Tag Archives: water quality

The folly of unimpaired flows for water quality management

Posted on November 25, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Ann Willis Unimpaired streamflow has long been the benchmark against which current stream flows are evaluated for environmental purposes. The underlying assumption is that if there is water in a stream, the stream must be healthy. A closer look … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Fires: How Wildfires Can Both Help and Harm Our Water Supply

Posted on December 3, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Gabrielle Boisramé Now that summer is over and rain has returned to California, it appears that the dramatic 2017 fire season is finally behind us. The effects of fire season can linger, however, with the possibilities of erosion and … Continue reading →

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The dog that didn’t bark: Unexpectedly small effects of export changes on Delta farms

Posted on November 14, 2012 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Inspector Gregory: Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention? Sherlock Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. Gregory: The dog did nothing in the night-time. Holmes: That was the … Continue reading →

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Water to the sea isn’t wasted

Posted on March 1, 2011 by cathrynlawrence

By Jeffrey Mount In December of 2010 we had a remarkable set of storms.  Relentless rain and snowfall hit both southern and northern California.  The news reports about these events followed a predictable pattern, including the inevitable articles that bemoan … Continue reading →

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