Several water districts in areas affected by the fires in Southern California have issued water alerts, warning residents of low water quality. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power issued ...

The notice was issued Friday afternoon. Residents in this area should bring water to a rolling boil for one minute if they don't have bottled water to drink, cook or brush their teeth with.

The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014 marked a turning point in the state's water management strategy, aiming to address persistent issues of groundwater overdraft.