Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency – Leafbird Consulting LLC

Pistachio orchard in Yolo County, California. All over the Central Valley, permanent tree crops are replacing annual crops, and in some counties, also expanding into non-farmed land. Understanding the water consumption of such changes is important for long-term sustainability. UC Davis researchers are assisting us with their monitoring — pictured here, with eddy flux towers measuring evapotranspiration from a young pistachio orchard. Photo: V. Mehta, 10/2024. With thanks to Daniele Zacarriah, UC Davis.

Background

We are supporting the YSGA in annual update reporting, the 5-year update, land-use projections, and Hungry Hollow specific management objectives.

Specific activities include leading the YSGA model update process, investigating and incorporating OpenET estimates in water budget computations, facilitating land-use projections, and developing future climate and land-use scenarios.

Client

Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency

Funder

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Project period

2024 – current

Status

Active

Leafbird role

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Project website

yologroundwater.org