event Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act Nov 18, 2022 ... the board of the US Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, the Power and Water ... analyzed California's water accounting system, studied urban drought ...
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 ... has already seen large tracts of land retired from production for other reasons, including over 100,000 acres of drainage-impaired lands (Hiltzik 2015).
Report Land Transitions and Dust in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Jaymin Kwon, Joy Collins Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... ... in relatively more urban areas such as Fresno and Bakersfield, ... drainage-impaired land for years (Westlands Water District 2022; ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Westlands Water District in western Fresno and Kings Counties, for example, has acquired thousands of acres of drainage-impaired or salt-affected farmland ...
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 For instance, water trading has helped urban communities in Southern California ... such as irrigation drainage or treated wastewater (Escriva-Bou et al.
Report Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting By Letitia Grenier, Stephanie Panlasigui, Crissy Pickett, Gokce Sencan Aug 16, 2021 ... project—and preparing for the sheer number and complexity of the project's regulatory requirements—were a substantial drain on project resources.
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 California’s Growing Demand for Recycled Water Has Ripple Effects By Henry McCann, Caitrin Chappelle May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 ... Recycled water is increasingly being used in urban areas for public landscape irrigation, golf courses, industrial cooling, and groundwater ...
blog post New Laws Ease Funding and Improve Accounting for Water By Henry McCann, Caitrin Chappelle Oct 18, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 ... This puts stormwater services on par with water, sewer, and trash ... to be funded by fees on agricultural chemicals and urban water use.
Fact Sheet Floods in California By Jeffrey Mount Sep 20, 2017 And storms commonly cause local urban flooding because inadequate drainage systems and impermeable surfaces—such as streets and parking lots—allow ...