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.

Associations between PFAS in public water system drinking water and serum among Southern California adults

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | October 30th, 2025

Summary

The CARE (California Regional Exposure) biomonitoring study measured PFAS in serum of Southern and Eastern California adults between 2018 and 2020. Participant addresses

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

Autumn precipitation: the competition with Santa Ana winds in determining fire outcomes in southern California

International Journal of Wildland Fire (CSIRO Publishing) | October 25th, 2022

Summary

California’s South Coast has experienced peak burned area in autumn. Following typically dry, warm summers, precipitation events and Santa Ana winds (SAWs) each occur w

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

Bear Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Bear Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency | June 15th, 2022

Summary

The GSP provides the geographical and managerial context of the Bear Valley Basin, summarizes the groundwater basin setting (including groundwater conditions, water budge

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

Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Delta Conveyance Project

Berkeley Research Group (BRG) | May 16th, 2024

Summary

This report presents the results of a benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), a plan to modernize the State Water Project (SWP)’s conveyance infra

Best Management Practices of the Sustainable Management of Groundwater Land Subsidence

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | January 21st, 2026

Summary

The Subsidence Best Management Practices document (Subsidence BMP) provides a guide on the fundamentals of land surface subsidence (also called “land subsidence” or

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

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