A former administrator at the West Valley Water District in Rialto alleges in a lawsuit that he was fired in retaliation for complaining about misconduct and malfeasance, including death threats and coercion by board directors.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/09/29/former-inland-empire-water-district-official-alleges-he-was-fired-for-reporting-misconduct/

Although major water suppliers in other parts of the state, such as the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, have invested in efforts to bank water underground for times of drought, the concept has met with deep suspicion in Butte County.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-district-northern-california.html

But there’s a lot of pressure from the Water Authority itself, the city of San Diego and even the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to stay together.

Source: https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/05/26/morning-report-the-boundary-referees-making-big-decisions-on-water/

Following the drought-easing deluge of rainstorms that hit Southern California in recent weeks, the Metropolitan Water District announced a "major milestone'' as it began refilling the region's largest reservoir for the first time in three years.

Source: https://abc7.com/diamond-valley-lake-hemet-southern-california-largest-reservoir/13030106/

I am involved in local and regional water policy by sitting on the board of Redwood Valley County Water District, representing Ag on the Ukiah Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, and being a member of the Russian River Water Forum.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/233095

It draws most of its water from the Colorado River, and if mandatory water restrictions are put into place to further lower water usage, it will affect all 19 million people served by the Water District.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/water-drought-megadrought-climate-predictions-2023-1849921599

Snow melt alone won’t be enough to get it there, said Mike Stephenson, head of the Big Bear Municipal Water District, which manages the lake.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/01/18/big-bear-lake-rises-two-feet-in-one-week-thanks-to-winter-storms/

The court case was Town of Firestone v. Central Weld County Water District, 2021cv30465, filed in Weld County District Court.

Source: https://bizwest.com/2023/06/16/firestone-central-weld-settle-dispute-about-overcharging/

"Which includes the North Marin Water District Novato Water aqua duct, which is a 30-inch waterline, that provides water to north Marin communities and some portions of west Marin.

Source: https://abc7news.com/pge-bay-area-novato-landslide-highway-101-closure-exposed-gas-line/13017217/