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Updates 2005 - 2013

The California Water Plan Update 2018 (Update 2018) is currently under development. Update 2018 will focus on sustainable outcomes requiring a long-term, consis ...

Power

The Department of Water Resources is both a major producer and consumer of electricity. In fact, the State Water Project (SWP) is the largest consumer of electr ...

Best Management Practices and Guidance Documents

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Water Code Section 10729(d), directed DWR to “publish on its internet Web site best management practices for ...

SWP Facilities

The California State Water Project (SWP) is made up of 700 miles of aqueducts, tunnels, siphons, and pipelines, as well as 36 storage facilities, 30 dams, 23 pu ...

Alamo Powerplant

The Alamo Powerplant was constructed between 1982 and 1985 as part of the South State Water Project (SWP). The facility is located on the East Branch of the SWP ...

South SWP Facilities

The South SWP Hydropower facilities, also known as FERC Project No. 2426 or P-2426, are located at the southern end of the State Water Project (SWP), south of t ...

SWP Strategic Plan

The State Water Project Strategic Plan

About

Established in 1956 by the California State Legislature, we protect, conserve, develop, and manage much of California's water supply. This includes the State Wa ...

Wells

As many as two million water wells tap California’s groundwater, with approximately 7,000 to 15,000 new wells constructed each year. They range from hand-dug, s ...

History

Before gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, California was "virgin" land. As described by S.T. Harding in his 1960 "Water in California," there were no ...

DSM2: Delta Simulation Model II

The Delta Simulation Model II (DSM2) is a river, estuary, and land modeling system. It is a one-dimensional mathematical model for dynamic simulation of one-dim ...

Restoration Mitigation Compliance

Our restoration programs are State Water Project (SWP)-funded to comply with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (N ...

Algal Blooms

Blue-green algae are a natural part of the ecosystem. Algae can “bloom” or grow rapidly under ideal conditions, which include warm water temperature, calm condi ...

Flood-Managed Aquifer Recharge (Flood-MAR)

Flood-MAR is a resource management strategy that uses flood water resulting from rainfall or snow melt for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) on agricultural lands ...

Castaic Lake Recreation

Castaic Lake, one of the State Water Project's largest recreational lakes and the terminal of its west branch, provides emergency storage in the event of a shut ...

Central Valley Tributaries Program

The Central Valley Tributaries Program provides grant funding to local agencies for multi-benefit projects that reduce flood risk for urban communities, small c ...

Operations and Maintenance

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) manages the California State Water Project (SWP) to ensure adequate water supplies are available under various hydrologi ...

Recreation

We manage the multipurpose State Water Project (SWP) that provides water supply, flood control, fish and wildlife habitat, and outstanding recreational opportun ...

Tribal Engagement

The Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP ) covers lands within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley watersheds. This large geographical area includes t ...

Visitors Centers

The public is invited to visit our 3 visitors centers at Lake Oroville (Butte County in Northern California), San Luis Reservoir (Merced County in Central Calif ...

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