The series will explore science and research topics relevant to the “Managing Water Resources Along the Coast” community of practice.

Many locations, both urban and rural, in the region experience frequent flood events and the results from these studies confirm that precipitation is changing and offer possible explanations/attribution for the observed changes.

Since 1990, the eleven CPO RISA teams have worked with governments, resource managers, tribes, and businesses to serve more than 400 communities, inform hundreds of local plans and policies, generate new research, and coordinate partnerships that promote social resilience.

The study found that an initial estimate of diversions based on climate variables and land-use can be generated, and therefore could be used to drive Central Valley groundwater models to estimate pumping.

The findings have important implications for changes we are likely to see in the 21st century.