Monthly Archives: November 2014

How engineers see the water glass in California

Posted on November 24, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

How do engineers see the water glass in California? The same as they did two years ago when this blog was first posted, though with today’s drought the glass is perhaps down to a quarter full — or three-quarters empty.  … Continue reading →

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Shaping water storage in California

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

By Jay Lund, Maurice Hall and Anthony Saracino With the continuation of California’s historic drought and the recent passage of Proposition 1, the potential value of additional water storage in the state is an area of vigorous discussion. In a new study released … Continue reading →

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Aquatic plants: unsung but prime salmon habitat

Posted on November 13, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Robert Lusardi and Ann Willis For decades, California’s management and restoration of salmon and trout populations have focused on principles rooted in coastal redwood streams, mostly fed by rainfall runoff. These concepts portray ideal salmonid habitat as deep pools, … Continue reading →

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Groundwater security, for the long term

Posted on November 4, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Lauren Adams Under recently enacted legislation, local agencies in California are required for the first time to manage groundwater pumping and recharge sustainably. The law empowers local groundwater agencies to manage and use groundwater “without causing undesirable results,” leaving … Continue reading →

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