Category Archives: Economy

Water and California’s Economy

Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), San Francisco, CA Jay Lund, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California – Davis Buzz Thompson, Stanford School of Law Today, PPIC released “Water and the California Economy,” a report that presents … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Floodplains, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Growing costs and concern for drinking water in the Tulare Basin and Salinas Valley

Thomas Harter, Robert M. Hagan Endowed Chair in Water Management and Policy, University of California – Davis Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis A potential public health concern has been … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Nitrate, Planning and Management, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged , , , , , ,

Expanding Water Storage Capacity in California

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis “The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be.” The recent report from the US Bureau of Reclamation on the economic feasibility … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Fish, Planning and Management, Restoration, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Some curious things about water management

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Water management is often very different from what we think intuitively, or what we have been taught. Here are some examples. 1. Most water … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Floodplains, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water Conservation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Whither the Delta economy?

Josue Medellín-Azuara, Richard Howitt, Jay Lund – University of California, Davis Ellen Hanak – Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco Today, PPIC and UC Davis released a new report on the economy of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.  “Transitions for … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Has human water use peaked in California?

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Ellen Hanak, Senior Policy Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco For over a century, water planning and policy in California … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water Conservation | Tagged , , , , , ,

Multiple stressors – funding the Delta like a public sewer

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis “There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.” It has become … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Boldly Approach the Delta’s Future

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Ellen Hanak, Senior Policy Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco Policy decisions on how to manage the lands and waters … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy, Planning and Management, Restoration, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , ,

What if the worst drought hit California today?

“And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.” —  John Steinbeck Jay R. Lund, … Continue reading

Posted in California Water, Economy | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Sea level rise and Delta subsidence—the demise of subsided Delta islands

Jay R. Lund, the Ray B. Krone Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Periodically, scientists point to the weaknesses of levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.  The press and policy makers respond with astonishment, followed by local … Continue reading

Posted in Economy, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments