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Recent Storms Provided Much Needed Boost to the Snowpack but Southern California Still Behind in Pre ...

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Blogs LEBLS Project Shows Early Signs of Success for Juvenile Salmon

Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a combinatio ...

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News Continued Winter Storms Allow for Another Boost to State Water Project Deliveries

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that wet and cold storms in March have allo ...

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Blogs Changes to Delta Operations Start Today: Balancing Water Needs for Millions of Californians and the Environment

California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of our ...

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Blogs DRIP Collaborative Second-Year Milestones: State-Led Drought Task Force Moves to Strengthen California’s Drought and Water Shortage Resilience

The Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, established to enhance Califor ...

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Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project

60%

DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030

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