blog post The Yuba Accord: A Model for Water Management By Ellen Hanak May 15, 2018 Three reasons why the Yuba Accord is a model for modern water management in California.
blog post Drought Watch: Priorities for Cities and Farms By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Mar 18, 2015 Cities need to do more to reduce landscape irrigation. For farmers, the options are somewhat different.
blog post Smoothing the Bumps in the Road to Ecosystem Restoration By Lori Pottinger Feb 22, 2021 California’s environmental permitting system was developed to prevent bad things from happening to ecosystems, but it often slows efforts to do good things, too. We talked with a group of experts about how to make the process more efficient and effective.
blog post “Water 101” Podcast Covers Challenges, Solutions By Lori Pottinger May 20, 2015 What do Californians need to know about our water system to grasp the big management challenges we face? Listen to this free podcast for a crash course by Jeff Mount.
Report Accounting for California’s Water By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Brian Gray, Henry McCann Jul 20, 2016 Understanding California’s balance sheet for water—how much there is, who has claims to it, and what is actually being "spent”—is key to effectively managing the state’s limited water supply in support of a healthy economy and environment. This report compares California’s water accounting systems to those of 11 other western states, Australia, and Spain. It identifies gaps in California’s water information systems, and proposes a dozen ways to bridge them. Read a summary of the report’s policy recommendations. This research was supported with funding from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Water Foundation, an initiative of the Resources Legacy Fund.
blog post How Does Cannabis Cultivation Affect California’s Water? By Sarah Bardeen, Lori Pottinger Jun 28, 2021 The number of cannabis farms in California has grown dramatically in recent years. How is this affecting the state’s water?
blog post Testimony: Managing California’s Headwater Forests By Lori Pottinger Aug 24, 2017 California’s headwater forests are at risk. PPIC testified at a Little Hoover Commission hearing on improving the state’s forest management.
blog post Three Lessons on Water Accounting for California By Henry McCann, Alvar Escriva-Bou Aug 8, 2016 California can learn a thing or two from our neighbors on understanding how much water is available, who has claims to it, and how much is being used.
blog post Water Marketing That Helps Nature By Ellen Hanak, Jelena Jezdimirovic Sep 13, 2016 Unleashing the potential of water trading could improve conditions California’s struggling rivers and wetlands.
