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In Drying Colorado River Basin, Indian Tribes Are Water Dealmakers
March 4th, 2021
Via Circle of Blue, a look at how native Americans – who hold 20 percent of the basin’s water rights – will shape the future of the Southwest: Mired in drought and torched by one of the hottest years ever measured, the seven states of the Colorado River Basin are acutely aware of how a […]
Read more »The Cost of Pakistan’s Dam Obsession
March 4th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on Pakistan’s water woes, and its inclination to address such via dams which carry steep costs – literally and figuratively: In August 2018, seated behind a large desk and looking straight into the camera for his inaugural address, Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that building dams was the only way […]
Read more »Nevada May Create ‘Water Court’ System
March 4th, 2021
Via The Review Journal, a report that Nevada may create a new ‘water court’: As disputes over water rights increasingly end up in lengthy legal battles, the Nevada Supreme Court is potentially looking to reshape how the nation’s driest state handles water law. Nevada’s high court on Wednesday held a public hearing on a petition […]
Read more »Hundreds of Wells Alleviate Water Shortages in Venezuelan Capital
March 4th, 2021
Via InterPress Service, a report on how Venezuelans are trying to navigate their water scarcity challenges: Thousands of families in the Venezuelan capital have dipped into their savings or gone into debt, in the midst of the worst economic crisis in this country since the 19th century, so that their building has access to a well […]
Read more »Future Upper Colorado River Basin Water Use Estimates Confound Planning
March 3rd, 2021
Via The Colorado Sun, an article on the complexity and politics involved in Colorado River water use estimates: Some water experts fear that a long-held aspiration to develop more water in the Upper Colorado River Basin is creating another chance to let politics and not science lead the way on river management. “Alternative Management Paradigms […]
Read more »Chipmakers In Drought-Hit Taiwan Order Water Trucks To Prepare For ‘the worst
March 1st, 2021
Via Yahoo! Finance, a report on how Taiwanese technology companies are responding to Taiwan’s drought conditions: Taiwan chipmakers are buying water by the truckload for some of their foundries as the island widens restrictions on water supply amid a drought that could exacerbate a chip supply crunch for the global auto industry. Some auto makers […]
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