Tag Archives: California drought

Eastern San Joaquin Valley and other CA drinking water supplies at risk in the next drought

Posted on November 12, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Amanda Fencl, Rich Pauloo, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Hervé Guillon During the 2012-2016 drought, the state received more than 2,500 domestic well failure reports, the majority of which were in the Central Valley (DWR 2018). This left thousands of people without a … Continue reading →

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A cheat sheet on the California drought

Posted on April 24, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund Here’s a primer to keep the water-cooler conversation flowing when the subject turns to the California drought. Just how dry are we? We cannot know exactly, but we have some good indications: Northern Sierra. Currently, precipitation is … Continue reading →

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Getting through the dry times

Posted on November 30, 2012 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ellen Hanak and Elizabeth Stryjewski This week, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released a new report that provides a checkup on California’s progress with two innovative water management tools:  water marketing and groundwater banking.  These tools are … Continue reading →

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