LAKE CACHUMA, Calif. – A fish consumption advisory was issued for Lake Cachuma after unsafe levels of mercury were detected in species of black bass by the state's environmental protection agency.

The no-swimming rule keeps people out of Lake Cachuma, but it also applies to certain freshwater pests. Since 2017, staff at Lake Cachuma have worked to prevent the spread of a foreign species of ...

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a Fish Consumption Advisory for Cachuma Lake due to the levels of mercury found in ...

California’s drought continues to cause problems for Southern California’s cities and farms. In Santa Barbara County, a reservoir that once supplied the county with over half of its water needs can ...