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Statement from DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Withdrawal of TUCP Application

The Department of Water Resources released the following statement from Director Karla Nemeth on the withdrawal of the Temporary Urgency Change Petition on Janu ...

UWMP Webinar - Methods for Estimating Service Area Population

The focus of this webinar is methods for estimating service area population, including use of the DWR Population Tool.

DWR Contributes $16 Million to Support Desalination Research, Improved Energy Efficiency

California is facing the real-time impacts of a changing climate evident by our state’s historic drought. With limited water supplies, California must look to i ...

DWR Completes Installation of Emergency Salinity Drought Barrier

After three weeks of round-the-clock work, the emergency drought salinity barrier (EDSB) was completed in late June. The barrier will help prevent saltwater con ...

5 Reasons Groundwater is Vital to Californians

If you’re like most Californians, you turn on the faucet and probably don’t think about where your water comes from.

Q/A: Why floodplains are important for California salmon

We sat down with Hailey Wright, a Department of Water Resources (DWR) environmental scientist, to discuss the salmon lifecycle and her work designing and implem ...

DWR Awards $7 Million in Grants for Urban Streams Restoration

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced $7 million in grants to restore streams, creeks, and rivers to more natural environmental conditions and reduc ...

Pyramid Dam Modernization Program Team Completes Spillways Investigations

As part of an effort to modernize Pyramid Dam located in Los Angeles County, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently completed assessments for the dam’ ...

Monitoring Wells: DWR Helps Locals by Installing ‘Eyes Underground’

Groundwater is a life-giving resource located beneath our feet. It provides drinking water for millions of Californians, irrigation water for farmers who grow o ...

Seasonal Maps Provide Snapshot of State Groundwater Levels

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

Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership

As California continues to experience historic drought conditions with less available snowpack and precipitation, groundwater basins are being more heavily reli ...

Through Challenges of Drought, Locally Led Solutions for Groundwater Sustainability Are Advancing

California’s groundwater basins are a critical part of the state’s water supply for millions of people. Small communities rely on it, individual homes rely on ...

Going with the Flow: How Aquifer Recharge Reduces Flood Risk

On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have been recharged with flood waters from extreme storms for decades. . Now, a new DWR assessment show ...

DWR Recognized for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Efforts

As climate change continues to cause greater weather extremes and impact water resources statewide, it is important that we reduce our carbon footprint. In reco ...

DWR Director Emphasizes Science-Based Approach to Addressing Climate Change

DWR Director Karla Nemeth told a global audience of water experts and policymakers Thursday that the department has embraced a science-based approach to withsta ...

New Year, New Look, Same Commitment

Today, DWR debuts a new digital look. Our website redesign is but one of many changes that the department is and has been undergoing. In order to meet the evolv ...

DWR Honored Nationally for Climate Leadership

For the third time in four years, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) captured a prestigious national Climate Leadership Award for combating clim ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 28, 2023

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). Due to maintenanc ...

DWR Supports Flood Fight Efforts at Pajaro River Levee Break

As storms continue to bring rain and snow to California this winter, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working to provide support to communities impact ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 22, 2023

DWR continues to reduce releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River. Water outflows from the lake were reduced to 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today, ...

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