Advancing Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Sacramento Valley

Thursday, Jan 30th, 2020

With Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) emerging from basins that are subject to critical conditions of overdraft to meet the January 31 deadline, this is a good time to reflect on sustainable groundwater management. In the Sacramento Valley, local agencies have organized Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and they are poised to advance the next generation of … Continue reading “Advancing Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Sacramento Valley”

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Birds, Farms and a Carolina Girl

Thursday, Jan 9th, 2020

How Meghan Hertel’s failed farming attempt was a boon for wild birds in California There wasn’t an older brother or sister. Single mother worked full time, and in an age when this was normal, the outdoors became her babysitter. Few of her friends lived in the same Pinehurst, North Carolina neighborhood, so Meghan was left … Continue reading “Birds, Farms and a Carolina Girl”

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Northern California Water Resources Managers Are Prepared for the Water Year

Thursday, Dec 19th, 2019

As the water year in California emerges, we have been blessed with snow in the high country and rain in many parts of the state. We are continually reminded that there is variability inherent in California’s precipitation and weather patterns and our water system has been built to address this variability and the maldistribution of … Continue reading “Northern California Water Resources Managers Are Prepared for the Water Year”

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Freshwater Ecosystem Budgets

Thursday, Dec 5th, 2019

Photo by Jim Morris

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Center today published a new report on A Path Forward for California’s Freshwater Ecosystems. We think there is much to learn from this report and recommend a close reading. The water resources managers in the Sacramento River Basin have engaged with the PPIC and are exploring ways to … Continue reading “Freshwater Ecosystem Budgets”

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