Jeffrey Mount is a senior fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center. He is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Davis, in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and founding director of the Center for Watershed Sciences. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jeffrey-mount/rss en Climate & Weather Economics Innovation Law & Policy Management & Supply Solutions Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:00:55 +0000 Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/09/18/to-manage-future-water-shortages-california-must-update-its-water-grid https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/09/18/to-manage-future-water-shortages-california-must-update-its-water-grid The state’s water supply system will be strained to cope with climate change. New investments – and new ways of investing – are needed to improve water management, especially to recharge groundwater. Agriculture Environment & Wildlife Law & Policy Management & Supply Fri, 23 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jeffrey Mount https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/23/an-alternative-approach-to-managing-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/23/an-alternative-approach-to-managing-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta A group of independent experts has proposed a plan to resolve some of the biggest challenges facing water and ecosystem management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, often a lightning rod of controversy. Environment & Wildlife Management & Supply Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:00:48 +0000 Jeffrey Mount https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/11/14/three-ways-to-change-how-california-manages-water-for-the-environment https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/11/14/three-ways-to-change-how-california-manages-water-for-the-environment New research shows that three reforms could improve ecological conditions and reduce tensions over allocation of water, says Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center. Environment & Wildlife Management & Supply Wed, 23 Nov 2016 05:05:12 +0000 Peter Moyle, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/11/23/allocating-san-joaquin-river-water-to-the-environment-shows-promise https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/11/23/allocating-san-joaquin-river-water-to-the-environment-shows-promise After a California agency proposes a plan to allocate blocks of water for environmental uses in the lower San Joaquin River and its tributaries, researchers write about what works and what could make the plan better. Agriculture Innovation Law & Policy Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Jeffrey Mount https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/02/10/federal-help-is-needed-to-build-drought-resilience https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/02/10/federal-help-is-needed-to-build-drought-resilience The federal government is deeply involved in western water, but it’s been struggling with how to help states there deal with one of the worst droughts in modern history. Here are some pragmatic reforms that would help build drought resilience in this most drought-prone of regions.