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SACRAMENTO—California water officials announced more hefty water cuts to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, affecting thousands of users ...

California officials have ordered new water curtailments due to drought, barring certain cities and farms from diverting river water.

PG&E has requested permission to release five cubic feet per second from Lake Pillsbury into the East Fork of the Russian River, which would have a significant impact on Lake Mendocino and associated water rights.

Thousands of water rights holders in the Russian River watershed could soon lose access to their water after state regulators approved emergency drought rules...

As parts of Southern California fall under new water restrictions, other regions offer lessons in how to shrink water use and adapt to drier times.

As the first major storm of the season begins its approach to the Bay Area, the region continues to outperform much of the state in terms of water conservation,...

Storage levels at Lake Mendocino continue to be dire. As of September 30th, storage levels were at 15,219 acre feet, down more than 75-percent of the target

Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers

Drought prompts California to halt some water diversions ADAM BEAM, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8FILE - In this June 9, 2021, file photo, the dried, cracked earth of a former wetland that was drained in an effort to prevent an outbreak of avian botulism which occurs in Tulelake, Calif. California regulators are planning to stop thousands of farmers from taking water out of the states major rivers and streams. The State Water Resources Control Board is considering th...

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some farmers in one of the countrys most important agricultural regions will have to stop taking water out of major rivers and streams because of a severe drought that is threatening the drinking water supply for 25 million people, state regulators said Tuesday. The Water Resources Control Board approved an emergency resolution empowering regulators to halt diversions from the states two largest river systems. The order co...