SJV WATER: Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future? Not…quite…yet SJV Water Groundwater News September 27, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In less than 20 years’ time, the San Joaquin Valley could become a patchwork of...
SoCAL WATER DIALOG: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 20, 2023Groundwater is a critical resource, supplying nearly 40% of the state with water to support cities and farms. With droughts...
DR. JEFFREY MOUNT: California Drought: What will it take to protect species? Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 15, 2023The key is to treat the environment like a priority, not a constraint, says Dr. Jeffrey Mount Freshwater-dependent species in...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 17, 2020In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 25, 2020Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...
ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation May 22, 2019Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations January 30, 2019In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Ecosystem Water Budgets: A Novel Approach to Managing Water for the Environment Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 9, 2019Dr. Jeff Mount has a long history of involvement with science issues in the Delta. As a professor at UC...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 24, 2018Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 9, 2016Secretary Karen Ross, Thad Bettner, and Eric Averett discuss how implementation of the state’s historic groundwater legislation is progressing as...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
Latest PPIC survey finds majority of Californians say global warming contributing to drought, admit they don’t know how much water they should be saving Maven Planning and managementReports July 29, 2015From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): A solid majority of Californians believe that global warming is already having...
This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought Maven Planning and management March 16, 2015New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 1: Addressing California’s growing flood risk Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 10, 2015With 7 million Californians and $600 billion in assets at risk, Assembly oversight hearing examines the state’s liability for flood...
