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Water and energy – in California, we can’t have one without the other. Join DWR’s Jordi Vasquez to learn about the “water-energy nexus” the inseparable relati ...

James Campbell is a DWR Water Resources Surveyor who works all over the state mapping and surveying areas to gather important information that help protect the ...

Join DWR scientist Hailey Wright to follow salmon fry down the Sacramento river on their journey to the ocean. We’ll look at why floodplains are so important an ...

Join DWR's Tracy Pettit-Polhemus to learn about California’s major watersheds, the benefits they provide, and why the Feather River watershed is important to mi ...

What does climate change mean for the health of California’s watersheds? Join water resources engineer and climate change specialist Jamie Anderson to learn how ...

It's National Groundwater Awareness Week and this week for Water Wednesday we visit with Water Resources Technician Amber Sanchez to learn about how she progres ...

Watersheds can be huge, even cut across county or state lines; so how do we protect them? Join Senior Environmental Scientist, Cassandra Evenson, as she discu ...

Just in time for Halloween, come learn about the vampire fish that live in California’s waterways.

Floods – just like droughts - are a fact of life in California. Join Senior Engineer Connie Perkins, to learn how you and your family can be ready if the floodw ...

Are you interested in science but aren’t sure you want to be a scientist? Information Officer might be the job for you!

Join Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist Daniel Wisheropp to learn about how recent wildfires – including the 2018 Camp Fire – affected the water in and a ...

DWR's California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program is pleased to invite you to register for its “CASGEM Program Overview and Release o ...

DWR will host a virtual public scoping meeting to provide a brief presentation on the West False River Drought Salinity Barrier project with time for public com ...

The Oroville Dam Spillways Reconstruction Project and Department of Water Resources State Water Project Deputy Director Ted Craddock, were recognized by the Ame ...

DWR environmental scientists – Morgan Battey, Vanessa Velasco, and Chelsea Palisoc – shared their diverse contributions to protecting the environment in a week- ...

DWR and multiple state, federal, and local agencies are working together to prepare for the snowmelt and protect communities from flooding.

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 ...

DWR's Division of Engineering has been named the International Partnering Institute’s 11th annual Partnering Champion Award recipient for 2020.

In February 2023, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched the Go Golden Initiative to highlight partnerships between the State and local organizations ...

California’s historic effort to bring sustainability to the state’s critically important groundwater basins revealed an increased need for new and easily access ...