BlogsState's Comprehensive Plan to Improve Flows for Fisheries

DWR and CDFW Directors presented progress on the voluntary agreements to the State Water Board as an ...

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Video Director Karla Nemeth Presents at ACWA Conference

Director Nemeth highlights the urgency of addressing climate change, leading by example, and embraci ...

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News Dutch Slough Project Creates Richer Habitat for Delta Fish and Wildlife

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently broke ground on the Dutch Slough Tidal Restoration ...

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News Flood After Fire Preparedness Tips

Rain is forecast in both Northern and Southern California this week, including over the burn areas o ...

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News DWR Launching Salton Sea Habitat Enhancement Project

In a key step toward stemming one of the state’s most significant public health and ecological chal ...

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San Joaquin Precipitation: December 17, 2018

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The DWR Mission

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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750,000

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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