Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

State and federal agencies plan to deliver more water to California farms and cities following recent storms that brought rain and snow and boosted reservoir levels. Cities in Southern California ...

Research that my colleagues and I published last year, “The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges” showed that Californians can expect their water supply to shrink 12 to 25% by 2050, up ...

California’s weather whiplash has left the Golden State in a place of severe uncertainty about its diminishing water supply and increasing human and environmental demands for water. Research ...

California Gets Warning About Water Supply Published Feb 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM EST Updated Feb 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM EST By Anna Skinner ...

“They were holding extra water in those reservoirs because of the risk that it would be a dry summer,” said Heather Cooley, director of research for California water policy organization the ...

So, did February's storms catch us back up? Unfortunately, not quite. While California's snowpack is at 88% of average today, there's a lot of dry weather in the forecast the rest of this month.

In an executive order issued Sunday, Trump called on federal agencies to overrule California regulations on endangered species to create more water availability, expedite the removal of debris in ...

California can dramatically increase its usable water supply through investment in new water supply infrastructure. Currently, California’s farmers rely on 30 million acre-feet per year for ...

The Colorado River Compact, a 1922 agreement that allocated the river’s water, lets California draw up to 4.4 million acre-feet per year. Colorado was allocated up to 3.85 million acre-feet.