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DWR Unveils New Benchmark Toward Reducing Carbon Emissions

The Department of Water Resources has released California's first-ever greenhouse gas emissions performance metric to help the Department reduce its carbon foot ...

One Year Later, DWR Has Provided Nearly Half a Billion in Drought Relief to Communities

A year after receiving funding from the Budget Act of 2021, DWR has successfully awarded more than $440 million to date in drought relief assistance to small an ...

Q/A: Going With the Flow: Modern Intake Design Goes Easy on the Fish

Preventing fish from getting caught up in the water diverted at the intakes - a situation known as “entrainment” - is a high priority and many innovative techno ...

Delta Conveyance: A Fresh Look Yields a New Project

Modernizing how California moves water supplies across the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta can’t be done by repeating the past.

Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority Announced

The Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) has been formed as a Joint Powers Authority by the participating public water agencies. It will be ...

Researchers Test New Approach to Improve Fish Habitat in Suisun Marsh

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) will soon embark on a novel approach to boost the Delta smelt population in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Protecting the Delta: Proposition 84 at Work in Lodi

The City of Lodi is expanding its water pollution control facility along the Delta with the help from $4.6 million in grant funding from voter-approved Proposit ...

State's Comprehensive Plan to Improve Flows for Fisheries

On December 12, 2018, DWR and CDFW Directors Nemeth and Bonham respectively, presented progress on the voluntary agreements to the SWRCB as an alternative to th ...

Construction Wraps Up for 2 New Fish Release Sites in the Delta

Thanks to the helping hand of two new state-of-the-art fish release sites in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, salvaged fish from the John E. Skinner Delta Fish ...

Private sector partnership underlines DWR Flyway Farms restoration project

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) completed construction on a 350-acre tidal restoration project at Yolo Flyway Farms on the northwestern edge of the Sacr ...

DWR Assistant Deputy Director Honored for Work on Oroville Spillways

The Sacramento Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) honored Ted Craddock, DWR Assistant Deputy Director of the State Water Project, with t ...

Annual Lake Oroville Boating, Fishing Event Provides Lifetime Memories for Children with Special Needs

Dozens of children with special needs, and their families, recently enjoyed a day of fun and education on the beautiful waters of Lake Oroville at the 14th annu ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 20, 2023

DWR will begin reducing releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River this afternoon. Water outflows from the lake will be reduced to 27,500 cubic feet per s ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations March 18 2023

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 23,000 cfs f ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 13, 2023

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to release water from Oroville Dam to the Feather River for flood control protection to downstream communities ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 12, 2023

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to release water from Oroville Dam to the Feather River for flood control protection to downstream communities ...

Update on Lake Oroville Operations - March 8, 2023

Ahead of incoming storms, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased outflows today from Lake Oroville into the Feather River.

How to Protect People and Pets from Harmful Algal Blooms

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 ...

Lakeside Access Road to Close at Oroville Dam

Rising reservoir levels at Lake Oroville will require the closure of the newly constructed Lakeside Access Road and it will not reopen until water levels drop b ...

DWR Installs Illuminated Bubble Barrier to Help Young Salmon Migrate Safely Through Delta

To help young salmon survive their perilous migration through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, the Department of Water Resources has begun installing a b ...

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