Monthly Archives: July 2016

Local groundwater management in France and California

Posted on July 31, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Corentin Girard   France and California have different environmental, agricultural, economic, institutional, and cultural contexts. However, both are moving to more local management of groundwater. In California, the 2014 Groundwater Sustainable Management Act required creation of  local Groundwater Sustainable … Continue reading →

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Better accounting begets better water management

Posted on July 24, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund Sustainable use of groundwater in California will require major changes in groundwater management, use, and recharge.  Under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, groundwater basins as a whole are responsible for sustainability.  But millions of people and … Continue reading →

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St. Helena, California: Dealing with a Field-of-Dreams Levee, Residual Risk, and a Flood of Controversy

Posted on July 17, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Nicholas Pinter A new $37.2[1] million levee in the town of St. Helena, on the floodplain of the Napa River, has a colorful history and has been stirring local acrimony since its inception.  This project illustrates both the attraction … Continue reading →

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Instream flows: Five features of effective summer flow strategies

Posted on July 10, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ann Willis As summer begins and stream flows drop throughout California, concerns resurface about whether there’s enough water to support critical ecosystems. Environmental flows have long been a contentious issue, often presented in conflict with existing water use. But … Continue reading →

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