Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 ... Comprehensive wet-year strategies—which integrate water supply, environmental management, and flood-risk reduction objectives—are just as ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Dryland-plus cropping might be more insurable, which would reduce risks for the ... excess water in times of abundant rainfall, floods, or recharge events.
blog post A Life Written in Water: Susan Tatayon Reflects on Her 40-year Career By Sarah Bardeen May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 ... The Delta is arguably the thorniest water management problem in the state of ... solutions for flood risk reduction and climate resilience.
blog post Testimony: Implementing SGMA at Ground Zero—Challenges and Opportunities for the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou Feb 15, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 ... ... Groundwater Management Act in Sacramento today (February 15, 2022). ... and overdraft is posing risks to water quality and ecosystems.
blog post The Current Drought: Time to Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak Nov 8, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 ... The reduction in surface water supplies has also spurred more groundwater ... and environmental risks if the drought continues into 2022.
Report Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ... Sep 15, 2021 California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is a 2014 law that ... The first section of the report introduces some key challenges and risks ...
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 This is an important supply augmentation and risk management strategy that will likely ... unclaimed flood flows to augment overall supplies (Hanak et al.
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: California Must Stop Relying on the Endangered Species Act to Manage the Environment By Jeffrey Mount Dec 5, 2019 Dec 5, 2019 ... ... listed species from direct harm and loss of critical habitat. ... supply and quality, flood risk reduction, hydropower, recreation, ...
Report A Path Forward for California’s Freshwater Ecosystems By Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Karrigan Bork, James Cloern ... Dec 4, 2019 Dec 5, 2019 ... Californians rely on freshwater ecosystems for many things: water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, flood risk reduction, ...