March 14, 2018: Jim Walsh Policy Analyst for Food & Water Watch A tidal wave of deregulation is sweeping across our nation’s waterways. After over 40 years of effective Clean Water Act control of many of our biggest sources of pollution, industries have finally found a way to evade meaningful and enforceable limits on their…Continue Reading March 14, 2018: Jim Walsh
April 19, 2018: Balancing on a Roller Coaster: Water Policy and planning in a Changing Climate
April 19, 2018: Balancing on a Roller Coaster: Water Policy and planning in a Changing Climate Kathleen Miller, National Center for Atmospheric Research Changes in the hydrosphere will play a large role in driving the impacts of anthropogenic climate change on human communities and natural systems. A growing likelihood of erratic shifts between extreme wet…Continue Reading April 19, 2018: Balancing on a Roller Coaster: Water Policy and planning in a Changing Climate
May 23, 2018: David Hochschild
May 23, 2018: David Hochschild Commissioner at California Energy Commission. David Hochschild was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in February 2013. He fills the environmental position on the five-member Commission where four of the five members by law are required to have professional training in specific areas – engineering or physical science, environmental protection, economics,…Continue Reading May 23, 2018: David Hochschild
Sustainable Groundwater Management and Conflict Resolution Proceedings
Water UCI organized a two-day joint California-European Union workshop on Sustainable Groundwater Management and Conflict Resolution in June 2019, sponsored by the Orange County Water District, the Water Replenishment District and the Irvine Ranch Water District, and with further assistance from the State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Water Resources, and the USGS…Continue Reading Sustainable Groundwater Management and Conflict Resolution Proceedings
Faculty Spotlight: Sunny Jiang, Ph.D
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor (Joint Appointment), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Phone: (949) 824-5527 Email: sjiang@uci.edu Dr. Sunny Jiang is professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Irvine. She also serves as the Associate Director for UC Irvine Water and Energy Nexus Center. During her…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Sunny Jiang, Ph.D
Director’s Message for Winter 2019
Thank you for taking the time to read our Water UCI e-newsletter! I am excited about the new outreach and growth opportunities we have experienced over the past year. From the Salton Sea to the Dead Sea, our work addresses local and global water issues. Water UCI has had an eventful and productive 2018 and…Continue Reading Director’s Message for Winter 2019
Valuing California’s Water: A Social Science Perspective
In California, policy makers, practitioners, and researchers have contributed to a rising conversation on how best to value water, particularly in response to environmental and economic stresses. At stake in this conversation is not only how to value water, but how to understand, model, and communicate those values between groups. A retrospective review of the…Continue Reading Valuing California’s Water: A Social Science Perspective
Capturing the Benefits of Integrated Resource Management for Water & Electricity Utilities and their Partners
The water and energy sectors have traditionally been studied independently, regulated by separate oversight agencies, and delivered to customers by separate utilities. Yet it is undeniable that there are strong interdependencies between the sectors. Water, in its many forms, has a direct relationship with energy production. Conversely, it takes energy to treat, convey, and purify…Continue Reading Capturing the Benefits of Integrated Resource Management for Water & Electricity Utilities and their Partners
Countdown to Zero: no water and no hope – but are there options?
David Feldman looks at the impending Day Zero in Cape Town, and explores what this may teach other cities about potential water crises. For the full report, click here: pdf…Continue Reading Countdown to Zero: no water and no hope – but are there options?
Time to Cross the Water-Energy Divide
Tangible obstacles need to be Water-Energy overcome to realize the potential benefits of integrated planning between the two sectors. For example, unlike the electricity sector, the water industry lacks the capability to “generate” water on demand and is wholly dependent upon the availability of its sources. And while new sources are being developed such as…Continue Reading Time to Cross the Water-Energy Divide