Butte County Search and Rescue saved a person near Lake Oroville who had been stranded and lost in the wilderness for over a week on Monday. Then on Friday, the
Lake Shasta, California's largest reservoir, reached full capacity for the second consecutive year. Over the winter, officials even released excess water.
The Delta Conveyance Project is a key component of Gov. Gavin Newsom's strategy for a hotter, drier California. Opponents say it will be an ecological disaster.
California water regulators proposed conservation rules for cities. A legislative review found the rules, as written, would be costly and complex to implement.
California is set to approve regulations for transforming wastewater into pure drinking water. Experts say the highly treated water isn’t 'toilet-to-tap.'