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Tag Archives: water supply
Demystifying mist as a source of water supply
By Jay Lund In some of the world’s driest places, atmospheric moisture is a major source of water for native ecosystems. Some algae, plants and insects in the Israeli and Namibian deserts get much of their water from fog, dew and … Continue reading
Shaping water storage in California
By Jay Lund, Maurice Hall and Anthony Saracino With the continuation of California’s historic drought and the recent passage of Proposition 1, the potential value of additional water storage in the state is an area of vigorous discussion. In a new study released … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Saracino, Jay Lund, Maurice Hall, water storage, water supply
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Water and California’s Economy
Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), San Francisco, CA Jay Lund, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California – Davis Buzz Thompson, Stanford School of Law Today, PPIC released “Water and the California Economy,” a report that presents … Continue reading
Can solid flood planning improve all California water planning?
Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis “No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood.” E.L. Kersten The best time to prepare for floods is during a drought. … Continue reading
Posted in California Water, Climate Change, Floodplains, Planning and Management, Water Conservation, Water System Modeling
Tagged adaptive management, California, floodplain, floodwaters, Jay Lund, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, water conservation, water management, water planning, water supply
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Growing costs and concern for drinking water in Tulare Basin and Salinas Valley
Thomas Harter, Robert M. Hagan Endowed Chair in Water Management and Policy, University of California – Davis Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis A potential public health concern has been … Continue reading
Expanding water storage capacity in California
Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis “The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be.” The recent report from the US Bureau of Reclamation on the economic feasibility … Continue reading
Insights for California water policy from computer modeling
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” G.E.P. Box By Jay R. Lund California has a very complex water system which is important to many often competing interests and purposes. Because of this, California’s water system will always be … Continue reading
Some curious things about water management
Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Water management is often very different from what we think intuitively, or what we have been taught. Here are some examples. 1. Most water … Continue reading
Posted in California Water, Economy, Floodplains, Planning and Management, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water Conservation
Tagged California, chicken, economics, Jay Lund, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, water demand, water management, water planning, water supply, water systems
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Has human water use peaked in California?
Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis Ellen Hanak, Senior Policy Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco For over a century, water planning and policy in California … Continue reading
Multiple stressors – funding the Delta like a public sewer
Jay R. Lund, The Ray B. Krone Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis “There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.” It has become … Continue reading