Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 The addition of 4–8 inches of irrigation helps to prevent early crop failure ... away from the root zone, but mainly in high-volume (e.g., flood) systems.
blog post California’s Rivers Could Help Protect the State from Flood and Drought By Sarah Bardeen Apr 18, 2022 Apr 18, 2022 ... Ecosystem restoration expert Julie Rentner of the nonprofit River Partners spoke with us about the benefits of restoring rivers—particularly ...
blog post Dangers Lurk in the San Joaquin Valley’s Dust By Sarah Bardeen Jan 10, 2022 Jan 10, 2022 ... Policy levers that help with dust suppression really are key. Topics. climate change Drought Floods Forests and Fires groundwater sustainability ...
Report Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ... Sep 15, 2021 Utilities can do little to control the latter, but they do have some influence over ... space for flood recharge when supplies are intermittently available.
Report Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting By Letitia Grenier, Stephanie Panlasigui, Crissy Pickett, Gokce Sencan Aug 16, 2021 California's environmental permitting system was developed to prevent harm ... improving flood control to reduce damage from levee overtopping caused by ...
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 Commentary: 3 Lessons for California’s Water Funding Challenges in Today’s Recession By Ellen Hanak, Jelena Jezdimirovic Oct 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 ... ... supply and pollution prevention, with smaller amounts for managing floods ... ecosystem and watershed restoration, and flood protection, ...
blog post Sinking Lands, Damaged Infrastructure: Will Better Groundwater Management End Subsidence? By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Jelena Jezdimirovic, Ellen Hanak May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020 ... ... rail track have been designed to prevent damage from future subsidence. ... infrastructure and to levees that provide flood protection.
blog post Reducing Flood Risk in the Central Valley By Lori Pottinger Nov 19, 2019 Nov 19, 2019 ... The Central Valley has some of the highest risk of flooding in the state—and that risk is growing as the climate changes.
blog post Addressing Inequality in Flood Risk By Lori Pottinger Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019 ... A new study, headed by experts at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), is looking at how flooding affects social inequality in flood- ...