DWR Updates

2023 Water Plan Update Cover.

From severe, multi-year droughts to sudden flooding, California is experiencing the impacts of the intensifying climate crisis. To better prepare and plan for a future with climate extremes, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Public Review Draft of California Water Plan Update 2023.

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An aerial view shows high water conditions at Loafer Point Stage 2 Boat Ramp on Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. Photo taken July 3, 2023.

Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, reached full capacity this spring for the first time since 2019 and recreational boaters, paddlers and campers have been heading to the lake in full force to find relief from the summer heat.

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