Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 ... And mammoth floods could eventually devastate our currently parched state. Warming is also intensifying water quality problems, ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Dryland perennial crops have existed for decades in coastal California and ... the multiple benefits of flood protection, ease of movement for wildlife, ...
Fact Sheet The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell May 18, 2022 These levees are under threat from rising sea level, earthquakes, floods, and continuing subsidence of the farmland behind them. Some of the Delta's levees ...
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 SGMA has heightened interest in capturing and storing additional unclaimed flood flows to augment overall supplies (Hanak et al. 2018a; 2020).
Fact Sheet Groundwater Recharge in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Ellen Hanak Aug 30, 2021 In coastal areas, intentional recharge prevents salty ocean water from entering ... habitat for birds, reducing flood risk, and storing water for droughts.
Report Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting By Letitia Grenier, Stephanie Panlasigui, Crissy Pickett, Gokce Sencan Aug 16, 2021 This approach is likely to become increasingly important as the impacts of climate change (such as reduced water supply and increased coastal flooding) ...
Report California’s Future By Ellen Hanak, Laura Hill, Hans Johnson, Caroline Danielson ... Jan 15, 2021 This multi-topic publication highlights the state's most pressing long-term policy challenges in several key areas: criminal justice, economy, education, ...
blog post High and Rising: Flood Risk in California Grows By Jeffrey Mount, Daniel Swain Jul 20, 2020 Jul 20, 2020 ... In addition, rising sea level is increasing the likelihood of coastal flooding, which is often associated with intense storms.
blog post A New Reality for Federal Flood Insurance By Lori Pottinger Apr 16, 2019 Apr 16, 2019 ... Flood damages have been rising, pushing the federal flood insurance ... risks from coastal storm surge and rivers overflowing their banks.
blog post Rising Seas Bring Rising Water Management Challenges By Jeffrey Mount Mar 26, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 ... Adapting to increases in coastal erosion and flooding—and managing the broad impacts of sea level rise on the state's water systems—will be ...