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

DWR NEWS: California’s Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Are Key to Managing Floods and Water Supplies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

January 16, 2023

By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State...

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

Robin Meadows

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...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: State Water Project Operations

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

February 23, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

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

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Climate change Delta science

December 15, 2021

by Robin Meadows Mountains are the foundation of water in the western United States, natural infrastructure that captures snowfall during...

ARMY CORPS: New trial for using advanced weather forecasts at Prado Dam to retain more water proves successful

US Army Corps of Engineers

Planning and management

August 25, 2021

From the Army Corps of Engineers: As drought persists in the state of California, the need to increase water supply...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Program

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

July 14, 2021

Reservoirs are often constructed and operated for multiple purposes, such as water supply, flood control, hydropower, recreation, and environmental enhancement....

CA WATER COMMISSION: The 2019 State Water Project Review

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 28, 2020

Water Code section 165 requires the California Water Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...

FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers

Maven

Hydrology Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 20, 2020

On Feb. 27, 2019, an atmospheric river 350 miles wide and 1,600 miles long barreled through the sky, funneling moisture...

CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain

Cal Matters

Hydrology

February 25, 2020

Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Headwaters to Floodplains initiative

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

February 13, 2020

Recently, the Department of Water Resources, Office of Floodplain Management launched a new safety initiative called Headwaters to Floodplains which...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project operations

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

January 2, 2020

Coodinated Operations Agreement addendum, State Water Project incidental take permit, and the Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations program At the December...

ARMY CORPS: The Corps approves major deviation for Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations effort at Lake Mendocino

US Army Corps of Engineers

Planning and management

January 28, 2019

By the Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division has approved a major deviation...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Outlook for Water Year 2018

Maven

Current Conditions

June 6, 2018

Panel discusses outlook for the remaining water year for the State Water Project and Hetch Hetchy water systems, plus a...