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Validated Water Loss Audit Reporting Regulations are now final

SB 555 added Section 10608.34 to the California Water Code, requiring DWR to establish rules for conducting and validating water loss audits, technical qualific ...

Video: Bubbles, Lights and Sounds: DWR Uses Bioacoustics to Help Guide Juvenile Salmon

To assist with young salmon migration through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, DWR has recently completed installation of a bioacoustic fish fence at the ...

Video: Capturing Water from Storms to Replenish Groundwater

DWR is committed to expediting groundwater recharge; like this project in Dunnigan, Yolo County, which is providing multiple benefits, including capturing exces ...

Video: DWR Director Gianelli’s Legacy to the State Water Project

Known as an engineering expert, water community leader, and champion of the State Water Project (SWP), former DWR Director William Gianelli served as DWRs third ...

Video: How DWR is Preparing for Flood Season

DWR is calling on all Californians to understand the risk posed by flooding and how to respond during an emergency during this California Flood Preparedness Wee ...

Video: Integrated Regional Water Management Program – Supporting Groundwater Recharge in Fresno County

The IRWM program, which was established by AB 1672, the IRWM Planning Act, has been instrumental in strengthening collaboration between regional like Kings Basi ...

Video: Integrated Water Management Program - Providing Multi-Benefit Solutions in Ventura County.

The IRWM program, which was established by AB 1672, the IRWM Planning Act, has been instrumental in strengthening collaboration between regional and state partn ...

VIDEO: Redirecting Water From Intense Storms to Recharge Groundwater Basins Helps Protect Life, Property

Governor Newsom’s March 10 Executive Order makes it easier to capture water from storms to recharge groundwater supplies and replenish depleted groundwater basi ...

Video: Ten Years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)

Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). This law was signed in 201 ...

Visit DWR’s Water-wise Landscaping Exhibit at the California State Fair

Join DWR at the California State Fair to discover ways to cut your outdoor water use through water-wise landscaping.

Visitors Centers

The public is invited to visit our 3 visitors centers at Lake Oroville (Butte County in Northern California), San Luis Reservoir (Merced County in Central Calif ...

Volunteer Planting Day at Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration

Be a part of the historic Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration by planting native wetland/tidal marsh plants at the site.

Warm Weather, Cold Water: How to Stay Safe this Summer on California’s Waterways

Summer has arrived, and that means it is time to go outdoors for some swimming, fishing, boating, or picnicking on the beach. Before you get in the water, let’s ...

Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third manual snow survey of 2020 at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 29 inches of snow d ...

Water Activities Safe in San Luis Reservoir: Algal Bloom Advisory Removed

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today removed the algal bloom “caution” advisory for San Luis Reservoir, which means it is safe to resume water activiti ...

Water Basics

Water in California is a complex topic. Managing water resources sustainably requires an integrated approach, as water flows across many lines and impacts every ...

Water Conservation Legislation

In May 2018, then Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law two pieces of water conservation legislation, SB 606 (Hertzberg) and AB 1668 (Friedman). The law ...

Water Desalination Grant Program Suspension Announcement

In February of 2018, DWR initiated a Continuous Application Process for the Water Desalination Grant Program.

Water Education Foundation: Making Progress on Drought Management: Improvements in Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting

This one-day event will feature expert research meteorologists and climate scientists from the National Weather Service, Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s C ...

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