DWR Updates

The aerial view looks southeast over the California Aqueduct and agricultural fields, near Highway 166, and the John R. Teerink Wheeler Ridge Pumping Plant in Kern County, California. Photo taken May 13, 2023.

The State Water Project (SWP) is a system of reservoirs, canals, and pumping plants that was built by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in the 1960s to provide water supply, flood control, wildlife habitat, and recreation.

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DWR watershed experts and engineers meet with over 500 California Conservation Corps members deployed to LA county.

In response to recent wildfires that have posed a major threat to Southern California residents and its watersheds, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working closely with the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), the California Conservation Corps (CCC), Los Angeles County, and other state, local, and federal partners to assist ...

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