Charting New Waters

During her six years leading The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread’s Environment Program, Lynn created a national dialogue on water in the U.S. When she started, in late 2008, most people weren’t worrying about water, and didn’t see the critical connections between water, climate, energy, and food. In reverse chronological order, these reports document the broad range of her work during those years and the critical contribution that it made

• “Navigating to New Shores: Seizing the Future for Sustainable and Resilient U.S. Freshwater Resources” September 2014
• “Developing an Agenda for Change for New Jersey’s Urban Water Infrastructure”, August 2014
• “Optimizing the Structure and Scale of Urban Water Infrastructure: Integrating Distributed Systems”, July 2014
• “Ensuring Urban Water Security in Water-Scarce Regions of the United States”, May 2014
• “The Road Toward Smarter Nutrient Management in Municipal Water Treatment”, March 2014
• “Building Resilient Utilities: How Water and Electric Utilities can Co-create Their Future”, November 2013
• “Catalyzing the Transformation of U.S. Water Infrastructure”, July 2013
•  “Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure”, January 2012
• “New England Regional Freshwater Forum: Moving Toward Integrated Water Planning and Management”, May 2012
• “Colorado Regional Freshwater Forum: Exploring Colorado’s Solutions to a National Challenge”, October 2011
• “Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges”, September 2010
• “Examining US Freshwater Systems and Services: Public Health Threats and Solutions”, December 2009