Jay Lund is the Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at U.C. Davis. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jay-lund/rss en Economics Law & Policy Management & Supply Solutions Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/09/24/long-road-still-ahead-to-fund-new-california-water-storage-projects https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/09/24/long-road-still-ahead-to-fund-new-california-water-storage-projects California recently promised billions of dollars in bond funds to new water storage projects. But it remains to be seen if these projects can obtain water rights and regulatory approval to actually start construction. Law & Policy Management & Supply Solutions Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/30/want-to-fix-californias-water-data-problems-get-to-the-root-causes https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/30/want-to-fix-californias-water-data-problems-get-to-the-root-causes Don’t blame a lack of legislation or money, says Jay Lund, director of the U.C. Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, the state’s water data problems go much deeper. Climate & Weather Environment & Wildlife Management & Supply Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/08/despite-wet-weather-california-should-prepare-for-drought-again https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/03/08/despite-wet-weather-california-should-prepare-for-drought-again With about a month of California’s wet season left, some areas will likely experience drought this year, but all water and wildlife managers should be preparing for it anyway, writes Jay Lund of University of California, Davis. Agriculture Economics Law & Policy Solutions Mon, 01 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/01/01/nudging-progress-on-funding-for-safe-drinking-water https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/01/01/nudging-progress-on-funding-for-safe-drinking-water As California considers how to fund safe drinking water for all communities, Jay Lund of University of California, Davis has an idea to combine small, mandatory charges with larger, voluntary, charges for residential customers. Climate & Weather Law & Policy Management & Supply Fri, 30 Jun 2017 05:00:03 +0000 Ann Willis, Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/06/30/how-reservoirs-can-adapt-to-flooding-in-a-warmer-climate https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/06/30/how-reservoirs-can-adapt-to-flooding-in-a-warmer-climate A look at how several California reservoirs may adapt to floods as the climate warms is both reassuring and disturbing, write Jay Lund and Ann Willis of the U.C. Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. Climate & Weather Management & Supply Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:19:49 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/04/11/what-california-should-learn-from-a-decade-of-water-extremes https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/04/11/what-california-should-learn-from-a-decade-of-water-extremes Years of extreme drought and wet weather have helped highlight problems with California’s water management, something from which we can learn crucial lessons, writes Jay Lund of the U.C. Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. Management & Supply Thu, 30 Mar 2017 05:00:56 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/03/30/why-californias-wet-year-wont-have-record-delta-water-exports https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/03/30/why-californias-wet-year-wont-have-record-delta-water-exports A record wet year in California won’t automatically translate to record exports of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta because of infrastructure damage and a lack of storage, writes U.C. Davis’ Jay Lund. Climate & Weather Management & Supply Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:00:46 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/03/02/what-weve-learned-from-californias-2017-floods-so-far https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/03/02/what-weve-learned-from-californias-2017-floods-so-far Heavy rains in the last few weeks have caused severe localized flooding and tested the strength of California’s levees and dams. As we take stock of all the events, some important lessons have emerged, writes U.C. Davis’ Jay Lund. Climate & Weather Management & Supply Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:45:39 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/02/07/if-californias-still-in-drought-its-a-wet-one https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/02/07/if-californias-still-in-drought-its-a-wet-one After plenty of precipitation this winter, the surface water drought in California is over for 2017, but some drought conditions persist in the state and will for decades. Agriculture Economics Environment & Wildlife Tue, 17 Jan 2017 05:00:37 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/01/17/why-the-environment-needs-water-markets https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/01/17/why-the-environment-needs-water-markets Regulations have helped prevent environmental impacts, but are insufficient for environmental recovery and management, says Jay Lund, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis. Climate & Weather Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:48:31 +0000 Jay Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/12/01/the-coming-droughts-of-california-in-2017 https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/12/01/the-coming-droughts-of-california-in-2017 Even if California has a productive rainy season, parts of the state will still remain in drought. Here’s a look at the current water picture and how that could change in coming months.