Ever since Deputy Director Robert Potter testified on climate change to a Congressional subcommittee in 1988, DWR has been a leading voice in addressing this threat to the state’s environment, water supply, and way of life.
DWR Updates
Oroville residents and visitors received great news today as the Department of Water Resources announced the reopening of the Spillway Boat Ramp area on Lake Oroville.
![An aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_13202_06_18_18.jpg?mw=200&hash=9152390E366867D8FD0BDFCF14790357)
Lake Oroville Community Update for July 30, 2019.
![Work on the Elder Creek Channel in Tehama County.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/KG_Elder_Creek_5906.jpg?mw=200&hash=7B4FDE0947131213B70566E5D1A6049C)
DWR is completing the second year of the Elder Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project. The five-year project will clear sedimentation and vegetation to restore flow capacity of a four-mile stretch of the state-maintained Elder Creek in Tehama County.
![An up-close photo of Chinook Salmon.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Fish/Spring-run-2.jpeg?mw=200&hash=EBF23D6786EB2C6A87EDECF8CD2B299C)
Thanks to a collaborative multi-agency effort that includes DWR, spring-run Chinook salmon are successfully returning to the San Joaquin River for the first time in more than 65 years.
![Castaic Lake](/-/media/DWR-Images/State-Water-Project/KJ_Castaic_Lake_0181_01_26_19.jpg?mw=200&hash=66687FCA75AA54A2A0CC71B932E9CBF9)
Are you planning a road trip this summer? Consider taking a detour to one of the many beaches along the California State Water Project (SWP) – you’ll find them teeming with fish, natural beauty, and healthy ways to spend your vacation.
![DWR staff prepare overtop protection on the levees at Grizzly Island.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Delta/FL_Flood_Aerials-8214.jpg?mw=200&hash=23162DE8558B922CCAD4DCE0EF421131)
DWR announced $4.9 million of Proposition 1E and $5 million of Proposition 1 funding is available in Fiscal Year 2019-20 for Directed Funding action under the Delta Flood Emergency Response Grant Program, Round 2 Guidelines.
Water plays an essential role in the daily lives of Californians, requiring careful management of our water resources.
![An aerial drone view of the Bidwell Canyon Marina showing Lake Oroville at an elevation of 887 feet, or 94 percent of total capacity, on May 6, 2019.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_drone_23259_05_06_19.jpg?mw=200&hash=D653F56D58DF8007D06C3AA8B67554C5)
Lake Oroville community update for July 12, 2019.
![Downstream aerial view of the Amethyst Basin, located in Victorville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/Amethyst_12.jpg?mw=200&hash=4310BAB3069B9D7E7626990892959850)
State representatives and local San Bernardino County agencies recently celebrated the completion of the Stormwater Flood Reduction Project – a DWR-funded effort that will improve flood control and water supply reliability for the City of Victorville.