Sec. 205. Headwater-Restoration Scoping Study
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The Bureau of Reclamation may partner with academia, specifically the University of California, and State and local water agencies, to develop a study to enhance mountain runoff to Central Valley Project reservoirs from headwater restoration with the following aims: Estimate forest biomass density and annual evapotranspiration
(ET)across the Shasta Lake watershed for the past decade using satellite and other available spatial data. Identify areas on public and private land that have high biomass densities and ET, and assess potential changes in ET that would ensue from forest restoration. Assess role of subsurface storage in providing drought resilience of forests, based on long-term historical estimates of precipitation, drought severity and stream discharge. Assess role of snowpack in annual water balance across the watersheds.