Orographic amplification of El Niño teleconnections on winter precipitation across the Intermountain West of North America

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | December 4th, 2023

Oroville Dam Safety Comprehensive Needs Assessment Summary

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 30th, 2020

Oroville Dam, located on the Feather River in Butte County, is a key facility of the California State Water Project (SWP). Completed in 1967, it is owned and operated by

Oroville Dam, located on the Feather River in Butte County, is a key facility of the California State Water Project (SWP). Completed in 1967, it is owned and operated by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). In February 2017, both the gated main spillway and the ungated emergency spillway suffered significant erosion scour damage while releasing flood waters that had flowed into Lake Oroville. Concerns for the stability of the spillway crest structures resulted in the temporary evacuation of 188,000 residents downstream of the dam. Over the next few months, flood waters were successfully managed by making controlled reservoir releases down the damaged gated main spillway through May 2017 when the gates were closed for the year and DWR began repairs to the two spillways. By the fall of 2018, the entire 3,000-foot-long chute for the gated main spillway had been completely reconstructed, and major erosion-resistant armoring had been added to the emergency spillway. The repairs resulted in making these two spillways robust structures meeting modern engineering standards. 

Oroville Dam: A key unit of the State Water Project

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 1st, 1973

Other Resource Management Strategies

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 29th, 2016

This narrative highlights a variety of water management strategies that can potentially generate benefits that meet one or more water management objectives, such as water

This narrative highlights a variety of water management strategies that can potentially generate benefits that meet one or more water management objectives, such as water supply augmentation or water quality enhancements. However, these management strategies have limited capacity to strategically address long-term regional water planning needs. These are unique strategies and do not fit into the other classified strategies. In some cases, such as dewvaporation, the strategy involves emerging technologies that will require more research and development. Other cases, such as crop idling and irrigated land retirement, involve voluntary and often temporary tradeoffs from one sector of use to another (i.e., agricultural to urban) that will likely be unpredictable and limited in scope. Finally, implementation of strategies, such as rainfed agriculture, will have limited applicability in California because of the variability and uncertainty of precipitation patterns from year to year. The strategies discussed in this resource management strategy report are: • Crop idling for water transfers. • Dewvaporation or atmospheric pressure desalination. • Fog collection. • Irrigated land retirement. • Rainfed agriculture. • Snow fences. • Waterbag transport/storage technology.

Our Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions Among Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | June 13th, 2013

Decisions about how and where we build our communities have significant impacts on the natural environment and on human health. Cities, regions, sta

Decisions about how and where we build our communities have significant impacts on the natural environment and on human health. Cities, regions, states, and the private sector need information about the environmental effects of their land use and transportation decisions to mitigate growth‐ related environmental impacts and to improve community quality of life and human health.

Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) | April 19th, 2024

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) advances global change science and informs our national response to the climate crisis—from President Biden’s climate

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) advances global change science and informs our national response to the climate crisis—from President Biden’s climate, environmental justice, and nature priorities to decisions at all levels of government and society. Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2024 presents highlights of USGCRP’s recent accomplishments, outlines federal investments in global change research, and sets future priorities for federal global change research as USGCRP implements its 2022-2031 Strategic Plan.

Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2025

U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) | January 3rd, 2025

This Fiscal Year 2025 edition of USGCRP’s annual report to Congress highlights advancements in science and information delivery that show how the Program is meeting nat

This Fiscal Year 2025 edition of USGCRP’s annual report to Congress highlights advancements in science and information delivery that show how the Program is meeting national needs. The Five-Year Progress section provides a longer-term look at USGCRP work on three selected topics: understanding the changing water cycle; responding to needs for climate information; and advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility across global change research efforts. We also highlight more recent activities in the 2023 Accomplishments section and look ahead to upcoming work in the Current and Future Priorities section.

Our Vision for the California Delta

Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force (Delta Vision) | March 19th, 2008

Our Vision for the California Delta

Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force (Delta Vision) | March 19th, 2008

Executive Order S-17-06, directed us to “develop a durable vision for sustainable management of the Delta” with the goal of “...managing the Delta over the long te

Executive Order S-17-06, directed us to “develop a durable vision for sustainable management of the Delta” with the goal of “...managing the Delta over the long term to restore and maintain identified functions and values that are determined to be important to the environmental quality of the Delta and the economic and social well being of the people of the state.” The executive order calls for our vision to be completed by January 1, 2008 and a strategic plan by November 2008.

Outdoor Recreation and Water Resources Planning

American Geophysical Union (AGU) | January 1st, 1974

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 3. To a considerable extent this work might be taken to be a report

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 3. To a considerable extent this work might be taken to be a report of progress in the analysis of recreational use of water and the implications for water resources planning. There has been considerable progress in recent years in the development of methods, some of which are hopefully reflected in these pages, and increasingly there are likely gains to their greater application. A major purpose here is to present some of the issues and methods in a somewhat systematic way so as to provide better appraisal of both problems and progress.