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The California Department of Water Resources conduct surveys in the hot sun at the Salton Sea to mon ...

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To protect the State Water Project, the California Department of Water Resources has a three-pronged ...

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Loss of habitat and the effects of climate change are putting turtles at risk in California. At the ...

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Blogs Detecting the Delta’s Inhabitants Through Their DNA Fingerprint

Scientists at the California Department of Water Resources are finding the Delta’s most elusive resi ...

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News State Water Project Shifts Into Summer Operations to Support California’s Water Supply and Environment

This annual change in regulations is driven primarily by what scientists know about the life cycles ...

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Acres of farmland irrigated by the State Water Project

60%

DWR's GHG reduction goal by 2030

12,400,000

Pounds of reinforcing steel on Oroville main spillway

1,246

Dams under state's jurisdiction

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