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DWR provided an update on construction-related activities for the Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project on May 23.

California State Parks and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced the Thermalito Diversion Pool and trails along its northern shore at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area will be open to the public for Memorial Day weekend, from Friday through Monday, 8 a.m. to sunset.

DWR today increased the State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2018 to 35 percent – up slightly from the 30 percent allocation announced in April.

DWR released a draft prioritization of groundwater basins as required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on May 18.

DWR entered into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA), forming a partnership for the design and construction of California WaterFix.

DWR and California State Parks announced free day use and boat launching at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area on select days each month this summer.

DWR announced the appointment of Kristopher A. Tjernell as Deputy Director of the Integrated Watershed Management Program on May 9, 2018.

DWR provided an update on construction-related activities for the Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project on May 9.

On May 8 2018, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors voted 4 to 3 to fully participate in California WaterFix.

Repairs to the California State Water Project at Mile 62 near Gustine have been temporarily delayed due to a rupture in a water-filled cofferdam that was used to divert water for construction activities. As a result, water re-filled the aqueduct, located in Merced County, California.