Monthly Archives: March 2016

“Toilet to tap”: A potential high quality water source for California

Posted on March 27, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Nathaniel Homan Reusing water is not a new concept to many Californians. Many municipalities across California have facilities that treat wastewater to high standards, which allows it to be reused for agricultural irrigation, landscape irrigation, and industrial use. Other … Continue reading →

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Floods, farms, fowl, and fish: a confluence of successful management

Posted on March 20, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Eric Holmes The floodplain smorgasbord is open! Wrapping up a successful fifth season, the Knaggs Nigiri  project, partnered with California Trout and the California Department of Water Resources, places fall run juvenile Chinook salmon in inundated rice fields during a … Continue reading →

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Using Game Theory To Encourage Cooperation in Levee System Planning

Posted on March 13, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Rui Hui, Jay Lund and Kaveh Madani Levees protect land from floods, but not perfectly. Different levees on a river often are controlled by different agencies or groups. A landowner on one riverbank sees the levee system differently from … Continue reading →

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Let people pay what water is worth – Sell your conserved water

Posted on March 6, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

  By Jay Lund During dry years, water becomes scarcer, and, economically, people should pay more for it. But most urban residents do not pay directly for water scarcity. We only pay the financial cost of providing water through pipes, … Continue reading →

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