April 21, 2021 | Water in the West | News
Using a new computer framework, scientists are able to project future floodwaters under a changing climate. The approach could help California water managers plan for and redirect floodwaters toward groundwater aquifers, alleviating both flood and drought risks.
April 08, 2021 | CalMatters | News
While California’s landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act promised comprehensive protection of the state’s groundwater, significant gaps remain in its coverage.
March 23, 2021 | Water in the West | News
Naming priorities such as better land management, an evolved portfolio of 21st-century solutions and more funding for research and development, Stanford experts highlight areas central to success as the Biden-Harris administration aims its sights on safeguarding U.S. drinking water.
March 22, 2021 | Program on Water, Health & Development | News
Stanford researchers are revealing water’s many - and sometimes surprising - benefits.
March 08, 2021 | Water in the West | News
Stanford postdoctoral scholar Philip Womble examines whether proposed changes to water rights laws alleviate obstacles to more efficient and affordable water market transactions.
March 03, 2021 | The Bill Lane Center for the American West | News
Q&A with Barton “Buzz” Thompson three months after the first market trades of California water futures, a conversation about economic forces and an essential material for life.
February 19, 2021 | Stanford School of Engineering | News
Urban Monterey and agricultural Salinas have developed a first-of-its-kind water recycling program that takes a sustainable approach to overcoming the challenge of water scarcity.
February 16, 2021 | Gund Institute for Environment | News
Scientists find 63% of surplus U.S. cropland nitrogen in only 24% of cropland area, and reveal best counties to target.
December 08, 2020 | Water in the West | News
Several researchers affiliated with Water in the West are scheduled to present at the American Geophysical Union Fall meeting in the coming days.
December 04, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute | News
Stanford researchers, in collaboration with groundwater managers, are leading an airborne survey effort to investigate where water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains could recharge groundwater aquifers in California’s Central Valley.