DWR finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought Plan for the State Water Project as part of an expanded effort to prepare for future droughts and extreme dry conditions.
![This aerial photograph captured via drone shows construction crews working on removing this Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier on the West False River near Oakley in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Contra Costa County. The rock barrier was placed to help deter the tidal incursion of saltwater from San Francisco Bay into the central Delta. Photo taken November 2, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Rivers/2022_11_02_AI_0080_West_False_River.jpg?mw=200&hash=FEE9527FF00C4BAE449B5BD0F8724FC2)
DWR finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought Plan for the State Water Project as part of an expanded effort to prepare for future droughts and extreme dry conditions.
DWR released a benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project that finds the infrastructure modernization project would create billions of dollars in benefits for California communities, including reliable water supplies, climate change adaptation, earthquake preparedness and improved water quality.
DWR released the latest Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions report, and the data show that California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge during Water Year 2023, which is nearly the water storage capacity of Shasta Lake. The report also details an increase in groundwater storage of 8.7 million acre-feet.