Solutions: who is doing the work

Community development organization whose mission is to work with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities in the San Joaquin Valley, including water and sewer services for rural unincorporated places.

Take part: Donate, volunteer, newsletter.

Works to end California's drinking-water crisis by building grassroots power in the communities most exposed to unsafe water, through organizing, communications and advocacy.

Take part: Email list, donations.

Works directly with communities in rural inland California to change policy at the local, regional and state level.

Take part: Action alerts, donations, a podcast.

Serves rural, Indigenous and underserved communities across the West with environmental, housing and financial assistance, including help for small water and wastewater systems.

Take part: Newsletter.

Brings clean, running water to American families who lack a working tap or toilet at home, more than two million people by its count, through projects including the Navajo Water Project and the Colonias Water Project.

Take part: Donate, newsletter.

Independent, nonprofit news site dedicated to covering water in the San Joaquin Valley; cited on several of this register's Tulare County cards.

Take part: Newsletter, donations.

Nonprofit newsroom delivering water journalism, science and data on climate, policy and supply.

Take part: Newsletter, podcast, donations.

Nonpartisan nonprofit whose Colorado River Project has helped parties in both basins find common ground since 1997.

Take part: Aquafornia daily news digest, Western Water magazine and tours.

Publishes Headwaters magazine and the Fresh Water News newsroom, and runs citizen guides and water-leader programs.

Take part: Fresh Water News newsletter, courses and events.

University center on water policy and management through research, education and public engagement.

Take part: Weekly Wave newsletter, webinars and the annual conference.

Research institute on water resilience, with Colorado River Basin and Salton Sea work.

Take part: Monthly newsletter, reports and online tools.

National river-conservation organization with dedicated Upper and Lower Basin Colorado River programs.

Take part: Southwest email list, blog and podcast.

Works on healthier rivers and wetlands for birds and people through science, policy and restoration in Colorado and Wyoming.

Take part: Western Water Action Network alerts and email updates.

Interior West environmental law and policy group with a program to save water and protect rivers across six basin states.

Take part: Email sign-up, blog, webinars and a podcast.

Protects Utah's watersheds and the communities that depend on them, with a focus on Upper Basin water use and the Lake Powell Pipeline.

Take part: Newsletter, email alerts and a water footprint calculator.

Works to restore Glen Canyon and a free-flowing Colorado River through Grand Canyon, including the Fill Mead First proposal.

Take part: Monthly newsletter and the River Talk blog.

Protects the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, with a water program covering the river and Arizona groundwater and a public river-temperature dashboard.

Take part: Email updates, blog and volunteer programs.

Hunting and fishing conservation group whose Colorado River program pushes water infrastructure, drought resilience and Farm Bill conservation.

Take part: Roosevelt Report newsletter and action alerts.

Coldwater conservation organization restoring and reconnecting basin streams and improving irrigation efficiency with ranchers.

Take part: Local chapters, newsletter and the Western Water 101 podcast.

Nevada and Utah watchdog on Western water policy, including post-2026 Lake Mead and Lake Powell operations.

Take part: Water West blog and email list.

Restores habitat and sustains flows on the Verde, a Colorado tributary that supplies the Phoenix area.

Take part: Volunteer restoration days, newsletter and events.