Keeping Accounts for Groundwater Sustainability
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A Table of Contents for Groundwater Sustainability Plans under Californias Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
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A team of California researchers propose a general outline to guide local agencies in crafting Groundwater Sustainability Plans under the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
Creating Effective Groundwater Sustainability Plans
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California is entering a new era in how it manages its largest source of water storage — groundwater. Initial efforts implementing the state’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act must focus on getting local and state agencies organized and able to communicate with each other. Having common expectations for the contents of the law’s required ...
A Detailed Outline for Groundwater Sustainability Plans under Californias Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
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A team of California researchers propose a detailed outline to guide local agencies in crafting Groundwater Sustainability Plans under the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
Dam removal and anadromous salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) conservation in California
Published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Dam removal is often proposed for restoration of anadromous salmonid populations, which are in serious decline in California. However, the benefits of dam removal vary due to differences in affected populations and potential for environmental impacts. Here, we develop an assessment method to examine the relationship between dam removal and salmonid...
Report 4963: 2014 Putah Salmon Run
This report by aquatic biologist and photographer Ken Davis, dba Wildlife Survey & Photo Service of Sacramento, to the Solano County Water Agency summarizes results of visual salmon survey spanning 10 days (Nov. 30, 2014 - Dec. 10, 2014) on the section of Lower Putah Creek between Putah Diversion Dam and the Yolo County town of Winters. The author ...
Adapting Californias Ecosystems to a Changing Climate
...Published in BioScience
Significant efforts are underway to translate improved understanding of how climate change is altering ecosystems into practical actions for sustaining ecosystem functions and benefits. We explore this transition in California, where adaptation and mitigation are advancing relatively rapidly, through four case studies that span large spatial domain...
Californias freshwater fishes: status and management
Published in FISHMED Fishes in Mediterranean Environments
Fishes in Mediterranean climates are adapted to thrive in streams with dynamic environmental conditions such as strong seasonality in flows. However, anthropogenic threats to species viability, in combination with climate change, can alter habitats beyond native species environmental tolerances and may result in extirpation. Although the effects of...
Economic Feasibility of Irrigated Agricultural Land Use Buffers to Reduce Groundwater Nitrate in Rural Drinking Water So...
Published in Hydro Nepal Journal of Water Energy and Environment
Agricultural irrigation leachate is often the largest source for aquifer recharge in semi-arid groundwater basins, but contamination from fertilizers and other agro-chemicals may degrade the quality of groundwater. Affected communities are frequently economically disadvantaged, and water supply alternatives may be too costly. This study aimed to de...
Integrating Storage in Californias Changing Water System
California can effectively use no more than a 15 percent increase - 6 million acre-feet - in surface water storage capacity. Exceeding this expansion runs into limits of available precipitation and the ability to transport water. The study determined the maximum additional storage space that could be used, both with and without coordination with ot...
