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Water Storage & Supply

On average, California receives about 200 million acre-feet of water per year in the form of rain and snow. However, we rarely experience an average year. Calif ...

The California Water System

California’s economy and culture have always been shaped by the abundance or scarcity of water. The Golden State’s economy, agricultural production, and populat ...

Water Supply Contract Extension

The State of California entered into long-term water supply contracts (Contracts) with water agencies in the 1960s. Under the contract terms, the Department of ...

Searsville Watershed Restoration Project

DWR is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead agency for the Searsville Watershed Restoration Project which will be implemented by Stanford Univer ...

Water Quality & Supply

Our Bay-Delta Office water quality and supply staff plan and implement programs to promote beneficial uses and management of water in the Delta. We administer t ...

Proposition 84 Delta Water Quality Grants

The Proposition 84 Delta Water Quality Program provided $90 million in grants to implement Delta water quality improvement projects that protect drinking water ...

December Storms Allow for Modest Increase in Planned State Water Project Deliveries

DWR announced it is increasing the State Water Project allocation to 15 percent of requested supplies for 2022. Last month, due to low water levels, the Departm ...

Latest Snow Survey Finds Water-Rich Snowpack

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the third Phillips Station snow survey of 2019.

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 ...

New Water Year Begins Amid Preparations for Continued Drought

Conserving water has become a way of life in California, especially as projections forecast warmer, drier conditions. The State’s new water year has begun and w ...

1.3 Million Awarded in Grant Funding for Water Desalination Projects

DWR released the first round of projects to be awarded grant funding by the Water Desalination Grant Program as part of the Continuous Application Process (CAP1 ...

Economic Analysis Shows Value of Investing in WaterFix

Today DWR released a Benefit-Cost Analysis for California WaterFix by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource economics at UC Berkeley, that finds Wa ...

DWR and State Water Board Release Primer on 2018 Water Conservation and Drought Planning Legislation

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) have released a final version of their summary do ...

Visit DWR’s Water-wise Landscaping Exhibit at the California State Fair

Join DWR at the California State Fair to discover ways to cut your outdoor water use through water-wise landscaping.

NOI to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Thompson Meadow Restoration and Water Budget Evaluation Project

DWR and United States Forest Service (USFS) have released a draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS), and DWR intends to adopt a proposed Mitigated ...

DWR’s Water Desalination Grant Program Begins Accepting Applications

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has re-opened the Continuous Application Process (CAP) for the Water Desalination Grant Program and is now accepting app ...

Draft abridged Water Shortage Contingency Plan templates for small water suppliers open for public input

DWR and the State Water Board are accepting public comments on the draft templates for water shortage contingency plans of small water suppliers and schools unt ...

Public Review Draft Report to the Legislature on the Results of Indoor Residential Water Use Studies

The Department of Water Resources (Department) has released a Public Review Draft Report to the Legislature on the Results of Indoor Residential Water Use Studi ...

Draft Award Funding Recommendation for the Water Desalination Grant Program Released for Public Comment

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the Draft Award Funding Recommendation for the fourth group of applications received, and reviewed u ...

Stay in the Know about Oroville with the California Department of Water Resources

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) owns and operates the Oroville Dam facilities for a number of purposes, including flood control, water supply ...

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