Latest Water Quality Headlines

News About Water Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Consumption


California Proposes Major Drinking Water Change: What to Know – July 25, 2025

Small Northern California Community Gets Clean Drinking Water for the First Time in Decades – July 24, 2025

A New Invader Threatens California Water Supplies. Can the State Stop Its Spread? – July 15, 2025

California Has a Drinking Water Problem – July 7, 2025

DWR Highlights Successful Partnership with California’s Farming Community to Protect Groundwater Supplies – June 24, 2025

Map Shows States Where Drinking Water Contamination is Highest – June 20, 2025

EPA Plans to Drop Limits on Some ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water – May 15, 2025

Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults – May 14, 2025

State Water Resources Control Board Clear Drinking Water Sources Impacted from Wildfires – May 15, 2025

Conversion of Drinking Water Disinfectant to Free Chlorine for the Five Cities Area – May 5, 2025

How California Partners with the Federal Government on Water Infrastructure – May 5, 2025

DWR: State Water Project Allocation Increases to 50% as Winter Runoff Flows Into California’s Reservoirs – April 29, 2025

DWR Partners with Communities on Turf Replacement Projects to Improve Local Climate Resilience – April 24, 2025

Regional Water Authority Increases Amount of Groundwater in Reserve – April 15, 2025

Needles Gets Safe Drinking Water Thanks to State Investment – April 8, 2025

Utah Becomes the First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Drinking WaterMarch 28, 2025

California Changes Drinking Water Restrictions – March 7, 2025

New Roadmap Will Guide Orange County Water Management – March 5, 2025

Proposed California Water Law Would Revive Clean Water Act Rules – February 27, 2025

Chemicals Found in CA Drinking Water Revealed in New Study – February 27, 2025

Even in Wet Years, Wells Are Still Dry. Why Replenishing California’s Groundwater is Painfully SlowFebruary 25, 2025

Bill Would Relax Rules That Govern Recycled Water Use – February 14, 2025

SoCa Water Use Drops to 35-Year Low – February 6, 2025

Testing and Flushing Underway to Restore Water Quality to Affected LADWP Communities Under a Do Not Drink Notice – February 3, 2025

Healthy or Hazardous? Manatee County Moves to Eliminate Fluoride in Drinking Water Supply – January 30, 2025