Lake Oroville Update - September 5, 2025 ...

California is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, and is the major producer of many nuts, fruits, and vegetables. In fact, California is the only producer of 13 commodities ...

GRanTS (Grant Review and Tracking System) is a DWR’s web-based grant application and management tool. It can be used to: Apply for grants and loans, Manage contracts and track projects, Submit ...

San Luis Reservoir, located in the western San Joaquin Valley near historic Pacheco Pass, serves both the SWP and federal Central Valley Project. San Luis Reservoir, O'Neill Forebay, and Los Banos ...

Lake Oroville Update for January 10, 2025 ...

Senate Bill 310 was authored by Senator Dodd and signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024. This law reaffirms California’s commitment to addressing historical wrongs and partnering with federally ...

As part of our work to advance tribal access, co-management, and ancestral land return, the Agency is developing a Tribal Stewardship Policy Toolkit to provide resources to tribes, non-tribal entities ...

State of CaliforniaThe California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) hold a levee breaching ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Lookout Slough Tidal ...

As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State to deploy innovative forecasting and water management strategies to adapt to our changing ...

DWR announced it must reduce the State Water Project allocation to 5 percent of requested supplies for 2022. DWR previously set the allocation at 15 percent but a historically dry January and February ...

Operating these pumps to divert water for the next four months could capture upwards of 55,000 acre-feet in spring runoff, alleviating flood impacts to communities and bolstering the amount of water ...

State of CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the April snow survey at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 39.5 inches of snow depth and a ...