Monthly Archives: May 2015

Ten ways the feds can help ease drought in the West

Posted on May 27, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Since the onset of California’s drought emergency 16 months ago, federal agencies and Congress have been seeking to help the state through funding and new and existing legislation. Here are 10 recommendations for new federal actions. Although many focus on … Continue reading →

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Q & A on survival of California’s delta smelt 

Posted on May 17, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Four years of severe drought and decades of huge water diversions appears to have pushed delta smelt to the point of no return. State biologists netted only a single smelt last month in trawl of 40 sites in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Keeping accounts for groundwater sustainability

Posted on May 10, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Rob Gailey, Graham Fogg, Thomas Harter, Jay Lund, Helen Dahlke, Richard Frank, Tim Ginn, Richard Howitt, Mimi Jenkins, Bonnie Magnuson, Josué Medellín-Azuara, and Samuel Sandoval Solis The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 creates an opportunity to establish standards for … Continue reading →

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Water rationing and California’s drought

Posted on May 3, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund California cities and water utilities will be stressed to meet the state’s aggressive urban conservation mandates in this fourth year of drought. Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order, the State Water Resources Control Board developed specific reduction … Continue reading →

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