DWR and our main contractor Kiewit are pushing forward to wrap up construction of the Oroville main spillway and emergency spillway.
DWR Updates
![Students and community members participate in a Morrison Creek clean-up project during Creek Week. DWR/2018](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/FL_Creek-3779_04_12_2018.jpg?mw=200&hash=8BA711CD6CBC0A3D200BAF1FDA0A973E)
Local community groups and residents are playing a key role in the design of the Morrison Creek Revitalization Project, a multi-benefit project in south Sacramento that seeks to improve the natural habitat around the creek while creating a safe, recreational environment for the community. DWR is assisting with project design and technical and envir ...
![CCC crews anchor Christmas trees onto the shores of Lake Oroville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_20399_01_29_19.jpg?mw=200&hash=034EAECCF43F3BAA384392C6FBB094F5)
DWR is once again participating in a successful partnership to recycle used Christmas trees into prime habitat for fish and other wildlife at Lake Oroville and the Thermalito Afterbay.
![View of Fremont Weir in the Yolo Bypass.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/Fremont-Weir.jpg?mw=200&hash=BA4CE5B74AF42364EC1BB116FBAD6966)
The Sacramento River moves water from Mt. Shasta to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, gathering runoff from the Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada before turning toward Sacramento and joining with the American River. In wetter years, the Sacramento River swells to flood levels and releases water into the Yolo Bypass, a major flood control feature for ...
![DWR engineer Trevor Morgan receives CAL FIRE Director's Award](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/DWR-engineer-Trevor-Morgan.jpg?mw=200&hash=5DD7DB2CB4351636C6E45A3B5E1DC652)
DWR engineers Trevor Morgan and Scott Kennedy were recognized by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for their work as part of the Watershed Emergency Response Team following the 2017 Thomas Fire.
![RSP photo - grants](/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Integrated-Regional-Water-Management/Riverine-Stewardship-Program/Images/RSP-photo_grants.jpg?mw=200&hash=C54D71F5FCC96FC70EE8D4B96F2B8557)
DWR announced the opening of the public comment period for the Riverine Stewardship Program: San Joaquin Fish Population Enhancement Program (SJFPEP) & Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP) Grants Draft Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP).
![Lime Saddle Pedestrian Trail](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/Lime-Saddle-Pedestrian-Trail-Jan2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=C612C9F483F8C498580A3BA8BE889DEE)
DWR announced today that work to create a new pedestrian path will temporarily restrict public access to the Low Water Access Trail at Lime Saddle Marina on Lake Oroville from January 19 until 25 while construction is underway.
![Photo of the confluence of the Sacramento River (top) and the American River (bottom), north of Sacramento, California](/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Work-With-Us/Grants-And-Loans/Images/PJH_American_Sacramento_Rivers-002_07_08_2005.jpg?mw=200&hash=2117ADF7D25AF497126ED7EA9F53488C)
DWR released the draft Regional Flood Management Assistance Program (RFMAP) Guidelines for a 45-day public comment period.
![Lookout slough](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/lookoutslough_hero_4X3.jpg?mw=200&hash=45F380C433BC3EE35C47F7420C8A5113)
As part of its ongoing commitment to restore Delta ecosystems and habitat, DWR recently took a significant step in launching a 3,000-acre multi-benefit tidal wetlands restoration project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
![McCormack-Williamson Tract aerial view](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/McCormack-Williamson-Tract.jpg?mw=200&hash=EC33B1F6816ECD92930AA60D4306E159)
Located just south of the confluence of the Cosumnes and Mokelumne Rivers, the McCormack-Williamson Tract is a north Delta island with a long history of flooding. In 2018, DWR and its partners broke ground on a restoration project at the site, nearly a decade in the making.