SY047
Water and Society: Equity and Justice in Water Systems
Session ID#: 251880
Session Description:
Access to clean, reliable, and affordable water is a fundamental human right, yet marginalized, under-resourced, and underrepresented communities often face inadequate water services due to racialized urban planning, institutional failures, environmental degradation, and climate change. Addressing these inequities requires interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation across science, engineering, policy, and social systems. This Water and Society session invites presentations that advance equity and justice in water research. Topics include community-driven water informatics, equitable and resilient infrastructure design, inclusive decision-making frameworks, innovative governance models, and water workforce development. We encourage research that uses community-engaged, participatory approaches and centers lived experiences in the pursuit of water equity. Contributions that demonstrate co-production of knowledge, integration of advanced data analytics, or translational research that bridges academic inquiry with real-world solutions are especially welcome. Through these conversations, we aim to foster a more inclusive, just, and sustainable water future for all communities, particularly those historically left behind.
Co-Sponsor(s):
Index Terms:
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6339 System design [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Khalid Osman, Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States
Convener: Sarah Fletcher, Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Clara Medina, Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States
Scenario-Based Assessment of Welfare Losses from Urban Water Shortages in California’s Central Valley (1873958)
Yu Cai, University of California Merced, Water Systems Management Lab, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Merced, United States, Josue Medellin-Azuara, University of California, Merced, Water Systems Management Lab, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Merced, United States, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco, United States; University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA, United States, Erik Porse, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, United States, Kristin Dobbin, University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Berkeley, United States and James M Gilbert, University of California Santa Cruz & NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Golden, United States
Before and After Piped Water Expansion: Water Use Patterns and Trust in Water and Political Institutions (1884655)
Alicia Cooperman, George Washington University, Dept. of Political Science/Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, United States, Manuela Muñoz Fuerte, Texas Tech University, Dept. of Political Science, Lubbock, United States, James Doss-Gollin, Rice University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, Miguel Mendez Alvarado, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, United States and Alex S Mayer, University of Texas at El Paso, Dept. of Civil Engineering, El Paso, United States
Analysis at the community water system service level reveals that exposure to Safe Drinking Water Act violations is shaped by intersectional inequalities across communities. (1914007)
Ferna Alvarez-Carrascal, Vanderbilt University, Earth and Environmental Science, Nashville, United States, Jonathan M Gilligan, Vanderbilt University, Earth and Environmental Science, Nashville, TN, United States, Yolanda J McDonald, Vanderbilt University, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Nashville, TN, United States and Clare Evans, University of Oregon, Department of Sociology, Eugene, United States
From Source to Tap: Network mapping to improve drought resiliency and response for small water systems (1931525)
Kristin Dobbin1, Jenny L Rempel2, Alondra Zamora-Olivares3, Margot Cohen3, Aneesa Gomez-Cervantes4 and Benji Reade Malagueno5, (1)University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Berkeley, United States, (2)University of California Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group, Berkeley, CA, United States, (3)University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, Berkeley, United States, (4)University of California Los Angeles, Institute of Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States, (5)University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States
Access to Water (ACWA) Tool: Integrating Hydrology, Infrastructure and Travel‑Time to Map Water‑Service Equity (1941941)
Komlavi Akpoti1, Naga Manohar Velpuri2, Eric Mortey3, Mansoor D Leh2, Afua Owusu4, Paranamana Thilina-Prabhath2, Kirubel Mekonnen5, Lahiru Maduskanka2, Tharindu Perera6 and Abdulkarim Seid5, (1)International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, Ghana, (2)International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, (3)International Water Management Institute, Water Data Science for Action, Accra, Ghana, (4)International Water Management Institute, Silverton, South Africa, (5)International Water Management Institute, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, (6)International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
From Congress to Disadvantaged Communities: An Analysis of Federal Water Infrastructure Investments Distributed to Alabama through State Revolving Funds (1955681)
V Miller, Auburn University, Department of Geosciences, Auburn, United States, Lacey Christian, University of South Alabama, Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering, Mobile, United States, Mark Elliott, University of Alabama, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Tuscaloosa, United States, Cindy Lowry, Alabama Rivers Alliance, Birmingham, United States, Jillian Maxcy-Brown, Auburn University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn, United States and Cindy Lowry
Addressing Small, Diverse Farms in Satellite-Derived Evapotranspiration (ET) Products (1959466)
Erica Edwards1, Alyssa DeVincentis2, Andrew Gal3, Qaderi Sara4, Carlos Perez5, Michael Yang4, Jose Paz Villegas4, Manpreet Singh4, Kyle Knipper6, Ruth Dahlquist-Willard4, Troy Magney7 and Mallika Arudi Nocco8, (1)University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, Davis, CA, United States, (2)University of the Virgin Islands, School of Agriculture, St. Thomas, United States, (3)University of California, Davis, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, Davis, United States, (4)University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, United States, (5)University of California Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, United States, (6)U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Research Unit, Davis, United States, (7)University of Montana, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, United States, (8)University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, WI, United States
Co-Designing Survey Tools to Reflect Community Values in Equitable Infrastructure Planning (1965979)
Clara Medina, Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States, Alenka Cardenas, Bayou City Waterkeeper, Houston, United States, Elliott White Jr., Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States and Khalid Osman, Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States
Fragmented Governance and Social Vulnerability in California’s Water System (1978715)
Aneesa Gomez-Cervantes, University of California Los Angeles, Institute of Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, United States, Kristin Dobbin, University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Berkeley, United States and Alvar Escriva-Bou, University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA, United States
Affordability, Policy, and Risk Perception: Simulating Household Insurance Uptake Decisions Under Non-Stationary Clustered Regional Flooding (1979486)
Supitchaya Sayasemawong, Columbia University, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States, Adam Nayak, Columbia University, Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States and Upmanu Lall, Arizona State University, Water Institute, Tempe, United States
On the Necessity of Tap Water Education Through Data So That No One Drops Out (1982453)
Laureline Josset1, Andru Genao2, Andrew Peterson2, Alesha Smith2 and Daisy Polanco2, (1)Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem, New York City, United States
