blog post California’s Dairy Industry Faces Water Quality Challenges By Lori Pottinger May 20, 2019 Contaminated groundwater is an ongoing problem in the San Joaquin Valley. Solutions to nitrate pollution are especially difficult and expensive for the state’s dairies.
blog post Testimony: Water Supply and Quality Challenges in the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak Apr 30, 2019 Ellen Hanak, director of the PPIC Water Policy Center, describes how the state can help address difficult water problems in California’s largest agricultural region.
blog post Video: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Feb 28, 2019 California’s largest farming region faces unprecedented water challenges. Panels of experts discuss approaches that could help address them.
press release “All Hands on Deck” Approach Needed to Manage Growing Water Stress in the San Joaquin Valley Feb 20, 2019
Report Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Brian Gray, Sarge Green ... Feb 20, 2019 California’s largest agricultural region is in a time of great change and growing water stress. New cooperative approaches are needed to bring groundwater basins into balance, provide safe drinking water, and manage water and land to benefit people and nature.
blog post Reducing Drought Risks in Rural Communities By Alvar Escriva-Bou Jan 10, 2019 California’s rural communities are disproportionately exposed to drinking water shortages during drought. Improved planning efforts can help.
blog post Local Measures Address Water, Fire in the Midterm Elections By Gokce Sencan, Caitrin Chappelle Nov 26, 2018 The midterms saw 33 local measures go to the voters that addressed issues ranging from flood protection to fire resilience.
Report California’s Water: Providing Safe Drinking Water By Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle, Jelena Jezdimirovic, Brian Gray ... Nov 12, 2018 Most Californians have safe, reliable drinking water, but in some poor, rural parts of the state water contamination and drying wells is a persistent problem. This problem could be resolved in the near term with dependable funding and a clear state action plan.
