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How the US West’s ‘Megadrought’ Could Cause More ‘Water Wars’
July 28th, 2021
Via CNBC, a video looking at the potential for water scarcity to incite “wars” between different users such as agriculture, industry, tourism, and families: Brad Howard, CNBC producer: Water is a crucial resource that all humans need. Emma Newburger, CNBC Business News: And right now what we’re seeing is there’s just not enough water to go around. […]
Read more »U.S. / Canada: A River Runs Through It
July 25th, 2021
Courtesy of the Wilson Quarterly, a look at the Columbia River Treaty and what lessons it holds for Canada/US water relations: The Columbia River defines the Pacific Northwest for both Canada and the United States. It runs for 1,243 miles from the Canadian Rockies to reach the Pacific Ocean. It also forms part of the […]
Read more »High Crimes: Illegal Marijuan Farms Stealing California’s Scarce Water
July 22nd, 2021
Via CalMatters, a look at how – as drought grips most of California – water thefts have increased to record levels: One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks […]
Read more »The Massive Plumbing System Moving Water Across Colorado’s Mountains Has Less To Work With
July 21st, 2021
Via Aspen Public Radio, a look at the massive plumbing system that moves water across Colorado’s mountains which – this year – is finding less to go around: High up on Colorado’s Independence Pass, a narrow, winding road weaves through the evergreens and across mountain streams, up and over the Continental Divide at more than […]
Read more »New Mexico: Swift Action Needed To Address Dwindling Water Supply
July 21st, 2021
Via the Santa Fe New Mexican, a report on the state’s dwindling water supply: Drive past any major body of water in New Mexico, and you will probably see the harsh reality of the state’s drought. Simply put, our water supply is pretty much tapped out. “There is no buffer left … no cushion,” David […]
Read more »The Thirsty West’s Dreaded Water Crisis Is Here
July 21st, 2021
Via The Washington Post, an OpEd on water in the US West: To grow up in the American West in the 20th century was to swing between inferiority and hubris. Our history books taught us that all great and elevated events happened back east. We should go there someday and study the monuments. At the […]
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