Across these regions, 12 to 25% less water available annually, permanently fallowing 1.5 to 3 million acres of farmland, or 17 to 35% California’s current irrigated farmland.

Board Chair E.J. Crandell introduced a resolution to amend disruption to critical Quagga and Zebra Mussel funding , with the next step to include Board and staff letters to Gov. Gavin Newsom and other ...

California's aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of water during the last water year. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has been promoting efforts to replenish groundwater.

Newsom warns that California’s water system may be ill-prepared to cope with hotter, drier future by Sharon Udasin - 06/24/25 2:47 PM ET ...

It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise. Now, with a do-or-die deadline to approve a massive 300% water rate hike or face going completely dry, the Central California community of Diablo ...

California's drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated ...

Lake Oroville in California during a period of drought in 2022. casch/Getty What To Know As of Monday morning, Lake Oroville's water levels were at 896.46 feet in elevation. This is less than 4 ...