Trump Administration intervenes in PG&E dam controversy By Phil Barber December 24, 2025 at 9:52 a.m. Opponents of a plan to remove two Pacific Gas & Electric Co. dams from the...
No rain is forecast through Christmas. Is it time to worry about drought? By Paul Rogers December 9, 2025 at 4:05 a.m. Wet November conditions have given way to weeks of sunny, dry weather
Water district picks five projects totaling $3.9 billion to boost water supplies by 2050 By Paul Rogers November 17, 2025 at 2:15 a.m. Reservoirs, groundwater banking, recycled water aim to reduce shortages in severe droughts
Marin County reservoirs plentiful ahead of La Niña winter By Adrian Rodriguez November 7, 2025 at 8:26 a.m. Water storage levels remain above average following three consecutive wet winters.
La Niña is here: Is California heading for a dry winter? By Paul Rogers October 10, 2025 at 7:12 a.m. Maybe. But it depends on where you live, history shows.
Move over, green lawns. Drier, warmer climate boosts interest in low-water landscaping By Associated Press September 17, 2025 at 11:06 a.m. Ener xeriscaping — landscaping aimed at vastly reducing the need for irrigation, including by using...
East Bay’s $160 million desalination plant begins operation in bid to boost city water supply By Hema Sivanandam September 18, 2025 at 1:58 p.m. The facility, hailed by city leaders as a milestone in California’s water sustainability efforts, will...
Water district drops plan to build largest new Bay Area reservoir since 1998 By Paul Rogers August 27, 2025 at 4:16 p.m. Santa Clara Valley Water District halts work on $3.2 billion Pacheco Reservoir after already spending...
New setbacks could be fatal for $2.7 billion plan to build major reservoir in Santa Clara County By Paul Rogers August 22, 2025 at 4:21 a.m. Cost overruns, delays and opposition have hobbled project planned near Pacheco Pass.