Sites Reservoir in Northern California Is 20th-Century Idea Trying to Fit the 21st

New surface water storage project would be first in California since 1979.

California Indian Tribe Pursues Rights to Groundwater

A court test of federal water law by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has implications for the American West.

One Way to Ease California Drought: Recycle Wastewater For Irrigation

Del Puerto Water District to buy a third of its water supply from Modesto and Turlock treatment plants.

Oakland’s Water Treatment Plant Generates Its Own Energy and Then Some

Plant is at the center of a big move to also solve city’s solid waste problem.

Oakland’s Web of Waters Shapes New Economy, Civic Energy

A nationally significant program of storm water management daylights streams, renovates a centerpiece lake, restores an estuary, and empowers a West Coast city.

As California Drought Rebalances Sierra Forests, Fire Danger Mounts

Bark beetles, water scarcity, and dying trees herald a region in ecological transition.