Tag Archives: Richard Frank

U.C. Davis Law’s Environmental Law Center Releases Proposition 3 White Paper

Posted on November 2, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Richard Frank This article originally appeared on Legal Planet on October 31, 2018 The U.C. Davis School of Law’s California Environmental Law & Policy Center has published a detailed analysis of one of the most controversial initiative measures facing … Continue reading →

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Facing Rollbacks, California Must Protect Drinking Water, Wetlands

Posted on October 27, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Richard Frank This article originally appeared on Water Deeply. You can find the original here. Californians strongly support action by state and federal agencies to ensure that the water in our streams and the water we drink are free … Continue reading →

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Ten ways the feds can help ease drought in the West

Posted on May 27, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Since the onset of California’s drought emergency 16 months ago, federal agencies and Congress have been seeking to help the state through funding and new and existing legislation. Here are 10 recommendations for new federal actions. Although many focus on … Continue reading →

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Keeping accounts for groundwater sustainability

Posted on May 10, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Rob Gailey, Graham Fogg, Thomas Harter, Jay Lund, Helen Dahlke, Richard Frank, Tim Ginn, Richard Howitt, Mimi Jenkins, Bonnie Magnuson, Josué Medellín-Azuara, and Samuel Sandoval Solis The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 creates an opportunity to establish standards for … 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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Modernizing drought water allocations

Posted on October 16, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

The State Water Resources Control Board recently solicited public comments on how to improve its drought curtailment of water rights. Here is a summary of insights and recommendations from a group of seven California water experts. By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount, Jay … Continue reading →

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Drought’s No. 1 lesson: Modernize water management

Posted on April 9, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Jeff Mount, Ellen Hanak, Bruce Cain, Caitrin Chappelle, Richard Frank, Brian Gray, Richard Howitt, Katrina Jessoe, Jay Lund, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Peter Moyle, Leon Szeptycki and Buzz Thompson This year’s drought is testing how well California manages water during severe dry … Continue reading →

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