Preventing fish from getting caught up in the water diverted at the intakes - a situation known as “entrainment” - is a high priority and many innovative technologies have been developed to meet the challenge.
DWR Updates
![Aerial of lake Oroville. Photo taken May 24, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_05_24_AI_0514_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=935F42DD422124A6DC951F01F824514E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for July 1, 2022.
![Smolts (juvenile salmon able to return to the ocean) are loaded onto specialized trucks and transported to their release location in the San Pablo Bay.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Blogs/Images/cove10.jpg?mw=200&hash=57926A60DC690371850215E2C74B7256)
Oroville’s Feather River Fish Hatchery (FRFH) released over 11.3 million young Chinook salmon smolts into the waters of the Feather River, San Pablo Bay, and San Francisco Bay from March to June 2022 to support Northern California and Pacific Ocean fisheries. These fish include both spring and fall-run Chinook salmon.
![The helicopter transporting this AEM ring is seen near the Ukiah Regional Airport in Mendocino County, during this Airborne Electromagnetic Survey (AEM) of the area’s subterranean makeup. Photo taken November 15, 2021.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/2021_11_15_AI_0626_Ukiah_Helicopter.jpg?mw=200&hash=1CF97BB2404C45241A1EFBF76F50ADE2)
With California in the third year of a severe drought and facing continued extreme weather swings, DWR has been developing and using new data and forecasting tools to better anticipate and manage available water supplies.
![image of Jonas Minton](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/jonas-minton.jpg?mw=200&hash=2ECFCA8F01A9841329CAE183EFC07741)
Jonas Minton, who served Californians for decades as a member of the DWR team and Deputy Director, passed away this week at the age of 73.
![aerial view of Lake Oroville on May 24, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_05_24_AI_0524_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=87A39083ED781A796E874684E97BF6D0)
Lake Oroville Community Update for June 24, 2022.
![Utility Craftsworker apprentices at the DWR Operations and Maintenance Training Center learn from instructor how a lathe machine shapes and cuts metal.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Blogs/Images/FL_Mettler-3054.jpg?mw=200&hash=24DF29440E3148B2ED58A79F24716DFB)
DWR’s Operations and Maintenance Apprentice Program has released four exams in 2022 for the paid apprenticeship program as an electrician, operator, mechanic, or utility craftsworker. The exams, available from June 24 to 30th, are the first step to applying for a career in the hydroelectric industry.
![Image of Oroville at 55% of Total Capacity. Photo taken May 24, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/2022_05_24_AI_0221_Helicopter_Aerials_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=DC03E07A0EF0609AF91DE7C4D94EEC48)
As California’s severe drought worsens, DWR and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) are taking action to help small and rural communities.
Lake Oroville Community Update for June 17, 2022.
![Image of the Climate Leadership Awards Hall of Fame inductees.](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/_R3_0734.jpg?mw=200&hash=1B63A208125D1770A643721F2A590B37)
DWR was one of two public agencies to be inducted into the first-ever Climate Leadership Awards Hall of Fame at the national Climate Leadership Conference for its ongoing work to address California’s changing climate and evolving water management challenges.