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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

"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 ...

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.

California water managers decided to curtail extra water flows intended to support endangered delta smelt. The change has sparked debate over protections for fish. Oct. 2, 2024.

California's water system has remained a complex topic and was recently put into the spotlight by President Donald Trump's comments. "This is the intake for the Central Valley Project, ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams on Friday in Central California and let roughly 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs, after President Donald Trump ordered the release ...