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DWR urges Californians to be proactive and prepare for flooding as the winter storm season quickly approaches.

DWR is urging the public to avoid contact with water at Silverwood Lake's Cleghorn Beach in San Bernardino County until further notice due to blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).

Butte County and DWR announced today that they have settled a lawsuit filed by Butte County for roadway damage resulting from the Oroville Spillways Incident in February 2017.

DWR started construction on the Outlet Tower Bridge, a component of the Perris Dam Complex in Riverside County.

California begins a new water year today with significantly more water in storage than the previous year thanks to above-average snow and precipitation.

DWR removed a caution advisory that had been in effect since August 23 at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. DWR urges all recreational users to exercise caution and avoid direct contact with blue-green algae.

DWR is beginning assessment work on Pyramid Dam’s spillways in Los Angeles County as part of a statewide effort to reduce seismic and hydrologic risk to State Water Project (SWP) facilities spanning 705 miles throughout California.

DWR reduced the blue-green algae advisory to caution for Sawpit Beach at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County. Cleghorn Beach remains at warning advisory and people should avoid physical contact with the water at that location.

DWR is urging people to avoid physical contact with the water at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County until further notice due to blue-green algae.

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) reduced a warning advisory that had been in effect since July 26 at Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County. DWR urges all recreational users to exercise caution and avoid direct contact with blue-green algae.