Modernizing how California moves water supplies across the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta can’t be done by repeating the past.
DWR Updates
![aerial view of Lake Oroville on May 24, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_05_24_AI_0524_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=87A39083ED781A796E874684E97BF6D0)
Lake Oroville Community Update for July 8, 2022.
![North Marin Water District drills a water well to service the community of Point Reyes Station, funded by DWR's Small Community Drought Relief Program.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/2022_06_14_FL_0121_Well_Drilling.jpg?mw=200&hash=CBEFCBFD30062B333813BD378CC80204)
A year after receiving funding from the Budget Act of 2021, DWR has successfully awarded more than $440 million to date in drought relief assistance to small and urban communities to address water supply challenges and help build local resilience.
![Sheep and goats graze on the hillside above Oroville Dam to reduce wildfire threat and bolster forest health on July 1, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_07_30_FL_0717_Oroville_Goats.jpg?mw=200&hash=5EFB04489B930EF730B32921D4CDEDC3)
Lake Oroville Community Update for July 8, 2022.
Preventing fish from getting caught up in the water diverted at the intakes - a situation known as “entrainment” - is a high priority and many innovative technologies have been developed to meet the challenge.
![Aerial of lake Oroville. Photo taken May 24, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_05_24_AI_0514_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=935F42DD422124A6DC951F01F824514E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for July 1, 2022.
![Smolts (juvenile salmon able to return to the ocean) are loaded onto specialized trucks and transported to their release location in the San Pablo Bay.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Blogs/Images/cove10.jpg?mw=200&hash=57926A60DC690371850215E2C74B7256)
Oroville’s Feather River Fish Hatchery (FRFH) released over 11.3 million young Chinook salmon smolts into the waters of the Feather River, San Pablo Bay, and San Francisco Bay from March to June 2022 to support Northern California and Pacific Ocean fisheries. These fish include both spring and fall-run Chinook salmon.
![The helicopter transporting this AEM ring is seen near the Ukiah Regional Airport in Mendocino County, during this Airborne Electromagnetic Survey (AEM) of the area’s subterranean makeup. Photo taken November 15, 2021.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/2021_11_15_AI_0626_Ukiah_Helicopter.jpg?mw=200&hash=1CF97BB2404C45241A1EFBF76F50ADE2)
With California in the third year of a severe drought and facing continued extreme weather swings, DWR has been developing and using new data and forecasting tools to better anticipate and manage available water supplies.
![image of Jonas Minton](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/jonas-minton.jpg?mw=200&hash=2ECFCA8F01A9841329CAE183EFC07741)
Jonas Minton, who served Californians for decades as a member of the DWR team and Deputy Director, passed away this week at the age of 73.
![aerial view of Lake Oroville on May 24, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_05_24_AI_0524_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=87A39083ED781A796E874684E97BF6D0)
Lake Oroville Community Update for June 24, 2022.