California is beginning the annual water planning process for the upcoming year with a conservative estimate of the water it will deliver across the state, while noting that the recent wet weather is ...

Shasta Dam, shown here after heavy rainfall in January 2023, is a keystone of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project. (Brandon Buza/Getty) At least two thirds of California's ...

California’s State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month. Runoff from this year’s ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs. Lake Oroville is now 95% ...