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The Two Biggest Challenges to Groundwater Recharge in California

Alvar Escriva-Bou Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Recent studies have calculated how much water is available for recharge, but the hurdle now is how to get it underground, writes researcher Alvar Escriva-Bou of the PPIC Water Policy Center.about 2 years ago

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Innovative Water Storage Projects Aid Wildlife, Salmon and Fishing Jobs

John McManus President, Golden Gate Salmon Association

Rachel Zwillinger Water Policy Adviser, Defenders of Wildlife

Environmental and fisheries groups have often opposed water storage projects. But two proposed projects in California have earned their backing, and Rachel Zwillinger of Defenders of Wildlife and John McManus of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, explain why.about 2 years ago

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Filling California’s Biggest Groundwater Gap

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University

Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

California needs to get to the next level in using groundwater recharge to help bring over-drafted San Joaquin Valley aquifers into sustainability, write Ellen Hanak of the PPIC Water Policy Center and Sarge Green of the California Water Institute.over 2 years ago

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New Groundwater Found Deep Under Central Valley

Previous estimates of groundwater in California’s drought-stricken Central Valley only looked at depths of up to 1,000ft (300m), but a new study says there’s three times as much freshwater at 1,000–3,000ft (300–900m) below ground.about 4 years ago

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Watershed Protection Comes From Corporate Partners

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

Coca-Cola is backing efforts to help restore key watersheds in southern California, signaling a new era in corporate water stewardship, writes Kirsten James, who oversees the California policy program at Ceres.about 4 years ago

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Chronic Water Scarcity Threatens Food Production

Satellite data from NASA show that more than half of the world’s major aquifers are in decline – and that those threatened aquifers support major food-producing regions, including California’s Central Valley.about 4 years ago

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Jay Famiglietti: California’s Groundwater Crisis

A special kind of satellite system is able to help reveal important information about the amount of water in our aquifers, explains Jay Famiglietti, senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. about 4 years ago

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The Two Biggest Challenges to Groundwater Recharge in California

Alvar Escriva-Bou Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Innovative Water Storage Projects Aid Wildlife, Salmon and Fishing Jobs

John McManus President, Golden Gate Salmon Association

Rachel Zwillinger Water Policy Adviser, Defenders of Wildlife

Filling California’s Biggest Groundwater Gap

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University

Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

New Groundwater Found Deep Under Central Valley

Watershed Protection Comes From Corporate Partners

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

Chronic Water Scarcity Threatens Food Production

Jay Famiglietti: California’s Groundwater Crisis

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The Two Biggest Challenges to Groundwater Recharge in California

Alvar Escriva-Bou Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Innovative Water Storage Projects Aid Wildlife, Salmon and Fishing Jobs

John McManus President, Golden Gate Salmon Association Rachel Zwillinger Water Policy Adviser, Defenders of Wildlife

Filling California’s Biggest Groundwater Gap

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

New Groundwater Found Deep Under Central Valley

Watershed Protection Comes From Corporate Partners

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

Chronic Water Scarcity Threatens Food Production

Jay Famiglietti: California’s Groundwater Crisis

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John McManus President, Golden Gate Salmon Association

Rachel Zwillinger Water Policy Adviser, Defenders of Wildlife

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University

Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center