Drought

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California.  Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration […]

Federal cuts imperil government and private water partnerships and hobble disaster planning. The state must maintain its water expertise.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fellow Democrats in the Legislature usually let him use the budget process to push his priority bills and minimize debate. Not this time.

There’s much to criticize in how California, once a global leader in large-scale water management, has faltered.

President Donald Trump took office at a pivotal moment in a dispute over water rights on the Colorado River. California and other states have competing claims.

President Trump's wild verbal justifications for his fire-related executive order, calling for a complete overhaul of Delta water delivery to California farms, provides the illusion that problems are being solved when, in fact, they are festering.

Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works in favor of the state’s water supplies.

The state Department of Water Resources made a low prediction of water supplies for agricultural and municipal users next year, though it's still too early to tell.

In California, water politics are tricky, but they're as important as hydrological factors like precipitation and storage.

Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.