North Coast

The North Coast region spans over 19,000 square miles and is quite diverse, from coastal areas and redwood forests to inland mountain valleys and the semi-arid Modoc Plateau. Land use is similarly diverse including aquaculture, ranching, farming, timber harvesting, vineyards, marijuana cultivation, US Forest Service lands, and parklands. The climate varies from high precipitation along the coastal areas to desert conditions in the Modoc Plateau. Several tribes live in the region, including the Yurok Tribe, the state’s largest.

Assessing risk of groundwater pollution exposure from sea level rise in California

Publisher not available | June 12th, 2025

Summary

Sea level rise (SLR) will cause a groundwater table rise in coastal aquifers, and this can trigger exposure to toxic chemicals via direct contact with contaminated water

Assessing virtual water trade and inequalities in household water footprints across California’s counties

Publisher not available | March 20th, 2025

Summary

The concept of virtual water trade suggests water flows from water-rich to water-scarce regions, but local disparities are often overlooked. This study uses a multi-regio

Assumptions and Estimates for California Water Plan Update 2023 (Draft)

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 14th, 2022

Summary

The draft Assumptions and Estimates for California Water Plan Update 2023 (draft A&E Report) describes key assumptions and estimates, data and data sources; improvements

Atmospheric river activity during the late Holocene exceeds modern range of variability in California

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | April 25th, 2024

Summary

Atmospheric rivers are associated with some of the largest flood-producing precipitation events in western North America, particularly California. Insight into past extre

Atmospheric Rivers Impacting Northern California Exhibit a Quasi-Decadal Frequency

American Geophysical Union (AGU) | July 26th, 2021

Summary

In Northern California, much of the precipitation and surface water comes from atmospheric rivers–corridors of moisture transport from the tropics. The frequency of atm

Beaches

Scientific American | August 1st, 1960

Summary

Beaches are natural playgrounds partly under the sun and partly under the sea where people can swim and surfboard, sun themselves and study other people. This human a

Beneath the Surface: Why Reservoirs Won't Solve California's Water Woes

Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) | November 19th, 2024

Summary

Water storage and conveyance have fundamentally shaped modern California. The vast agricultural industry, as well as globally important cities like Los Angeles, were made

Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds Landscape Assessment

United Nations (UN) | August 3rd, 2020

Summary

This landscape assessment is the outcome of Phase 1 of a tri-phased project and was designed to inform the path forward for engaging the private sector to invest in natu

Best Management Practices of the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Land Subsidence (Draft)

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 23rd, 2025

Summary

For almost a century, parts of California have been gradually sinking, impacting critical infrastructure and the communities who rely on it. Recognizing this challenge, t

Bioanalytical and chemical-specific screening of contaminants of concern in three California (USA) watersheds

Heliyon (Elsevier) | May 5th, 2022

Summary

To broaden the scope of contaminants monitored in human-impacted riverine systems, water, sediment, and treated wastewater effluent were analyzed using receptor-based cel

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