Incoming President Trump made California water policy a central talking point in his 2024 presidential campaign, with promises to increase water for farms and cities and decrease water flowing to the Pacific Ocean.  It is clear that the incoming administration—much like the first Trump administration—is focused on California Water.  In this and a following blog, I examine what this is likely to mean for California water management. A key takeaway is that California will likely be able to continue many of its current water policies, with marginal changes, although there will likely be increased litigation between the state and federal government. The bad news is that even California’s current policies are inadequate to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems across the state, and California is likely to find it even harder to move forward on these fronts while locked in ongoing struggles with the federal government.