Hall, Maurice

Author Description

Maurice Hall is the associate vice president of water for the Ecosystems Program, and as such oversees Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) work to revitalize working rivers and their ability to provide a resilient water supply. He focuses on developing collaborative water management approaches to meet ecosystem needs alongside the needs of farms and cities. Approaches central to this work include shaping water transaction programs that achieve resilient water supplies while protecting the environment and vulnerable communities, improving information systems to inform smart management of water resources, and shaping water governance that proactively considers multiple objectives and responds to climate change. His reas of expertise include water management, water policy, hydrology, water resources engineering, aquatic ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, irrigated agriculture, water quality, natural infrastructure, and civil engineering.

Authored Reports

Sustainable Groundwater Management (Edited Excerpts) — The Future of Groundwater in California: Lessons in Sustainable Management from Across the West