It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Water Resources said no military entered the state.

The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” the

No water supply from the Pacific Northwest connects into California's systems, contrary to claims from US President Donald Trump. Federal and state agencies outside of the White House and independent experts said Trump's claims that the military "turned on the water" for fire-ravaged Southern California are false.

On his Truth Social media platform on Monday, Jan. 27, Trump wrote: “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.

California water regulators have said there's no truth to President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water.”

Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move,

There are growing questions about the effectiveness of a plan to address California's water crisis, weeks after the deadly wildfires.