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Statewide Snowpack Falls Well Below Average Following Consecutive Dry Months

DWR conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a January and February that will enter records as the driest documented in stat ...

Statewide Snowpack Well Below Normal as Wet Season Winds Down

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – DWR conducted the fourth snow survey at the Phillips Station snow course. The manual survey recorded 49.5 inches of snow depth and a snow w ...

Statewide Water Content Still Far Below Average Despite Late Winter Storms

Today’s snow survey by the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program indicates that water content in the statewide mountain snowpack increased from 23 percent ...

Stay Away from Harmful Algal Blooms in California Waterways

California’s lakes, rivers, and streams are a great place to cool down as the temperatures heat up. However, as the warmer weather approaches, so does algal blo ...

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 ...

Stream Gage Improvement Program

As California experiences more frequent shifts between climate extremes, it’s important for the water managers and residents to have reliable, real-time informa ...

Stream Gages Help Californians Better Understand Water Resources

Stream gages are critical for managing California’s water resources. The devices help with early flood warning and generate important data used by the Departmen ...

Strengthening Partnerships: Tribal Water Summit Brings Together Tribes, State, and Federal Partners

DWR sponsored the 2018 statewide Tribal Water Summit in Sacramento on April 4-5 as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that California water planning incorpor ...

Study Finds That Subsidence, Groundwater Over-Pumping Could Limit Future Water Deliveries if No Action is Taken

A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has ...

Subsidence

Subsidence is the sinking of the land surface due to changes in the soil or sediment beneath our feet. Subsidence occurs for a variety of reasons such as ground ...

Suisun Projects

Arnold Slough is located in eastern Suisun Marsh, adjacent to Blacklock Restoration Project and across Nurse Slough from Bradmoor Island Restoration Project. We ...

Summer Road Trips Along the SWP

Are you planning a road trip this summer? Consider taking a detour to one of the many beaches along the California State Water Project (SWP) – you’ll find them ...

Survey Finds Little Snow as Statewide Snowpack Drops to 38 Percent Following Record Dry Months

DWR conducted the fourth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following three straight months of record dry conditions, the manual survey recorded jus ...

Survey Shows Areas of Land Subsidence in Sacramento Valley

New data released measure changes in land subsidence in the Sacramento Valley over the past nine years, finding the greatest land surface declines near the city ...

Sustainability

Sustainability is the assurance that natural ecosystems can meet the needs of future generations. A key part of what we do is ensure the sustainability of Calif ...

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)

In 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed three bills known collectively as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) . For the first time in its his ...

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