“We’ve got to do everything we can, above ground & below, big & small.“ @feliciamarcus runs through CA's diverse approach to drought + flood-proofing, including bringing back beavers 🦫, restoring meadows 🌱, and mapping aquifers with airborne magnets 🧲. bit.ly/3POJySR

After years of chronic overuse and drought, what will the future hold for the seven states, 30 tribes and northern Mexico, all of whom depend on the Colorado River for hydropower, irrigation, and their livelihoods? Amy Joi O'Donoghue reports from #RuralWest : deseret.com/utah/2024/03/2…

CA is heading into spring w/ boosted reservoir supply, but the state still faces complex #CAwater management problems. Former California State Water Resources Control Board chair Felicia Marcus explains what CA can focus on during the #drought reprieve - via @LAtimes Ian James: lat.ms/4azaheg #CAwx

'Governmental agencies just don’t have the same incentive to embrace new, creative ideas as the private sector.' Our faculty director, Buzz Thompson, runs through powerful examples of public-private #water collaborations - via PPIC Water Public Policy Institute of California. bit.ly/3VwVPPL

Does the public sector need the private sector’s help to address the freshwater crisis? That’s the thesis of Stanford Law School and environmental social sciences professor Barton “Buzz” Thompson’s provocative new book. We sat down with him to hear more. #CAwater ppic.org/blog/how-busin…

Lots of water-related content in the latest Stanford Woods Institute People&Planet newsletter, including our research brief on #CAwater #policy and the impact of the Bay-Delta Plan on water supply reliability in the SF Bay Area from CEE_Stanford & Stanford Earth Soils. ⤵️

How is climate change impacting our shared water sources? On #WorldWaterDay , Stanford scientists Rjp Schmitt & Anna Michalak break down some unexpected connections between bacteria 🦠, fertilizers 💩, hydropower 🌊, irrigation 🌾, & more. stanford.io/3vpD3PA

A court has upheld a key decision by California’s water board calling for reductions in water diversions from the San Joaquin River and its tributaries to help revive struggling fish populations. California State Water Resources Control Board⁩ Felicia Marcus⁩ latimes.com/environment/st…

“How do you improve the situation, which is dire for fish & wildlife, while not causing undue economic harm?” Felicia Marcus, former chair of the #CAwater board, on the nuanced impact of the amended #BayDeltaPlan - via San Francisco Chronicle bit.ly/3Pu527H #CAwater

💡New points for #BayDeltaPlan #policymakers ➡️ bit.ly/3PrJXL7

How to balance #BayArea #WaterSecurity and ecosystem health as #ClimateChange and drought stress #CAwater systems.

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We hope students interested in climate resilience will consider applying for our 2024 Sophomore College course, 'Coastal Resilience: Problems and Solutions to Extreme Weather Challenges on the West Coast.' Deadline to apply is April 16 at 11:59 p.m. stanford.io/4a6l4gl

Groundwater pumping occurs at unsustainable levels throughout the American West, jeopardizing our water supply. Stanford is developing new tools to better understand groundwater resources and develop more effective groundwater management & policy: stanford.io/3IX3jV0 #GWAW

👀 Look back at some of the most impactful Stanford University research on #environment and #sustainability from 2023

Read the new 2023 Year in Review ➡️ bit.ly/Enviro-YIR-2023 #StanfordEnvironmentYIR2023

In response to a decades-long drought, 7 US states are at odds as to how to conserve water from the Colorado river. California, Nevada & Arizona have now submitted a plan that is less aggressive than the proposal from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, & Wyoming: bit.ly/3wT8j9R

Where will more frequent and intense floods leave farmers in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta? Our partner program Stanford’s Bill Lane Center for the American West breaks down difficult choices & the state’s #deltatunnel plan: stanford.io/3TlEjMR #CAwater

Study in Hydrological Processes uses satellite Earth observation data and ground-based data to assess how upstream rainfall and snowmelt in California's Sierra Nevada influence baseflow: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100… #CAwater

Could voluntary agreements (VA's) ever be a viable approach to reducing water usage in CA? If they go forward without adequate standards, Felicia Marcus says 'the ecosystem will continue to collapse & more species will go extinct.” - via Los Angeles Times: lat.ms/3SWCeW5 #CAwater

The Stanford Woods Institute Annual Report is out! Learn about our work to catalyze research, cultivate leaders & connect research to action as we advance solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges of today and tomorrow ➡️ bit.ly/WoodsAR22-23

🌍 Dive into the latest edition of the People&Planet newsletter! Discover research on non-native earthworms, aquaculture & fishery policies, discrepancies in poverty measurements, and more. Don't miss out on the ✨newly redesigned✨ February 2024 issue ➡️ bit.ly/3SXOOpn

The latest news from Stanford's Water in the West program: Water rights in the #CORiver basin, how business & govt can partner to solve the #freshwater crisis, why we should treat #wastewater close to home, & more ➡️ bit.ly/4by1ISh
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