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Monthly Archives: March 2018
California’s Water Data Problems are Symptoms of Inchoate Science and Technical Activities
“The truth is lost when there is too much contention about it.” – Publius Syrus (43 BC) by Jay Lund In 2016, California’s legislature passed AB 1755, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requiring that State agencies provide water … Continue reading
How engineers see the water glass in California
It looks like 2018 will be a dry year, with snowpack about 50%. How do engineers see the water glass in California? Mostly the same as they did six years ago in the original version of this post, but we’ve … Continue reading
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Is Ecosystem-Based Management Legal for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?
by Brian Gray (PPIC Water Policy Center), William Stelle (former NOAA Fisheries West Coast Administrator), and Leon Szeptycki (Stanford University, Water in the West)* Introduction In a recent three-part series posted on this website, a group of independent experts (including one … Continue reading
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Tagged Endangered Species Act, water law
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Back to Dry – Get Organized and Prepared for Drought Again
by Jay Lund Despite this week’s rain and snow, California is back to dry conditions again after a very wet 2017. With about four weeks left in the normal wet season, the Sacramento Valley is at about 65% of average … Continue reading