Public Notices

The Department of Water Resources’ Division of Safety of Dams has published a Notice of Determination for the Dam Maintenance Program for Barrett Dam (DSOD No. 8).

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) will receive public comments on the Public Review Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) Guidebook. Updates to the guidebook were made to improve clarity and provide additional guidance. A 15-day written comment period commences on November 17, 2025, and closes on December 2, 2025.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce that Proposition 4 appropriations have been approved by the legislature.

DWR announced the opening of the 45-day public comment period on the public draft of the California's Groundwater: Bulletin 118 - Update 2025 (CalGW Update 2025).

The Department of Water Resources’ Division of Safety of Dams has published a Notice of Determination for the Dam Maintenance Program (Savage Dam, DSOD No. 8-4).

Notice is hereby given that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), as the Lead Agency of the Drought Resilience Interagency & Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, will host a meeting on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

This notice serves to inform all interested parties that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) intends to submit to the Delta Stewardship Council a Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project.

Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the California Department of Water Resources’ Petition to the State Water Resources Control Board for Extension of Time to modify the timeframe of Conditional Water Rights Under the State Water Project Permits 16478, 16479, 16481, and 16482 for water supply and Permits 16477 and 16480 for ...

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Water Resources (DWR), pursuant to California Government Code (GC) §65596.5, will conduct a public hearing to review the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO).

Several programs were amended to include the ability to provide advance funds to public and nonprofit grantees under certain circumstances and in accordance with State law.