To sustainably manage the water resources of California, in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the state’s people and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.
All people in California are healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Although DWR cannot achieve this vision alone, we are committed to doing our part to make it a reality. View DWR’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
Scientists at the California Department of Water Resources are finding the Delta’s most elusive residents means digging deep down into the microscopic ...
July 07, 2026
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Lake Oroville Update July, 3 2026, detailing Wildlife Safety at the State Recreation Area and free fishing day!
July 03, 2026
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This annual change in regulations is driven primarily by what scientists know about the life cycles and movements of native fish species that include ...
July 02, 2026
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DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030
Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway
Dams under state's jurisdiction