Jay Lund Content

California Risks Billions in Economic Losses Without Water Supply Action

Katherine E Kerlin — May 14, 2025 - 2:28pm

A new economic analysis by UC professors shows the high cost of inaction on California’s perpetual water supply challenges. It estimates that the state could lose enough water each year to supply up to 9 million households — with economic losses totaling between $3.4 and $14.5 billion per year, depending on the severity of the scenario.

New Endowment Will Support Next Generation of Water Management Leaders

Cody Kitaura — March 21, 2023 - 12:00pm

Jay Lund, distinguished professor of civil engineering, and his wife, Jean Lund, have given $800,000 to endow graduate student fellowships at the Center for Watershed Sciences, or CWS. It is the largest gift in the center’s history and will encourage interdisciplinary water management research in student dissertations.

Climate Change Threats and Solutions for the Sacramento Valley

Katherine E Kerlin — August 27, 2018 - 12:07pm

Over the next few decades, climate change is expected to make the Sacramento region hotter, drier and increasingly prone to extremes like megadroughts, flooding and large wildfires. This is expected to strain the region’s infrastructure for water and energy transmission, agricultural systems, plants and wildlife, public health, housing, and quality of life for the growing region.