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 ...

A graphic from the California Department of Water Resources shows reservoir conditions on April 28, 2023. California Department of Water Resources April 2022 water levels ...

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 ...

Southern California gets most of its water from two sources: the Colorado River and the State Water Project, which, among other uses, delivers water from wetter northern and central parts of the ...

California water officials are projecting a boost in delivery fulfillments this year, despite enduring a predominantly dry January. The Department of Water Resources on Tuesday announced that its ...

The owners of the privately held agricultural business, Wonderful Co., do not own most of California’s water. Through the Wonderful Co., Stewart and Lynda Resnick have a majority stake in a ...

This California startup is cleaning water and removing CO₂ from the atmosphere — all at a reduced cost It’s just one technology in a growing field of carbon capture, removal and sequestration.

"Navigating water in the West is not simple, and, in California, it's really complex," Holyoke concluded. Scientists believe that pumping water out of the Delta is largely responsible for the near ...

As of 2023, about half of the water used for irrigation in California was drawn from groundwater directly underneath the farming operation, about 14 percent from surface water sources within the ...