California's water board has for the first time put a farming region on probation for failing to adopt measures to curb excessive pumping of groundwater.

On Jan. 30 all the states but California submitted a plan suggesting overall decreases. It took into account evaporation along the water's flow, which meant California's water allowance would have ...

California water regulators proposed conservation rules for cities. A legislative review found the rules, as written, would be costly and complex to implement.

Most of the most extensive required cuts are all in California's Central Valley, ranging from the City of Redding (39% cut by 2040 and 21% by 2025) in the north to Visalia's California Water ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — State water management officials must work more closely with local agencies to properly prepare California for the effects of climate change, water scientists say. Golden ...

A proposal to build a project to capture water in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta during wet weather and make it available in drier areas is advancing as state officials anticipate ...

California’s new water wars are about artificial intelligence, not agriculture. Data centers rely heavily on water-intensive cooling systems.

California’s Water Resources Control Board gave the public a chance to weigh in on its new strategy to increase water supplies statewide to protect against drought.

The West may be out of the woods in ensuring its water supply this year, but the water crisis is still very much alive, experts caution. Last week, the California Department of Natural Resources ...

California’s San Luis Reservoir was at 99 percent of total capacity last month. The reservoir serves both the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project.

SB 366 requires the California Department of Water Resources to incorporate ambitious water supply targets into the California Water Plan, the state’s guiding water management document, and ...

Plan makes human, environmental use equal priorities $11 bln bond could fund dam, environmental restoration California, environmental leader, lags in water (Adds conservation plan, canal details ...