Monthly Archives: August 2014

Groundwater reform more important than water bond

Posted on August 27, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund and Thomas Harter California lawmakers recently found extraordinary consensus in approving a $7.5 billion water bond for the November election ballot. If the measure wins, however, future generations will not necessarily reap many of the promised water … Continue reading →

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California water rights: You can’t manage what you don’t measure

Posted on August 20, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ted Grantham and Joshua Viers California water experts have long known the amount of surface water granted by water rights far exceeds the state’s average supplies. Historically, the over-allocation has not raised much concern; in most years, there has … Continue reading →

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Drought journal: Search for Sierra fish goes from bad to worse

Posted on August 18, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

  Is the drought hastening the decline of California’s native fish? Will they be able to recolonize once normal conditions return? To help find out, a team of researchers with the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences are taking the pulse of … Continue reading →

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Getting through the dry times

Posted on August 3, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

California’s economy overall is weathering the worst drought in decades remarkably well, thanks in part to groundwater use and water market transfers. But as a recent UC Davis study noted, the resilience is tenuous because groundwater is treated like an … Continue reading →

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