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U.S. officials have approved plans that will restore the Salton Sea. The plan, approved Friday by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, makes it possible for local officials to proceed with a conservation plan that includes management of wildlife and some recreational use at two refuges, according to a report …

More water will be pumped into Lake Elsinore this year than in past years to make up for what has been lost during the drought. That move has led the agency that oversees the lake, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, to increase what it usually spends in one year …

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has voted to provide fire protection to Hemet, with some conditions. Board members voted 4-0 Tuesday to move forward with such an agreement, but only if Hemet completes its negotiations with its firefighters union and implements paramedic service, according to a report in The …

For the first time ever, California will regulate pumping of its groundwater. Gov. Brown signed legislation Tuesday that requires some local jurisdictions and water districts to manage their wells, while giving state water agencies power of enforcement – including water meters and fines – if those wells aren’t managed properly, …

The document that transferred control of Ontario International Airport away from Ontario and into the hands of the city of Los Angeles nearly 50 years ago will be subject to review by a judge. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask ruled today that she will hear a motion …

Redlands cut its water use dramatically in August. City staff originally reported an increase in water use last month, but a second look at the data revealed a 20 percent decrease year-over-year, according to a report in the Redlands Daily Facts. Officials attributed the reduction to mandatory water restrictions implemented …