The president "turned on" the water, but the flow of water came too quickly, prompting concerns of flooding and waste.

The Army Corps of Engineers' decision to release water from dams in the San Joaquin Valley is causing concern among regional water managers.

The administration of President Donald Trump has followed through on his promises to "turn on the water" in California, but the state's residents might not be benefiting as much as he'd hoped.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to meet President Donald Trump’s recent directive to funnel more water to Southern California, but some officials there question whether it will actually prove helpful.

President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being slammed as both ineffective and wasteful by experts and California lawmakers.

Critics say splitting California's dams and aqueducts into dueling government agencies could be dangerous, and potentially deadly.

Two major dams were opened by the US Army Corps of Engineers after President Trump's order. However, the intent of this water release from the dams may be misguided according to reports

President Trump startled some of his most ardent supporters in the San Joaquin Valley by having the Army Corps of Engineers suddenly release water from two dams.