Event coverage

May 30, 2019

Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...

ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley

May 29, 2019

Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...

ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms

May 22, 2019

Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension?

May 15, 2019

Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy

May 8, 2019

Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...

PANEL PRESENTATION: Funding options for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

April 16, 2019

Presentation reviews the GSA fee authorities granted in SGMA, looks at the various fees enacted by some GSAs, and a...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: How adaptive management is applied in other ecosystems

April 11, 2019

Presentations highlight structured decision making, collective action on invasive species, and a scoring system for restoration projects Adaptive management is...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Groundwater adjudication under SGMA

March 27, 2019

Attorney Eric Garner and EDF’s Christina Babbitt discuss adjudication and management under SGMA in a panel discussion moderated by Justice...

DR. GLENDA HUMISTON: Managing our Lands to Manage our Water

March 13, 2019

Dr. Glenda Humiston is Vice President of Agriculture & Natural Resources for the University of California. At the 2019 California...

DR. JAY LUND: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: An overview

March 6, 2019

Water supply reliability. It’s a term often talked about in the realm of California water, but what does it really...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Monitoring and Managing Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Tidal Marshes in the San Francisco Estuary

February 28, 2019

Once not all that long ago, the prevailing thought was that if tidal marsh remnants were protected and carefully managed,...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Groundwater Sustainability Plan development: How is it going on the ground?

February 27, 2019

A San Joaquin Valley perspective, a Sacramento Valley perspective, a researcher’s perspective and a consultant’s perspective on GSP development Since...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Science-Based Regulatory Permitting for Resilient Tidal Habitat Restorations