South Coast

The 11,000 square-mile South Coast region is the most urbanized and populous region in the state, home to more than half the state’s population residing in just 7% of the state’s total land area. The region receives imported water supplies from the State Water Project, the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and the Colorado River Aqueduct which account for about half the region’s water demands; the remaining demands are met through groundwater, recycled water, and some desalinated water.

Adapting to Climate Change and Drought in Selected California Groundwater Basins: Local Achievements and Challenges

California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | August 27th, 2018

Summary

Climate change projections are for higher temperatures and extreme droughts by the end of the 21st century. This will alter the natural recharge of groundwater, including

Adapting wastewater management systems in California for water conservation and climate change

Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (Taylor & Francis) | February 27th, 2023

Summary

Addendum to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project Drought Contingency Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | August 31st, 2022

Summary

This Addendum includes current hydrologic conditions, plus updates on the following: operations status and the latest SWP and CVP (collectively referred to as Projects) o

Addendum to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project Drought Contingency Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 29th, 2022

Summary

This Addendum includes current hydrologic conditions, plus updates on the following: operations status and the latest SWP and CVP (collectively referred to as Projects) o

Advances in Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Relevant to Water Management in the Western United States

American Meteorological Society (AMS) | July 21st, 2022

Summary

Water management in the semi-arid western United States (U.S.) is a challenging endeavor that evolves from year to year based on large-scale atmospheric and oceanic condi

Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | August 16th, 2021

Summary

California’s ecosystems form the bedrock of the state’s well being and prosperity. Yet many of these ecosystems—which are vitally important to the state’s water s

Advancing Strategic Land Repurposing and Groundwater Sustainability in California

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) | March 26th, 2021

Summary

For decades, California has been on a steady trajectory toward water scarcity, which is now exacerbated by climate change. More frequent and intense droughts and incre

Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | April 20th, 2020

Summary

Snowpack stores cold-season precipitation to meet warm-season water demand. Climate change threatens to disturb this balance by altering the fraction of precipita

Alamitos Barrier Project: Annual Report on the Control of Seawater Intrusion 2016-2017

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) | June 30th, 2017

Summary

The Alamitos Barrier Project (ABP) was designed and constructed to protect the groundwater supplies of the Central/Orange County Basin of the Coastal Plain

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