Santa Clara Valley Water District issues mandatory water cutbacks
Santa Clara County's largest water provider has declared a water emergency and is implementing mandatory use reductions. The announcement came in a unanimous vote by Valley Water late this afternoon.
Santa Clara County's largest water provider imposes 15% reduction
Santa Clara County will become the most populous area in California to impose mandatory water restrictions.
Drought ravages California's water reservoirs ahead of hot summer
Lake Oroville is shrinking with surprising speed amid a severe drought, with state officials predicting it will reach a record low later this summer. This key reservoir helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops.
State water board issues mandatory water restrictions for upper Russian River basin
The restrictions announced Wednesday will likely remain in effect until winter rains restore water flows. People violating them could face daily fines of up to $1,000.
Amid a worsening drought, water supplies at one important reservoir are in good shape
The Sierra snowpack is vanishing quickly. Compared to the historical snowpack for this time of year, the May survey shows that it is at 2 to 5 percent of normal.
Santa Rosa asks residents to cut water use by 20%
The Santa Rosa City Council decided Tuesday to ask residents to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 percent.
The drought's assault on California's $50 billion farm industry
A growing number of drought stricken California farmers are making the painful decision not to plant as much or anything at all for fear of losing it all.
Drought to hit California's rural Latino communities that hardest
The Legislative Analyst's Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the Central Valley.
How California’s drought impacts wildlife populations and their behavior
The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged wildlife, looking for easy food, to visit quiet neighborhoods they normally didn't. The drought may now be forcing them to do the same.
See it: US Drought Monitor shows intensifying drought in California
Areas of "exceptional drought" expanded in the southern and eastern Sierra Nevada in response to poor snowpack conditions, the monitor said in its weekly update.
US Drought Monitor shows intense drought in California
As of Wednesday, the state Department of Water Resources reported the water content of the snowpack was just 7% of normal to date.
Newsom expands drought emergency to these Bay Area counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his drought emergency proclamation to include counties where the Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake run through.
Utilities in Sonoma, Marin counties ask customers to reduce water use by 20 percent
Eight public water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties have called on customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20 percent as the region faces worsening drought conditions.
Utilities in Sonoma, Marin counties ask customers to reduce water use by 20%
Eight public water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties have called on customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20 percent as the region faces worsening drought conditions.
Marin Water District to consider additional usage restrictions to address drought
In response to historically low reservoir levels and drought conditions, Marin Water's board of directors will vote Tuesday on whether to increase restrictions on water use.
Department of Water Resources to truck salmon to Pacific Ocean; low river levels blamed
California will truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean because the waterways the fish use to travel downstream are historically low and warm due to increasing drought.
California Senate proposes to spend $3.4 billion on drought
California gets nearly all of its rain and snow in the winter and early spring. But this year, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is less than half of normal and most of the state is well below normal precipitation amounts.
Newsom declares drought emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in two Northern California counties in response to conditions affecting much of the state.