Jay Lund

watershed scientist; professor of civil and environmental engineering; director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis

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Jay Lund on KCRW

California is getting slammed with storms. Is it possible to efficiently capture the rainwater for future use?

What is CA doing to capture all this rainwater for a sunny day?

California is getting slammed with storms. Is it possible to efficiently capture the rainwater for future use?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This year is expected to be one of the driest years ever recorded in the West and California.

California expected to face the worst drought ever this year. What that means for crops and wildfires

This year is expected to be one of the driest years ever recorded in the West and California.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

California is the only Western state with no regulations on groundwater. Big landowners can pump as much as they want. And, as the drought gets worse, that’s what they’re doing.

The Push to Regulate California’s New Gold… Water

California is the only Western state with no regulations on groundwater. Big landowners can pump as much as they want. And, as the drought gets worse, that’s what they’re doing.

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