Category Archives: Sustainability

Reflections on Cadillac Desert

Posted on July 9, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund In 1986, when Mark Reisner published his book Cadillac Desert, I had just begun professing on water management. The book went “viral,” before the word viral had its present-day internet-intoxicated meaning. The book offered a compelling revisionist … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Climate Change, education, Planning and Management, Stressors, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged Jay Lund | 16 Comments

Better Information Can Help the Environment

Posted on May 21, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Henry McCann and Alvar Escriva-Bou This blog was originally posted on the Public Policy Institute’s Viewpoints blog. We know that California’s aquatic species are at risk from a host of stressors and that drought pushes them closer to the … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Conservation, Planning and Management, Sustainability | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in California Water, Groundwater, Planning and Management, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Tagged Jay Lund | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in California Water, Conservation, Planning and Management, reconciliation, Sustainability | Tagged Ann Willis | 2 Comments

California’s groundwater – basics, laws, and beyond

Posted on December 7, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Chris Austin Groundwater has been receiving a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. California is the heaviest groundwater user in the nation, and our use is increasing after recent, multiple dry years. The Sustainable Groundwater Supply Act … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Groundwater, Planning and Management, Sustainability, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Water and California’s Economy

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), San Francisco, CA Jay Lund, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California – Davis Buzz Thompson, Stanford School of Law Today, PPIC released “Water and the California Economy,” a report that presents … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Economy, Floodplains, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged California, economics, floodplain, Jay Lund, levees, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, water planning, water supply | 4 Comments

Wanted: An integrated strategy for recovery of Central Valley salmon

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Jacob Katz, Ph.D. Candidate, Center for Watershed Sciences Peter Moyle, Professor of Fish Biology, University of California – Davis Historically, the rivers of the Central Valley had seasonally variable stream flows and diverse habitats. Rivers tended to flood in winter, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Conservation, Dam Removal, Fish, Restoration, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sustainability | Tagged adaptive management, California, Central Valley, Chinook salmon, fish biology, fish migration, Moyle, restoration, salmon, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences | 2 Comments

Growing costs and concern for drinking water in Tulare Basin and Salinas Valley

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Thomas Harter, Robert M. Hagan Endowed Chair in Water Management and Policy, University of California – Davis Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis A potential public health concern has been … Continue reading →

Posted in California Water, Economy, Nitrate, Planning and Management, Sustainability, Water Supply and Wastewater | Tagged agriculture, California, Central Valley, environmental justice, nitrate, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, water supply | Leave a comment

Extinction is a sustainable condition

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Sustainability is favored by everyone, but, people and groups view and use sustainability differently. Alas, as Keynes observed, “In the long run we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sustainability | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Sustainability

Reflections on Cadillac Desert

Better Information Can Help the Environment

Better accounting begets better water management

Instream flows: Five features of effective summer flow strategies

California’s groundwater – basics, laws, and beyond

Water and California’s Economy

Wanted: An integrated strategy for recovery of Central Valley salmon

Growing costs and concern for drinking water in Tulare Basin and Salinas Valley

Extinction is a sustainable condition

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