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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
Option 1 California Department of Water Resources
- Article title
- Ca department of water resources
- Article Evaluation
- The article is written neutral because and more so gives background information on how the department was developed and its history. There is a lot of room for improvement in citations. the History section of the article is well-developed but does not include any citations for its information. The list of DWR project need links to their corresponding wiki page as well. not very much interactions are happening in talk page either.
- Sources
- https://water.ca.gov/What-We-Do/Infrastructure
- https://water.ca.gov/Water-Basics/The-California-Water-System
- https://water.ca.gov/
Option 2
- Article title Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Metropolitan Water District of Socal
- Article Evaluation
- The article is at start class and has several citations needed for several sections. Several claims do not have citations but the citations that are provided are reliable making the article notable.
- Sources
- http://www.mwdh2o.com/
- annual report 2019
- http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Who_We_Are/2019%20MWD%20FINAL%20for%20web.pdf
- the regional urban water management plan for MWD so cal
- http://www.mwdh2o.com/WWAMaterials%20Provided%20to%20WaterDM/2000%20RUWMP.PDF
Option 3
- Article title Sites Reservoir
- Article Evaluation
- The article has reliable sources and covers the main points of the topic but needs paragraphs restructured and sentences to be re-written. line for line editing should be done to create a smoother more efficient reading experience.
- Sources
- factsheets & reports: https://sitesproject.org/resources/information-materials/
- feasbility report: https://sitesproject.org/resources/feasibilty-report/
- https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage/WSIP-Project-Review-Portal/All-Projects/Sites-Project
Option 4
- Article title
- Monticello Dam
- Article Evaluation
- The article needs more information and has claims with no linked or referenced sources. needs citations.
- Sources
- https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=186
Option 5
- Article title
- Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Article Evaluation
- Needs a lot more information and reliable sources. In Stub- class and could use far more content.
- Sources
- Documentation of the Santa Clara Valley Regional Ground-Water/Surface-Water Flow Model, Santa Clara Valley, California report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5231/