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As Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive up Rates
June 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, a report on how the price of water is rising across the Southwest as utilities look to cover the cost of the increasingly scarce resource, the infrastructure to treat and distribute it and the search for new supplies: Across the Southwest, water users are preparing for a future with a […]
Read more »South African Taps Run Dry After Power Shortages
June 19th, 2023
Via BBC, a report on South Africa’s water/energy crisis: The peace of a normally tranquil suburban road near South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, is being shattered by the sound of drilling. These are not prospectors looking for a new source of the country’s mineral wealth, but workers digging for an arguably more precious resource: water. Private […]
Read more »Colorado River Deal Forever Changes The Price Of Water In The West
June 15th, 2023
Via CalMatters, commentary on how the recent Colorado River deal forever changes the price of water in the West: For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price for water has been set under the new Colorado River pact. This agreement is the start of the end of agriculture as we know it […]
Read more »How Arizona Stands Between Tribes and Their Water
June 15th, 2023
Via Pro Publica, a report on how Arizona – as it negotiates water rights with tribes – goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development: The Dilkon Medical Center, a sprawling, $128 million facility on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, was completed a year ago. With an […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India Will Be Most Affected By Water Scarcity
June 15th, 2023
Via One Green Planet, a look at how China and India will be most affected by water scarcity: Water scarcity, one of the most significant components of the ongoing climate crisis, poses a major economic threat worldwide. Experts warn that prominent Asian economies such as India and China are among the most vulnerable. In Asia, rapid urbanization and industrialization […]
Read more »Cities and Towns Pursue Solutions To Future Colorado River Shortages: ‘Every City For Itself’
June 15th, 2023
Via Boulder Reporting Lab, an article on how some cities and towns are pursuing solutions to future Colorado River shortages, on their own: This winter dropped a lot of snow on the mountains above Boulder. Our reservoirs are in good shape for now as Boulder Creek babbles. But that’s not our only water source. Boulder […]
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