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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 ...

Environmental Justice

Approximately 27 million people in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast and Southern California, or 3 of 5 Californians, including millions of people ...

Environmental Planning

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) initiated the planning for the Delta Conveyance Project in early 2020 and is pursuing numerous environmental compliance ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pyramid Dam Modernization Program

Pyramid Dam and Lake are located about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles and provides water storage for the greater LA area. The dam was built between 1969 and ...

Castaic Dam Modernization Program

Department of Water Resources is modernizing its SWP facilities across the state, including Castaic Dam.

Groundwater Recharge

Groundwater recharge is a key strategy throughout California to manage water through climate-driven weather extremes, including prolonged drought and periodic i ...

Engineering & Construction

We safely provide timely, cost-effective, and quality engineering, geology, construction, geodetic, and administrative services to the public, state water contr ...

South Delta Temporary Barriers Project

Water flowing through the Delta supports an important ecosystem and serves as a water supply to 27 million people throughout Northern, Central and Southern Cali ...

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