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In Memoriam of DWR’s Leader William Gianelli

William Gianelli, the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR’s) third Director, passed away at the age of 101 in Monterey, California on March 30. Known for being ...

DWR Symposium Highlights the Need to Prepare for Flooding Even During a Drought

With California in extreme drought and facing ongoing extreme climate events, DWR gathered scientists, water policy experts, and members of communities impacted ...

Conservation Tips

Water is a precious and limited resource, especially in drought-prone California where the next dry period could be right around the corner. As a result, water ...

Snow Surveying with DWR’s Sean de Guzman

Sean de Guzman is the manager of the Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting section. We sat down with him to get his take on DWR’s annual snow surveys and ho ...

DWR Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month

It’s estimated that the California Gold Rush brought close to 300,000 people from all over the world to our state in the mid-19th century. Among them, were some ...

California Silver Jackets

The California Silver Jackets team brings together federal, state, regional, and local agencies to focus on the State's priorities for flood risk management. T ...

Q/A: How studying carcasses gives insight into California salmon populations

When salmon spawn, it marks the end of their lifecycle. But it doesn’t mark the end of DWR’s salmon research. DWR studies the carcasses to learn about salmon po ...

State Agencies Partner to Support Salmon Populations While Supplying Water to Millions of Californians

California’s severe climate-driven drought is having a significant impact on the state’s water supply, but it’s also putting the state’s salmon population at se ...

A Q&A to Celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day

Each year, International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on Feb. 11. In celebration of this day and as an inclusive workplace that uplifts a var ...

DWR Environmental Scientist Veronica Wunderlich Discusses Her Work with Reptiles and Amphibians

Veronica Wunderlich is a DWR senior environmental scientist with a focus in herpetology – the study of reptiles and amphibians. Veronica discusses how she got s ...

25 Years After Deadly 1997 New Year’s Floods, Here’s How California is More Prepared

California is no stranger to devastating floods. With the most variable weather conditions in the country, the state receives between 40 and 60 percent of its p ...

Dam Safety and the Importance of the Division of Safety of Dams with Andy Mangney

The California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) oversees the California Dam Safety Program that regulates approximately 1,250 da ...

Agriculture

Agriculture is the practice and science of cultivating soil for growing crops to provide food, fiber, and other commodities and products for people to purchase ...

Economic Modeling and Analysis Tools

We provide technical assistance and policy guidance for economic and demographic analyses to sustainably manage California’s water resources.

DWR’s Drainage Reuse Grant Program Offers $1 Million in Competetive Grants

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Final 2020 Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package for the Drainage Reuse Grant Program.

Removing Your Lawn

Removing turf with water-efficient plants can be cost-effective, beautiful, and low-maintenance.

Education

We strive to help Californians of all ages learn about water. We provide supplementary teaching materials for classroom educators, homeschoolers, non-formal edu ...

California EcoRestore

California EcoRestore is a multi-agency initiative led by the California Natural Resources Agency. The initiative seeks to support the long-term health of the D ...

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