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PPIC Water Policy Center

Freshwater Ecosystems

Dramatic changes in water and land use across the state have transformed California’s freshwater landscape and are putting many fish, bird, and other species at risk.

photo - Plowed Fields and Rainbow

Report · November 2022

Priorities for California’s Water

photo - Lake Clementine Reservoir Dam

Report · August 2022

Storing Water for the Environment

photo - Drought Barrier in the West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Policy Brief · May 2022

Policy Brief: Tracking Where Water Goes in a Changing Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta

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Blog Posts

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photo - Deep Snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California

January 9, 2023

Adapting to a Water-Scarce California

Ellen Hanak

photo - Flooded street in Sacramento from American River

January 5, 2023

The Promise of a Wet January

Jeffrey Mount

photo - Participants at PPIC Water Policy Center’s fall conference

November 28, 2022

Video: Surplus and Shortage—California’s Water Balancing Act

Sarah Bardeen

photo - White Pelicans on Sandbar in Salton Sea

November 22, 2022

The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea

Sarah Bardeen

Events

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Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act

November 18, 2022

Videos

Video Image: Improving the Health of California's Freshwater Ecosystems

Improving the Health of California’s Freshwater Ecosystems

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Managing Water in a Changing Climate

Featured Blog Post · October 10, 2022

Introducing the 2022–23 PPIC CalTrout Ecosystem Fellows

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