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Lake Oroville Community Update: December 6

Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for December 6, 2019.

DWR Initiates Multi-Benefit Tidal Restoration Project Through Public-Private Partnership

As part of its ongoing commitment to restore Delta ecosystems and habitat, DWR recently took a significant step in launching a 3,000-acre multi-benefit tidal we ...

McCormack-Williamson Tract Project Aims to Protect People and Wildlife

Located just south of the confluence of the Cosumnes and Mokelumne Rivers, the McCormack-Williamson Tract is a north Delta island with a long history of floodin ...

DWR Engineers Recognized by CAL FIRE for Thomas Wildfire Response

DWR engineers Trevor Morgan and Scott Kennedy were recognized by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for their work as part of ...

Major Milestone Achieved at Ronald B. Robie Thermalito Pumping-Generating Plant in Oroville

This past December, DWR reconnected electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric’s Table Mountain Substation to the Ronald B. Robie Thermalito Pumping-Generating Pla ...

Reducing Flood Risk on Elder Creek

DWR is completing the second year of the Elder Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project. The five-year project will clear sedimentation and vegetation to restore fl ...

Q/A: Why floodplains are important for California salmon

We sat down with Hailey Wright, a Department of Water Resources (DWR) environmental scientist, to discuss the salmon lifecycle and her work designing and implem ...

DWR Awards $7 Million in Grants for Urban Streams Restoration

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced $7 million in grants to restore streams, creeks, and rivers to more natural environmental conditions and reduc ...

DWR Research Vessel Helps Monitor Climate Change in Delta

This April marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and to commemorate its theme of “climate action” the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is highlighting an ...

Lake Oroville Community Update: January 3

Lake Oroville Community Update January 3, 2020.

DWR Water Flow Experiment Successfully Increases Habitat for Endangered Delta Smelt

By experimenting with how salty ocean water mixes with fresh water within the Suisun Marsh, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has found a way to improve h ...

4 UCSD Scripps Institution Scientists Receive DWR Climate Science Service Award

DWR presented Climate Science Service Awards to four early-career scientists with the University of San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography at this year ...

Planting day draws volunteers from across the Bay Area to benefit Delta habitat

About 100 volunteers descended on the western edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on February 29 to plant grasses and shrubs and help restore native ripari ...

DWR Receives National Climate Leadership Award

DWR won a prestigious national award March 5 for its influential role in the nation’s fight against climate change, receiving recognition for the Department’s o ...

Lakes Along State Water Project Offer Unique Camping Experiences

It’s never too early to start planning your summer vacations! From north to south, the SWP offers several unique camping venues such as floating campsites, hor ...

Wildfires Lead to Increased Flood Risks: Be Prepared, Stay Alert

California has experienced record-breaking wildfires in 2020 with more than 4 million acres burned, increasing the risk of flash flooding along with mud and deb ...

DWR Takes Next Steps Towards Groundwater Sustainability

California has reached a major milestone in its implementation of the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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