Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations

April 18, 2025

Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric...

DWR: New report shows implementation of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations at Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar can increase region’s resilience to floods

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Water project operations

March 14, 2025

Benefits of the flexible water management strategy outlined in a new report By the Department of Water Resources: A new...

SCRIPPS: Taking Flight: UC San Diego Shaping Future of Atmospheric River Forecasting

Hydrology Science

December 10, 2024

The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program flies into storms to improve forecasts with the help of AI By Alex Fox, Scripps...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Army Corps to host New Bullards Bar and Oroville Dam Water Control Manual Update information meeting October 15

US Army Corps of Engineers

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 2, 2024

Press release from the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a public...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

September 24, 2024

by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...

DWR NEWS: First-of-its-kind watershed study highlights how innovative tools help build climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley

Orange County Water District

April 19, 2024

By DWR News California’s changing climate brings new challenges each year for water managers as they navigate extreme shifts from...

PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam

Planning and management Reports

December 5, 2023

Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 9, 2023

By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...

DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply

May 26, 2023

By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Why California’s Water Extremes Are Wilder than Ever — And What We Can Do About It

Hydrology Planning and management

May 9, 2023

Written by Robin Meadows What a relief last winter is finally over. In late December, California was hit by the...

ESTUARY NEWS: Atmospheric Rivers Intensifying as World Warms: How the West Will Know What’s Coming

Best of the Notebook Climate change Notebook News and Features

April 14, 2022

Article written by Robin Meadows, Estuary News In just a few years, tracking the West Coast’s atmospheric rivers by airplane...

DWR: 25 Years After Deadly 1997 New Year’s Floods, Here’s How California is More Prepared

January 7, 2022

By the Department of Water Resources: California is no stranger to devastating floods. With the most variable weather conditions in...

FEATURE: How the West Can Survive Smaller Snowpacks and Bigger Atmospheric Rivers