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California Invests in Desalination Projects and Research to Help Diversify Local Water Supplies for Communities

With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, DWR announced three projects that will receive support from DWR’s Water Desalina ...

DWR Launches Public Comment Period for LandFlex Program to Protect Drinking Water Supplies

In drought-stricken communities, drinking water wells are going dry because groundwater is being pumped faster than it can be replenished. To further protect cl ...

DWR Partners With Zone 7 Water Agency to Improve Water Quality for Communities in the Bay Area

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) joined Zone 7 Water Agency along with local officials today to celebrate the completion of a new infrastructure project ...

DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation for 2026

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 y ...

Governor Newsom launches most ambitious water plan in California history

For the first time in state history, California has a statewide water supply target: 9 million acre-feet by 2040.

DWR Continues to Improve Forecasting as Spring Heats up in California

For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to March 2021.

DWR Prepares California Water System for Next ‘Big One’

Earthquakes are a fact of life in California. Every Californian learns at an early age how to prepare for an earthquake: drop and cover, protect your head, and ...

Meet Luna: DWR’s Four-Legged Resource for Protecting California’s Waterways

Her pointed ears, black and brown fur, and star-shaped badge may look like those of a California Highway Patrol K-9, but with a little digging (pun intended) yo ...

DWR Enters ‘Whale’s Belly’ to Combat Climate Change, Protect Water Deliveries

A marshy tract known as Sherman Island is one of the most sensitive and geographically important locations for water conveyance in California. On May 11, DWR be ...

Why Modernizing Infrastructure Will Benefit Our Future Water Supply

The State Water Project (SWP) moves life-sustaining water across the state for 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. It supplies families, busi ...

How The Delta Conveyance Project Would Make California’s Water Supply More Resilient Against Earthquakes

The Delta Conveyance Project, by adding intakes in the northern Delta and an earthquake resilient tunnel, provides some insurance against water supply disruptio ...

State Water Project Drives California's Economy

The California State Water Project is the backbone of California water infrastructure – delivering water supply, protecting against floods, generating clean hyd ...

Apprentice Graduates Transition to Journey Level Employment on the State Water Project

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is celebrating 21 recent graduates of the Department’s Operations and Maintenance Apprenticeship Program as t ...

An Annual Snapshot of the Management of the State Water Project

The Department of Water Resources recently released the latest two editions of the Bulletin 132 series that reports annual water deliveries, facilities maintena ...

The Delta Conveyance Project is Key to Modernizing the State Water Project and Delivering Water to Millions of Californians

When two of every three Californians pay their water bills each month, they pay for reservoirs and aqueducts that were designed for them a half century ago.

State Water Project Operations: New Framework Already Benefitting California’s Water Supply

Operating under a new federal framework that balances water supply and endangered species protection, the State Water Project is adjusting Delta operations for ...

DWR Submits Petition to Extend Water Rights Permit

The Department of Water Resources yesterday filed a petition with the State Water Resources Control Board to extend the timeframe to maximize its existing water ...

State Water Project “Flexes” Operations to Capture More Storm Water

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of February storms and increased flexibility in new operating permits for the State Water Project to ...

Changes to Delta Operations Start Today: Balancing Water Needs for Millions of Californians and the Environment

California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of our state’s cities and farms and the natural environment. Starti ...

DWR Teacher Workshops Increase Access to Water Education

DWR recently celebrated 10 years of educator workshops focused on climate change and the state’s water resources.

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