DWR Updates

Invasive golden mussels are viewed at California Department of Water Resources labs in West Sacramento, Yolo County, California. Photo November 6, 2024.

Boaters and recreationist can help combat the spread of a new invasive recently discovered in California waterways – the golden mussel.

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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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