westlands water district

The State Water Resources Control Board advance a controversial, Newsom-backed agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about delta water use.

For years, powerful farmers in Westlands Water District fought for more water from the state's rivers. Now some are changing course, because there's no more water to be found.

Local agencies charged with managing groundwater in the coming decades have until January to re-submit their sustainability plans to the state for review.

Drought-stricken Central Valley farmers are pointing fingers at the Sacramento Delta, where water still flows reliably. There's more pressure than ever to change a long-standing water rights system.

Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday the first mandatory water restrictions in the Golden State’s history. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero…

A deal between a valley water district and the federal government could help resolve a decade’s long dispute over land on the Valley’s Westside. According…