blog post Can Nine Atmospheric Rivers Recharge California’s Groundwater? By Sarah Bardeen Feb 6, 2023 1 day ago ... Last month's storms dropped immense amounts of water on California. ... groundwater right now leached from the surface about 30 years ago.
blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... We spoke with PPIC Water Policy Center adjunct fellow Greg Gartrell to understand what's ... and upstream surface reservoirs are filling.
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... Historic reductions in surface water deliveries have had major impacts in some farming regions, and drought also continued to stress the ...
blog post The Promise of a Wet January By Jeffrey Mount Jan 5, 2023 Jan 5, 2023 ... California has a lot of surface storage, but it tends to fill quickly during large storms. Reservoir managers then have to let water go to ...
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 ... And this water dependence is rendering California's energy sector increasingly vulnerable: thermoelectric plants that rely on surface water ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Surface water conveyance relies on gravity in most places, but sometimes pumping is necessary. Water pumped to Southern California from the ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... But California agriculture wouldn't exist without the elaborate network of surface water and groundwater supplies needed for irrigation.
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 Supported with funding from the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy at the ... water users will do in response (for example, by trading surface water ...
blog post The Environmental Benefits of the Water Storage Investment Program By Gokce Sencan, Jeffrey Mount Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022 ... The Water Storage Investment Program is the first attempt use public funds ... Additionally, off-channel surface reservoirs—such as Sites, ...
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Managing water in California's highly variable climate relies heavily on the ability to store water, both in surface reservoirs and underground.