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.
All people in California are healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Although DWR cannot achieve this vision alone, we are committed to doing our part to make it a reality. View DWR’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
When the first major storms of the season arrive in California, they bring more than just water. Those early storms trigger what is known as “first fl ...
December 31, 2025
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As a series of atmospheric rivers bring rain and high elevation snow to communities throughout California, the winter storms are crucial for the State ...
December 22, 2025
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Lake Oroville Update - December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
Read MoreAcres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project
DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030
Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway
Dams under state's jurisdiction