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In June 2021, the Department of Water Resources released the first groundwater sustainability plan decisions ahead of the statutory deadline identified in the S ...

DWR conducted an interview with our newly appointed Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management Paul Gosselin. Paul is a long-time water industry prof ...

DWR received its fifth Climate Leadership Award for its work teaching educators about the effects of climate change.

DWR completed its yearly post-holiday tradition of recycling Christmas trees into prime habitat for fish species at Lake Oroville and the Thermalito Afterbay.

California and much of the Western United States is in the midst of an unprecedented drought intensified by climate change. The Department of Water Resources (D ...

DWR will begin a study this October to determine the effectiveness and environmental impacts of various ways to control a highly invasive plant species in the S ...

Flooding is a major issue across California – every county has experienced a federally declared flood disaster in the past 20 years. To help Californians stay p ...

Oroville Community Update for October 25, 2019

About seven miles north of Rio Vista in Yolo County, DWR’s Sentinel research vessel gently approaches the underwater cages.

Rain and snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta and supplies drinking water—through the State Water Project (SWP)—to ...

On May 2, 2019 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that it will pursue a new environmental review and planning process for modernized water convey ...

One of the oldest and most common practices for improving native fish habitat is planting trees on the banks of rivers and streams. That is why DWR has teamed u ...

Ever since Deputy Director Robert Potter testified on climate change to a Congressional subcommittee in 1988, DWR has been a leading voice in addressing this th ...

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 ...

You may have noticed them on trips down the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, small buildings, just 10 feet by 12 feet, sticking up out of the water. These building ...

View the Delta Conveyance Project update for August 2020.

Lake Oroville Community Update for February 14, 2020.

For 44 years, the month of February has been dedicated to the recognition and celebration of tremendous achievements of African Americans, and a time for honori ...

Eighteen apprentices are well on their way to jumpstarting their professional careers after completing the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Apprenticeship P ...

Groundwater is an important resource for Californians because rain and snowfall levels can vary dramatically from year to year. Groundwater provides 40 percent ...