DWR staff have gathered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from various divisions to donate to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
DWR Updates
![An aerial view of Enterprise Bridge along Lumpkin Road.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0208_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=50BDE217484ECBC8439C25940CB23802)
Lake Oroville Community Update for March 27, 2020.
![Snow runoff in a Sierra Nevada mountain stream.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Water-Images/DBK_Sierra_Snow-3309.jpg?mw=200&hash=F181797B4DF322E0D7E9244DE613477E)
Looking for fun and free activities to do with your kids at home? Check out the Department of Water Resources (DWR) education materials webpage for free educational activities.
DWR continues operations to maintain critical functions while modifying the way we work in the face of the coronavirus to protect our staff.
![An aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_13259_06_18_18.jpg?mw=200&hash=9FB6DFDC5B24D891379EB7E39940810F)
Lake Oroville Community Update for March 20, 2020.
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The nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving. As individuals, organizations and local governments are focusing their attention on the safety of their communities in response to this health emergency, DWR will be extending the scoping period for the Delta Conveyance Project by four weeks.
![(left to right) Katy (Margaret) Janes and Mark Souverville, engineering geologists for the California Department of Water Resources, review data collected during Cone Penetrometer Testing (CPT). The truck mounted CPT rig is used to characterize the shallow subsurface materials (up to 100 feet deep) by pushing a metal rod with tip mounted instruments into the ground. The information gathered with these techniques will be used to characterize the shallow groundwater hydrogeology in the study area and can assist in the creation of groundwater sustainability plans as part of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Photo taken November 1, 2019.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/FL_Groundwater-2399_11_01_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=BB43CDE20AFE3A7AB41406610F911AE2)
In California, groundwater is a precious resource that supports the health of our communities, the economy, and the environment.
![Aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_aerials_01_24_19_32241.jpg?mw=200&hash=C4B88A2B0850665C610E5277F18A2113)
Lake Oroville Community Update for March 13, 2020.
![John Andrew, DWR’s Assistant Deputy Director overseeing climate change activities, accepts a 2020 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership on behalf of the Department.](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/John-Andrew-Climate-Award.jpg?mw=200&hash=DB5BC00AC7736424CE326DF7C243B56F)
DWR won a prestigious national award March 5 for its influential role in the nation’s fight against climate change, receiving recognition for the Department’s outreach on climate resilience and for taking a comprehensive approach that aligns state and local water management.
![An aerial view of Loafer Creek Boat Ramp and parking lot.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0416_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=6CDC94427CC3C5638EA403FB4889848C)
Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for March 6, 2020.