NewsDWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation of 5 percent, Outlines Actions for a Possible Fourth Dry Year

DWR announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 5 percent of requested supplies for ...

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News DWR Awards $86 Million to Build Water Resilience for Millions of Californians

DWR today awarded $86 million in financial assistance to meet the immediate and long-term water need ...

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Blogs DWR Completes Scheduled Removal of West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier

DWR has completed the removal of a drought salinity barrier from the West False River in the Sacrame ...

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News New Report Shows Continued Water Conservation Is Key to Enabling Suppliers to Meet Demand

As directed by 2018 legislation, DWR today submitted a first report to the State Water Resources Con ...

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News DWR Awards $5 Million for Delta Communities to Improve Flood Emergency Response

DWR today announced awarding $5 million in funding for seven emergency response agencies within the ...

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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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All people in California are healthy, financially stable, and safe.

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Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project

60%

DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030

12,400,000

Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway

1,246

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