“Water suppliers will need to develop and implement new programs that require long-term customer behavior change and significant investments,” Chelsea Haines of the Association of California ...

While some significant water policy changes were passed by the Legislature this year (with much controversy), there is still much left to debate and discuss in the second year of the two-year ...

California became the second U.S. state to allow agencies to purify wastewater and turn it into tap water as a way of adapting to drought conditions. By Shawn Hubler Reporting from Sacramento ...

President Trump has issued a directive calling for 'putting people over fish' in California water policy. State officials say it could prove harmful for water supplies and fish.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he’s zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for criticism: State water policy. Since the fires broke out Jan. 7 ...

Trump similarly tried to alter California water regulations and policies during his first term. But when his administration adopted water rules that weakened environmental protections in the Delta ...

Yet, California water policy supports massive amounts of water going to unsustainable industries that are fueling the climate crisis. For example, as of 2021, mega-dairies use more than 51 billion ...

The water rights laws on the books in California make it extremely difficult to change the distribution of available supply, if desired, to meet competing needs.

California has a new plan for equipping the state to cope with water related challenges like climate change. What it outlines could help areas like Sacramento. But others say it relies on old ...