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California Prepares for Extreme Weather Swings as New Water Year Approaches

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today previewed the new Water Year which starts on October 1 by highlighting preparations for more extreme weather event ...

Water Resource Management Strategies

The California Water Plan provides a broad set of resource management strategies (RMSs) that can help local agencies and governments manage their water and rela ...

Historic 2023 Water Year Delivered Big Boost to California’s Groundwater Supplies

DWR released the latest Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions report, and the data show that California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recha ...

Improving the Lives of Californians: DWR Marks 10 Years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Progress Made to Protect Water Supplies

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a landmark law that is driving reductions in the overuse of groundwater, ...

Snow Surveying with DWR’s Sean de Guzman

Sean de Guzman is the manager of the Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting section. We sat down with him to get his take on DWR’s annual snow surveys and ho ...

Regulation Rulemaking on the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO)

The Department of Water Resources has published rulemaking documents for proposed amendments to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. A written comment ...

Notice of Preparation: Environmental Impact Report for the State Water Project Delta Field Division Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Department of Water Resources will initiate the preparation of ...

Notice of Preparation: Environmental Impact Report for the State Water Project San Joaquin Field Division Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Department of Water Resources will initiate preparation of an ...

Regulation Rulemaking on the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO)

The Department of Water Resources has published rulemaking documents for a supplemental 15-day comment period for the proposed amendments to the MWELO. The writ ...

Notice of Certification for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Pulse Flows Component of the Water Storage Investment Program Groundwater Projects

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has certified the Final Supplemental En ...

Draft Funding Recommendation Water Desalination Grant Program

The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Water Desalination Grant Program has completed reviewing the grant applications submitted through the Continuous Applic ...

DWR Seeks Public Comment on Draft California’s Groundwater – Update 2020: Publication Provides Communities With Information About Their Groundwater

DWR released the draft California’s Groundwater – Update 2020, containing information on the condition of the state’s groundwater, which is especially important ...

Water Energy Grant Program

The Water-Energy Grant Program provides funds to implement water efficiency programs or projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce water and ener ...

IDC: Integrated Water Flow Model Demand Calculator

Our Integrated Water Flow Model Demand Calculator (IDC) is a computer program used for calculating agricultural and urban water demands at a river basin. Agricu ...

WRIMS: Water Resource Integrated Modeling System

Our Water Resource Integrated Modeling System (WRIMS model engine or WRIMS) (formally named CALSIM) is a generalized water resources modeling system for evaluat ...

Water Quality Monitoring

DWR has conducted water quality monitoring for the California State Water Project since 1968.

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 ...

Land & Water Use

We conduct surveys of agricultural, urban, and environmental land uses; collect weather and other data required to make crop and landscape water-use estimates; ...

Alternative Water Supplies

Traditionally, California’s water supply comes from surface water (rivers and lakes) and from groundwater. But increasingly, we are looking to other sources for ...

Water Safety Materials

Thank you for your interest in educating your students on the importance of water. To help you develop classroom curriculum, the Department of Water Resources ...

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