Category: Past Colloquium Series

From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices

Jennifer Jay, Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California Los Angeles.  Water UCI Colloquium Series: From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices This talk will cover two research areas in the Jay Lab:…Continue Reading From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices

Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe?

Dr. Kara Nelson is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering at U.C. Berkeley. Water UCI Colloquium Series: Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe? Piped water systems have enabled billions of people around the globe to gain access to improved drinking water over…Continue Reading Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe?

The Local Water Transition for California Cities

Dr. David Sedlak is a Plato Malozemoff Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center, and Deputy Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt). Water UCI Colloquium Series: The Local Water Transition for California Cities Click here to view the event recording. California’s…Continue Reading The Local Water Transition for California Cities

InSAR Measurements of Subsidence in the Central Valley, California from 2007-2017

Tom G Farr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Water UCI Colloquium Series: InSAR Measurements of Subsidence in the Central Valley, California from 2007-2017 Click here to view the event recording. Subsidence caused by groundwater pumping in the rich agricultural area of California’s Central Valley has been a problem for decades. Over the last few years, interferometric synthetic…Continue Reading InSAR Measurements of Subsidence in the Central Valley, California from 2007-2017

Collective Action by Contract: Prior Appropriation Property Rights and the Development of Irrigation in the Western United States

Water UCI Colloquium Series: Collective Action by Contract: Prior Appropriation Property Rights and the Development of Irrigation in the Western United States Click here to view the event recording. Click here to view the event recording….Continue Reading Collective Action by Contract: Prior Appropriation Property Rights and the Development of Irrigation in the Western United States

Enhancing Residential Water Conservation with Mobile Apps

Mehdi Nemati, Assistant Cooperative Extension (CE) Specialist in Water Resource Economics and Policy at the University of California, Riverside Water UCI Colloquium Series: Enhancing Residential Water Conservation with Mobile Apps Mehdi Nemati, Assistant Cooperative Extension (CE) Specialist in Water Resource Economics and Policy at the University of California, Riverside presented on how web-based Home Water…Continue Reading Enhancing Residential Water Conservation with Mobile Apps

A 21st Century Financing Framework to Support Water Sector Paradigm Shift

Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy at Stanford University Water UCI Colloquium Series: A 21st Century Financing Framework to Support Water Sector Paradigm Shift Social, economic, and environmental well-being of any community depends on reliable access to clean water. Over the past century, our nation has invested heavily on large-scale engineering solutions to enhance…Continue Reading A 21st Century Financing Framework to Support Water Sector Paradigm Shift