Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 1, 2026

Improved weather forecasts can maximize reservoir efficiency, saving between 100-160 billion gallons of water annually By Scripps Institution of Oceanography...

DRI: New study introduces a transferable framework for evaluating the potential for Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations in watersheds across the country

Desert Research Institute

Planning and management Research article

August 11, 2026

Identifying reservoirs that can be more flexibly managed with weather and streamflow forecasts can help operators better manage reservoirs to...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 9, 2026

The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...

DWR: New watershed studies highlight how the San Joaquin Basin can turn floods into opportunities

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

December 3, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s San Joaquin Basin is at the center of the state’s water challenges, with...

High-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino on January 16, 2023.

SCRIPPS: New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Water project operations

October 23, 2025

Officials commemorate revised water control manual for Lake Mendocino in Oct. 22 ceremony By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution of...

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

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...