Most of the 23 large water agencies in the Sacramento area had to reduce usage by 28% to 36%, while cooler coastal areas faced less severe restrictions. The orders worked, by and large.

Driven by a lack of conservation in Southern California, the state’s largest cities and water districts cut statewide urban water use by just 1.8% in July compared to July, 2020 — far short of ...

A VETERAN economist has called for additional water storage for the Far North’s agricultural industry.

For most of us in the Bay Area, the journey our water takes to reach us is hidden from view. It travels long distances, sometimes more than a hundred miles! That can leave us disconnected from the ...

Golden mussels during surveys at O’Neill Forebay in Merced County on Nov. 13, 2024. The mussels, native to Asia, damage water infrastructure, degrade ecosystems and compete with native species ...

In 2014, the Department of Water Resources projected a supply gap between 900,000 and 3.2 million acre-feet over the next 25 to 100 years, if the state fails to manage water in the face of a ...

The storms made for a far more positive snow reading than last December, when water levels in the snowpack were at just 52% of the historical average. California Gov. Newsom declares state of ...

Geological resources like metals are vital for renewable energy and storage technologies but require significant energy and water, raising environmental concerns. An international research team ...