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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.

Study Finds That Subsidence, Groundwater Over-Pumping Could Limit Future Water Deliveries if No Action is Taken

A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has ...

Aquatic Adventure Camps Teach Lifesaving Water Skills to Youth

With warm weather comes family fun on California’s waterways. Ensuring that children can enjoy the state’s lakes and rivers this summer includes teaching them t ...

Reviving the Golden State’s Meadows and Watersheds: An Essential Part of California’s Water Security

High in the mountains, thousands of feet above where most Californians live, are alpine forests and mountain meadows which serve a critical role for water suppl ...

Balancing Water and Wildlife: How Science Guides the State Water Project

As a series of atmospheric rivers bring rain and high elevation snow to communities throughout California, the winter storms are crucial for the State Water Pro ...

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