies facing tough compliance targets transition from planning to implementation by developing and operationalizing performance measures that meaningfully link stakeholder actions to economic and environmental outcomes. By creating systems for effective, streamlined reporting and decision making, and tracking key metrics, we help our clients build momentum, achieve tangible benefits, and demonstrate clear progress to regulators, elected officials, and taxpayers.
Using Water Quality Improvement Plan Data to Monitor Resilience
Facing growing competition for municipal funds, increasing compliance needs, and limited on-site opportunities, municipal water managers need innovative funding strategies. We design alternative procurement and compliance programs that leverage private-sector expertise and innovation to solve municipal water challenges and enable cost-effective project delivery, including offset and crediting programs, Pay for Performance contracts, and Community-based Public-Private Partnerships. Our alternative compliance programs are reference points nationally for how communities and developers can work together to achieve compliance goals.
We help our partners improve the performance of conservation and development programs.
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