California on Tuesday denied the claims of President Donald Trump that the US military entered the state to release more water in the wake of deadly wildfires.

Newsmen reports that Trump late Monday, in a Truth Social post, 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’s Department of Water Resources responded early on Tuesday in an X post, saying, “The military did not enter California. The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful.”

Trump, who visited California on Friday just days after taking office, has repeatedly made claims that Democratic Governor, Gavin Newsom, and other state officials refused to provide water from northern areas to fight the fires.

Recall that on Sunday, the President, who is a Republican, ordered the federal government to override the state of California’s water-management practices to bolster firefighting efforts.

The order directed the US Bureau of Reclamation to deliver more water and hydropower through the Central Valley Project, a network of dams, canals and other infrastructure, even if that conflicts with state or local laws.

According to the spokesperson for Newsom, that move would not have made a difference in the state’s firefighting efforts as the Los Angeles region gets most of its water from other sources and did not have a shortage.

It was further learned that some hydrants in the Los Angeles area ran dry during the height of the wildfires, but local officials say that was because they were not designed to deal with such a massive disaster.

“Water supply has not hindered firefighting efforts. Reservoirs in California are at or above average storage levels for this time of year, thanks in part to years of proactive water management,” California Association of Water Agencies, a statewide coalition of public water agencies said.