blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... All three years had periods when the San Joaquin River was flooding, ... to reduce flood risk in downstream communities like Manteca.
blog post Crisis Communication Suffers During Natural Disasters By Jeffrey Mount Jan 12, 2023 Jan 12, 2023 ... But in the moment, one of the most important risk mitigation ... ahead for communication during the next flood, earthquake, or wildfire.
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... Flooding, power outages, and downed trees are now dominating the news. ... at-risk communities, and made earlier moves to reduce allocations ...
blog post The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea By Sarah Bardeen Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 ... ... the resulting flood created Southern California's Salton Sea. ... option was extremely expensive and posed risks of environmental harm, ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Comprehensive wet-year strategies—which integrate water supply, environmental management, and flood-risk reduction objectives—are just as ...
blog post Commentary: Newsom’s Water Strategy Needs to Go a Step Further By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount Sep 8, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 ... ... the winter flood pulses, the slow decline in spring flows as snows ... risky—but we need to take some risks to manage growing threats to ...
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 The roughly 40 million acre-feet (maf) of available storage(3) in more than 1,500 reservoirs allows California to generate hydropower, reduce flood risk, ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 In California's variable climate, dams are essential for water supply, hydropower generation, and flood management—and their role will grow as the climate ...
blog post Video: Farmland in Transition—The San Joaquin Valley By Vicki Hsieh Aug 2, 2022 Aug 2, 2022 ... ... can be used for groundwater recharge when flood water is available—or ... The risk of increased dust is a major concern for the region, ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 (14) This means that growers must bear the full risk of a dryland crop, ... salts away from the root zone, but mainly in high-volume (e.g., flood) systems.