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Fremont Weir Groundbreaking Marks Milestone for Yolo Bypass Fish Passage

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and California Natural Resources Agency celebrated the groundbreaking of a criti ...

Fremont Weir Upgrade Successfully Balances Need for Infrastructure and Ecosystem Preservation

The Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage Modification Project, which began modified operations in January of 2019, has successfully allowed thousands of migrating fi ...

From Dust to Pupfish: Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project Breaks Ground

Last week a fleet of bulldozers and other heavy equipment began the enormous task of moving roughly 5 million cubic yards of soil around a 4,110-acre area of dr ...

Fuel Reduction Projects Continue to Reduce Wildfire Threats Around Lake Oroville

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department have jointly launched two major fuel reduction projects designed t ...

Full Application Invitation to Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects Program 2023 Project Solicitation Package for Multi-Benefit Projects

The Projects Solicitation Package for Multi-Benefit Projects (PSP) was released on February 3, 2023, under the 2014 Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects ...

Georgiana Slough Salmonid Migratory Barrier IS/MND

The following is a notice of availability and intent to adopt a proposed mitigated negative declaration for the Georgiana Slough Salmonid migratory barrier proj ...

Georgiana Slough Salmonid Migratory Barrier Project

Survival of juvenile salmon in the Sacramento San-Joaquin Delta is determined by many factors including their migration route. Along with our partners at the U. ...

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 ...

Governor Newsom launches most ambitious water plan in California history

For the first time in state history, California has a statewide water supply target: 9 million acre-feet by 2040.

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 ...

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