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Water Conflicts Loom in Central Asia
August 13th, 2023
Via Institute for War and Peace Reporting, a look at how an ambitious infrastructure project in Afghanistan risks exacerbating scarcities in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as the Qosh Tepa irrigation canal will direct the water from the Amu Darya river to the country’s arid northern region reducing the supply for downstream Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: An irrigation […]
Read more »Is Agriculture Sucking New Mexico Dry?
August 12th, 2023
Via Food & Water Watch, a report on New Mexico’s agriculture-driven water challenges: New Mexico’s present state and future water projections are harrowing. A 2018 report found that all planning regions in New Mexico will have less than 75 percent of the necessary supply to meet 2060 water demands.10 Crop production has already fallen because […]
Read more »Water Conservation at Forefront of Nevada’s Economic Future
August 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the Las Vegas Review Journal, an article on how Nevada is attempting to serve as an example to the Western US by putting water conservation at forefront of the state’s economic future: The driest state in the nation is putting water consumption and conservation at the forefront of its economic development plans. The […]
Read more »Big Ag Is Draining Wyoming Dry
August 11th, 2023
Via Food & Water Watch, a look at the impact of agricultural water use in Wyoming: The American West is facing a water crisis, compounded by climate change, a history of bad policy, and a refusal to stand up to Big Agribusiness. Despite a wet winter in early 2023 providing a short-term respite, a long-term […]
Read more »City of Monterey Is Entertaining A Plan To Import Water
August 11th, 2023
Via The Monterey County Weekly, an article on how the City of Monterey is looking to import water to make new development possible: One thing that’s not in dispute is that the City of Monterey needs water. What is in question is where that water comes from. On Aug. 1, the Monterey City Council discussed […]
Read more »Irrigated Agriculture and the Colorado River
August 11th, 2023
Via The Family Farm Alliance, a new report on the use of Colorado River water in agriculture (from an “ag” point of view): In order for irrigated agriculture to exist into the future, we need to enhance management of water supplies and delivery. We must maximize the benefits from our available water to meet multiple […]
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