Incorporating Weather and Climate Information into Corps Sacramento District Reservoir Operations
Stu Townsley, US Army Corps of Engineers
The Water Management Section in the Corps Sacramento District is responsible for either the direct operation or the operational oversight of 48 dams that have Federal flood control responsibility. The District covers the California Central Valley, along with Utah and the upper Colorado system including Blue Mesa. Operational decisions incorporate many NOAA/RFC products, and often result from coordination among other Federal, State and local agencies.
The presentation will cover some basics on the Sacramento Districts reservoir operations and the forecast products used in making release decisions. I will also give an overview of two current efforts to incorporate forecast information into real-time decision support systems. The efforts are on the Feather-Yuba system and on the American River. Finally, I will discuss some preliminary information from an office study looking at potential climate impacts on reservoir operations at Shasta, Oroville and New Bullards Bar.
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