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4/29/15: Who Gets Water: Part 2 | The Bay Institute
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4/29/15: Who Gets Water: Part 2. 4/29/15: Who Gets Water: Part 2. Who actually gets water in California’s agricultural sector? Many of these same senior water right holders will also get an added benefit in 2015 as a result of the state’s decision to suspend Bay-Delta water quality and environmental flow standards. In suspending those regulations the State Water Resources Control Board was candid about who wins:. During the drought (more about this below). What do they do with that water? As long as the ...
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Rivers & Delta | The Bay Institute
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The Bay Institute’s Rivers and Delta program employs scientific and policy expertise to promote reforms in the way California manages its water resources and protects the ecological values of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed. The Bay Institute is a leader in the effort to win and implement protections for native Delta and Central Valley aquatic species. Restoring a Healthy Ecosystem. Our efforts help provide a healthy ecosystem where native species can flourish and be resilient.
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HORIZONTAL LEVEE® Coastal Storm-Surge Barrier | The Bay Institute
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HORIZONTAL LEVEE Coastal Storm-Surge Barrier. HORIZONTAL LEVEE Coastal Storm-Surge Barrier. Restoring San Francisco Bay’s tidal marshes is one of the best and most inexpensive ways to protect valuable shoreline development from sea level rise during the next several decades. By using tidal marshes in combination with earthen levees construction and maintenance costs can be reduced by almost 50%. The Bay Institute, February 22, 2013. The Bay Institute, February 22, 2013. San Jose Mercury News. The Netherl...
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Glossary | The Bay Institute
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Acre foot of water, or the amount of water it would take to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot. An acre foot is approximately 326,000 gallons, enough to supply between one and two households for one year — equivalent to 1,233.5 cubic meters. A chlorophyll containing plant ranging from one to many cells in size that lives in fresh or salt water. Insect species that live in the water during larval and/or juvenile stages. Any underground geological formation containing water. Central Valley Project (CVP).
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Publications | The Bay Institute
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The Bay Institute publishes a wide range of reports, newsletters and other information, including its ground breaking Ecological Scorecard. Click on any of the sections at the bottom of this page to access documents filled with scientific data and information on the state of the Bay, and the actions that we are taking to turn it into a healthy, sustainable estuary. 173;Bayletters and Supplements. Design Guidelines for Tidal Wetlands Restoration in San Francisco Bay. Flow Criteria for the Delta Ecosystem.
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Coast and Ocean | The Bay Institute
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The Bay Institute’s Coast and Ocean Program focuses on one of the most iconic locations in the Bay Area–the waters coming into and out of the Golden Gate. This is the part of San Francisco Bay that is farthest downstream and includes the nearshore coast and ocean waters off the Golden Gate. We support education, outreach, and advocacy regarding this dynamic area where fresh and salt water meet. Former California Assistant Secretary for Oceans, is the Director of this program. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
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Bay Restoration | The Bay Institute
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The largest coastal wetlands restoration project in the nation is underway in San Francisco Bay. The goal is to restore 100,000 acres of wetlands. HORIZONTAL LEVEE Coastal Storm-Surge Barrier. Restoring San Francisco Bay’s tidal marshes is one of the best and most inexpensive ways to protect valuable shoreline development from sea level rise during the next several decades. Partially aquatic, partially terrestial, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary marshlands once covered 542,000 acres. Case for the Bay.
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Programs | The Bay Institute
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The Coast and Ocean Program focuses on the part of the Estuary that is farthest down stream (Lower Bay), the coast, and the ocean. The Rivers and Delta program employs scientific and policy expertise to promote reforms in the way California manages its water resources. The largest coastal wetlands restoration project in the nation is underway in San Francisco Bay. What Our Supporters Say. VIDEO: The Bay Needed a Voice. Film and Lecture Series. Golden State Waters Action Summit. Case for the Bay.
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Film and Lecture Series | The Bay Institute
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Film and Lecture Series. Film and Lecture Series. Upcoming Film and Lecture Series Events. Life Under the Sea. Hear how two men became aquanauts and find out what its like to live under the sea. Aquanauts Ed Clifton and Kip Evans will discuss the challenges, biomedical and marine life studies, dangers, and funny moments from undersea life. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 5:30 PM reception, 6:30 PM program. Aquarium of the Bay. The Embarcadero at Beach Street. San Francisco, CA 94133. Sausalito, CA 94965.
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