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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · 10d

Happy New Water Year 2026! May your water year be as wet as you like when you'd like it.
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Happy New Water Year 2026! – following 2025’s Normal and Extreme Hydrology

By Jay Lund October 1 marks the beginning of California’s new Water Year (WY). Water years here run from October 1 until September 30 of the next calendar year and are named for the calendar year o…

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · 11d

Making Florida More Flood Resistant Is Forcing Hard Choices for Homeowners www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

Making Florida More Flood Resistant Is Forcing Hard Choices for Homeowners

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · 21d

The difficulties of getting states to accomplish a long-term solution for the lower Colorado River are formidable. But prospects are perhaps worsened by the willingness of the states to cooperate in extracting billions of Federal dollars for short-term stop-gap solutions. Is this the new game?

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Sep 1

Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 31

A profound and inspiring post.

Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · Aug 31

Being the Lorax

By Andrew L. Rypel “Way back in the days when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space...one morning, I came to this glorious place. And I first saw the trees! The Truffula Trees! The…

Being the Lorax

By Andrew L. Rypel “Way back in the days when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space...one morning, I came to this glorious place. And I first saw the trees! The Truffula Trees! The bright-colored tufts of the Truffula Trees! Mile after mile in the fresh morning breeze.” …

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 27

So you are now immortal. Congratulations?

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 27

There is a common sentiment that California should have more surface reservoir capacity. But few seem willing to pay enough for such capacity, even with healthy (or unhealthy) state subsidies.

Paul Rogers @paulrogerssjm.bsky.social · Aug 27

Plans for the largest new Bay Area reservoir since 1998 collapse amid cost overruns, delays www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/p...

Plans for the largest new Bay Area reservoir since 1998 collapse amid cost overruns, delays

Santa Clara Valley Water District halts work on $3.2 billion Pacheco Reservoir after already spending $100 million

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excellent on gerrymandering.

Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm pleased to introduce a full set of Congressional *and* legislative report cards, courtesy of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project. An enormous amount of work, the culmination of several years of development. Check it out!
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Redistricting plans in 50 states, graded (correctly)

...but first, we have to kill the proportionality myth.

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 26

Putting AI energy use in perspective. If you want to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, ride a bike to work.
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Column | ChatGPT is an energy guzzler. These things you’re doing are worse.

AI services have earned a reputation as energy-hungry beasts. But what about the other emissions in our digital lives?

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 25

The cohesive sediment transport lectures of Professor Ray Krone (1991), including how SF Bay marshes work are now available on YouTube. Prepare to get deep in the mud. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Cohesive Sediment Transport and Behavior, graduate course lectures by Professor Ray B. Krone, 1991 - YouTube

UC Davis Professor Ray Krone was a founder of the field of cohesive sediment transport in the 1960s, related to sedimentation, erosion, and management of mud...

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 24

The American West’s eternal game of chicken.

Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 24

Physics will force more painful cuts eventually unless the parties make very substantial cuts in advance.

Elizabeth A. Koebele @eakoebele.bsky.social · Aug 23

…or the UB could collaborate with the LB on a plan where they share some cuts in the driest times and don’t face compact compliance threats?

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Is Colorado ready for forced Colorado River cuts? State official says it might be time for a plan. - Water Education Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Colorado water officials announced Wednesday a rough plan to figure out how the state would handle an unwelcome specter in the Colorado River Basin: forced water cuts. Mandatory wa...

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 22

A common irony of urban water conservation. One which can usually be overcome with better rate structures - which requires care in California due to prop 218.

Emily Green @chanceofrain.bsky.social · Aug 22

Santa Cruz faced down drought by cutting water use by almost 2/3rds in two decades. But maintaining its water system is paid for by consumption charges and infrastructure costs did not decrease. Felicity Barringer reports for Stanford's Bill Lane Center for the American West #cawater #westwater

Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · Aug 22

Santa Cruz water utility grapples with a paradox: what to do when conservation becomes bad for business #cawater andthewest.stanford.edu/2025/santa-c...

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fire JFK Jr and keep pediatricians great.

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GiGi Angel @gigiangel.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 17

A whale of a feast!

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sacrificing independent redistricting in California seems like a threat to democracy, California, and the Democratic Party than keeping politicians away from redistricting and not following Texas Republicans fostering corrupt elections.

Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Aug 11

Live forever! Change your name to O. Sh*t.

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Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · Aug 3

Where are they now: Anna Sturrock

Registration is now open for the 7th International Symposium on River Science, held in Davis, California from Oct 6-9, 2025! Early Bird Registration will remain open until 15 August 2025. “Where are they now:” is a new blog series on the California WaterBlog,…

Where are they now: Anna Sturrock

Registration is now open for the 7th International Symposium on River Science, held in Davis, California from Oct 6-9, 2025! Early Bird Registration will remain open until 15 August 2025. “Where are they now:” is a new blog series on the California WaterBlog, written in the voices of our alumni. The series will celebrate the many alumni who got their start at the Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS) and have now gone on to bigger and better things.

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Jay Lund @jrlund.bsky.social · Jul 30

Nice 2019 interview with Phil Isenberg on California water, done by Chris Austin. Serious California water people will benefit from this.
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https://capitolweekly.net/oral-histories/phil-isenberg-challenging-conventional-water-wisdom/

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