DWR Publications
(also see Planning and Local Assistance Publications)

Contact DWR's Publications and Paperwork Management Office to obtain paper copies of publications:

California Department of Water Resources
Attn: Publications and Paperwork Management Office
P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
Online Order Form

Electronic Newsletters -- Includes current issues of DWR NEWS/People, archives for DWR People and DWR News, Water Conservation News, as well as other DWR Newsletters.

Electronic Publications:

• DWR Publications (737K .pdf*) -- List of all publications (Bulletin 170-99), September, 2000.
  
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• Bulletin 74 -- California Well Standards, 1990
• Bulletin 118 -- California's Groundwater
• Bulletin 120 -- Water Conditions in California
• Bulletin 132 -- Management of the California State Water Project
• Bulletin 160 -- California Water Plan Update
• Bulletin 166-4 -- Urban Water Use in California for the decade ending 1990
• Bulletin 250 -- Fish Passage Improvement Program, February 2003
• California Water Facts (65K .pdf) -- California Water Facts and conversion factors. (Revised 2/04 - Note: a 2x3 inch card printed with these water facts is available by contacting Publications)
• Sacramento River Aerial Atlas -- Sacramento River Conservation Area, 1997
• Reservoir Recreation (4.3MB .pdf*) -- Comparative Inventory of Recreation Facilities at California's Largest Reservoirs, 2000
• California Water Code -- Sections 6000 through 6501, Dams and Reservoirs
• Easy Ways To Save Water (2MB .pdf*) -- Brochure on water conservation.
• Easy Ways To Save Water (2MB .pdf*) -- Brochure on water conservation in Spanish.
• Flex Your Power (106K pdf) -- Pamphlet with tips on energy conservation (also available in Spanish), August 2001.
• "Preparing for California's Next Drought" -- DWR Drought Report, July 2000. (Available in both text version and PDF version)
• Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Atlas -- Revised July 1995.

School Education Materials

• Water Facts and Fun Catalog -- Online Order Form
• Middle School Water & Energy Curriculum
•    Student Book (1MB)
•    Teacher Guide (3MB)

Video Catalog

Videos in VHS or DVD format covering a variety of water related topics are available for 30-day free rental or for purchase.

• Video Catalog -- Online Order Form

State Water Project and Water Safety Brochures

Below find electronic copies of a selection of SWP and Water Safety brochures. Printed copies of these brochures and many more are also available through our online order form:

• State Water Project Brochures -- Catalog and Online Order Form
• Water Safety Brochures -- Catalog and Online Order Form

  Note: Orders for more than 100 of a specific brochure should be directed by e-mail to the Public Affairs Office or by calling (916) 653-8743.

As an update, the number of SWP Facilities in the various SWP brochures below is different depending on the year that brochure was printed. As of March 2003, the correct totals for the SWP facilities are as follows:

33 storage facilities
20 pumping plants
4 pumping generating plants
5 hydroelectric power plants
660 miles of canals and pipelines

• State Water Project Recreation Facilities - (574K .pdf*)
• State Water Project Recreation Facilities (Spanish) - (555K .pdf*)
• Fishing Along the SWP - (9MB .pdf*)
• Feather River Fish Hatchery - (500K .pdf*)
  • Life Cycle of a Chinook Salmon - (450K .pdf*)
• The South Bay Aqueduct - (323K .pdf*)
• Quail Lake - (839K .pdf*)
• Pyramid Lake - (839K .pdf*)
• Water Safety Along the State Water Project - (630K .pdf*)
• Water Safety Along the State Water Project (Spanish) - (630K .pdf*) Water Safety

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