NewsDecember Storms Allow for Modest Increase in Planned SWP Deliveries

DWR announced it is increasing the State Water Project allocation to 15 percent of requested supplie ...

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News Hyatt Powerplant at Oroville Dam Resumes Operation

DWR announced hydropower generation has resumed at the Hyatt Powerplant at Oroville Dam in Butte Cou ...

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Blogs Major Milestone to Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Management

California’s efforts toward improving the management of our state’s critical groundwater supply is t ...

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News Early Winter Storms Provide Much-Needed Sierra Snowpack

DWR conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Early winter storms this mont ...

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News DWR Awards More Than $53 Million in Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Funding

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its first phase of awards to 20 projects through th ...

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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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Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project

60%

DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030

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