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Water Authority General Manager Sandra Kerl said it's critical to advance statewide efforts to combat drought. -
The emergency declaration requires local water suppliers to implement water shortage contingency plans to respond to local conditions and prepare for the possibility of another dry year. -
Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth said the agency is working with state water agencies for the possibility they won't receive an allocation of water from the state next year. That could prompt mandatory water restrictions across the state. -
New data released Tuesday shows residents reduced their water consumption by 1.8% compared to 2020. Gov. Gavin Newsom had asked people to voluntarily cut back their water use by 15%.
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Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect the Colorado River. -
The increase will hit single-family homes hardest, while multi-family homes such as condos and apartments, as well as nonresidential ratepayers will actually see a decrease of 5% and 12.1%, respectively. -
A new report on the state's drive for more drinking water find the search may be helping create conditions for more droughts. -
It's been seven years since California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars to build more water storage projects. Yet none of the more than half-dozen projects scheduled to get the money have been built. -
Federal officials closed national forests, including the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, to the public because they are worried about the threat of wildfires raging out of control. -
The city's Public Utilities Department wants to raise water and wastewater rates to cover rising costs. But the city's customers could block the proposal if enough people submit written protests.
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