Category Archives: urban water

Groundwater exchange pools in Los Angeles: An innovative example of adaptive management

Posted on July 27, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Erik Porse, Kathryn Mika, Stephanie Pincetl, Mark Gold, and William Blomquist Across California, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are devising plans to reduce long-term overdraft. As part of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, GSAs will submit plans in 2020-2022, … 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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