BlogsHydroelectric Plant and Utility Craftworker Apprentices Graduate to Journey Level Employment on the State Water Project

This year marks the 55th anniversary of DWR’s apprenticeship program with 34 new hydroelectric plant ...

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Blogs California Water Plan Advisory Committee Gets to Work at First Meeting

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Comm ...

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News State Water Project Allocation Increases Heading into Summer Months

Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocatio ...

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Blogs Data Transparency is Key to California Achieving Groundwater Sustainability

Spring 2026 semi-annual groundwater update.

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Blogs New Science Plan Spurs DWR Efforts for Longfin Smelt

Tucked within the UC Davis campus, a quiet but critically important effort is helping preserve the L ...

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Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project

60%

DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030

12,400,000

Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway

1,246

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