I’m writing to alert South County residents to an issue that threatens our water supply and will increase water rates. In August 2024, four environmental groups sued San Luis Obispo County over Lopez ...

Two announcements by key water players in the San Joaquin Valley could have long term impacts for farmland in the area.

Droughts are a fact in California. So is legal fighting over water — and the threat of wildfire. These challenges do not ...

Fresno drivers headed to the Bay Area via Pacheco Pass on Highway 152 can’t help but take note of a sprawling inland sea that seemingly appears out of nowhere among the yellowed, oak-dotted ...

Raising B.F. Sisk Dam will expand San Luis Reservoir by 135,000 acre-feet. (photo: Department of Water Resources) The Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority have ...

A solution may be in the works. After four years, the San Luis Valley Irrigation District — which owns and operates the reservoir — on Dec. 1 applied for state grant money to study how the dam ...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District met Tuesday to consider whether to continue supporting Governor Gavin Newsom's ...

New Bullards Bar Reservoir, New Melones Lake, San Luis Reservoir and Don Pedro Reservoir, all hit their historical average or more as of midnight Jan. 2. The only major reservoirs with water ...

The Salinas Dam located at Santa Margarita Lake was at 88% capacity as of Monday afternoon, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department. Lopez Dam, which formed Lopez Lake on ...

The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority has signed a cost share agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation for the B.F.