News

DWR issued an algal bloom warning advisory for Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County. Vaquero day use area and beach are closed.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) urges people to avoid physical contact with water at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County until further notice due to the presence of blue-green algae. People should also avoid eating fish from the lake.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) was notified today that the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) submitted DWR’s Oroville spillways reimbursement appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) urges people to avoid physical contact with the water at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County until further notice and avoid eating fish from the lake due to the presence of blue-green algae.

DWR has secured final state and federal approval for a project that will expand a migration corridor for fish to the Yolo Bypass, the Sacramento Valley’s main floodplain.

DWR urged people to avoid physical contact with the water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County until further notice and avoid eating fish from the lake due to the presence of blue-green algae.

DWR announced approval of nine alternatives to groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) submitted by water agencies to meet requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

DWR released the Final 2018 Update to the California Water Plan.

DWR and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville will close to the public starting on July 9 for approximately four weeks for routine maintenance and inspections.

DWR today announced contractors will begin road work on Oroville Dam Blvd East and Glen Drive on July 15 to improve the roadway surface impacted by installation of a new fiber optic conduit from the Operations and Maintenance Center at the Oroville Field Division to the Hyatt Powerplant Complex.