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San Francisco water, sewer rates rise Wednesday, July 1

Jun 30

CA's water crisis driving higher interest in desalination

Jun 21

Lake Powell, nation's second-largest reservoir, hits record-low level

Less than two weeks after Lake Mead hit a record low, Lake Powell, the country's second-largest reservoir, has suffered the same fate.

Aug 16

Stanford researchers launch ambitious plan to map and track water

Jun 4

Lafayette Reservoir Tower being retrofitted for seismic safety

May 7

Mountain View neighborhood starts seeing clean water once again

May 7

Faster melting snowpack puts focus on storage solutions: experts

Apr 10

SF proposes increase to water and sewer rates by summer

Apr 7

Environmental groups sue to stop Trump's water diversions in CA

Mar 11

Latest Videos

4:39

Thieves drain nearly $18K from NorCal couple's bank account using fake checks, online bill payment

Jul 2

0:30

Major water, sewer rate rise set to take effect Wednesday, July 1 in San Francisco

Jun 30

3:41

CA's water crisis driving higher interest in desalination

Jun 21

3:55

Stanford researchers launch ambitious plan to map and track water

Jun 4

1:34

Project set to retrofit Lafayette Reservoir Tower for seismic safety

May 7

0:32

Mountain View neighborhood starts seeing clean water once again

May 7

3:13

Faster melting snowpack puts focus on storage solutions

Apr 10

2:48

SF proposes increase to water and sewer rates by summer

Apr 7

Latest Stories

Worker swept away in Sierra foothills pipeline rupture recovering from broken bones, collapsed lung

Weeks after a pipeline burst sent water rushing through the Sierra foothills, a security guard who was swept into the Yuba River and rescued by helicopter is recovering from multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung, his wife says.

Feb 27

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet latest deadline to find water use consensus

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.

Feb 15

Deadline looming for Colorado River agreement: Here's how it could affect NorCal

Seven states that rely on the Colorado River must agree on how to reduce their water intake from a source that is drying out. Some of those states refuse mandatory conservation measures, opting instead for voluntary action. You may not think so, but this will have an impact on Northern California.

Feb 14

Palo Alto's horizontal levee passes test, reduced flooding during recent storms

Still photographs and timelapse video capture the range of the tide water as it rises from the adjacent marsh and is absorbed by the levee.

Jan 30

California will start 2026 far below peak snowpack, raising concerns about water supply

California will begin 2026 with nearly a quarter of the snow needed to reach peak snowpack levels for the spring, a state official said Tuesday.

Dec 31, 2025