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Get the Facts About the State Water Project Allocation

The State Water Project (SWP) is a system of reservoirs, canals, and pumping plants that was built by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in the ...

Global Climate Action Summit

The Global Action Summit brings people together to celebrate the achievements in climate action of states, cities, and citizens.

Glossary

This glossary contains terms used in the text of California Water Plan Update 2013 as well as additional terms related to water resources.

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 ...

Golden Mussels Found During Boat Inspection at Thermalito Forebay

The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) newly implemented invasive mussel inspection program for State Water Project (SWP) facilities in Oroville uncovered gol ...

Grants and Loans

DWR offers a number of grant and loan programs that support integrated water management activities addressing environmental stewardship, water supply reliabilit ...

Grants Review and Tracking System

GRanTS (Grant Review and Tracking System) is a DWR’s web-based grant application and management tool. It can be used to: Apply for grants and loans, Manage cont ...

Green Sturgeon Laboratory Study

Green Sturgeon are native to California and migrate from saltwater and brackish water to freshwater to spawn. Green Sturgeon are federally identified as a threa ...

Groundbreaking Celebrates California’s Largest Tidal Habitat Restoration Project

Today, state, federal, and local agencies gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the largest tidal habitat restoration project in California history. DWR a ...

Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off Construction Project to Repair Friant-Kern Canal

The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources today celebrated the groundbreaking of a $187 million constructi ...

Groundbreaking Held for DWR-Funded Project to Improve Drinking Water, Sewer Services

Elected officials, federal and state government representatives, local agencies and community members gathered October 17 in Mecca, Calif., to witness the groun ...

Groundbreaking Marks Largest Floodplain Salmon Rearing Habitat Project in California History

Federal and state agencies broke ground today on a project that will become the single largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat restoration in California histo ...

Groundwater Awareness Week

Join DWR during Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16 as we celebrate the upcoming 10th Anniversary of SGMA and the progress made with local partnerships and i ...

Groundwater Awareness Week Kick-off and Interactive Workshop

Join DWR and our Groundwater Community Partners as we kick-off National Groundwater Awareness Week 2023

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 ...

Groundwater Management is a Team Effort at DWR

In California, groundwater is a precious resource that supports the health of our communities, the economy, and the environment.

Groundwater Recharge

Groundwater recharge is a key strategy throughout California to manage water through climate-driven weather extremes, including prolonged drought and periodic i ...

Groundwater Recharge - Capturing Water from Storms to Replenish Stressed Groundwater Basins

The wet winter storms in January 2023 have brought a lot of water that has the potential to be stored underground to replenish groundwater basins and help mitig ...

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