Contact
Contact Headquarters
Street Address
California Department of Water Resources
715 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address
California Department of Water Resources
P.O. Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
Phone Number
DWR Headquarters: 916-653-5791
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
We're closed on state holidays
Public Records Act Requests
To obtain records, submit your request to DWR’s Public Records Request Portal. If you have any questions, you may contact the Public Records Request Coordinator at (916) 653-7755.
For other record questions or concerns, contact the Chief, Records and Content Management, at (916) 653-9313.
Emergency Contacts
Drought Assistance – Please visit the drought assistance page on California’s drought.ca.gov website to report incidents, find information about assistance, and learn about available grant funding for drought-resilient projects.
State Water Project – Report incidents and emergencies related to SWP facilities to (916) 574-2714.
Flood Operations Center – Report flood incidents or obtain river forecasts, general water conditions, and flood information to (800) 952-5530.
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (State Warning Center) Report incidents and emergencies related to hazardous materials or spills to (916) 845-8911.
Accessibility
If you have difficulty accessing any material on our website, please contact us and we will correct the problem or work to provide the information in an alternative format.
Direct your request to:
- Email: accessibility@water.ca.gov
- Phone: (916) 653-6192
For TTY users, use the California Relay Service by dialing 711 or:
- English: TTY (800) 735-2929
- Spanish: TTY (800) 855-3000
- Voice: (800) 735-2922
Are you outside of California? Please contact your state's relay service number, available from the Federal Communications Commission at Telecommunications Relay Services Directory.