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After the first heavy rains of 2018 caused flooding and debris flows in Southern California, destroying nearly 100 homes, closing major highways and killing 20 ...

DWR today announced a statewide increase in water allocations. 

California State Parks and the Department of Water Resources announced the reopening of certain day-use areas and facilities at Lake Oroville State Recreation A ...

Today, a partnership of state and local agencies, working to help homeowners affected by California’s multi-year drought, finished connecting 755 homes to a saf ...

DWR today announced $85.8 million in grants for groundwater sustainability projects that directly benefit severely disadvantaged communities, and for local agen ...

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

Operating these pumps to divert water for the next four months could capture upwards of 55,000 acre-feet in spring runoff, alleviating flood impacts to communit ...

DWR announced another increase in the forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries to 100%, up from 75% announced in March and the first 100% allocation sinc ...

DWR, in coordination with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, today awarded $25 million in financial assistance to three groundwater sustainabili ...

DWR removed a caution advisory that had been in effect since August 23 at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. DWR urges all recreational users to exercise cauti ...

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

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

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

Butte County and DWR announced today that they have settled a lawsuit filed by Butte County for roadway damage resulting from the Oroville Spillways Incident in ...

DWR started construction on the Outlet Tower Bridge, a component of the Perris Dam Complex in Riverside County.

Due to forecasted storms and growing snowpack, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will begin to release flows at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Orovil ...

DWR removed a caution advisory that had been in effect since July 12 at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. DWR urges all recreational users to exercise caution ...

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) reduced a warning advisory that had been in effect since July 26 at Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County. DWR urg ...

DWR removed a caution advisory that had been in effect since August 18 at Pyramid Lake and since October 12 at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.

DWR removed a caution advisory that had been in effect since October 25 at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County. DWR urges all recreational users to exercise cau ...