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Hydro Project Could Test U.S. Tribal Sovereignty Rule
March 30th, 2024
Via Western Water Notes, a look at an important case in Nevada that is testing the boundaries of tribal sovereignty, specifically the sovereignty question here seems straightforward: pumped hydro may be of value broadly, but if the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe doesn’t want it on tribal land, isn’t their right to refuse the project inherent […]
Read more »Last Call: New Mexico’s Colorado River Deliveries Vulnerable To Existing Water Management Framework
March 30th, 2024
Courtesy of the Colorado Environmental Law Journal, a new article that digs into dig into the law surrounding the New Mexico’s San Juan-Chama Project, which imports Colorado River water into the Rio Grande Basin that has become vital to water supplies in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande Valley. A summary of learnings was that New […]
Read more »Spending Billions Preparing For Hot Wars When Water Wars Are Looming
March 30th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the potential for water wars: Since the pandemic, governments have been spending billions on arming themselves for imagined hot wars when billions of dollars are needed to mitigate a global water crisis that needs the building of sustainable water infrastructure and management regimes. Presenting a series of articles from researchers […]
Read more »A Thirsty Reality: Iran’s Dire Water Situation
March 30th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, a report on Iran’s water crisis: Despite climate warnings since 1988, Iranian officials have consistently ignored regional environmental concerns, especially following the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). For example, they prioritized dam construction and increased groundwater extraction for food self-sufficiency, disregarding environmental impacts. Former Agriculture Minister Issa Kalantari is now warning of irreversible groundwater depletion, […]
Read more »New Water Accounting Reveals Why Colorado River No Longer Reaches The Sea
March 29th, 2024
Via Nature, a new study that demonstrates how new water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea: Abstract Persistent overuse of water supplies from the Colorado River during recent decades has substantially depleted large storage reservoirs and triggered mandatory cutbacks in water use. The river holds critical importance to more than […]
Read more »Hay Grown For Cattle Consumes Nearly Half The Water Drawn From Colorado River
March 29th, 2024
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, an article on a new study showing that hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River: With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of […]
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