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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 ...
The Delta Conveyance Project, by adding intakes in the northern Delta and an earthquake resilient tunnel, provides some insurance against water supply disruptio ...
September is National Preparedness Month. This month serves as a reminder for all Californians to ensure they have a plan in place in the event of an emergency ...
California’s waterways offer plenty of recreation opportunities this summer, but it’s important to also remember that with warm water comes the potential for to ...
The proposed Delta Conveyance Project would help ensure water supply reliability for the State Water Project in light of projected future changes in precipitati ...
In 2012, California became the first state in the nation to recognize “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate ...
Representatives from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will be on hand at the Career and Volunteer Expo at Humboldt University to discuss career opportuni ...
DWR announced hydropower generation has resumed at the Hyatt Powerplant at Oroville Dam in Butte County.
We have 3 hydropower licenses and 2 conduit exemptions issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). These give FERC jurisdiction over 85 percent o ...
Our Integrated Water Flow Model Demand Calculator (IDC) is a computer program used for calculating agricultural and urban water demands at a river basin. Agricu ...
The IRWM Implementation Grant Program provides funding for implementation projects that meet the intent of Proposition 1, Chapter 7.
Household leaks waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water nationwide every year, enough to provide water to over 11 million homes. During Fix a Leak Week (March ...
William Gianelli, the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR’s) third Director, passed away at the age of 101 in Monterey, California on March 30. Known for being ...
Jonas Minton, who served Californians for decades as a member of the DWR team and Deputy Director, passed away this week at the age of 73.
As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like we’ve seen this past year, DWR is continuing t ...
The Independent Review Panel evaluating proposals for water importation to the Salton Sea will provide an update and its latest report.
The California we know today – with a population of nearly 40 million people and agricultural land covering millions of acres – would not be possible without ma ...
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial water allocation of 10 percent for the State Water Project (SWP) contractors for the 201 ...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an initial water allocation of 15 percent for most State Water Project (SWP) contractors for the 2018 ca ...