water budget

A water budget is an accounting of the rates of the inflows, outflows, and changes in water storage in a specific area.

The water budget is important because it provides an understanding of historical conditions and how future changes to supply, demand, hydrology, population, land use, and climate may affect the water resources of the area.

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Water storage projects get funding boost – except Pacheco; State Water Contractors push for easier Delta tunnel passage path; Future winters promise less snow, more rain. Nobody’s prepared; ‘Surprise’ drop in Lake Pillsbury water release stokes fears about decommissioning; and more …
NEVADA CURRENT: Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds
USGS: Integrating water availability in the Klamath Basin: from drought to dam removal
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand
DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: Is squid the last big catch for struggling fishermen?; Evaluating benefits of floodplain habitat for juvenile chinook salmon in changing climates; Newsom’s power play on the Delta tunnel; Pressure mounts for negotiations over the Colorado River’s future; and more …

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