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July 11, 2016
About Water in the West
June 27, 2016
Toward Sustainable Groundwater
March 17, 2015
California Drought Panel - March 4, 2015
January 29, 2013
Woods Institute on Freshwater Initiative
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Debra Perrone, Melissa Rohde
Research brief for the study, Benefits and Economic Costs of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California.
Debra Perrone, Melissa Rohde
Although there is no single solution to increasing California’s resiliency to drought and to achieving sustainable groundwater management, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects will play an important role in helping the newly formed Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) under SGMA to achieve their sustainability goals.
About Water in the West
July 11, 2016
About Water in the West
July 11, 2016
About Water in the West
Water in the West
A joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Water in the West marshals the resources of one of the world’s preeminent research institutions to address one of the most urgent questions about the West’s future—how can the region continue to thrive despite growing water scarcity? Learn more about our approach in this short video.
July 11, 2016
About Water in the West
Survey of groundwater managers highlights need for standardized data monitoring, and makes policy recommendations for successful implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA)
Tara Moran, Ph.D., Amanda Cravens, Janet Martinez, Leon Szeptycki
After decades of dysfunction that have exacerbated chronic water problems, historic groundwater legislation has brought California to the cusp of a new era of water management. Meeting the law’s goals will require overcoming stubborn systemic obstacles, according to a new report by Water in the West & the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, Stanford Law School.
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Although there is no single solution to increasing California’s resiliency to drought and to achieving sustainable groundwater management, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects will play an important role in helping the newly formed Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) under SGMA to achieve their sustainability goals.
Featured Video
Toward Sustainable Groundwater
June 27, 2016
Toward Sustainable Groundwater
June 27, 2016
Toward Sustainable Groundwater
After decades of dysfunction that have exacerbated chronic water problems, California is on the cusp of a new era due to historic groundwater legislation. However, meeting the law’s goals will require overcoming stubborn systemic obstacles, according to a report by researchers at Stanford’s Water in the West program and the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution at the Stanford Law School.