The San Joaquin Valley experiences some of the most widespread, severe land subsidence in the nation caused by decades of ...

The Big Notch Project is one of the key actions highlighted in Governor Newsom’s California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, ...

The Big Notch Project is located in the Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area in Yolo County. It integrates state-of-the-art ...

The state’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30. The amount of groundwater replenishment was significant, but was less than the ...

California’s State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month. Runoff from this year’s ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs. Lake Oroville is now 95% ...

All of California's major reservoirs are at or above historical average, according to recent data from the state water agency ...

A drone view of Oroville Dam and main spillway on March 11, 2025. SB 72 requires the Department of Water Resources to set 2050 urban, agricultural, tribal and environmental water targets, prompting ...

California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said on Tuesday. In a briefing held virtually on Tuesday ...

California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov. Gavin ...

California’s wet season started with a bang, or at least a drizzle, as rain pitter-pattered on the Bay Area last week. But the state’s water experts say at this time of year, they still have to ...