blog post Video: Making the Most of a Wet Year By Sarah Bardeen May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 ... ... oceans, ponds, streams, and lakes clean. The county uses the water in parks and elsewhere to create recreation, shade, and habitat.
Fact Sheet Water Use in California By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Caitlin Peterson Apr 19, 2023 Some of the water used by each sector returns to rivers and groundwater basins, where it can be used again. Water use varies dramatically across regions ...
blog post Commentary: Catastrophic Floods and Breached Levees Reveal a Problem California Too Often Neglects By Jeffrey Mount, Brett Sanders Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023 ... Much of our aging flood infrastructure was not designed for water supply but rather to sweep water quickly to the ocean.
blog post Reservoirs Are Full, But Let’s Not Celebrate Just Yet By Greg Gartrell Apr 3, 2023 Apr 3, 2023 ... Throughout the year, a lot of flow is needed to flush out ocean water and keep the Delta fresh enough for agricultural, municipal, ...
blog post An Epic Snowpack May Test Water Management in the San Joaquin Valley By Jeffrey Mount Mar 13, 2023 Mar 13, 2023 ... Nothing improves our understanding of water like a “stress test”—and it's starting to look like the San Joaquin Valley will face one this ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: The Future of Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Spencer Cole, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 8, 2023 Agriculture is a key driver of the regional economy in the San Joaquin Valley, but water for irrigation is an ongoing—and growing—concern.
blog post Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply By Sarah Bardeen Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023 ... A California Dream: Less Plastic in the Ocean · Go to homepage PPIC Logo. Get email updates Subscribe. Topics.
blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... People complain that we're wasting water to the ocean. While it's true that there are pumping restrictions right now to protect fish, ...
blog post California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Fortunately, there are ways to make the energy system more drought resilient. Some thermoelectric plants are already using ocean water for ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Some use ocean water, which is drought proof. The growth of solar and wind power can boost the electricity sector's drought resilience by ...