Scenic Lake Oroville, the recreational gem that stores water for much of California, now has its own Web site. (9/16/99)

State and federal water project managers today reported that devices built to deter Chinese mitten crabs from interfering with Delta pumping and fish salvage operations are installed and ready. (9/1/99)

The Department of Water Resources this week began implementing the second phase in a court-ordered plan to revitalize the bass fishery at Silverwood Lake in northern San Bernardino County. (8/24/99)

Work recently completed at the Feather River Fish Hatchery has improved conditions for the rearing of fish and made it easier for visitors, including those with disabilities, to observe hatchery operations. (8/19/99)

The Department of Water Resources has launched a three-year effort to improve the quality of information on the state's nearly 500 groundwater basins. A final report (Bulletin 118 in the DWR publications series) will be ready in 2002. (8/13/99)

State officials today cautioned boaters and windsurfers, and jetskiers that water levels will be lower this summer at San Luis Reservoir and adjacent O'Neill Forebay, both popular recreation spots in the northern San Joaquin Valley. (6/18/99)

A series of five public workshops to discuss ways to improve flood management systems in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds will be held in Central Valley cities later this month and in July. (6/17/99)

A proposed project that would increase the flood protection provided by Success Dam in Tulare County to the City of Porterville and agricultural areas, as well as increase the dependability of irrigation water supplies, will be the focus of a May 20 tour of the dam by The Reclamation Board. (5/17/99)

Many urban creeks need nurturing and the Department of Water Resources has a program to help local communities improve urban streams. (3/15/99)

During 1999, the State Water Project expects to make 100 percent of water deliveries requested by the State Water Contractors. (3/12/99)