Water supply

WATER COMMISSION: Chino Basin Program moves closer to final Prop 1 funding award

Maven

Planning and management

October 8, 2026

Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, authorized $2.65 billion for public benefits associated with water storage projects, administered...

EDWARD RING: Observations as a new water year begins

Edward Ring

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 8, 2026

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center For water users and water watchers,...

DWR Releases Bulletin 161-2026 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Summary Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and managementReports

September 23, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources is pleased to announce the publication of Bulletin...

NOW AVAILABLE: Additional Watershed Demand Visualizations from the State Water Board

State Water Board

Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoPlanning and management

August 8, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Supply and Demand Assessment Program has published several additional interactive surface...

USGS: New nationwide tool helps answer: Do we have enough water?

USGS

Planning and management

April 27, 2026

From the USGS: The U.S. Geological Survey released the first nationwide tool to help water planners determine if communities have...

DWR: A new era for the California Water Plan begins with launch of California Water Plan 2028

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

February 27, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR today announced the formal launch of California Water Plan 2028 (Water Plan 2028),...

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom launches most ambitious water plan in California history

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Planning and management

February 25, 2026

For the first time in state history, California has a statewide water supply target: 9 million acre-feet by 2040. The...

WATER COMMISSION: Building California’s water future: DWR’s framework for the 2028 Water Plan and SB 72 implementation

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

February 4, 2026

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Joel Metzger, Deputy Director of Statewide Water Resources Planning at the...

SJV WATER: Kern water agency wants $14 million or it will cut off water to 600 homes in Stanislaus County

SJV Water

Planning and management

January 30, 2026

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of the Diablo Canyon housing development in Stanislaus County have four months to pony...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: No buyers for San Diego water … yet

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

December 22, 2025

By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...

DAN WALTERS: Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars

Cal Matters

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

December 11, 2025

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. From the onset of...

DWR: Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

November 6, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: In 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom released California’s Water Supply Strategy, outlining necessary actions for...

GRIST: The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom

Grist

Planning and management

October 28, 2025

The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals. This story was originally...

SCRIPPS: New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Water project operations

October 23, 2025

Officials commemorate revised water control manual for Lake Mendocino in Oct. 22 ceremony By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution of...

REPORT: California water suppliers gear up for a dry year with confidence

Maven

Planning and management

October 7, 2025

The results are in.  California’s 446 urban water suppliers have conducted their supply and demand assessments, and 95.5% say they...