💧 40 to 60 percent of California’s water supply comes from groundwater. But in California and throughout the West, intensifying water challenges such as drought and unsustainable water pumping have endangered long-term water supplies, threatening to deplete aquifers and greatly impact water quality. The Groundwater Accounting Platform—developed between ESA, the Environmental Defense Fund the California Water Data Consortium, Olsson—enables water managers, landowners, and water users to track water availability and usage, in order to avoid these undesirable outcomes and help communities meet water conservation goals. A notable feature, notes Technology Services Lead John Henry Burns PE, is the utilization of open-source technology which provides water managers with the data and tools to monitor their water use and make informed, long-term decisions towards sustainability. The platform is now available throughout California to support groundwater management practices. See more about it in the video below: https://lnkd.in/g-5R6VKz and visit the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTxmQWSz #Groundwater #WaterManagement #SGMA #GroundwaterPumping #WaterConservation #WaterQuality #GroundwaterSustainabilityAgencies #OpenSource #DataPlatform
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As growers and water managers throughout the state practice groundwater recharge at higher rates, California WaterBlog offers a “functional flows” approach to guide recharge proponents. This perspective aims to balance the potential benefits — and risks — of Flood-MAR based on the flow levels and other environmental characteristics of water systems during the wet season.
A Functional Flows approach to implementing Flood-MAR
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Happy World Water Day! 💧 🏞️ Today is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of conserving water resources and think about how we can strive for more sustainable water management practices and equitable access to clean water. In California, the state’s water-related challenges are always top-of-mind—from water conservation, to supplementing groundwater recharge, to protecting water sources from natural disasters. In Morgan Hill, California, we’re assisting Valley Water to help rehabilitate Anderson Dam, the largest surface reservoir in Santa Clara County. Due to seismic risk, this vital reservoir, which supplies 90,000 acre-feet of rainfall runoff and imported water, can only accommodate three percent of drinking water supplies. ESA, working with COWI construction team, is overseeing the project as environmental lead; steering environmental compliance, water quality monitoring, and permitting, to return the reservoir to its original storage capacity. It’s one part of how we’re helping to improve the reliability of our water resources. Find out more about our work on the project at: https://lnkd.in/gJyhvYWu #WorldWaterDay #WaterResources #CaliforniaWater #Reservoir #WaterSupply #WaterManagement #DrinkingWater #WaterIsLife
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For the future of global water systems we need to pay careful attention to power dynamics and scale mismatches Around the world water systems are under enormous and growing pressure. Too often, the solutions put forward are technological and reductionist, seeking to extract water more ‘efficiently’ from an already overstretched system. Elizabeth Macpherson and colleagues believe that if we are to meet the challenges facing our water systems, we need new paradigms in water governance that conceive of water as more than a physical commodity and recognize the deep interdependencies of social and physical systems. Central to this is understanding the function and influence of power dynamics at different temporal and spatial scales. Here they explain how such an approach can help in designing multi-scalar, reflexive, and pluralistic water policy solutions. https://lnkd.in/gPu-_7Mz
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Voice Your Opinions on California's Water Policy! The California Water Commission is conducting a Public Engagement Survey to gather diverse perspectives on water management issues. Your insights are crucial in helping shape state water policies and planning for California’s changing hydrology. Join the effort by taking this short survey—it’s just 14 questions and will take approximately five minutes. Your feedback will directly inform the Commission’s outreach and engagement strategies. Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/gqa337Vn Available until July 31. This is your opportunity to influence future water management solutions for a sustainable California. #CaliforniaWater #PublicEngagement #WaterPolicy #SustainableCalifornia
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Southern Water is cheating the environment - endangering chalk streams and their rare species such as Atlantic salmon - with abstraction and sewage. Defra, Ofwat and EA it is time to end it.
Southern Water has been in talks with the Environment Agency for at least two years over plans to alter its obligations for abstracting water from rare chalk streams. This is not acceptable. We need transparency. https://lnkd.in/etwfumeB
‘Lack of transparency’: Documents reveal Southern Water tried to renegotiate its drought responsibilities
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🏡 Behind every new neighborhood is a team of experts ensuring clean water. Hydrogeologists partner with developers to create wells that meet regulatory standards, protecting our health and environment. Cheers to this essential collaboration! #CleanWaterTeam #WaterSafety #WaterConsulting #WaterSafety #Hydrogeology #WaterEducation #WaterSupply #CleanWater #DrinkingWater #WaterSystems #WaterInnovation #Water #Expertise #Edgewater #EdgewaterStrategies
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💦 State, Local Water Agencies Achieve Major Milestone in Efforts to Ensure Groundwater Sustainability Statewide 📰Jan 18, 2024 Sacramento, California 💦The Department of Water Resources (DWR) marked a major milestone in long-term water supply management efforts today with the completion of the review process of groundwater sustainability plans for high and medium priority groundwater basins in the state. The plans were prepared and submitted at the local level for the first time, ensuring that communities near these precious resources have a significant role in ensuring their sustainability. 💦California’s groundwater basins, which collectively make up a massive underground reservoir, provide a critical water supply for 15.4 million people, especially during dry years when surface water supplies are lacking. As California adapts to a hotter, drier future, these groundwater supplies will become a more vital resource for local water agencies and agriculture. 💦“It is remarkable that now, for the first time under SGMA, groundwater basins that make up 98 percent of the state’s groundwater use are being actively managed by local agencies with locally developed groundwater sustainability plans that have undergone initial review, said Paul Gosselin, Deputy Director of DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Office. “Since 2014, local agencies, with state support, have met every ambitious milestone required by SGMA, and with today’s announcement, DWR has met the required deadline to review and issue determinations for all initial groundwater sustainability plans. The work does not stop here and DWR will continue to partner with local agencies to build a more sustainable water future for all Californians.” 📰Water.CA.gov https://lnkd.in/gwcrHgdt 💦Sustainable Groundwater Management Act 💧SGMA Portal is the central repository for groundwater information and updates https://lnkd.in/gY4dvsB5 #california #watersustainability #groundwater #agricultureandfarming #agricultureusa #drought #climatechange #climatechangemitigation #watersecurity #drinkingwater
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3wI love this; my current research aligns with this story. If there is one thing I've learned in my research thus far is the importance of unique ways to perform water irrigation in arid areas like California.