Hydrologist
Freshwater
sliu@tnc.org
Sally currently focuses on groundwater issues, supporting the development of a statewide guidance framework for groundwater dependent ecosystems, serving as a hydrologist on the Fox Canyon Groundwater Sustainability Plans Technical Advisory Group, and furthering science research on groundwater dependent ecosystems. She manages the California Salmon Snapshots (CASalmon.org) that aims to communicate the knowledge of salmon populations and restoration progress across the state, a partnership website with salmon-centric federal, state, NGO, and industry organizations.
Sally was a senior environmental engineer for 18 years at Tetra Tech, working on groundwater and watershed projects with an expertise in environmental modeling. Sally holds a M.S. from Stanford University and a B.S.E. from Princeton University, both in Water Resources, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
What Sally is working on now:
My current body of work supports the consideration and protection of groundwater dependent ecosystems under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Projects and science products include working as a Technical Advisory Group member on the development of Fox Canyon Groundwater Sustainability Plans, groundwater dependent plant rooting depth database, a field study to assess riparian vegetation groundwater consumption along the Santa Clara River, case studies of groundwater management protective of phreatophytic vegetation, and development of co-benefit restoration projects that restore habitat and increase water supply.
Rohde, M.M., S. Matsumoto, J. Howard, S. Liu, L. Riege, E.J. Remson
California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) of 2014 is landmark legislation that empowers local agencies, known as groundwater sustainability agencies, to sustainably manage…
Burns, C.E., A. Hoss, N. Smith, K. Klausmeyer, K. Fesenmeyer, A. Campbell, J. Carah, E. Forsburg, S. Heard, J.K. Howard, L. Hulette, S. Liu, P. Spraycar, B. Stranko, G. Werner, D. Wordham
This report identifies a set of strategies that will have the greatest impact on environmental flows, and to provide a resource for conservation organizations, resource agencies, and other…
Kirk Klausmeyer, Jeanette Howard, Sandi Matsumoto, Sally Liu, Melissa Rohde
Groundwater is essential to the health and viability of plants, animals and ecosystems. Many tree species, like willows and cottonwoods, rely on groundwater to survive seasonal and annual dry spells.…
