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State Finalizes Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies Addressing Drought Impacts on Drinking Water Wells

DWR and the State Water Resources Control Board today issued final groundwater management principles and strategies to help protect drinking water wells from th ...

Castaic Dam Spillway Assessment Begins: DWR Advances State Water Project Modernization Efforts

Assessments and evaluations of the Castaic Dam spillway in Los Angeles County began today as part of a statewide effort to reduce risks from major earthquakes o ...

State Agencies Fast-track Groundwater Recharge Pilot Project to Capture Flood Waters for Underground Storage

DWR is partnering with the State Water Resources Control Board to fast-track efforts to capture flood waters to recharge groundwater basins. Water captured duri ...

DWR Awards $17 Million in LandFlex Grants to Protect Drinking Water Supplies

Moving to help preserve groundwater supplies for Central Valley communities, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded nearly $17 million to three gro ...

Putting Flood Waters to Work: State Expedites Efforts to Maximize Groundwater Recharge

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 Launches ‘Be Well Prepared’ Program to Ensure Safe and Reliable Drinking Water for Households and Communities Dependent on Groundwater

DWR today announced the official launch of the new Be Well Prepared program that provides information and resources to help well owners, well users, and local a ...

State Water Project to Further Increase Water Supply Allocation to 100%

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 Moves to Strengthen Protections for Fish, Improve Real-Time Management of State Water Project

Moving to strengthen safeguards for fish and expand science-based decision making, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) took formal steps to begin environme ...

January Storms Boost California’s Snowpack to 100 Percent of Average: California Snowpack Holds More Water than Last Year

DWR conducted the second Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 50 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 18 inches ...

Early Winter Storms Produce Sierra Snow, But Water Content Remains Below Average

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of 2019 on Jan. 3.

DWR Encourages Counties, Communities to be ‘Well Prepared’ to Support Dry Drinking Water Wells

As California continues to experience climate-driven severe drought conditions, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is providing tools and resources to help ...

DWR Inducted into the Climate Leadership Awards Hall of Fame in Recognition of Work to Address Climate Impacts

DWR was one of two public agencies to be inducted into the first-ever Climate Leadership Awards Hall of Fame at the national Climate Leadership Conference for i ...

DWR Announces Modest Increase in State Water Project Allocation

Today, DWR announced a modest increase in forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries this year due to early gains in the Sierra snowpack. DWR now expects t ...

DWR Talks Season-to-Season Weather Forecasting

Predicting the arrival and intensity of atmospheric rivers would greatly benefit water managers, reservoir operators, and flood prevention agencies in their wor ...

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 ...

After Wildfires, DWR Staff Deploy to Protect Watersheds and Communities From Flood Risk

While the devastating Camp Fire roared for several weeks in Butte County last November, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) was on high alert, mo ...

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 ...

How Sheds Help Ensure Healthy Water Quality for Millions of Californians

You may have noticed them on trips down the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, small buildings, just 10 feet by 12 feet, sticking up out of the water. These building ...

Why Conserving Water Today Means More Groundwater for Tomorrow

Groundwater is California’s water savings bank account that can be tapped during dry years when water in lakes and rivers are low. Conserving water helps preser ...

Legislative Session Brings New State Laws on Water and Climate Change for 2021

California’s 2020 legislative session came to an end Sept. 30 with several new bills signed into law that will impact water operations and the Department of Wat ...

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