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Every year, the Department of Water Resources issues technical bulletins, reports, and other publications and media documenting the measurement, protection, use, and management of California's water resources. This DWR Publications Repository is a partial and growing list of the publications and other media produced and distributed by the Department.

In this list you find a variety of types of publications and other media ranging from print material, to audio and video files. If the publication or other media is available in electronic format, a link will point to the appropriate electronic file. In many cases, publications are only available in hardcopy and cannot be downloaded. A contact phone number and email will be provided for cases where an electronic download is not available.

Please use the Comments or Suggestions link in the footer to request an accessible version of text-based documents.

If you are searching for a particular publication or media item, and cannot find it, for more information, please contact:
State of California
Department of Water Resources
Bulletins and Reports
P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
or
1416 Ninth Street, Third Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-1097

In addition to this Publications Repository, the Department of Water Resources publications, including those that are now out-of-print, are distributed to many California libraries and to libraries in other states and the District of Columbia. WorldCat.org is a useful web site to search library collections in your community and thousands more around the world.

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California Department of Water Resources 05/01/2012 (PDF, 975 KB)

Description: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), established in 1956 by the California Legislature, plays an important role in sustaining California’s economy, environment and quality of life. DWR operates and maintains the California State Water Project (SWP), which provides drinking water and water to our farms. Other programs work to preserve the natural environment and wildlife, monitor dam safety, manage floodwaters, conserve water use, and provide technical assistance and funding for projects for local water needs. These are among many activities as DWR strives to meet the water needs of today and the future.

Lines of Equal Elevation of Water in Wells Unconfined Aquifer San Joaquin Valley Spring 2009 05/25/2011 (PDF, 2.66 MB)

Description: Description: Map of 10 ft. contour lines of equal elevation of groundwater levels of selected wells in the San Joaquin Valley, CA for Spring 2009. Well measurements were collected from January to May 2009 by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and cooperating water agencies and entered in DWR's Water Data Library (www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/). The resulting point data were plotted in ArcMap 9.3.1 and contoured using Spatial Analyst at 10 ft. contour intervals. DWR produces a groundwater elevation contour map for the San Joaquin Valley annually in the spring. Maps for previous years may be found on the DWR Groundwater Information web page (www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/). Historical groundwater level data for individual wells may be found on the Water Data Library web page.

Water Quality Conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 1970 - 1993 12/31/1996 (PDF, 11.71 MB)

Description: The upper estuary has been characterized as a dynamic system, changing as it responds to the intricate interactions of physical, chemical, and biological forces. This was reflected by the lack of a consistent long-term trend for most variables between 1970 and 1993. Among the physical variables that did demonstrate a trend, total exports, Secchi disk depth, and wind velocity increased over the period of record. The increase in Secchi disk depth was accompanied by a decrease in suspended and volatile solids. Among the biological variables that demonstrated a trend, chlorophyll a concentrations decreased in the southern and Suisun Bay regions, and diatoms decreased throughout the upper estuary.

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