Tickets for Klamath River Tour Now Up for Grabs

The remaining handful of tickets for our first-ever Klamath River Tour are now up for grabs! This special water tour, Sept. 8 through Sept. 12, will not be offered every year so check out the tour details here.

You don’t want to miss this opportunity to examine water issues along the 263-mile Klamath River, from its spring-fed headwaters in south-central Oregon to its redwood-lined estuary on the Pacific Ocean in California.

Among the planned stops is the former site of Iron Gate Dam & Reservoir for a firsthand look at restoration efforts. The dam was one of four obsolete structures taken down in the nation’s largest dam removal project aimed at restoring fish passage. Grab your ticket here while they last!

Our Water Summit Theme Unveiled . . .

With the theme, Embracing Uncertainty in the West, speakers and conversations at our annual Water Summit will focus on how to move forward with critical decisions despite myriad unknowns facing the West’s most precious natural resource.

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 1 for our 41ˢᵗ annual Water Summit, which always features leading policymakers and experts sharing the latest information and insights on water in California and the West. The event includes lunch and features networking breaks and an evening reception for conversations with speakers and fellow attendees from a variety of backgrounds.

The Water Summit is an ideal event for water district managers and board members, state and federal agency officials, city and county government leaders, farmers, environmentalists, attorneys, consultants, engineers, business executives and public interest groups. Register here!

MEMBER DISCOUNT! Both individual and organizational Foundation members receive a $100 discount on registration for this event. Not a member? Become a member now to receive the registration discount in addition to all the great benefits of Foundation membership!

Western Water Examines How FIRO is Helping Harness the Power of Atmospheric Rivers

For the past 12 years, water managers in California have been learning how to manage dams more nimbly in the face of wildly variable weather, and particularly to meet the challenge of atmospheric rivers.

In the latest Western Water story, our journalism team explores how that effort has led to a new water-management approach, called Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or FIRO. By pairing FIRO with accurate forecasts of where those storms will hit and how much rain they’ll bring, dam operators can work in real time to reduce the risk of floods and to capitalize on atmospheric rivers’ water potential.

Since 2019, the concept has been tested on three dams in California. Now, it’s poised to improve operations at 39 more dams across the arid Southwest and dozens more in the U.S. Read the full story here.