California's aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of water during the last water year. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has been promoting efforts to replenish groundwater.

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.

The governor was referring to data published in a semiannual report by the California Department of Water Resources that morning. The report, which indicated California is collecting more ...

California is closer to meeting its goal of conserving 30% of its lands and coastal waters by 2030, according to a report.

California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov. Gavin ...

The 2024 “water year” — Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024 — featured average rainfall in comparison to that of the past 50 years, according to the report.

Public meeting hosted in Stanislaus County community to discuss looming water supply cut off PATTERSON – Residents of Diablo Grande packed a heated meeting on June 4, demanding answers from the ...

The California Department of Public Health proposed the ban Friday, which would make a controversial earlier emergency ban permanent, according to a CDPH document shared with SFGATE. It’s now in ...

From life jacket laws to cold water risks, here’s how to stay safe on California’s lakes and rivers this summer.