Increasingly sharp internal debate focuses on what should happen as the acreage devoted to crops and livestock shrinks.

Each year around the middle of August, the federal government looks at projections for Lake Mead to decide on adjustments to ...

An automated sprinkler waters grass in front of homes in Alhambra, Calif., April 27, 2022, a day after Southern California declared a water shortage emergency with unprecedented new restrictions ...

The California Farm Bureau and family farm groups oppose it, arguing that it will undermine the Williamson Act because almost any farmer can declare a water shortage, given the chronic uncertainty ...

Although the regional water shortage is likely to continue to drive conservation efforts, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has a record amount of water banked in reservoirs ...

Democrats pared back one of the state's preeminent policies to restore trust with voters frustrated by the high cost of living.

Lake Mead's water levels are projected to be the lowest in recorded history by 2027, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The lake, which was first filled in 1935, is already only 31 ...

The outflow averages 212 billion gallons per year (6,700 gallons per second). Building an aqueduct of half that would clearly help the water shortage in Lakes Powell and Mead.

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is intended to control dust and provide habitat for birds.

The Trump administration’s reforms advocate for balancing agriculture and sustainability in California’s Central Valley through smarter water policy.