Water supply Archives

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 Features Planning 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...

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...