The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it spent $1.4 million this year on 571 cleanups of creekside camps in San Jose and South County.

Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act.

Plans to start fluoridating the public water supply in Santa Clara Valley have drawn some backlash and threats of litigation.

Former water district CEO Beau Goldie still has staff running his errands in advance of his swank retirement party at a local golf club.

The Golden Spigot has got some brass. That’s the only way to explain the explanations coming from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

Santa Clara Valley Water District staff has shared emails with nude photos and racist and homophobic jokes. Many were sent under CEO Beau Goldie's watch.

With California slogging through its fourth year of an apocalyptic dry spell—the worst in 106 years—a new market has emerged for drought-tolerant landscapes.

It’s been two decades since water officials have asked the public to cut back this much on water consumption. But with reservoirs at just a third of capacity and rain a rarity aside from the last couple weeks, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) is asking residents to dial down water use by 20 percent.