The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been undergoing reorganization for several reasons, one of those being to create an institutional structure to support landscape level planning and implementation of multi-benefit projects that focuses on the Delta and the Central Valley.  Another purpose is to better align planning for flood protection, water management, and habitat projects across state agencies. At the November meeting of the California Water Commission, Kristopher Tjernell, DWR’s Deputy Director for the Integrated Water Management Program, briefed … Continue reading CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Water Resources’ new Division of Multi-Benefit Projects