Monthly Archives: May 2018

Guest Species – What about the nonnative species we like?

Posted on May 28, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Karrigan Bork, JD, PhD Conservationists worry about a host of nonnative species, and with good reason. Nonnative species cause north of $120 billion per year in damages in North America alone, and they present the primary extinction risk for roughly … Continue reading →

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Managing Domestic Well Impacts from Overdraft and Balancing Stakeholder Interests

Posted on May 20, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Robert M. Gailey and Jay R. Lund The historic drought in California from 2012 through 2016 brought unprecedented groundwater level declines and reports of dry domestic supply wells.  This was particularly true in the Central Valley. New research on … Continue reading →

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Habitat Restoration for Chinook Salmon in Putah Creek: A Success Story

Posted on May 13, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Eric Chapman, Emily Jacinto, and Peter Moyle 2017 was another good year for Chinook salmon in Putah Creek. Putah Creek is just a small stream flowing through Yolo and Solano counties, fed by releases of water from Lake Berryessa. … Continue reading →

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Improving Urban Water Conservation in California

Posted on May 6, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Erik Porse The relatively dry 2017-18 winter in California resurfaced recent memories of drought conservation mandates. From 2013-16, urban water utilities complied with voluntary, then mandatory, water use limits as part of Executive Order B-37-16. Urban water utilities met … Continue reading →

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