Fact Sheet The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell May 18, 2022 Three interlinked issues currently face the Delta: an increasingly unreliable water supply, a decline in ecosystem health, and a fragile system of levees.
Report Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ... Sep 15, 2021 Restoring balance will require a combination of new water supply ... address urban systems' challenges and improve supply reliability for small communities, ...
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 Water trading and banking will prove important tools to help California bring its ... Surface water purchases are improving supply reliability for farms, ...
blog post Can Dryland Farming Help California Agriculture Adapt to Future Water Scarcity? By Lori Pottinger Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021 ... ... using primarily soil water and rainfall rather than irrigation. ... pay for sustainability practices on farms that supply their markets.
blog post Testimony: Water Supply and Quality Challenges in the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak Apr 30, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 ... The region is also a hot spot for unreliable drinking water supplies in communities that depend on shallow wells. During the latest drought, ...
blog post Voters Favor New Water Bond. What Are They Missing? By Ellen Hanak, Mark Baldassare Aug 13, 2018 Aug 13, 2018 ... Water supply and drought were the number one environmental problem named by ... and unreliable state support contribute to the shortfall.
Report What If California’s Drought Continues? By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Aug 19, 2015 SOURCE: California Department of Water Resources. NOTE: Precipitation is measured as the sum of the Northern Sierra 8-station and San Joaquin 5-station ...
blog post Don’t Count on El Niño to End the Drought By Jeffrey Mount, Daniel Cayan Jul 9, 2015 Jul 9, 2015 ... Unfortunately, El Niño is an unreliable predictor of winter ... When this happens, the water supply benefits of El Niño are limited.
event Managing California’s Water: Economy vs. Environment? Jun 15, 2011 Water in California has become a source of increasing conflict. Current policies are failing to meet demands for water supply reliability, water quality, ...
event Resources for the Future Event – Water Conflicts and Resolution: Economy vs. Environment? Mar 2, 2011 Current policies are failing to meet demands for water supply reliability, water quality, and flood protection. Meanwhile, freshwater aquatic ecosystems are ...