Santiago Water Strategies

Building water reliability through innovation, strategy and regional collaboration

Independent advisory consulting for agencies balancing competing demands, local and imported supplies, with operational and regulatoy constraints to find real solutions - from policy to projects.

About

Focused on durable, affordable water solutions

We help public agencies, contractors, and regional partners evaluate alternatives, align governance, and move from concept to implementation. Our approach is collaborative, data-driven, and tuned to California’s evolving policy and hydrologic realities.

How we work: clear direction, milestone-driven schedules, transparent decision frameworks, and actionable solutions that get projects across the line.

Our team includes: geologists, engineers, data scientists and financial analysts.

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Our Services

We combine technical expertise, governance, and delivery to advance implmentable solutions.

Water Supply Planning

Portfolios, dry-year strategies, and integration of high-runoff opportunities with long-term needs.

Policy & Governance

Watermaster and managment solutions, cost-share structures, and board-ready materials for consensus decisions.

Proactive Regulatory Consulting

Development of win/win solutions with regional regulators, Basin Plans, salt and nutrient planning, and alterative evaluation.

Project Development

Groundwater banking, conjunctive use, regioanl supply optimization, from concepts and alternatives to scopes, schedules, and the documents that unlock funding.

Selected Work

Brief case studies highlighting technically sound and partners aligned, outcomes delivered.

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Stakeholder Facilitation

Structured workshops within negotiations, communicating key issues for parties, and aligning staff, boards, and constituents on priorities.

Watermaster Services

Providing regular admistrative services, driving technical projects, and regular required reporting to the court.


State Water Project as-needed suppport services

Provinding support for State Water Project operations, exchanges, transfers, and storage management.

Partner with us to secure tomorrow’s water reliability

Let’s talk about your objectives and constraints, then map the steps to get decisions made and projects moving.