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Heavy Calif. snowpack hits deepest levels in four decades
A month's worth of storms delivered historically good news for California's water supplies later in the year.
Calif.’s storms are gone. Here’s how much water we flushed to the Pacific.
California's water rules flushed ten times amount of Los Angeles’ annual water needs in January.
Calif. water officials hike state water allocation following storms
Following California's dousing and a government-ordered flush to the Pacific, farmers will start to see a boost to their water supplies.
Drought & Drilling: Valley water shortages force reckoning for farms
Despite historic rainfall, California faces the prospect of a fourth-straight drought year. Why plunging into the ground may not head off an American food crisis.
Madera Co. ditches plan to tinker with groundwater penalties
Madera County was weighing a tiered approach that would see egregious over-pumpers of groundwater penalized more harshly.
NASA study reveals amount of Sierra Nevada groundwater feeding Central Valley
The water seeping through Sierra Nevada mountains is more substantial than scientists imagined, the new study found.
Feds clear Ex-Interior Sec. Bernhardt in probe of Westlands ties
Investigators found claims Sec. David Bernhardt evaded ethics rules and improperly influenced 2019 rules governing water flow to the Valley were "unsubstantiated."
Valadao, GOPers demand answers into Biden’s teardown of Valley water boost
Republicans are looking to stop the Biden administration from unraveling the 2019 opinions that shape California’s water supply.
How much did wave of winter storms boost Calif.’s reservoirs?
California's water reserves are in the right direction, but current levels at a number of storage facilities are falling short from their historical averages.
Calif. flushed 95% of incoming Delta water to Pacific Ocean during Monday’s massive storm
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is filled to the brim, but Valley farmers and southern California won't get access to much of it. Here's why.
