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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

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

Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems

Professor Stanley Grant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Water UCI Colloquium Series: Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems The long-term sustainability of many large cities may hinge on how well they manage urban water demand. Over the past 74 years, water demand in Melbourne (Australia) transitioned between two states: one in which demand scaled…Continue Reading Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems