Experts said it involves two water storage and delivery systems -- the federally managed Central Valley Project (or CVP) and ...

Citing the Los Angeles fires, Trump directed federal agencies to "immediately take actions to override" water operations and ...

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

The president’s latest executive order signed Sunday wants to bypass environmental protections and boost water infrastructure projects.

U.S. Representative Jared Huffman At stake are the rules that guide two massive Delta water systems, the federal Central Valley Project and a state-operated system, the State Water Project.

In the new order, Trump cited the Los Angeles fires, even though the actions he is ordering — delivering more water from the federal Central Valley Project — would primarily serve farms.

Trump's pledge to pump more water in California came after a reduction in pumping at a federal facility due to maintenance.