Water Plan Update 2013 Vol.3
Summary: The Resource Management Strategies (RMS) is created by subject matter experts to assist agencies and governments manage water use. RMS Volume 3 is created as a toolkit to outline strategies working towards reducing water demands, improving flood management, improving operational efficiency and transfers, increasing water supplies, improving water quality, promoting conservation practices, and apprehend…
Read MoreCalifornia Water Action Plan
Summary: California’s water resource challenges are broad and solutions are complex, expensive, with inadequate tools. This action plan lays out, a comprehensive and inclusive plan of, California’s challenges, goals, and decisive actions for a safer, and more sustainable path. The Brown Administration efforts are to pave a path to sustainable water management through reliable water…
Read MoreCalifornia Significant Droughts 2015
Summary: This paper outlines various drought conditions in California. It compares California’s, most current dry years from 2012-2014, drought conditions with significant historical droughts statewide; discusses lessons learned and how to improve drought preparedness for future dry years. Keywords: Drought, California, Climate Change, Paleoclimate, Hydroclimate, Drought impact, Dry Periods, Historical, ENSO, Statewide, Comparison Categories: Publication,…
Read MoreDrought in California
Summary: California droughts are constituted as a regular occurrence and infrastructures and programs are constructed to mitigate short dry periods. However, drought impacts certain water users (ie. Ranchers) in certain locations, making drought, a localized circumstance. Keywords: Hydrologic, Precipitation, Drought Causation, Drought Impact, Groundwater, Mitigation Categories: Publication Download the PDF
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