NewsLate December Storms Not Enough to Offset California’s Dry Fall

DWR conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season. The manual survey recorded 30.5 ...

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Blogs Will This Winter Be Wet or Dry?

California’s 2020 Water Year, which ran from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, emphasized the State’s extreme weat ...

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Video DWR Director Gianelli’s Legacy to the State Water Project

Known as an engineering expert, water community leader, and champion of the State Water Project (SWP ...

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News DWR Releases Initial State Water Project Allocation

With California off to a dry start for the water year, DWR announced an initial State Water Project ...

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News DWR Continues Critical Operations During Public Emergencies

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues operations to maintain critical functions while mo ...

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