Monthly Archives: August 2017

Trump Killed Obama’s Flood Protection Rule Two Weeks Ago

Posted on August 30, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Nicholas Pinter This post was originally published as an op-ed in Fortune. Whether or not you like President Donald Trump, the current administration has not been gifted with great timing. Just 10 days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the World, Climate Change, flood, Floodplains, Planning and Management | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

We hold our convenient truths to be self-evident – Dangerous ideas in California water

Posted on August 27, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund Success in water management requires broad agreement and coalitions.  But people often seem to group themselves into communities of interests and ideology, which see complex water problems differently.  Each group tends to hold different truths to be … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Planning and Management | Tagged | 8 Comments

Habitat Preferences of various Delta species

Posted on August 20, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Like fish, the different human professions involved in the Delta have different habitat preferences: Lawyers: high turbidity and fear, complex egosystems, either high and cynical levels of expectation, abundant funds Engineers: high clarity, data-rich nutrient sources, high expectation concentrations, abundant … Continue reading →

Posted in Wild and Wacky | 3 Comments

California WaterFix and Delta Smelt

Posted on August 13, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Peter Moyle and James Hobbs The delta smelt is on a trajectory towards extinction in the wild.  Heading into 2017, the spawning adult population was at an all-time low although this past wet winter has apparently seen a small … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Conservation, Delta, Fish, Planning and Management, Restoration, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sustainability | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Small, self-sufficient water systems continue to battle a hidden drought

Posted on August 6, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Amanda Fencl and Meghan Klasic California’s drought appears over, at least above ground. As of April 2017, reservoirs were around 2 million acre feet above normal with record breaking snowpack . This is great news for the 75% of Californians that … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Drought, Stressors, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged | 8 Comments