California Department of Water Resources

California Department of Water Resources - Thu December 19, 2024

Lake Perris Emergency Release Facility Project Under Way

Furthering efforts to modernize California's water infrastructure and improve public safety, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Dec. 9, 2024, that it is starting construction on the $62 million Lake Perris Emergency Release Facility project in Riverside County....

Gov. Gavin Newsom - Tue January 23, 2024

100-Year Flood Protection Project in Pajaro Advances

Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted progress on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, which will provide 100-year flood risk reduction to the city of Watsonville, the town of Pajaro and surrounding agricultural areas....

Rich Pedroncelli and Olga R. Rodriguez – Associated Press - Wed April 10, 2019

$1.1B Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs Put to Test

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) An epic winter of rain and snow has refilled California's reservoirs and pressed into service a spillway at the nation's tallest dam on April 2, a $1 billion structure that drained excess water for the first time since it crumbled two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands to flee the threat of catastrophic flooding....

Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 03, 2018

Kiewit Leads Phase II of Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs

California Department of Water (DWR) officials report that the second phase of construction work on the Oroville Dam spillways began on May 8. The second phase will constitute the bulk of work on the lake's spillways....