Record Heat Sizzled Away the Snow. Here’s How Cali ...
The Department of Water Resources found no measurable snow April 1 at a place in the Sierra Nevada mountains where more than two feet of snow stood in ...
April 08, 2026
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The DWR Mission
To sustainably manage the water resources of California, in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the state’s people and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.
DWR Racial Equity Vision
All people in California are healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Although DWR cannot achieve this vision alone, we are committed to doing our part to make it a reality. View DWR’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
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DWR is Taking Action as High Temperatures Prompt E ...
Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra Nevada snowpack. Snow is melting fast, even at the highest e ...
March 16, 2026
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750,000
Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project
60%
DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030
12,400,000
Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway
1,246
Dams under state's jurisdiction