Research and Publications

Posted by: Maven on September 13, 2008 at 11:48 am

All reports listed in alphabetical order. This page last updated June of 2011.

RESEARCH E-LIBRARIES:

California Water Resources page at the Internet Archive
U. C. Davis Watershed Sciences E-Library
USGS Publications Warehouse
Western Waters Digital Library

AGRICULTURE & WATER:

Agricultural Production Statistics 2009-2010, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
California Farm Water Success Stories, by the Pacific Institute, 2010
California Water Stewards: Innovative On-Farm Water Management Practices, by the California Center for Rural Studies, January 2009.
Economic Impact of San Joaquin County Agriculture Sector, by the Eberhardt School of Business, University of the Pacific, September 2008.
Efficient Water Management: Irrigation District Acheivements, by the Agricultural Water Management Council, December 2008.
More with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California , by the Pacific Institute, September 2008.
Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future, by the Pacific Institute, July 2009.
The Reasonable Use Doctrine & Agricultural Water Use Efficiency, report by Craig Wilson, the Delta Watermaster, January 2011
The Water Fact Book: California Agriculture and its Use of Water, by the California Farm Water Coalition.

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE:

Biogeochemical Cycling of Selenium in the San Joaquin Valley, Environmental Management, November 1987. (Note: plenty more technical reports on selenium from the USGS by clicking here.)
Drainage Without a Drain: Towards a Permanent, Responsible Solution to the Agricultural Drainage Problem in the San Joaquin Valley, by the Bay Institute, January, 2003
Forecasting Selenium Discharges to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary: Ecological Effects of a Proposed San Luis Drain Extension, by the USGS, 2007.
“Investing in Clean Agriculture: How California Can Strengthen Agriculture, Reduce Pollution, and Save Money”, by the Pacific Institute, January 2005.
San Luis Drainage Feature Re-evalutaion. Final Environmental Impact Statement, by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region, 2006.
Technical Analysis of In-Valley Drainage Management Strategies for the Western San Joaquin Valley, by the USGS, 2008.
The San Joaquin Valley West Side Perspective, Lawrence Berkeley National Library, 2006.

BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

Bay Delta Conservation Plan Working Draft, November 2010
A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan, by the National Academies of Science

COLORADO RIVER BASIN & THE SOUTHWEST

Protecting the Lifeline of the West: How Climate and Energy Policies can Safeguard Water, from the Environmental Defense Fund and Western Resource Advocates, 2010.
Response of Colorado River runoff to dust radiative forcing in snow, from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2010.
Sedimentation and sustainability of western American reservoirs, published in Water Research Journal, December 2010.
The Last Drop: Climate Change and the Southwest Water Crisis, from Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011.
Thinking Like a River Basin, from Carpe Diem, 2011.

CONSERVATION AND USE:

California’s next million acre-feet: Saving water, energy and money, from the Pacific Institute
Lawns and Water Demand in California, by the Public Policy Institute of California, July, 2006.
More with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California , by the Pacific Institute, September, 2008
Saving Water From Field to Fork: Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food Chain, by the Stockholm Environment Institute and others, May 2008
The Water Fact Book: California Agriculture and its Use of Water, by the California Farm Water Coalition.
Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California (full report), by the Pacific Institute, November 2003
Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California (summary), by the Pacific Institute, November 2003

CLIMATE CHANGE:

Adapting California’s Water Management to Climate Change, by the Public Policy Institute, November 2008.
California Climate Change: Managing Risk and Uncertainty, a briefing by the Water Education Foundation, 2009
California Climate Risk and Response, by U.C. Berkeley Researchers Roland-Holst & Kahrl, November 2008.
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for California’s Water, by the Department of Water Resources, October 2008.
Climate Change and California Water Resources: A Survey and Summary of the Literature, by the Pacific Institute, July 2003.
Climate Policy at a Local Level: A Survey of California’s Cities and Counties, by the Public Policy Institute, November 2008.
Feeling the Heat: Global Warming and Rising Temperatures in the United States, by the Environment California Research and Policy Center, October 2008.
Global Warming and the Golden State: A Call to Action, by the Environmental Defense Fund, August 2007
Indicators of Climate Change in California, from the California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, April 2009.
Linking Climate Change Science to Water Management Decisions, a briefing by the Water Education Foundation, 2010
Progress on Incorporating Climate Change into Management of California’s Water Resources, by the Department of Water Resources, July 2006
Preparing California for a Changing Climate, by the Public Policy Institute of California, November 2008.
SECURE Water Act Sec 9503(c) – Reclamation Climate Change and Water 2011, from the Bureau of Reclamation
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States, by the U. S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, May 2008.
The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast, from the Pacific Institute
The State of Climate Change Science for Water Resource Operations, Planning and Management, from the DWR state climatologist, draft, January 2009.

CLIMATE (METEOROLOGY)

Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, and the Water Resources of California, from the Journal of Water
A Faster Water Cycle, from Science Magazine

DELTA INFORMATION

Delta Atlas

DELTA PLAN (Delta Stewardship Council)

Delta Plan (latest version), from the Delta Stewardship Council
The State Water Resources Control Board’s Role in Implementing the Delta Plan, report by Craig Wilson, Delta Watermaster, March 2011

DELTA REPORTS:

A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan, by the National Academies of Science
California Water Solutions Now, by the Environmental Water Caucus, 2011.
Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, by the Public Policy Institute of California, July, 2008.
Delta Risk Management Strategy, from Department of Water Resources
Delta Subsidence: The Sinking Heart of the State, a report by the USGS, April 2000.
Development of Flow Criteria for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecosystem (Final), August 2010.
Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (full report), by the Public Policy Institute of California, February 2007.
Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (short summary), by the Public Policy Institute of California, February 2007.
Finding the Balance: A Vision for Water Supply and Environmental Reliability in California, by the Environmental Defense Fund, July 2008
Finding the Water: New Water Supply Opportunities to Revive the San Francisco Bay-Delta Ecosystem, by the Environmental Defense Fund, 2005
Fish Out of Water: How Water Management in the Bay-Delta Threatens the Future of California’s Salmon Industry, by the National Resources Defense Council, July 2008
Fixing the Delta: How will we pay for it? from the Public Policy Institute of California, 2009
Flow Criteria for the Delta Ecosystem, from the Bay Institute
Long-Term Changes in Nutrient Loading and Stoichiometry and Their Relationships with Changes in the Food Web and Dominant Pelagic Fish Species in the San Francisco Estuary, California, (report regarding ammonia discharges in the Delta) by Patricia M. Glibert
Regional Self-Sufficiency Scenario, by Thomas Zuckerman, August 2007.
Risks and Options to Reduce Risks to Fishery and Water Supply Uses of the Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta, by the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Game, January 2008.
Seasonal/Yearly Salinity Variations in the San Francisco Bay, (includes Delta) by the USGS, December 2007.
Status and Trends of Delta-Suisun Services, by the Department of Water Resources, July 2007.
The Economics of Ending Delta Water Exports Versus the Peripheral Canal, Checking the Data of the PPIC, by Dr. Jeffrey A. Michael, Eberhardt School of Business, University of the Pacific, October 2008.
The State of Bay-Delta Science 2008 (Final report), by Cal-Fed, October 2008.

DELTA VISION:

Taskforce Generated:

Delta Vision Task Force Strategic Plan (Final), by the Delta Vision Task Force, October 2008. (For high resolution pdf, click here.)
Our Vision for the California Delta (full report), by the Delta Vision Task Force. January, 2008.
Our Vision for the California Delta (12 page summary), by the Delta Vision Task Force, January, 2008.

Other:

Delta Levees and Ecosystem Function, memo from Cal-Fed to Delta Vision Task Force, November 2007.
Economic Efficiency of Water Use and Allocation in California, A Scoping Level Analysis, prepared for the Delta Vision Process by Roger Mann, PhD, July 2008
Various Delta Vision reports from the Bay Institute

DESALINATION:

Desalination: An Ocean of Problems, by the Food and Water Watch, February 2009.
Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, by Sandia National Labs and the Bureau of Reclamation
Desalination: Status and Federal Issues, from the Congressional Research Service, December 2009.
Desalination: With a Grain of Salt – A California Perspective (full report), by the Pacific Institute, June 2006.
Desalination: With a Grain of Salt – A California Perspective (summary), by the Pacific Institute, June 2006.

DRINKING WATER

Human Costs of Nitrate-contaminated Drinking Water in the San Joaquin Valley, from the Pacific Institute, 2011.
The Water We Drink: What is California doing to ensure it’s water is safe?, from the California Senate Office of Research, 2011.

DROUGHT

California Drought: Hydrological and Regulatory Water Supply Issues, from the Congressional Research Service, December 2009
Colorado River Basin Climate Report, Special Publication for the Association of California Water Agencies and the Colorado River Users Association Conferences, November 2005.
Impacts of the California Drought from 2007 to 2009: Surprising Outcomes for California’s Agriculture, Energy, and Environment, from the Pacific Institute

FISH AND WATER:

Fish Out of Water: How Water Management in the Bay-Delta Threatens the Future of California’s Salmon Industry, by the National Resources Defense Council, July 2008
Gone with the Flow, from the Bay Institute, August 2010
Risks and Options to Reduce Risks to Fishery and Water Supply Uses of the Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta, by the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Game, January 2008.

FLOOD CONTROL, URBAN RUNOFF & STORM WATER MANAGEMENT

Capturing Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Decentralized Market-based Alternative, by U.C. Riverside researchers, November 2008.
Flood Control Fact Sheet from the Public Policy Institute
From Rooftops to Rivers: Green Strategies for Controlling Storm Water and Combined Sewer Overflows, by the NRDC
Mimicking Nature to Solve a Water-Pollution Problem, by the NRDC
Rainwater as a Resource, by the Tree People, 2007
Rainwater Harvesting Policies, a municipal guidebook from the EPA, December, 2008.
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices, by the Environmental Protection Agency, December 2007.
Storm Water Strategies: Community Responses to Runoff Pollution, by the National Resources Defense Council, 1999
The Green Solution: A practical and fresh approach to solving beach, ocean and river pollution problems, by Community Conservation International, March 2008.

GRAYWATER:

Overview of Graywater Reuse: The Potential of Graywater Systems to Aid Sustainable Water Management, from the Pacific Institute

GROUNDWATER

Basic Groundwater Hydrology, USGS 1983.
California’s Contaminated Groundwater: Is the State Minding the Store? from the National Resources Defense Council, April 2001.
Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment: Priority Basin Project, a statewide assessment of groundwater quality by the USGS
Groundwater and Surface Water: A Single Resource, USGS 1999.
Groundwater Assessment Study: A Status Report on the Use of Groundwater in the Service Area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. by the Metropolitan Water District, September, 2007
Groundwater Atlas of the United States, California & Nevada section, from the USGS, 1995
Groundwater Availability in the United States, by the USGS, 2008.
Groundwater Level Monitoring and the Importance of Long Term Groundwater Level Monitoring, USGS 2001.
Land Subsidence and it’s relation to past and future water supplies in the Antelope Valley, from the USGS and the Poland Symposium, unknown date.
Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State’s Groundwater Resources, from the Legislative Analyst’s Office
Sustainability from the Ground Up: Groundwater Management in California – a Framework, by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), April 2011
Unsaturated Zone Hydrology for Scientists and Engineers, textbook available online from USGS.

HISTORY

Bureau of Reclamation’s Historical Website
From the Sierra to the Sea: The Ecological History of the San Francsico Bay-Delta Watershed, from the Bay Institute
Water Conveyance Systems in California: Historical Context Development and Evaluation Procedures, from the Department of Transportation (good water history document, trust me!)

LAKE TAHOE & THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS

Mining’s Toxic Legacy, by the Sierra Fund, March 2008.

LEGISLATION:

OCEANS & BEACHES

A Brief Analysis of Organic Pollutants Sorbed to Pre and Post Production Plastic Particles from the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Watersheds, by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation.
Cumulative Losses of Sand to the California Coast by Dam Impoundment, published in the Journal of Coastal Research, May 2008.
Density of Plastic Particles Found in Zooplankton Trawls from the Coastal Waters of California to the North Pacific Central Gyre, by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation.
Working Our Way Upstream: A Snapshot of Land-Based Contributions of Plastic and Other Trash to Coastal Waters and Beaches of Southern California, by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, December 2005.

MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

California Water Myths, by the Public Policy Institute, 2009
Clearer Structure, Cleaner Water: Improving Performance and Outcomes at State Water Boards, by the Little Hoover Commission, January 2009
Managing California’s Water: From Conflict to Reconciliation, from the Public Policy Institute, 2011
Managing for Change: Modernizing California’s Water Governance, by the Little Hoover Commission, August 2010

MARKETS & TRANSFERS:

An Overview of Water Scarcity and Water Market Development, Water Education Series by the UNR Cooperative Extension
California’s Water Market, by the Numbers, by the Public Policy Institute of California
Go with the Flow: Why Water Markets Can Solve California’s Water Crisis, by the Pacific Research Institute, December 2008.
Who Should Be Allowed to Sell Water in California? Third-Party Issues and the Water Market (full report), by the Public Policy Institute, July, 2003
Who Should Be Allowed to Sell Water in California? Third-Party Issues and the Water Market (summary), by the Public Policy Institute, July, 2003

PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE:

California 2030: An Efficient Future, by the Pacific Institute, September, 2005
California Water Plan 2009, by the Department of Water Resources
Collaborative Approaches and Communications Skills for Addressing Water Disputes, Water Issues Education Series by UNR Cooperative Extension
Funding Public Benefits of Water Investments, by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, March 2011.
Implementing a Public Goods Charge for Water, by the California Public Utilities Commission, September 2010.
Investment Strategy for California, by the Planning and Conservation League, November 2004
Paying for Infrastructure: California’s Choices, from the Public Policy Institute of California, January 2009
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector, by the Congressional Research Service, December 2010
Water for Growth: California’s New Frontier (full report), by the Public Policy Institute of California, July 2005.
Water for Growth: California’s New Frontier (summary), by the Public Policy Institute of California, July, 2005.
Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West, by the Bureau of Reclamation
Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues, by the Congressional Research Service, December 2010
Water Needs for a Sustainable Future: Next Steps, by the Western Governor’s Association, June 2008.
Water Supply and Growth in California: A Survey of City and County Land-Use Planners, by the Public Policy Institute of California, March, 2004

PRIVATIZATION

The New Economy of Water: The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and the Privatization of Water (full report), by the Pacific Institute, January 2002
The New Economy of Water: The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and the Privatization of Water (summary), by the Pacific Institute, January 2002
Water Heist: How Corporations Are Cashing In On California’s Water, by the Public Citizen

RECYCLED WATER

Salinity Management Guide: for landscape designers, park managers and anyone else using recycled water for landscape irrigation, from the Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC) and National Water Research Institute (NWRI).
Water Recycling and Reuse: The Environmental Benefits, by the Environmental Protection Agency, 2008.

SALTON SEA

Hazard: The Future of the Salton Sea with No Restoration Project (full report), by the Pacific Institute, May 2006.
Hazard: The Future of the Salton Sea with No Restoration Project (summary), by the Pacific Institute, May 2006.
Overview of Final Range of Alternatives, by Department of Water Resources, May 2006.
Restoring the Salton Sea, a Legislative Analyst Office Report, January 2008
Salton Sea Restoration: Final Preferred Project Report: Executive Summary, by the Salton Sea Authority, July 2004. (Note: not the final plan chosen by the State.)

SAN FRANCISCO BAY

Design Guidelines for Tidal Restoration in the San Francisco Bay, from the Bay Institute, available at the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program website
From the Sierra to the Sea: The Ecological History of the San Francsico Bay-Delta Watershed, from the Bay Institute
San Francisco Bay: The Urbanized Estuary, by T. John Conomos, from the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Archive, 1979.
Seasonal/Yearly Salinity Variations in the San Francisco Bay, by the USGS, December 2007.

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION

A Briefing on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, from the Water Education Foundation, 2011
San Joaquin River Restoration Program Programmatic EIS/EIR (Draft), from the Bureau of Reclamation

STATE WATER PROJECT

Bulletin 132: Management of the State Water Project, from the Department of Water Resources.
Final State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report for 2009 (summary), from the Department of Water Resources, September 2010.
Final State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report for 2009 (full), from the Department of Water Resources, September 2010.
Water Supply Contracts for the State Water Project contractors.

VIRTUAL WATER & WATER FOOTPRINTS:

The Water Footprint of Food, from the Water Footprint Network, 2008.
Saving Water Through Global Trade, by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, September 2005.
Virtual Water Trade: Conscious Choices, an E-Conference Synthesis, by the World Water Council, March 2004.
Water Footprints of Nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern, by Water Resources Management, October 2005.
Water Neutral: Reducing and Offsetting the Impacts of Water Footprints, by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, March 2008.

WATER ALLOCATION:

Water Allocation, Use and Regulation in California, from the California Water Plan 2005 Reference Section, Department of Water Resources, 2005

WATER AND ENERGY:

Drops of Energy: Conserving Urban Water in California to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, from Berkley Law & UCLA Law
Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (full report), by Sandia National Labs, December 2006
Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply, from the National Resources Defense Council
Energy’s Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management, by the Congressional Research Service, December 2010
Energy-Water Nexus: Amount of Energy Needed to Supply, Use, and Treat Water is Location-Specific and Can Be Reduced by Certain Technologies and Approaches, by the U.S. GAO, March 2011.

WATER BANKING

Analysis of Water Banks in the Western States, by the Washington State Department of Ecology, July 2004.

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