California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program

49th Annual Meeting of Cooperators, November 20-21, 2003

Thursday Presentations

CDWR Morning Session

• Economic Benefits from Hydrologic Forecasting & Data Collection (1.7 MB)
    Gary Bardini, Hydrology Branch, Department of Water Resources
• Role and Changes of the Cooperative Snow Survey Program: A Historical Perspective (0.2MB)
    Frank Gehrke, Cooperative Snow Survey Program, Department of Water Resources
• Growth of Runoff Forecasting: Support to Today’s Water Management (0.9MB)
    Pierre Stephens, Chief Water Supply Forecaster, Department of Water Resources

Irrigation and Water Session

• Using Runoff Forecasts to Optimize SWP Operations (1.8MB)
    John Leahigh, SWP, Department of Water Resources
• Using Runoff Forecasts to Optimize CVP Operations (0.2MB)
    Tom Patton, CVO, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• Hydrologic Forecast Development for the New CALSIM II Allocation Model (CAM) (3.0 MB)
    Hongbing Yin, Hydrology and Operation Modeling, Department of Water Resources

Environmental and Watershed Management Session

• Data Networks and Environmental Monitoring in Yosemite National Park (not available yet)
    Jessica Lundquist, University of California of San Diego, Scripps
• Vernalis Adaptive Management Program: Operating to Environmental Flow Targets (0.7MB)
    Mike Archer, MBK Engineers

Hydroelectric Session

• California Hydroelectric (0.8 MB)
    Jim Woodward, California Energy Commission
• Economics of Hydroelectric Forecasting (2.4 MB)
    Bruce McGurk, Pacific Gas and Electric

Flood Damage Reduction Session

• Characterizing Uncertainty in Reservoir Inflow Forecasts (1.8 MB)
    Rob Hartman, National Weather Service, California-Nevada River Forecast Center
• Forecast-Based Operations of the Yuba and Feather River System (3.8 MB)
    Ben Tustison, MBK Engineers

Additional Background Information

• History of Snow Surveying , 1959 presentation to the Western Snow Conference (0.1 MB)
    Harlowe M. Stafford, California Department of Water Resources
• California's Cooperative Snow Survey Program (0.2 MB)
    Maury Roos, State Hydrologist, Department of Water Resources