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Evolution of Drought Response and Resilience in California’s Cities

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

By Erik Porse Drought is a regular event in California. In recent decades, California has experienced five prolonged drought periods (1976-77, 1987-1992, 2007-09, 2011-16, 2020-22). Urban water agencies have responded with investments in supply and demand management measures, which have … Continue reading →

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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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Los Angeles and the Future of Urban Water in California

Posted on January 22, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Erik Porse Los Angeles is a grand American urban experiment. It brings emerging ideas into the mainstream, sometimes for better, and sometimes for worse. In the early 20th Century, it seemed fanciful to build a metropolis in a region … Continue reading →

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The hard work of sustainable groundwater management

Posted on August 13, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Erik Porse Under California’s new groundwater law, local agencies must adopt long-term plans for sustainably managing basins subject to critical overdraft. Preparing these plans will be challenging, requiring collaboration and compromise among water users accustomed to pumping as they … Continue reading →

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