![A drone view of water levels at Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2024_12_20_KJ_0595_Oroville_Lake_Levels_Drone.jpg?mw=200&hash=997E0286C24089E404A42AB852F9F71C)
DWR Updates
![A drone view of water levels at Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2024_12_20_KJ_0595_Oroville_Lake_Levels_Drone.jpg?mw=200&hash=997E0286C24089E404A42AB852F9F71C)
![An early morning view of the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant. The facility is located in Alameda County and lifts State Water Project water 244 feet into the beginning of the California Aqueduct. Photo taken March 28, 2024.](/-/media/DWR-Images/California-Aqueduct/2024_03_28_SN_0004_Banks_Pumping_Plant.jpg?mw=200&hash=76D3C199D2329B8AA1378339F43CDEEC)
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of February storms and increased flexibility in new operating permits for the State Water Project to move more stormwater now for use when dry conditions return.
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![Graphic explaining flood control releases in reservoirs.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/250130-Flood-Control-space-explainer-graphic_v4.jpg?mw=200&hash=4EDC6B61F60501CBE2150A61BC50B1EA)
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of February storms and increased flexibility in new operating permits for the State Water Project to move more stormwater now for use when dry conditions return.