Stream Gage Improvement Program

Overview

To better understand water resources statewide, DWR is seeking to fund public entities to improve stream gage infrastructure and bridge data gaps as part of the Stream Gage Improvement Program (CalSIP). Through CalSIP, public agencies can receive financial assistance to upgrade, reactivate, or install new surface water monitoring stations, at no additional cost to them, that share stream flow data to help inform water management decisions. To be eligible for the CalSIP funding, projects must provide real-time stream data to the public stream gage network through the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC). Eligible projects need to provide data to inform at least one program water management areas (e.g., flood, water quality, water supply, ecosystem).Eligible gaging sites must:• Be on...