Lauren Bell is a 3rd year graduate student with a dual focus in Environmental Engineering and Public Policy. She attended undergrad at Howard University in Washington DC, majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering. At Berkeley, Lauren's major course focus has been in water resources management and policy, primarily dealing with the interactions of urban and agricultural water uses and needs. Currently, she is working with Professor Dracup's research group in the area of water reliability and its relationship with development across the state of California. Currently, Lauren also performs research with the California Bay-Delta Authority in the areas of the reliability of the Delta and water management performance measures. She can be reached at Labell@ce.berkeley.edu.