The Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program: 2011 Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

2011 Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting

The Resources Management and Science Division of Yosemite National Park will host the annual Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting on October 6-7, 2011 at the Yosemite Lodge. The meeting is open to the public and features talks on hydrology and climate relevant to management of Yosemite. Two talks will focus on recent high flow experiments during spring snowmelt releases downstream of O'Shaughnessy Dam as part of UTREP.

View or download the agenda here.

About the Program

The Tuolumne River is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada in central California. With headwaters in Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne flows westward 150 miles to its confluence with the San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley.

The Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program (UTREP) is a collaborative, long-term, science-based river management program led by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).

The UTREP monitors river ecosystem conditions and develops recommendations for river management downstream of Hetch Hetchy Project facilities to support broad river ecosystem values, while maintaining water supply reliability for 2.6 million San Francisco Bay Area customers and providing clean hydropower for San Francisco municipal facilities.

Scientific collaborators include Yosemite National Park, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Stanislaus National Forest, consultants, researchers, and academics.

STATUS: UTREP efforts are currently focused on technical review and revision of the O'Shaughnessy Dam Instream Flow Management Plan and routine annual monitoring.