Experts said it involves two water storage and delivery systems -- the federally managed Central Valley Project (or CVP) and the state-controlled State Water Project (or SWP), from which Kern County gets most of its water.

Citing the Los Angeles fires, Trump directed federal agencies to "immediately take actions to override" water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to “immediately take action” to deliver more Central Valley water and eliminate rules that stand in the way,

With at least 28 lives lost, more than 12,000 structures destroyed, 80,000-plus people who were or still are under evacuation orders and damage estimates in the tens of billions of dollars, the Los An

Environmentalists say Trump is using the LA fires as cover to seize more control of the state’s precious water. Most Southern California reservoirs currently have more water than normal for this time of year.

President Trump's executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires.

The U.S. president has accused the state of sending too much water to the Pacific Ocean instead of south toward Los Angeles.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

High-speed rail proponents who look forward to the bullet train connecting Southern California to Las Vegas may get sticker shock from the initial ticket prices.

Montana firefighters have returned from Los Angeles where they were helping local crews battling the Palisades Fire.

The new president issued an executive order Sunday that looks to maximize pumping of the Central Valley Project. It’s the only one he can control.

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