There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to capture and store more stormwater in San Joaquin Valley reservoirs for ...

San Luis Obispo County is fighting a court ruling to discharge more water from Lopez Lake to protect steelhead trout.

San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court decision requiring increased water releases from the Lopez Lake Dam.

The order aims to improve habitat for threatened steelhead trout, but it “has put us on the path to draining Lopez Lake,” one farmer said.

That’s because of a ridge of high pressure that built up off the coast, blocking many storms. That ridge has now dissipated, ...

President Donald Trump is declaring victory days after signing an executive order, calling on federal agencies to maximize ...

Move is intended to replenish above-ground and groundwater storage that remains depleted after multiple years of drought – ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order to 'maximize the capture and storage' of water during storms. Environmentalists say it's ...

Governor Newsom is calling on state water managers to divert and store as much water as they can from the upcoming ...

The California winter snowpack, which typically supplies a third of the state's water, has declined to 65% of normal after a dry January.

In anticipation of an atmospheric river set to drench Northern California over the next 72 hours, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday to divert and store excess water from incoming ...