South Coast

Estuary News, December 2010

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | December 15th, 2010

Estuary News, February 2000

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | February 15th, 2000

Estuary News, June 2011

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | June 15th, 2011

Estuary News, June 2012

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | June 15th, 2012

Estuary News, October 2008

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | October 15th, 2008

Estuary News, September 2020

San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) | September 15th, 2020

Evaluating Collaborative Institutions in Context: The Case of Regional Water Management in Southern California

Sage Journals | January 1st, 2014

Regional collaborative institutions are seen as tools for improving collaboration and for reducing the inefficiency of fragmented management and planning. However, recent

Regional collaborative institutions are seen as tools for improving collaboration and for reducing the inefficiency of fragmented management and planning. However, recent research has shown that the ability of new regional institutions to achieve these aims is contingent upon their relationship to the existing institutional landscape. This paper uses network analyses of six newly created Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) subregions in southern California to examine how their introduction intersects existing water management systems and whether the patterns of interaction in water planning have changed as a result. The results further our understanding of collaborative governance and regionalism by showing that the ability of regional institutions to facilitate new interactions can vary widely across a given institutional landscape. Further, while IRWM has helped to strengthen the water management network in southern California, it has not replaced existing watershed planning efforts. Interviews with water managers reveal there is support for IRWM but it is still too early to evaluate its effectiveness. Further research should explore the drivers and consequences of heterogeneity in IRWM and whether the incentives for participation are sufficient.

Evaluating effects of potential urban water use efficiency standards (AB 1668-SB 606) on urban retail water suppliers, wastewater management agencies, and urban landscapes (trees and urban parklands)**

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | January 15th, 2022

Click here for the draft report segment on wastewater.

Click here for the draft report segment on wastewater.

Evaluating effects of urban water use efficiency standards (AB 1668- SB 606) on urban retail water suppliers, wastewater management agencies, and urban landscapes (trees and urban parklands)*

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | January 15th, 2022

Click here for the companion draft chapter on trees and parkland

Click here for the companion draft chapter on trees and parkland

Evaluating the Effects of Turf-Replacement Programs in Los Angeles County

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | August 4th, 2017

In 2014, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) undertook an unprecedented investment to incentive turf replacement throughout Southern California i

In 2014, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) undertook an unprecedented investment to incentive turf replacement throughout Southern California in response to the state’s serious drought. MWD devoted $350 million to the program, resulting in more than 46,000 rebate payments to remove 165 million square feet of turf. The funding boost served as a tremendous natural experiment to better understand the effects turf replacement programs. As part of an evaluation of this program, UCLA and the University of Utah examined socio-economic and demographic characteristics of program participation and assessed changes in vegetation and landscapes of front yards resulting from turf replacement. We examined address-level records of 24,921 participants who applied for turf replacement rebates between February 2014 and April 2016 in Los Angeles (LA) County. We analyzed the socioeconomic and spatial determinants of program participation. Further, we used Google Earth Street View to characterize the landscapes and plants resulting from turf replacement based on a set of randomly selected participating properties. We ascertained the types of turf replacements that were installed and developed a classification system for landscape design types.