LandFlex aimed to assist small and mid-sized farms in the Central Valley during a severe drought. The DWR awarded $23.3 million in grants to six groundwater sustainability ...

California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even ...

DWR spokesperson Raquel Borrayo tells Action News Now that outflows from Lake Oroville are currently around 6,100 cubic feet ...

The City of Santa Maria has put out an urgent call to residents and businesses to conserve as much water as possible for the ...

In fact, according to the Department of Water Resources, the project was slated to cost about $16 billion in 2020, and was updated to cost over $20 billion in 2024.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Scott Hayman Scott Hayman is chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. California is at a ...

The Assembly member said the state Department of Water Resources has pegged spending so far at $300 million, though she estimated it at closer to $700 million — another reason an audit is needed. The ...

Despite this, the lake remains at 98 percent capacity, according to California Department of Water Resources (DWR) data, which is 122 percent of the historical average for this time of year.

Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water.

Lake Oroville has reached full capacity for the third year in a row, a first-ever milestone for California's second-largest reservoir, and now California Department of Water Resources (DWR ...