Clearly demonstrating the need for water conservation throughout Southern California due to the statewide drought and supply challenges, Metropolitan Water District announced plans today to indefinitely suspend private boat launches at the region's largest reservoir -- Diamond Valley Lake -- at the close of business Monday, Oct.

By Jennifer McLain With the official end of the water year Tuesday, experts pointed to record-low levels in aquifers and continued dry weather as factors likely to push the San Gabriel Valley into another year of drought.

Parsons, joint-ventured with Black & Veatch, has been selected to provide design and constructability reviews and overall construction management on the San Vicente Dam Raise project, which will help to ensure water availability for the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and its constituents.

By Andrew Edwards A costly 44-mile pipeline project designed to help carry water from Northern to Southern California will probably break one day. That's not a surprise.

A 450-foot tunnel-boring machine emerged from under the San Bernardino Mountains today, creating a nearly four-mile tunnel as part of a large-diameter regional water line that will help improve the quality and reliability of imported water serving nearly 19 million Southern Californians.