State officials in California have announced the implementation of a statewide water-saving plan meant to conserve water resources amid worsening climate change. … The program, born out of a successful 2025 bill by state Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Fresno, would update California’s current water program by using data from watersheds throughout the state to help close gaps between water demand and supply. The push to update the state’s water program comes from concerns that worsening climate change is depleting the state’s already-sensitive water supply. … According to the Department of Water Resources, climate change could cause the state to lose up to 9 million acre-feet of water by 2040. 

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