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A levee breach that allowed tidal waters to flow onto 3,400 acres of restored habitat for the first time in 100 years at Lookout Slough in the Delta on Sept. 18, 2024. The project expands the flo...

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A congressional panel wants to know why water is short in parts of the San Joaquin Valley despite above-average reservoir storage this year. Six Republican lawmakers, and zero Democrats, took …...

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About a third of California was “abnormally dry” on Thursday as parts of the state appear poised to return to triple-digit temperatures, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest updat...

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Drought is back in California for the first time in nearly a year. The update from the U.S. Drought Monitor comes as firefighters battle the state’s largest wildfire of 2024 … Click to Contin...

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Wet years in California pose a challenge to fish as more water is pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. A look at pump facilities and their impact. … Click to Continue »

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Executive Director of Friends of Butte Creek, Allen Harthorn, speaks about how the amount of Chinook salmon has decreased in the creek on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Chico. The creek is home to t...

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Drone video shows a nearly full Lake Oroville on May 14, 2024. The lake is at 99.4% of capacity and 127% of its average water storage for this time of year. It's the second year in a row that the...

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The estimated cost for California’s controversial Delta Conveyance tunnel just went up by more than $4 billion. The state Department of Water Resources on Thursday released an analysis that est...

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This week, California’s second-largest reservoir reached full capacity, guaranteeing a stable water supply across the state. Lake Oroville in Butte County is filled to the brim, according to th...

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California’s groundwater reservoirs got a major boost during last year’s record wet season, offering a glimmer of hope for the depleted underground aquifer’s that remain in a long-term defi...

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A thousand years ago, native fish and birds rested in a fertile floodplain at the intersection of the Sacramento and Feather rivers and Butte creek along their migratory routes. Since … Click t...

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For the first time in more than a decade, Shasta Lake has hit near capacity water levels in back-to-back years, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir, 10 miles … Click to Contin...

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As of April 15, 2024, California's largest reservoir is near its capacity for the second straight year but officials say there is still plenty of room to fill. Shasta Lake rose over a foot since ...

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The majority of California’s reservoirs are above their historic average levels following the end of two wet winters. The state’s largest reservoirs, Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville, were measu...

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California Governor Gavin Newsom talks about a new water plan at the April 2024 snow survey, which showed slightly above average snowpack. … Click to Continue »

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Surrounded by a blanket of snow, Gov. Gavin Newsom donned snowshoes Tuesday to observe officials surveying this year’s snowpack and unveil a new California water resources plan that factors in ...

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The California State Water Board started its effort to digitize its water rights records at the Cal EPA Headquarters in Sacramento on Dec. 20, 2023. There are as many as 4 million pieces of paper...

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California Department of Water Resources conducts snow survey Feb. 29, 2024 and finds continued improvement in the snowpack. … Click to Continue »

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The California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. The release into the Feather River ensures storage space remains in Lake Orovi...

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The Department of Water Resources began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway at 8 a.m. January 31, 2024. Releases to the Feather River ensure storage space remains in Lake Oroville...

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A Thursday update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the eastern slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada are drying — and the lack of snow accumulation could accelerate unfavorable conditions. ...

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California’s water season got off to an unfavorable start, with little help from the swath of warmer-than-normal storms beating down the western region. The snowpack at Phillips Station, locate...

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Rain is expected this week, as an atmospheric river rolls over California, but don’t expect a “megaflood.” The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is warning people of fals...

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A month after California’s water regulator gave its seal of approval to a controversial water infrastructure project that could replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the plan is comin...

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A dry start to the water year in California could ignite drought conditions in a matter of months, climate experts warn. The state is undergoing its worst start to a … Click to Continue »

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California has been nearly drought-free since April, but residents in Sacramento are still being advised to limit the amount they water outdoor landscapes for the fall and winter. According to �...

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There’s no more drought in California, except for a sliver in the most northwestern portion of the state. California is 99.93% drought-free, according to a Thursday update from the U.S. … Cli...

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California is nearly drought-free as the 2022-23 water year has come to a close with well-above-normal precipitation totals. California’s water year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Hydrologic for...

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The entire desert region is drought-free for the first time in three years, after record breaking rainfall from a historic tropical cyclone washed the region. Former Hurricane Hilary brought Sout...

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A Trump administration plan for delivering more water to Central Valley farmers — bottled up in court by opponents for almost four years — could be returned from legal limbo … Click to Cont...

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