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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a landmark law that is driving reductions in the overuse of groundwater, ...

California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in the state’s ongoing commitment to establishing and maintai ...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) marked a major milestone in long-term water supply management efforts today with the completion of the review process of ...

DWR released a benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project that finds the infrastructure modernization project would create billions of dollars in be ...

On the heels of the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) last month and the start of the new water year, the California Depa ...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today previewed the new Water Year which starts on October 1 by highlighting preparations for more extreme weather event ...

Furthering efforts to modernize California’s water infrastructure and improve public safety, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is starting cons ...

To celebrate Earth Week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is rolling out a new program to work with local communities on multiple turf and landscape repl ...

As State Agencies Do Their Part to Prepare this Winter, Californians Are Also Encouraged to Plan Ahead for Flooding

State water agencies, the California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a new partnership today to make an open-s ...

DWR announced its second and third round of funding commitments, totaling $28 million, to 15 communities as part of its Small Community Drought Relief program.

DWR released its first phase of awards to 20 projects through the Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program. The funding awards will provide critical ...

DWR and the San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority celebrate the signing of a funding agreement that provides $15 million in direct financial assistance to Tribal ...

The Department of Water Resources today released the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, advancing an essential p ...

In drought-stricken communities, drinking water wells are going dry because groundwater is being pumped faster than it can be replenished. To further protect cl ...

For almost a century, parts of California have been gradually sinking, impacting critical infrastructure and the communities who rely on it. Recognizing this ch ...

While California’s climate has always swung between dry and wet conditions, the past five years have proven what climate science has predicted: California must ...

Kathryn Mallon is an exceptionally talented and competent engineer. She has served the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) and the Delta Co ...

Construction on the main spillway resumes at 12:01 a.m., May 8. Crews will begin removing the temporary RCC walls in the middle section of the main spillway in ...

DWR is committed to expediting groundwater recharge; like this project in Dunnigan, Yolo County, which is providing multiple benefits, including capturing exces ...