NewsState Water Project Allocation Increases Following Recent Storms in Northern California

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an update to the State Water Project (SWP) ...

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News Construction Begins on Lake Perris Emergency Release Facility Project

Furthering efforts to modernize California’s water infrastructure and improve public safety, the Cal ...

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Blogs DWR Assists Underrepresented Communities & Tribes with Local Groundwater Improvements, Expands Support to Small Farmers

California faces a full range of climate challenges, from extreme drought to flooding, that place st ...

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News DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation for 2025

DWR announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast of five percent of requested ...

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News Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project

The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today broke ground on a ...

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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

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