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A drone provides a view of water pumped from the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant into the California Aqueduct at 9,790 cubic feet per second after January storms. The facility located in Alameda County and lifts water into the California Aqueduct. It was renamed from the Delta Pumping Plant to the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant in June 1981, to honor the first Director of the California Department of Water Resources. Photo taken January 20, 2023.

Recent Storms Allow State Water Project to Increase Expected 2023 Deliveries to 1.27 Million Acre-Feet of Water

DWR today announced that recent storms will allow the State Water Project (SWP) to boost deliveries to 29 public water agencies serving 27 million Californians.

Published: Jan 26, 2023

Groundwater is used to flood rice fields in an agriculture region east of Marysville, California in Yuba County. Photo taken May 27, 2009.

DWR Approves Groundwater Sustainability Plans for Four Northern California Basins

DWR announced today the approval of groundwater sustainability plans for four groundwater basins – Napa Valley Subbasin in Napa County, as well as Santa Rosa Plain Subbasin, Petaluma Valley Basin, and Sonoma Valley Subbasin in Sonoma County.

Published: Jan 26, 2023

Scott Bambauer of Bambauer Towing delivers water to fill a 1500 gallon potable water tank at a residence in Glenn County, California, where wells have run dry.”

DWR Launches Interagency Task Force as Part of Advance Planning for Drought Conditions

While California’s drought outlook is improving, the State is continuing to proactively prepare for a return to dry conditions amid climate-driven extremes in weather.

Published: Jan 20, 2023

An aerial view of agricultural fields covered with water in Butte County, California

State Agencies Fast-track Groundwater Recharge Pilot Project to Capture Flood Waters for Underground Storage

DWR is partnering with the State Water Resources Control Board to fast-track efforts to capture flood waters to recharge groundwater basins. Water captured during extreme wet periods such as the one California is now experiencing will be stored in groundwater basins for use during dry periods.

Published: Jan 13, 2023