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As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it
September 13th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how – as states negotiate future water cuts – some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin of the overallocated Colorado River to use more water: The fossil fuel industry once boomed here. Oil pump jacks dot the landscape around the community […]
Read more »Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems
September 13th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how Texas’ record hot summer caused dry soils to contract, underground pipes to rupture and cities left to contend with thousands of costly water leaks, frustrating conservation efforts and highlighting the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to a warming climate: The hottest summer on record for many Texas cities has […]
Read more »What Arizona Can Learn From Israel’s Pioneering Water Strategy
September 13th, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on what Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy: Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting challenge: a water crisis that could seriously constrain its economic growth and […]
Read more »Can Golf Cure Its Water Addiction?
September 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how drought is making it harder for golf lovers to justify the game’s copious use of water: At The Ranch at Laguna Beach, golfers tee off under the dramatic shadow of a vast canyon, zipping around in electric carts and strolling along gleaming grassy fairways. From the lush […]
Read more »The Colorado River: Significantly Decline Due to Climate Change
September 10th, 2023
Via Scripps News, a look at how rising temperatures have sucked more than 10 trillion gallons of water out of the Colorado River Basin between 2000 and 2021: The Colorado River is an artery that pumps millions of gallons of water to tens of millions of people in the Southwestern United States. And as much […]
Read more »Water Finance: New Path Forward For Irrigated Agriculture?
September 7th, 2023
Via Farm Progress, an article on water finance which uses innovative financial incentives to balance a farmer’s economic needs with the preservation of their water resources, using a combination of loans, grants, equity, debt and other financial instruments to make water management economically viable: As I write this, I just finished up an article for […]
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