An advisory on drinking tap water was rescinded Thursday for the town of Yolo after lab tests confirmed the water there is now clean.  »

State Senate leader Don Perata on Monday said he will not push a water bond proposal this year because of the state's budget crisis.  »

A monster storm that pummeled the Sierra and northern Nevada for three days more than doubled the region's snowpack and greatly eased drought conditions -- provided the weather tap doesn't run dry between now and late spring, experts said Monday. »

With the congressional passage last month of the so-called "Omnibus Appropriations Bill," Mid-Valley farmers holding water contracts with the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority may finally have hope for relief. The bill, HR 2764, passed late last month, contains $5.5 million in funding this year for the Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. »

With concerns about climate change grabbing headlines, experts gathered in Fresno to point out the important role California agriculture, particularly row crop farmers, can play in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the environment. »

In an effort to stop the spread of a tiny, invasive snail, anglers are being asked to freeze or dry out their waders after a dip at Lake Shasta. »

The simultaneous drop in several Delta species suggests deeper ecological problems are at work, such as poor water quality or a rupture in the food chain. Ultimately, experts say, humans could be at risk. »

Prior to the Delta Vision process, the Blue Ribbon Task Force members and the governor apparently decided that a peripheral canal of some sort was necessary to supply water to the state, and that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could be protected better than it is now while operating an isolated conveyance canal. These assumptions are wrong. »

A handful of ecologically key Delta fish continue to dwindle, with one species declining to a record low, the state Department of Fish and Game said Thursday. »

Clean water is coming to a south Chico neighborhood — a neighborhood where wells were contaminated years ago by chemical pollutants.  »

With a series of bangs, streaks of light and smoke rose above the Folsom Dam overlook about 1 p.m. Friday in a pyrotechnic display marking the official groundbreaking for a $1.3 billion project that will double the current level of flood protection for the Sacramento area. »

With Oroville Lake levels very low, the end of 2008 was a good time to do some cleanup work in the form of hauling out dumped cars.  »

Despite two feet or more of snow on the ground in some places, Lassen, Plumas, Modoc, and four other counties are still suffering a drought disaster. »

On Feb. 8, the California Fish and Game Commission will consider making it easier for land managers and property owners to reduce goose populations by destroying eggs or even killing adults in some cases. »

When you live near the water and below sea level, you had better be sure your flood defenses are in good shape. Holland is a country that knows this well; more than half of the country is below sea level, and throughout history the Dutch have constructed dikes and barriers to keep back the sea. »

Taking on no major injuries from last Friday's storm, Paradise Irrigation District is preparing to upgrade its delivery system again. »

After years of post-Hurricane Katrina pressure to improve the nation's defenses against catastrophic flooding, the federal government took a drastic step Tuesday. FEMA said it would place Sacramento's fast-growing Natomas in a flood hazard zone, essentially halting construction of homes, offices and stores until the levees are improved. »

A major storm that swells the Sacramento River would threaten to send water through and over levees protecting about 70,000 residents in a sprawling neighborhood north of California's capital, federal officials said Tuesday.  »

More than 100 Hillcrest area residents packed Yuba City City Council chambers Tuesday to hear more than a dozen people complain about the possibility of being charged several thousand dollars to either connect to the city's surface water plant, or fix the Hillcrest 2⁄3 water system. »

State wildlife officials say a destructive species known as the zebra mussel has been discovered in California for the first time. »

Recreational fishing boosts California's economy by more than $2 billion each year, netting nearly $400 million in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta alone, according to a new report.  »

Only a few weeks after storm-swollen water tore a hole through an earthen levee in Fernley, Nev., which inundated hundreds of homes, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors is asking California's Department of Water Resources to evaluate local levees.  »

Those instrumental in passing Assembly Bill 1580 - which creates a special watermaster district to be known as the Scott Valley and Shasta Valley Watermaster District - and who supported the bill through the process insist that the implementation process will be completely transparent. »

Williams property owners may be faced with an $8,641 sewer connection assessment to help pay for a new $25 million wastewater treatment plant.  »

Armed with new studies that examine the threat of water seeping under levees in Natomas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it would place this area in a zone that limits construction of any new structures lower than the expected flood level. »

Nearly two years after the first home-building permits were issued, The Vineyards subdivision is still waiting for drinking water. »

Fish populations continue to tank in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, according to figures released last week by the California Department of Fish and Game.  »

A major new study of flood risk in California's Central Valley urges communities to use worst-case scenarios to build up their levees, rather than setting arbitrary targets based on flood probability. »

In a development that may be considered inevitable, the Department of Fish & Game announced another body of water added to the list of waterways now hosting the New Zealand Mud Snail.  »

California's largest hunting and fishing festival became a platform for environmental action Saturday as organizers turned over the stage to a panel of advocates working to restore Delta fish species. »

The temporary public safety closure of Lake Davis land, trails and waterways related to the northern pike eradication project was lifted Friday, officials with the California Department of Fish and Game said. »

There is no American city more in danger of massive flooding than Sacramento. Consequently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said this week that it would designate Natomas as a flood hazard zone, essentially placing a moratorium on all building there until the levees are fortified. »

Butte County is getting closer to a two-year deal to sell water to Palmdale Water District, northeast of Los Angeles in Southern California.  »

In a state where water has become an increasingly scarce commodity, a growing number of farmers are betting they can make more money selling their water supplies to thirsty cities and farms to the south than by growing crops. »

A main ingredient of shampoo spilled into a north Redding creek last week, causing a lather and killing about 80 fish. »

Groups in Sacramento and Yolo counties plan to buy a 2,600-acre ranch along the Sacramento River to ensure it remains undeveloped and to provide additional flood protection. »

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers two weeks ago revealed that Natomas levees are not tall enough to contain even a modest storm, it wasn't because the levees had shrunk overnight or because someone misread the yardstick. Instead, the corps applied a new yardstick. »

If the longstanding Spring Valley project is ever completely built, the Browns Valley Irrigation District will have enough water to supply it.  »

Flood damage has been a problem for Tehama County residents for decades - but a proposal introduced Thursday evening is a step toward easing erosion and saving property along the Sacramento River. »

Last month, Sutter County Supervisors Dan Silva and Larry Montna, along with Public Works Director Doug Gault and Deputy Director of Public Works-Water Resources Dan Peterson, traveled to New Orleans to examine changes being made to levee systems in Louisiana.  »

The state's largest salmon run is suffering an "unprecedented collapse," part of a broader decline throughout the West that has scientists vexed and will likely trigger severe fishing restrictions, according to federal fishery regulators. »

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to annex and rezone 577 acres of North Natomas farmland just outside the city limits and allow construction of 3,500 houses and apartments. »

We asked consulting meteorologist Tom Loffman and California Department of Water Resources Chief Hydrologist Maury Roos how this winter compares to previous years and if our drought fears are over. »

Millions of dollars and untold gallons of water have failed to save the environmentally prominent Delta smelt, officials acknowledged Tuesday. »

After months of losing fights over how much water can be pumped to farms from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a coalition of farm groups is striking back with a federal lawsuit blaming state agencies for endangering native fish in the Delta. »

January’s series of storms merely masks a deeper problem that will see the amount of fresh water available to Californians dwindling year after year, a report from the Department of Water Resources says. »

North Coast sport and commercial fishermen fear they might lose this spring's salmon season, a mere two years after federal officials declared the same fishery a disaster.  »

A dramatic fall in the Sacramento River's salmon population has fishing-related businesses uncertain when, or if, sales will bounce back anytime soon.  »

In coming decades, California is expected to invest billions of dollars in new water projects, including a possible canal to divert fresh water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But will such projects help or hurt salmon? Or have no impact? Californians will want answers before opening their wallets. »