A map of the at-risk drinking water systems shows that they are impacted throughout the state, with some of the highest concentrations of impacted systems in Tulare, Kern and Los Angeles Counties.

The SWP is a water storage and delivery system extending more than 700 miles, two-thirds the length of California. According to a map from the DWR, the SWP is made up of five field divisions.

The California Drought Monitor map released Jan. 23, 2025. About 11 percent of California is in extreme drought. Thirty-three percent of the state, including northern Los Angeles County, is in ...

Officials are doing their best to shore up water systems infiltrated by invasive golden mussels, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected.

Water is tested regularly, and once bacteria no longer exceeds state standards, the warning will be lifted. Update 2/21/25, 5:40 p.m. ET: This article was updated to include comment from the Los ...

President-elect Donald Trump blamed California’s Gavin Newsom for the ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires ravaging the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles — claiming he chose to save an extinct tiny fish ...

Golden Mussels inhabit fresh and brackish bodies of water, including lakes, rivers, creeks, wetlands, bays, and canals. The mussels impact the ecosystem, contributing to the loss of native species ...