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Economic Analysis Shows Value of Investing in WaterFix

Today DWR released a Benefit-Cost Analysis for California WaterFix by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource economics at UC Berkeley, that finds Wa ...

Economic Analysis Shows Value of Investing in WaterFix - February 13, 2018

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a Cost-Benefit Analysis for California WaterFix by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource ec ...

Economic Analysis Shows Value of Investing in WaterFix: California Water Users Will See Benefits Far Exceeding Costs

DWR released a Benefit-Cost Analysis for California WaterFix by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource economics at UC Berkeley, that finds WaterFix ...

Economic Modeling and Analysis Tools

We provide technical assistance and policy guidance for economic and demographic analyses to sustainably manage California’s water resources.

EcoRestore: 5 Years, Thousands of Acres of Restored Habitat

This spring marked the fifth anniversary of the California EcoRestore initiative, a coordinated effort across state agencies to deliver 30,000 acres of restored ...

EcoRestore: Restoring California's Great Estuary

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the largest estuary on the West Coast. It’s a maze of floodplains, rich farmlands, and leveed waterways that helps provide f ...

Educating and Inspiring the Next Generation

Since 1977, DWR’s water education program has helped California’s teachers educate their students about one of our most essential resources – water. In 2017, we ...

Education

We strive to help Californians of all ages learn about water. We provide supplementary teaching materials for classroom educators, homeschoolers, non-formal edu ...

EIR Certified, Lower Deer Creek Flood and Ecosystem Improvement Project Approved, and NOD Filed

On March 14, 2022, the Department of Water Resources certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), approved the Lower Deer Creek Flood and Ecosystem Improvem ...

EIR Certified, Tisdale Weir Rehabilitation and Fish Passage Project Approved, and Notice of Determination Filed

On October 13, 2021, the Department of Water Resources certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), approved the Tisdale Weir Rehabilitation and Fish Passag ...

Emergency Management

The Department of Water Resources manages and protects California’s water resources. We are also responsible for protecting life and property from catastrophic ...

Emergency Rehab

Atmospheric river storms in January and February 2017 caused flooding in the Central Valley and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. These storms put additional pr ...

Endangered Species Protection

The State Water Project (SWP) is operated in a manner that protects endangered and threatened species under the state and federal endangered species act.

Engineering & Construction

We safely provide timely, cost-effective, and quality engineering, geology, construction, geodetic, and administrative services to the public, state water contr ...

Enjoy an adventure at California's lakes, reservoirs

California’s State Water Project (SWP) lakes and reservoirs offer a variety of recreation opportunities during the warm summer months, including camping, boatin ...

Entering a New Era of Sustainable Groundwater Management

In recognition of Groundwater Awareness Week, it’s incredible to think about the tremendous work California has accomplished since our legislature passed the Su ...

Environment

The environment is made up of living and nonliving elements – air, water, minerals, and organisms – that are located in a specific area or broadly across a land ...

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