TABLE OF CONTENTS

Command Center
The Project Operations Center is the "brains" of the State Water Project.
From its headquarters in Sacramento, the POC staff can control all of the SWP's
major facilities such as its pumping and power plants, dams and reservoirs, and
check structures that control the water flow in the California Aqueduct.

Out of Harm's Way
Fish screens will play a vital role in preserving the chinook salmon. More funds are
available; progress is being made; and research may eventually fine-tune the technology
needed to save a dwindling fish population.

Will There Be Water Tomorrow?
What kind of future world would it be if water were a rare commodity? DWR's latest
Bulletin 160-98 discusses prospects for the year 2020 and the shortages that may
impact us all.

Peace on the Range
DWR and the Department of Fish and Game are working together to halt trespassing and
poaching on two Delta islands. Now sanctioned hunts are allowed on some of the best
pheasant habitat in the region.

CDEC - A Better Way
Via the Internet, the California Data Exchange Center can be your one-stop information
center about weather forecasts, precipitation levels, water supply, flood conditions, and
much more. Since its beginnings in the 1980s, CDEC continues to improve its data collection
and dissemination duties.

The Unfulfilled Promise
The Palisades project was a well-intended attempt to save the Woodson Bridge State Park
Recreation Area from eroding away. But when tragedy struck, officials pushed through
red tape to remove the hazardous structure.

Backpage: Down the Concrete Chute
Damage from 1997's floods took its took on Lake Oroville's 178-foot wide spillway with the
160-000 cubic feet per second releases made. Now it was time to make repairs.