NewsCastaic Dam Modernization Efforts Move Forward

Two key projects are set to begin as part of ongoing modernization work at Castaic Dam in Los Angele ...

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News DWR Awards $26 Million in Grants to Support Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today awarded $26 million in grant funding for capital proje ...

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Blogs A Dry Wrap-Up to the Wet Season

The first half of Water Year 2021 is over, and California’s wet season is almost finished. The first ...

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News Drought Preparedness

Get the latest information on DWR's drought preparedness efforts.

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News Statewide Snowpack Well Below Normal as Wet Season Winds Down

DWR conducted the fourth snow survey at the Phillips Station snow course. The manual survey recorded ...

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To sustainably manage the water resources of California, in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the state’s people and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.

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