Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended. But these buoyant mats of peat and tall, spiky marsh plants called tules are very real. That said, floating wetlands...
The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence. In California, 80% of the usable fresh water is located far from where it’s actually used, so water conveyance infrastructure...
By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty Ralph, founding director of Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) and a leading expert on these relatively recently...
Dr. Sedlak discusses various water challenges and solutions, including water for the wealthy and water for food, with a focus on the implementation of advanced water technologies Dr. David Sedlak is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the...
In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural homes and small water systems no longer meets safety standards. Many small, rural communities in the Central Valley aren’t connected...
