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New Desalination Facility is a Major Milestone for Drought-Smart Infrastructure Solutions in the Delta

State of California(Left to right) State Water Resources Control Board Member Nichole Morgan, State Water Resources Control Board Chairman E. Joaquin Esquivel, California Department of Water Resources ...
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Balancing Water and Wildlife: How Science Guides the State Water Project

As a series of atmospheric rivers bring rain and high elevation snow to communities throughout California, the winter storms are crucial for the State Water Project, helping fill reservoirs and ...
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Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Butte Slough Outfall Gates Repair Project

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate ...
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Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

Considerable progress has been made to improve flood management in the Central Valley; however, this vast region still faces significant flood risk. Approximately 1 million Californians live and work ...
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SUMMARY OF SWP RESERVOIR

Releases to Feather River (Sum of River Outlet and Diversion Dam Releases) 3,471 3,471 3,471 24,297 ...
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SB 1157 Benefits & Impacts Working Group Meeting

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) invites you to join our project team and the SB 1157 Benefits & Impacts Working Group for our 2nd working group meeting. This group supports DWR in quantifying ...
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Final EIR for State Water Project Long-Term Operations

DWR’s final environmental document for State Water Project long-term operations.
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State Report Identifies Future Desalination Plants to Meet Statewide Water Reliability Goals

As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State must work to identify future sources of safe, reliable water for all. This week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR ...
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DWR Presents New eDNA Strategy in Washington D.C. to Help Improve Water Management

One of the primary goals of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is to use the newest and best available science for water management. DWR also pioneers that science, as shown recently in an ...
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Snow Surveying with DWR’s Sean de Guzman

Sean de Guzman is the manager of the Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting section. We sat down with him to get his take on DWR’s annual snow surveys and how the information gathered impacts water ...
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DWR is Committed to Building a Climate Resilient Delta to Benefit People, Farms, and Fish

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is committed to building climate resilience in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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DWR Releases Draft Best Management Practices on Managing Land Subsidence in California

For almost a century, parts of California have been gradually sinking, impacting critical infrastructure and the communities who rely on it. Recognizing this challenge, the Department of Water ...