For almost a century, parts of California have been gradually sinking, impacting critical infrastructure and the communities who rely on it. Recognizing this challenge, the Department of Water ...

State of California A drone view of California Department of Water Resources’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Office installing new equipment to enhance the monitoring and understanding of land ...

State of California The Delta–Mendota Canal is a 117-mile-long aqueduct in central California, United States. The canal was designed and completed in 1951 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of ...

The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources today celebrated the groundbreaking of a $187 million construction project to restore capacity in a ...

State of California SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As California enters a new water year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released two new groundwater reports – the Semi-Annual Groundwater ...

With California now in its third year of drought, collaboration among state, federal and local partners is critical to improving the resiliency of California’s water system. Today, DWR announced it ...

The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District’s Lakso Recharge Basin in San Joaquin County helps facilitate year-round groundwater recharge and doubles as a habitat for various waterfowl. The ...

State of California The Department of Water Resources is sharing new data on the state’s groundwater basins that is starting to bring into focus how last winter’s storms impacted a critical water ...

With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, DWR announced three projects that will receive support from DWR’s Water Desalination Grant Program, and an additional ...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 22.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 8 ...

Lake Oroville Update - April 24, 2026 ...

DWR, Division of Multibenefit Initiatives has prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), which is available for public review and comment.