California is beginning the annual water planning process for the upcoming year with a conservative estimate of the water it ...

California’s San Joaquin Basin is at the center of the state’s water challenges, with decades of groundwater overdraft and ...

The most expensive water in California, Arizona or Nevada flows from the rivers of Northern California, down California’s ...

Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 10 percent of requested supplies for the new water year. This allocation represents the ...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced an initial State Water Project allocation of 10 percent for the 2026 ...

With reservoirs above average but climate swings ahead, California begins the water year with a more generous water ...

A drone view of Oroville Dam and main spillway on March 11, 2025. SB 72 requires the Department of Water Resources to set 2050 urban, agricultural, tribal and environmental water targets, prompting ...

The federal government plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, ...

The aerial view looks west toward the the Patterson Reservoir and Patterson Pass-Alameda County Water Plant, located beside the South Bay Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project in ...

Washington state is currently dealing with historic flooding after consecutive atmospheric river storms, causing evacuations ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of the state’s best investigators was on the hunt for golden mussels — a dangerous new invader in California’s ...