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DWR and CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department Launch Fuel Reduction Projects to Reduce Wildfire Threats Around Lake Oroville

DWR and CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department have jointly launched three major fuel reduction projects designed to reduce wildfire threat and bolster forest he ...

DWR Releases Draft Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

DWR released a draft prioritization of groundwater basins as required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on May 18.

DWR Launches Interagency Task Force as Part of Advance Planning for Drought Conditions

While California’s drought outlook is improving, the State is continuing to proactively prepare for a return to dry conditions amid climate-driven extremes in w ...

DWR Approves Groundwater Sustainability Plans for Four Northern California Basins

DWR announced today the approval of groundwater sustainability plans for four groundwater basins – Napa Valley Subbasin in Napa County, as well as Santa Rosa Pl ...

California Awards $10 Million to Help Small Communities Prepare for Long-Term Dry Conditions

Continuing California’s work to support small communities through extreme climate shifts, DWR announced its tenth round of funding through the Small Community D ...

DWR Awards $9.2 Million in Grants to Protect Communities from Floods, Support Fish Populations and Restore Streams

DWR announced $9.2 million in grants to five projects that will restore streams and creeks to more natural environmental conditions and reduce flood risk across ...

DWR Approves Sustainability Plans for 12 Groundwater Basins

DWR announced today the approval of groundwater sustainability plans for 12 non-critically overdrafted groundwater basins located across California.

California Advances Groundwater Sustainability with Release of Decisions for Management Plans in Critically Overdrafted Basins

DWR announced final determinations for groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for 12 critically overdrafted groundwater basins in Central California.

DWR Finalizes Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications under SGMA

DWR announced final decisions for groundwater basin boundary modifications requested by local agencies as part of the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwa ...

DWR Responds to FEMA Reimbursement for Oroville Spillways Work

DWR received notification that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $205 million in federal funds to reimburse the state for spillway rec ...

Update on Oroville Reservoir Levels and Operations - March 1, 2019

DWR is closely monitoring Oroville reservoir levels and current forecasts.

Update on Oroville Reservoir Levels and Operations: March 5

DWR is closely monitoring Oroville reservoir levels and current forecasts. While DWR does not currently anticipate using the reconstructed main spillway to man ...

Californians Face Wide Variety of Potential Flooding

DWR urges Californians to be proactive and prepare for flooding as the winter storm season quickly approaches.

DWR Finalizes Basin Prioritizations under SGMA

DWR today announced final basin prioritization for the majority of groundwater basins in the state as required under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ...

Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Update Released

DWR released the public draft of the 2022 Update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP). The plan is California's strategic framework for reducing ...

DWR Awards $22 Million to Address Drought Impacts and Support Small Communities Statewide

Following the driest three-month stretch in the state’s recorded history and with warmer months ahead, DWR announced its seventh round of grant awards for local ...

DWR Awards $49 Million to Help Small Communities Prepare for Continued Drought Conditions

With California preparing for a third dry year, DWR announced its sixth round of local assistance through the Small Community Drought Relief program.

Understanding the Underground: DWR Completes First Phase of Innovative Groundwater Mapping Program

National Groundwater Awareness Week is next week, and in the spirit of promoting groundwater knowledge, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is excited to an ...

Levee Breach Marks Completion of the Delta’s Largest-ever Tidal Wetland Restoration Project

For the first time in 100 years, tidal waters are flowing to 3,400 acres of restored habitat that will support fish and wildlife species and provide new flood c ...

Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project

The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today broke ground on a habitat restoration project in the Delta that, when complet ...

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