North-of-the-Delta Offstream Storage Highlights Released

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the highlights of the North-of-the-Delta Offstream Storage (NODOS) investigation.  The highlights document states that NODOS would provide the following (among other things):

- A robust set of benefits, including water supply reliability for municipal and industrial uses, agriculture, and wildlife refuges;

- Ecosystem enhancement actions to improve fish survival in major northern California rivers and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta;

- Water quality improvements for Delta water users and estuarine species;

- Flexible hydropower generation to support renewable energy sources such as wind and solar;

- Recreation opportunities at the new reservoir and improved recreation at existing reservoirs; and,

- Local flood damage reduction below the new reservoir.    

Total water supply benefits would be up to 500 thousand acre-feet (TAF) per year on average, and more than 600 TAF per year during dry and critical years.  The highlights document can be accessed here.

For additional information, please contact RCRC Legislative Advocate Kathy Mannion at (916) 447-4806 orkmannion@rcrcnet.org.