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The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following severe flooding across Northern California in 1955, where they combined the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works with the State Engineer's Office, the Water Project Authority, and the State Water Resources Board. [1]
California water control systems managed by the California Department of Water Resources. Photo: California Department of Water Resources ©California Department of Water Resources
The planning and management of water in California is subject to a vast number of laws, regulations, management plans, and historic water rights. The state agency responsible for water planning is the California Department of Water Resources. Map of California Integrated Regional Water Management Plans
The California Department of Water Resources soon shot back, saying "The military did not enter California." Instead, the agency said, the federal government "restarted federal water pumps after ...
President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s handling of the Los Angeles region’s wildfires in an executive ...
Water Quality Monitoring Council, California; Water Resources, Department of (DWR) Water Resources Control Board, State (WRCB) Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the updated rules for the State Water Project (SWP) and the Central ...
The State Water Board is separate from and has different responsibilities than the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), which manages state-owned water infrastructure, such as dams, reservoirs and aqueducts. DWR, like any other water user, must apply for water rights permits from the State Water Board.