Explore and Discover Information about Groundwater ...
Groundwater may be out of sight, but it doesn’t have to be out of mind. Groundwater provides 30 to 60 percent of the state’s water supply and is an im ...
March 14, 2019
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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.
5 Reasons Groundwater is Vital to Californians
If you’re like most Californians, you turn on the faucet and probably don’t think about where your water comes from.
March 11, 2019
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Major Milestone Achieved at Ronald B. Robie Therma ...
This past December, DWR reconnected electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric’s Table Mountain Substation to the Ronald B. Robie Thermalito Pumping-Gene ...
March 04, 2019
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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
Dams under state's jurisdiction