Tag Archives: Joshua Viers

Making the most of little water — with spreadsheets

Posted on June 14, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jenny Ta and Joshua Viers It seems inevitable that increasing numbers of California farmers will see their claims to surface water suspended this growing season as the drought persists into a fourth year. The State Water Resources Control Board said … Continue reading →

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Making every drop count in drought – and deluge

Posted on April 9, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Joshua Viers and Graham Fogg A little publicized but highly curious part of the emergency drought legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last month advances hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up and replace aging levees in flood … Continue reading →

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Creating effective groundwater sustainability plans

Posted on March 4, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Jay Lund, Thomas Harter, Robert Gailey, Graham Fogg, Richard Frank, Helen Dahlke, Timothy Ginn, Sam Sandoval Solis, Thomas Young — UC Davis Andrew Fisher, Ruth Langridge — UC Santa Cruz Joshua Viers, Thomas Harmon — UC Merced Patricia Holden, Arturo … Continue reading →

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California water rights: You can’t manage what you don’t measure

Posted on August 20, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ted Grantham and Joshua Viers California water experts have long known the amount of surface water granted by water rights far exceeds the state’s average supplies. Historically, the over-allocation has not raised much concern; in most years, there has … Continue reading →

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Groundwater and climate change in California

Posted on October 9, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Andrew Fisher, Graham Fogg, Joshua Viers, Jay Lund, Ruth Langridge and Patricia Holden For all the talk of climate change adaptation, California has yet to comprehensively address the effects of warmer temperatures and changing weather patterns on the state’s … Continue reading →

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The new ‘normal’ water year in a changing California climate

Posted on June 10, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Sarah Null and Joshua Viers For at least 20 years now, water scientists have impressed upon us the unavoidable effects of climate change already underway in California. The forecasts repeatedly call for reduced Sierra snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, prolonged … Continue reading →

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Fish and Game’s name change reflects broader mission

Posted on November 7, 2012 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Joshua Viers and Jacob Katz, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences The California Department of Fish and Game is one of the few state agencies with an inherently likable name. Bent fishing rods come to mind. Fishing and hunting … Continue reading →

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