Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DWR NEWS: New report highlights the Delta Conveyance Project as the single most effective action for a sustainable water future for California

Delta Conveyance Project Water project operations

August 19, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: A new report released today by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) examines how...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From forecast to flow: Optimizing California’s reservoirs with FIRO

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 8, 2025

California is adapting to increasingly intense storm patterns, largely driven by atmospheric rivers. These narrow bands of concentrated water vapor...

UCAR: Looking to the Pacific, scientists improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

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

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

Robin Meadows

Hydrology Notebook News and Features Water project operations

October 7, 2024

By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...

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

Robin Meadows

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 19, 2024

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

EOS: Weather and watershed forecasting make for dam smart water use

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

December 13, 2023

By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts...

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

Orange County Water District

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

Robin Meadows

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...

THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

The Conversation

Hydrology Planning and management

July 25, 2023

By Riley Post, University of Iowa, The Conversation The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across...

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

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

Robin Meadows

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...