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DWR Now Accepting Applications for $510 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Water Supply Reliability, Yard Transformation, and Migratory Birds

As California prepares for extreme drought to extend into a fourth year, DWR is gearing up to provide $510 million in financial assistance to help communities, ...

DWR Now Using 2018/2019 Flood Operations Plan at Oroville

As construction ramps down at Oroville’s main and emergency spillways in 2019, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is operating the reservoir und ...

DWR Offers $15 Million in Grants to Protect Communities, Support Fish Populations, and Restore Streams

DWR released the final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package for the Riverine Stewardship Program, which provides funding to plan and implement projects ...

DWR Offers $26 Million in Competitive Grants for Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the final Proposition 68 Implementation Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for the Sustainable Groundwater Man ...

DWR Offers $350 Million in Financial Assistance for Groundwater Sustainability Projects

As DWR continues to support local actions to protect groundwater resources over the long term, today it released the Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation ...

DWR Offers Grants for Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief

To address drought impacts across the state, DWR announced the release of the program guidelines and proposal solicitation package to distribute $200 million in ...

DWR Opens 15-Day Public Comment Period for Local Flood Risk Reduction Grants

DWR announced a 15-day public comment period for projects selected under the second phase of the Small Communities Flood Risk Reduction Program (SCFRR). The SCF ...

DWR Opens 45-Day Public Comment Period for Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program Draft Proposition 68 Implementation Proposal Solicitation Package

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced the opening of the 45-day public comment period for the Draft Proposition 68 Sustainable Groundwate ...

DWR Operations and Maintenance Apprenticeship Program Exams Released

Take the first step towards a career in the hydroelectric industry by applying for DWR’s Operations and Maintenance apprenticeship program. Completing the progr ...

DWR Partners with Rancho California Water District to Support Agriculture and Groundwater Conservation

Earlier this year, Rancho California Water District in Riverside County received funding from DWR Urban Community Drought Relief Program for two projects that ...

DWR Partners with the Social Bridging Project to Help Californians Prepare for Natural Disasters

To help Californians prepare for natural disasters and to advance family and community disaster planning, DWR has launched a new partnership with Listos Califor ...

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 Partnership with UC Davis Helps Break Glass Ceiling for Women in STEM

DWR has partnered with the UC Davis J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory in Yolo County to find innovative ways to investigate fish protection technology within Ca ...

DWR Pilots Water Education Program for Delta Middle School Students

Earlier this year, scientists from Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) took a break from their daily monitoring and r ...

DWR Plans to Use Oroville Main Spillway April 2

Due to forecasted storms in the Feather River basin, DWR has taken steps to prepare for use of the main spillway. DWR anticipates use of the spillway for the fi ...

DWR policy advisor receives recognition for work with California Tribes

With over 30 years of advocacy experience on behalf of California’s Native American tribes, DWR Tribal Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez was recently honored wit ...

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 ...

DWR Prepares for More Storms and Potential Flooding

DWR is preparing for a series of storms in the next ten days that could potentially bring additional flooding to communities already inundated by recent downpou ...

DWR Prepares for Potential Use of Oroville's Main Spillway

Due to storms expected in the Feather River basin, DWR is taking steps to prepare for use of the main spillway potentially as early as the first week of April.

DWR Presents New eDNA Strategy in Washington D.C. to Help Improve Water Management

One of the primary goals of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is to use the newest and best available science for water management. DWR also pioneers that ...

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