As California welcomes the start of a new water year, the Department of Water Resources joined local officials and the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water to celebrate two projects that will build climate resiliency in underserved communities and diversify water supplies in the region.
DWR Updates
Lake Oroville Community Update for October 13, 2023
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 supply for millions of Californians.
Lake Oroville Community Update for October 6, 2023
Lake Oroville Community Update for September 29, 2023.
Lake Oroville Community Update for September 22, 2023.
From severe, multi-year droughts to sudden flooding, California is experiencing the impacts of the intensifying climate crisis. To better prepare and plan for a future with climate extremes, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Public Review Draft of California Water Plan Update 2023.
Attention all horticultural professionals and garden enthusiasts! DWR has partnered with the UC Davis California Center for Urban Horticulture to update a free, online database that helps users find plants suitable for their region.
Lake Oroville Community Update for September 15, 2023.
Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, reached full capacity this spring for the first time since 2019 and recreational boaters, paddlers and campers have been heading to the lake in full force to find relief from the summer heat.