blog post California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Water and energy are intimately connected in California: the water system is a major energy user, and our energy sector relies heavily on ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... California's water system uses energy to pump, convey, treat, and heat water. · Water is also required for hydropower generation, thermoelectric ...
event Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act Nov 18, 2022 As climate change accelerates, it's bringing more extreme weather to California: The dry periods are hotter and drier than ever before—and the wet periods ...
blog post Climate-Challenged California Must Learn to Thrive with Less Water By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Nov 16, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Managing water in our increasingly volatile climate is becoming more challenging: even if we do everything right, water supplies are likely ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... The snowpack—that once-reliable annual source of water—is diminishing as temperatures rise. Water withdrawals during multiyear droughts are ...
blog post How Are California’s Cities Managing the Drought? By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak Oct 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 ... Asking customers to conserve more water when supplies are tight is a key component of urban drought resilience. But managing demand is only ...
blog post The Environmental Benefits of the Water Storage Investment Program By Gokce Sencan, Jeffrey Mount Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022 ... In August, the Newsom administration announced its Water Supply Strategy. Storing water in wet years is central to this strategy, ...
blog post Water for Wildlife Refuges: 30 Years of the CVPIA By Sarah Bardeen Sep 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 ... JB: Because of severe wetlands loss in the Central Valley, birds essentially face drought conditions every year. A more consistent water supply ...
blog post Commentary: Newsom’s Water Strategy Needs to Go a Step Further By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount Sep 8, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 ... Dams are essential to managing California's water supply, but their construction and operation has harmed freshwater ecosystems.
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Large, multi-purpose Central Valley reservoirs dominate water supply, flood control, hydropower, and ecosystem management in the Bay–Delta and the greater ...