Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this 2023 photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources, a pump is used as part of a project to move ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Throughout western Fresno County, fertile land has been taken out of production because the irrigation supply isn't stable enough to bring a crop to harvest. Many of Joe Del ...

California is at a groundwater management crossroads as legal loopholes threaten to undo the state’s progress toward responsible groundwater sustainability. At the core of this legal conflict are two ...

There was a time when the water under Nick Sahota’s Terra Bella farm was free and abundant, supporting tidy rows of pistachio trees and table grapes to supply Bay Area groceries like Costco, Food 4 ...

How Municipal water districts, infrastructure, and regulation shape local water conditions. A water filtration system ...

Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch near Fresno has built canals, pumps and headgates to capture more water from the Kings River during floods. (Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local) ...

Assembly Bill 1413 seeks to quietly rewrite California’s water laws, raising alarm among local water agencies, business groups, lawmakers and many advocates of California’s agriculture industry. The ...

A year of average precipitation gave California’s groundwater supplies a significant boost, according to a state analysis released Tuesday. California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million ...

Scott Hayman is chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. California is at a groundwater management crossroads as legal loopholes threaten to undo the state’s progress toward responsible ...

After abundant rain and moderate snowfall this year in the northern half of the state, California’s largest reservoirs are holding more than 120% of their historical average. But underground, the ...