California is beginning the annual water planning process for the upcoming year with a conservative estimate of the water it will deliver across the state, while noting that the recent wet weather is ...

A construction crew performs a safety check on an aging dam. (Department of Water Resources photo) California’s major water projects face headwinds even as scientists say climate change increases the ...

MONTH LONG. WELL, THE NEW WATER YEAR IN CALIFORNIA OFFICIALLY STARTS TODAY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND CLIMATOLOGISTS MET THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS THE OUTLOOK FOR THE YEAR. KCRA 3 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California's Sites Reservoir project has received nearly $219 million in additional state funding to accelerate construction of what will become the nation's ...

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma said the deal’s investor reception “is a strong sign that investors believe in California’s water infrastructure and in the Department of Water Resources.” ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial push to fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project received a formal endorsement this week from the largest irrigation district in the nation. The Imperial ...

Shasta Dam, shown here after heavy rainfall in January 2023, is a keystone of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project. (Brandon Buza/Getty) At least two thirds of California's ...

The Department of Water Resources said Monday the State Water Project will supply 10% of the water that local agencies requested for the new water year. The initial number is based on current weather ...

The aerial view looks west toward the the Patterson Reservoir and Patterson Pass-Alameda County Water Plant, located beside the South Bay Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A California appeals court has thrown a new complication in the way of the state’s plan to build a 45-mile water ...

An aerial view of the John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility, which diverts most fish away from pumps that lift water into the California Aqueduct. The proposed Delta Conveyance Project would ...

California regulators are set to vote on the Bay-Delta Plan, which would limit water diversions to protect the state's ecosystems. The plan could reduce water supplies for agriculture, potentially ...