The Sacramento Bee (July 6, 2014) — In a Sunday commentary three prominent California water experts challenge two claims that they say are hindering the search for solutions to California's water shortages. Jay Lund, director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, and co-authors Jeffrey Mount and Ellen Hanak of the Public Policy Institute of California say the role of environmental regulation in shortening farmers' water supplies has been vastly overstated. Likewise, the claim that conservation measures can yield more than 10 million acre-feet of "new" water — the equivalent of 10 full Folsom Reservoirs — is greatly overblown.