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Low water levels at the north boat ramp at Lake Mendocino, a large reservoir in Mendocino County, California<\/em>, October 21<\/em>.<\/em> California Department of Water Resources<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”42px” background_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|20px|4px|20px|true|true” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/a>Recent California climate extremes which include among the most severe droughts on record have highlighted the rapidly changing conditions that affect water supply for agriculture and the state\u2019s growing population. The incremental water management and institutional learning at all levels has provided building blocks to better manage water shortages.\u00a0 At the same time, communities connected to agricultural areas share to varying extents multi-year drought impacts such as water shortages, high temperatures, and their lingering effects through dry wells, fire risk and degraded air and water quality. The project team conformed by UC and CSU academics in partnership with the Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center, will develop various milestone products including economic impact assessments, policy briefs, and an open access web tool that builds from currently available tools, and past collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjY2NzgifX0=@” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” 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global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Economic Impacts of the 2020-22 Drought on California Agriculture” image=”https:\/\/wsm.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cali_drought.webp” alt=”Photograph: Bloomberg\/Getty Images” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Arial|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”26px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”0.7em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Press Release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Preliminary Study 2021<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n Main Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Photograph: Bloomberg\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Policy Briefs ” image=”https:\/\/wsm.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/water-spray-agriculture-agricultural-onion-field-43847552.jpg” image_icon_width=”91%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Arial|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”26px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”0.9em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley<\/span><\/a> The Future of Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Drought and California\u2019s Agriculture<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Drought and Groundwater Sustainability in California\u2019s Farming Regions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/u><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Drought Water Rates Study” image=”https:\/\/wsm.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/water-rate.jpeg” image_icon_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ 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_module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Arial|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”26px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”0.7em” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Link to website<\/a><\/p>\n Project Background<\/a><\/p>\n Documentation<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Climate Extremes Paper & Reports” image=”https:\/\/wsm.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/climate-extremes.avif” image_icon_width=”107%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Arial|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”26px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”0.7em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Press Release<\/span> – Coming soon<\/p>\n Main Report<\/span> – Coming soon<\/p>\n Appendix\u00a0<\/span> – Coming soon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photograph: David McNew\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Flood Study” image=”https:\/\/wsm.ucmerced.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/230113-california-flooding-atmospheric-river-rainfall-regenerative-farming-water-1-top.jpg” image_icon_width=”86%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Arial|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”26px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”0.7em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Press Release<\/span> – Coming soon<\/p>\n Main Report<\/span> –\u00a0<\/em>Coming soon<\/p>\n Appendix<\/span> – Coming soon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photograph by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Economic Impacts of the 2020-2022 Drought on California Agriculture” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Press Release<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Main Report(Updated 1\/11\/2023)<\/sup><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Appendix (Forthcoming January 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=” Economic Impacts of the 2021 Drought to California Agriculture – Preliminary Report” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nMeet the project team<\/span><\/h1>\n
Products<\/h1>\n
<\/u><\/p>\nProducts<\/h2>\n
Policy Brief: Drought and California\u2019s Agriculture<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Alvar Escriva-Bou, Josu\u00e9 Medell\u00edn-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, John Abatzoglou, and Joshua Viers<\/h6>\n