Event coverage

August 30, 2016

Dr. Stephen McCord discusses the progress made so far on the phase one control studies; final reports are due October,...

Farms as floodplains: A summary after five years of experimental flooding of agricultural land

August 25, 2016

Studies show the rice-field fish are larger, healthier and more robust than those in the river at the same age...

Webinar: Managing Drought: Lessons from Australia

August 24, 2016

A look at Australia’s strategies and programs that cut urban water use in half Australia and California, despite being on...

Stormwater capture, treatment and recharge for urban water supply

August 18, 2016

Dr. Richard Luthy presents the latest research on stormwater treatment systems can be used to recharge groundwater Traditionally, the approach...

Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

August 17, 2016

Dr. Thomas Harter gives an overview of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the key components of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan,and...

California Water Crisis: Solutions to wicked problems at massive scales

August 16, 2016

MWH Facilitator Lisa Buetler discusses how the California Water Plan is approaching California’s ‘wicked’ water problems California’s water system is...

David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

August 9, 2016

David Sedlak talks about how cities can build reliable water supplies that can withstand drought and climate change As the...

California Water Fix: Paying for the Delta tunnels

July 20, 2016

At Capitol Weekly’s Water 2016 conference, a panel discusses the fiscal impacts of the California Water Fix One the largest...

Headwaters Health: Obstacles and opportunities to advance forest management

July 19, 2016

Panel at ACWA’s Spring Conference discusses forest restoration, biomass power plants, wildfires, and other upper watershed management issues Experts agree...

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

July 8, 2016

Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the...

Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration

July 7, 2016

Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...

Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps

July 6, 2016

Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought … ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium,...

Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable?

July 5, 2016

Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don’t know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is...

Mary Nichols: Exploring the water-energy nexus