blog post The Promise of a Wet January By Jeffrey Mount Jan 5, 2023 Jan 5, 2023 ... For instance, at Folsom Reservoir, which is vital to flood protection in Sacramento, managers keep 60% of the reservoir empty to control ...
blog post Video: Surplus and Shortage—California’s Water Balancing Act By Sarah Bardeen Nov 28, 2022 Nov 28, 2022 ... In 1997, the San Joaquin Valley was hit by a flood that broke the valley's flood control system in 17 places. Climate projections show that a ...
event Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act Nov 18, 2022 Joaquin Esquivel, chair, California State Water Resources Control Board Karla Nemeth, director, California Department of Water Resources.
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... And mammoth floods could eventually devastate our currently parched state. ... between flood protection and water supply during storms.
blog post Beavers: The Unlikely Climate Hero By Sarah Bardeen Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022 ... ... impacts from floods, and provide habitat for fish and wildlife. ... In the UK, beavers are now a protected species, which—much like an ...
blog post Water for Wildlife Refuges: 30 Years of the CVPIA By Sarah Bardeen Sep 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 ... ... fish, and other wildlife—and the need to make protection and restoration of ... CH: The Central Valley wetlands and some flood-irrigated ...
blog post A New Tool Could Help Protect 30% of the State’s Waters by 2030 By Sarah Bardeen Sep 12, 2022 Sep 12, 2022 ... ONRW designations can protect lakes and spring-fed aquifer systems, which makes it more expansive than Wild and Scenic River designations. This ...
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 ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 To protect and restore California's freshwater ecosystems and respond to the ... dams are essential for water supply, hydropower generation, and flood ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... The presence of root channels and the physical protection of soil from the ... benefits of flood protection, ease of movement for wildlife, ...