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Utah’s Idea To Swap Colorado River Water For Desalination Plant Money

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 […]

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Water Negotiators Spar As Time Runs Out To Stabilize Colorado River

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. […]

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Brackish Groundwater Is No Easy Water Solution for Arizona

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 […]

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Arizona To Prosecute Saudi Company Over Water Use

Via Arabian Gulf Business Insight, a report that Arizona is going to prosecute a Saudi company over water use: Lawsuit to halt pumping Food security issues Farms grow alfalfa The attorney general of the US state of Arizona is set to launch legal proceeding in the next two weeks against the Saudi dairy company Almarai […]

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Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off

Colorado River users are in tense negotiations over the critical waterway’s future as climate-driven drought and overuse continue to diminish its flows. But, Inside Climate News reports, the federal proposal may not help much: The Biden administration on Wednesday released four alternatives to address the drought-stricken Colorado River’s water shortages, giving seven states, 30 tribes […]

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On Colorado River, Water Rights More Valuable Than Gold

Via Equities.com, a look at the Colorado River: The Colorado River is in trouble.  The 1,450-mile river sweeps across the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of California, providing water to over 40 million people in seven states.  The river has lost nearly 20% of its water, reaching crisis levels in recent years. If water levels drop too […]

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