Resource Management Strategy Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 2, 2024 22

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR is accepting public comments on a series of draft resource management strategies that...

Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation

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October 17, 2020 8

Cleaning up polluted groundwater basins can create additional water supply that would not otherwise be available without remediation, but treatment...

Agricultural water use efficiency

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October 17, 2020 11

As the state’s largest water using sector, many look to agriculture as a way to free up water supplies for...

Conjunctive management and groundwater

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October 17, 2020 29

With the right infrastructure in place, water districts and agencies can manage surface water and groundwater as a single source,...

Precipitation enhancement (Cloud seeding)

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October 17, 2020 25

Cloud seeding, practiced in California since the 1950s, is estimated to add 400,000 acre-feet per year to the state’s precipitation. ...

Desalination

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October 17, 2020 6

Desalination holds the potential of providing a highly reliable water source for some communities; however, there are major cost and...

System reoperation

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October 17, 2020 1

Changing existing operations and management procedures for water project operations, referred to as system reoperation, can yield numerous benefits such...

Water transfers

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October 17, 2020 28

Water transfers can be an effective tool for water managers to provide flexibility in the allocation and use of water...

Recycled Water

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October 17, 2020 14

While recycled water reuse has been steadily increasing in California since 1970, a task force in 2003 found that water...

Surface Storage

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October 17, 2020

Surface storage offers a mixed bag of benefits and impacts. On the one hand, dams can provide water storage, flood...

Drinking water treatment and distribution

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October 17, 2020 16

Drinking water treatment is among the most important public health achievements of the 20th century. However, agencies responsible for drinking...

Stormwater capture and management

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October 17, 2020

Stormwater, traditionally thought of as a flood management problem, is getting attention as a resource with the potential to increase...

Ecosystem restoration

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October 17, 2020 2

Restoring ecosystems can have multiple benefits, such as recovering endangered and threatened species, increasing water supply reliability, and adapting to...