Resource Management Strategy Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

October 17, 2020 1

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 3

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 14

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 15

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 1

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

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 3

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

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

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

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

Forest management and urban forestry

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October 17, 2020

With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and...

Urban Water Use Efficiency

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October 17, 2020 2

While California has accomplished much in reducing urban water use, opportunities still exist to reduce potable water demand by more...

Protection of Groundwater Recharge Areas

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October 17, 2020 1

Protecting the areas in a groundwater basin where water infiltrates most easily preserves the critical function of recharging the aquifer,...

Resource Management Strategy

Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation

Agricultural water use efficiency

Conjunctive management and groundwater

Desalination

System reoperation

Water transfers

Recycled Water

Surface Storage

Drinking water treatment and distribution

Stormwater capture and management

Ecosystem restoration

Forest management and urban forestry

Urban Water Use Efficiency

Protection of Groundwater Recharge Areas

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SJV WATER: Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations

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PRESS RELEASE: Fishermen, Tribal members, and residents ask California Water Board to support science-based water plan, deny Voluntary Agreements

DWR NEWS: Using Genetic Identification to Find Spring-run Salmon and More

DWR NEWS: One year later: state-led drought task force releases inaugural report laying the groundwork on how to improve drought resilience for California

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

COURTHOUSE NEWS: In blow to green groups, Ninth Circuit upholds federal plan for Glen Canyon Dam

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation increases CVP allocations for South of Delta ag to 40%; Westlands & others respond UPDATED

CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: Water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change; 2023 snow deluge was a freak event, study says; As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 21-26: State hears feedback on controversial water plan; Atmospheric rivers could intensify; SWP, CVP allocations raised; Will two wet winters repair our forests?; and more …