DWR today conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 23 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 8 inches, which is 46 percent of average for this location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR’s water supply fore ...
Today, DWR announced an increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2026.
California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking
Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide
California’s San Joaquin Basin is at the center of the state’s water challenges, with decades of groundwater overdraft and increasingly severe floods putting water supplies, communities, agriculture, and the environment at risk.
Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 10 percent of requested supplies for the new water year.
DWR has released a comprehensive new assessment of water conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley – home to more than 4 million Californians and one of the nation’s most important agricultural regions.
Operations have officially begun for the Big Notch Project, one of the largest floodplain salmon-rearing habitat projects in California history.
California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities
As State Agencies Do Their Part to Prepare this Winter, Californians Are Also Encouraged to Plan Ahead for Flooding