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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Notice of Preparation of an EIR and Scoping Meeting for the Long-Term Operations of the California State Water Project

The California Department of Water Resources will prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the long-term operations of the State Water Project facilities in t ...

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.

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 ...

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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