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Rural Arizona Has Gone Decades Without Groundwater Regulations. That Could Soon Change.
December 22nd, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how nearly 80 percent of Arizona has no regulations over the pumping of groundwater, leading rural residents and leaders to push for change as wells go dry, something Gov. Katie Hobbs has vowed to enact: It’s been nearly a decade since Steven Kisiel’s well at his home in […]
Read more »California Could Solve Its Water Woes by Flooding Its Best Farmland
December 22nd, 2023
Via Gizmodo, a report on how restored floodplains in the California’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought: The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped […]
Read more »Drinking Toilet Water: Future of Drought-Stricken California?
December 21st, 2023
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a look at how drinking toilet water may be the future of drought-stricken California: As climate change and water scarcity become increasingly urgent issues around the world, governments are turning to new options to ensure adequate water supplies — including turning sewage waste into drinking water. And if you’re in California, this may […]
Read more »Colorado River Stakeholders Say There’s No One Solution To The Water Crisis
December 21st, 2023
Via Utah Public Radio, a report on the Colorado River: The future of the Colorado River is being hashed out behind closed doors, and negotiators appear far from a long-term solution to the wide gap between water supply and water demand. At the Colorado River Water Users Association annual meeting in Las Vegas, representatives from […]
Read more »California’s Water Wars See Some Breakthroughs But More Clashes Loom
December 21st, 2023
Via VC Star, commentary on California’s water future: The politics of water in California could be likened to the constant grinding of tectonic plates 10 miles or more beneath its surface. The Pacific Plate battles with the North American Plate for dominance along the 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault tracing California’s coast. When one gives way, the state […]
Read more »The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water
December 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on BlueTriton Brands – a private equity firm that owns Poland Spring, Arrowhead and other bottled water brands. As it tries to grow, experts worry sensitive springs, creeks and groundwater supplies from Florida to California are paying the price: Ginnie Springs is a true Florida oasis. Ringed by towering cypress trees, […]
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