SoCAL WATER DIALOG: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Meetings and Events July 20, 2023 279Groundwater 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 Notebook March 15, 2023 411The 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 Notebook June 17, 2020 394In 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 Notebook March 25, 2020 720Californians 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 Event coverage May 29, 2019 636Ellen 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 Notebook May 22, 2019 796Climate 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 Event coverage January 30, 2019 340In 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 Notebook January 9, 2019 1251Dr. Jeff Mount has a long history of involvement with science issues in the Delta. As a professor at UC...
THIS JUST IN … PPIC releases updated briefings on California’s Water Maven Breaking News November 13, 2018 804From the PPIC Water Center: Climate change, population growth, and declining ecosystem health are putting pressures on the state’s water...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future Maven Best of the Notebook October 24, 2018 1026Four 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 Event coverage November 9, 2016 372Secretary 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 Event coverage November 8, 2016 455Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
This just in … New PPIC Report: Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water Maven Breaking News November 17, 2015 860Changes urges in oversight of water rights, trading, environmental uses From the Public Policy Institute of California: A set of...
This just in … PPIC Report: If Drought Continues: Environment and Poor Rural Communities Most Likely to Suffer Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015 439Urban areas in best shape; Farmers adapting but vulnerable If the California drought continues another two to three years, the...
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 Press Release/Other July 29, 2015 65From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): A solid majority of Californians believe that global warming is already having...
