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Jes Burns/OPBThe Klamath Basin has been plagued by drought and a lack of water for years, and issues persist. The effects are far-reaching for tribes, ranchers, farmers, waterfowl advocates, and people who rely on residential wells. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalAs drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water systems.
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There's good news for the Rogue River Basin this summer. Late-season snow and recent rain mean that the basin’s two reservoirs are nearly full. -
Water departments had the option to choose between an outdoor watering limit of one day per week or by volume of water used.
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Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.
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A new red flag warning for increased wildfire risk will be in effect throughout the Sacramento Valley, Delta and Sierra Foothills starting Monday at 11 a.m. and running through 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Spring moisture has delayed the start of wildfire season in Oregon, but drought and a shortage of personnel could strain fire response this summer.
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With the exception of the North Coast, Californians have been ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, using substantially more water after a record-dry three months gripped the state.
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California water regulators hosted a public forum on Wednesday to collect comments about re-adopting drought emergency regulations for Siskiyou County’s Scott and Shasta River watersheds.
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has released a plan for protecting communities hit by the extreme high temperatures that are becoming the norm in California summers.
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Andrew Schwartz, manager of the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory for the University of California Berkeley, says researchers across the West are using outdated models and measurements to predict drought.
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The Klamath Basin provides a cautionary tale for Oregon about the need to plan more intentionally and sustainably with its shrinking water supply.
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Yreka is extending last year’s ban on fireworks through the summer, in expectation of an active fire season this year.
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The headgates of the A Canal, the main irrigation artery to the federally managed Klamath Project at the outlet of Upper Klamath Lake, have once again become a site for activism during the third straight year of punishing drought in the Klamath Basin.
