DWR and Reclamation are working in partnership with local, regional, State, and federal agencies, and stakeholders to further study North-of-the-Delta Offstream Storage opportunities.

Planning Objectives

• Increase water supplies, water supply reliability, and Sacramento Valley water management flexibility for agricultural, M&I, and environmental purposes, including CALFED programs such as Delta water quality, the Environmental Water Account (EWA), and the Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP).
• Increase the survival of anadromous fish populations in the Sacramento River during critical fish migration periods, as well as the health and survivability of other aquatic species.
• To the extent possible, the NODOS Investigation will explore opportunities to provide ancillary hydropower benefits to the statewide power grid, develop additional recreation opportunities in the study area, and create incremental flood control storage opportunities in support of major northern California flood control reservoirs.

• Email at nodos@water.ca.gov

• NODOS Initial Alternatives Information Report completed in May 2006
• Notice of Initiation of Federal Feasibility Studies (pdf 1.5 MB)
• Scoping Report released in October 2002
• Public scoping completed in January 2002
• Notice of Preparation and Notice of Intent filed and published in November 2001
• Memorandum of Understanding between local water agencies and CALFED agencies signed in November 2000
• NODOS Progress Report completed in July 2000
  

• DWR and Reclamation, in coordination with the Planning Partnership, are preparing a site-specific Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report.
  
• DWR and Reclamation are developing Federal Plan Formulation documents.
  

• Complete Plan Formulation Report by Fall 2007
• Complete Feasibility Report and EIS/EIR by Winter 2008