Lake Oroville Community Update for December 22, 2023.
DWR Updates
![State Water Project water flows through the Sacramento River towards the Delta.](/-/media/DWR-Images/State-Water-Project/image-1.jpg?mw=200&hash=7F2C57A5C5554BB50CA2AE7759EC0FB2)
The California State Water Project is the backbone of California water infrastructure – delivering water supply, protecting against floods, generating clean hydropower, providing recreational opportunities and environmental benefits, and driving California's economy.
![Fuel load management work, including controlled burns, is conducted by CalFire in conjunction with California Department of Water Resources at Loafer Creek State Recreation Area in Oroville, California. The work is part of the fuel load management program which reduces fire risk, protects public safety, and enhances forest and watershed health. Photo taken March 2, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_03_02_KG_3925_Oroville_FLM.jpg?mw=200&hash=B4BF7B2B4A279C602BC76587ED5FC669)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 15, 2023
![A drone view of the James Irrigation District utilizing pumps from DWR’s Emergency Pump Program to divert water and fill a basin for groundwater recharge in Fresno County](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/2023_05_26_JW_0140_James_Irrigation_District_Pump_Program.jpg?mw=200&hash=F38DD4CDF198DDB1C17E3A3648B2D45C)
DWR is encouraging local agencies to prepare groundwater recharge projects early to maximize the capture and storage of any upcoming storm runoff to recharge groundwater basins.
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Lake Oroville Community Update for December 8, 2023.
![A drone image of water levels at West Branch Feather River Bridge along Highway 70 located at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. On this date, the water storage was 73 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken October 2, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2023_10_02_FG_0116_Drone_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=85C4B0BDE07C791CD16B48875036541E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 1, 2023.
![Rock is loaded onto barges at the California Department of Water Resources Weber Rock Yard near the Port of Stockton, California. DWR maintains massive stockpiles of rock and flood fighting materials that can be distributed throughout the state to repair potential levee breaches that could occur in a major earthquake. Photo taken June 9, 2021.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Delta-Conveyance/2021_06_09_FL_0058_Weber_Rock_Yard.jpg?mw=200&hash=59C387C3B96EB6A4E4836B69AF6EE800)
When a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Isleton in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on October 18, it was a reminder of the threat posed to critical State Water Project infrastructure by seismic activity.
![DWR celebrated a $7.9 million grant awarded to the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/Yolo-Groundwater-Grant.png?mw=200&hash=FC4CCFF2DBDABC991239BE1483C4BB23)
As part of ongoing efforts to invest in water resilience programs in communities across California, DWR celebrated a $7.9 million grant awarded to the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency to support groundwater recharge, sustainability planning, and water management.
![A drone image of water levels at West Branch Feather River Bridge along Highway 70 located at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. On this date, the water storage was 73 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken October 2, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2023_10_02_FG_0116_Drone_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=85C4B0BDE07C791CD16B48875036541E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for November 17, 2023.
![A drone view of water levels at the Bidwell Canyon Marina located at Lake Oroville. On this date, the water storage was 73 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken October 2, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/oct-2-oroville.jpg?mw=200&hash=CC42BC6FF84470CFAB6648E43257C8CA)
Lake Oroville Community Update for November 9, 2023.