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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 ...

California WaterFix Implementation Prompts Organizational Adjustments at DWR

Final permitting for WaterFix is on the horizon and implementation is imminent. To embark on this important next step, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) w ...

DWR's Groundwater Program Key to Long-Term Water Resilience

California’s new water year started on October 1 and with continued warm and dry weather in the long-range forecasts, the State is preparing for a fourth dry ye ...

DWR Uses Kern River Intertie to Redirect Flood Water from Tulare Lake

DWR is using a unique piece of State Water Project SWP infrastructure for the first time since 2006 to reduce the amount of flood waters going into Tulare Lake ...

Groundwater Recharge - Capturing Water from Storms to Replenish Stressed Groundwater Basins

The wet winter storms in January 2023 have brought a lot of water that has the potential to be stored underground to replenish groundwater basins and help mitig ...

DWR releases Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Report with Look Back at 2023 Water Year

The Department of Water Resources is sharing new data on the state’s groundwater basins that is starting to bring into focus how last winter’s storms impacted a ...

The Power of Modeling: Preparing for the Future with Data from the Past

Rooted in math, science, and computer programming, models are an important tool in water management, allowing DWR staff to make informed decisions about water o ...

DWR Launches New Website to Improve Tracking of Local and Statewide Water Conditions Amid Extreme Dry Conditions

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has launched a new website, California Water Watch, that helps Californians easily access information on current local ...

Recent Storms Allow State Water Project to Increase Expected 2023 Deliveries to 1.27 Million Acre-Feet of Water

DWR today announced that recent storms will allow the State Water Project (SWP) to boost deliveries to 29 public water agencies serving 27 million Californians. ...

Delta Water Quality and Fish Facilities Grant Program Application Period

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for non-competitive grants through the Delta Wat ...

DWR’s Water Desalination Grant Program will Begin Accepting Applications

DWR has re-opened the Continuous Application Process (CAP) for the Water Desalination Grant Program and will accept applications on September 1 to desalinate na ...

Aquatic Pesticide Application for Coverage under Water Quality Order 2013-0002-DWQ

The Department of Water Resources’ Division of Operations and Maintenance has published a Notice of Intent for coverage under the Statewide General National Pol ...

Notice of Public Meeting and Comment Period on Draft Funding Recommendation Water Desalination Grant Program - Proposition 1 Grants Continuous Application

DWR's Water Desalination Grant Program has completed review of the grant applications submitted to the Continuous Application Process (CAP). This fifth group of ...

Public Comment Period Opens for Delta Water Quality and Fish Facilities Program

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce a 45-day public comment period for the Delta Water Quality and Fish Facilities Program ...

2024 Draft EIR for Long-Term Operation of State Water Project in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

DWR’s draft environmental document for State Water Project long-term operations.

Updated Computer Models Released for Key California Water Projects

The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources released the next versions of two computer models that simulate operations of the Sta ...

Initial State Water Project Allocation Set at 15 Percent

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an initial water allocation of 15 percent for most State Water Project (SWP) contractors for the 2018 ca ...

San Joaquin River Water Quality Grant Program - Proposition 84

The SJRWQ Grant Program provides funding for implementation projects that will improve water quality in the San Joaquin River and the Delta. The program targets ...

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