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Utah’s Idea To Swap Colorado River Water For Desalination Plant Money
December 9th, 2024
Via Fox13, a report on a potential idea that would see Colorado River water swapped for desalination plant funding: An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing California water officials. In an interview with FOX 13 News in May, Senate President […]
Read more »Water Negotiators Spar As Time Runs Out To Stabilize Colorado River
December 9th, 2024
Via the Las Vegas Review Journal, a report on the negotiations aiming to stabilize the Colorado River: Two bitterly divided coalitions of Colorado River states took shots at one another Thursday at a Las Vegas conference, indicating that a unified front on how to update expiring operating guidelines is not in the basin’s near future. […]
Read more »Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
December 5th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, a look at pilot projects in Texas evaluating if oilfield wastewater could be treated and used to grow crops: There is water in all the wrong places in this corner of West Texas. The Pecos River runs dry through this small town mired in severe drought. But Lake Boehmer, a pool […]
Read more »Brackish Groundwater Is No Easy Water Solution for Arizona
December 5th, 2024
Via Circle of Blue, a look at why brackish groundwater is not an easy water solution for Arizona: The numbers are so vast, so enticing that they tantalize like a desert oasis. Deep below the surface in Arizona – roughly a quarter mile underground – sit large volumes of water that are less salty than […]
Read more »Texas’ Economic Dependence On Water Could Lead To Financial Plummet
December 1st, 2024
Via MySanAntonio, an article on a new report assessing how Texas’s economic dependence on water could lead to a financial plummet: A recent report found that Texas’ long-lasting drought impacts could lead to a long-term water supply deficit that would directly impact the state’s economy. Without investment, researchers say the Lone Star State could soon lose […]
Read more »Texas Water Rights Clash With Mexico
November 28th, 2024
Via The Pinnacle Gazette, a report on growing water tension between Texas and Mexico, with Governor Abbott pushing for compliance of treaty obligations amid worsening drought conditions: Texas officials are raising alarms about water rights issues with Mexico, following recent agreements intended to manage the distribution of water to the Rio Grande Valley. Governor Greg Abbott […]
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