how we work
Public Advocacy
We Get to the Root Causes of the Issues, Share What We Find, and Act
C-WIN’s 20 years of collaboration, focus on water issues, and success has built a network of expertise and advocacy like no other.
We identify, design, and partner on research projects.
We publish and distribute information, research, and analysis used by state and local government officials, policy-makers, and partner organizations.
We are a trusted and credible go-to source for the media and the public.
Papers
Roadmap to California Water Sustainability
Presented to California Undersecretary of Natural Resources Tom Gibson in April of 2019.
The Santa Barbara Report
Using Santa Barbara as a case study, this analysis of State Water Project water deliveries demonstrates how the unreliability and excessive expense of SWP water can bankrupt cities that depend on it. The report was entered into evidence at State Water Resource Control Board Hearings in November of 2017.
C-WIN in the news
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Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Newsom’s $16-billion Delta tunnel plan
Los Angeles Times, May 2023
Santa Barbara County Extends State Water Contract to 2085
SB Independent, March 2021
Water Security vs. Water Marketing
Edhat Santa Barbara, March 2021
Breaking: Landmark Lawsuit Settlement Between Groups and Water Boards Strengthens Delta Protections
Daily Kos, July 2020
A Few Things Everyone in Montecito Should Know About Water, Part 1
Montecito Journal, July 2020
A Few Things Everyone in Montecito Should Know About Water, Part 2
Montecito Journal, July 2020
Ventura’s Awash in Water Litigation. This Time, the Target is State Water
VCStar, September 2019
The State Water Project is the Wrong Solution for the Ojai Valley
Ojai Valley News, February 2019
Invasion of the Hedge Fund Almonds
Mother Jones, January 2015
Governor’s State Water Proposal Draws Local Criticism
SB Independent, August 2012