Erik Porse is the Director of the California Institute for Water Resources and an Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist within the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). Erik is an engineer, environmental scientist, and policy analyst who focuses on water and environmental management. Since 2011, Erik's work in California has included studies on safe drinking water, efficient urban water use, sustainable groundwater management, water reuse, beneficial uses of stormwater, environmental finance, and water resource systems analysis.

Education

Ph.D. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of California Davis. 2014

M.P.P. Science and Technology Public Policy, George Mason University. 2005

B.S.E. Acoustical Engineering and Music, University of Hartford. 2002

• Crosson, Courtney; Pincetl, Stephanie; Scruggs, Caroline; Gupta, Neha; Bhushan, Rashi; Sharvelle, Sybil; Porse, Erik; Achilli, Andrea; Zuniga-Teran, Adriana; Pierce, Gregory; Boccelli, Dominic L.; Gerba, Charles P.; Morgan, Melinda; Cath, Tzahi Y.; Thomson, Bruce; Baule, Steve; Glass, Steve; Gold, Mark; MacAdam, James; Cole, Luke; Mier, Mead; Shipek, Catlow; Meixner, Thomas (2024). Advancing a Net Zero Urban Water Future in the United States Southwest: Governance and Policy Challenges and Future Needs. ACS ES&T Water. 2024.
• Porse, Erik; Leo, Caitlyn; Eschker, Erick; Leverenz, Harold; Kaplan, Jonathan; Johnston, John; Keene, Dakota; Babchanik, David (2023). Adapting wastewater management systems in California for water conservation and climate change. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 1-14. February 26, 2023.
• Shuang, Qing; Ring Ting Zhao, and Porse (2023). Cluster Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Urban Water Distribution System Leaks with Socioeconomic and Engineering Factors. Water Resources Management. Dec. 2023.
• Porse, Erik (2023). Systems analysis of metropolitan-scale reuse with effects on water supply resilience and water quality. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems. 1-23.
• Porse, Erik; Poindexter, Cristina; Carleton, Christian; Stephens, Michael (2022). Climate change risk and adaptation costs for stormwater management in California coastal parklands. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 1-14. 2022.
• Babchanik, D.; Salt, D.; Kerner, M.; Currier, B.; & Porse, E. (2022). Municipal Stormwater Management Spending in California: Data Extraction, Compilation, and Analysis. Environmental Management. 69:6, 1053-1065. 2022.
• Porse, Erik; Kerner, Maureen; Shinneman, Joes; Kaplan, Jonathan; Stone, Sam; Cadenasso, Mary L (2022). Stormwater utility fees and household affordability of urban water services. Water Policy. 24:6, 998-1013. 2022.
• Li, Dongyue; Engel, Ruth A.; Ma, Xiaoyu; Porse, Erik; Kaplan, Jonathan D.; Margulis, Steven A.; Lettenmaier, Dennis P. (2021). "Stay-at-Home Orders during the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Urban Water Use." Environmental Science & Technology Letters: acs.estlett.0c00979.
• Porse, Erik C.; Mika, Kathryn B.; Escriva-Bou, Alvar; Fournier, Eric D.; Sanders, Kelly T.; Spang, Edward S; Stokes-Draut, Jennifer; Federico, Felicia; Gold, Mark; Pincetl, Stephanie (2020). "Energy Use for Urban Water Management by Utilities and Households in Los Angeles." Environmental Research Communications 2(1)
• Pincetl, Stephanie; Porse, Erik; Mika, Kathryn B.; Litvak, Elizaveta; Manago, Kimberly F.; Hogue, Terri S.; Gillespie, Thomas; Pataki, Diane E.; Gold, Mark (2019). "Adapting Urban Water Systems to Manage Scarcity in the 21st Century: The Case of Los Angeles." Environmental Management 63(3): 293-308.
• Fournier, Eric D.; Federico, Felicia; Porse, Erik; Pincetl, Stephanie (2019). "Effects of building size growth on residential energy efficiency and conservation in California." Applied Energy 240: 446-452.
• Porse, Erik; Pincetl, Stephanie (2019). "Effects of Stormwater Capture and Use on Urban Streamflows." Water Resources Management 33(2): 713-723.
• Pincetl, Stephanie; Gillespie, Thomas W.; Pataki, Diane E.; Porse, Erik; Jia, Shenyue; Kidera, Erika; Nobles, Nick; Rodriguez, Janet; Choi, Dong-ah (2019). "Evaluating the effects of turf-replacement programs in Los Angeles." Landscape and Urban Planning 185: 210-221.
• Porse, Erik (2019). "Merging network governance and systems analysis for urban water management." Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems: 1-19.
• Porse, Erik; Mika, Kathryn B.; Gold, Mark; Pincetl, Stephanie; Blomquist, William A (2018). "Groundwater Exchange Pools and Urban Water Supply Sustainability." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 144(3)
• Derenski, Joshua; Porse, Erik; Gustafson, Hannah; Cheng, Dan; Pincetl, Stephanie (2018). "Spatial and temporal analysis of energy use data in Los Angeles public schools." Energy Efficiency 11(2): 485-497.
• Porse, Erik; Mika, Kathryn B.; Litvak, Elizaveta; Manago, Kimberly F.; Hogue, Terri S.; Gold, Mark; Pataki, Diane E.; Pincetl, Stephanie (2018). "The economic value of local water supplies in Los Angeles." Nature Sustainability
• Porse, Erik; Mika, Kathryn B.; Litvak, Elizaveta; Manago, Kimberly F.; Naik, Kartiki; Glickfeld, Madelyn; Hogue, Terri S.; Gold, Mark; Pataki, Diane E.; Pincetl, Stephanie (2017). "Systems Analysis and Optimization of Local Water Supplies in Los Angeles." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 143(9): 04017049.