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U.S. West: When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water
May 13th, 2023
Via The New York Times, commentary on the water shortage in the U.S. West: When interviewing people in their homes here, I didn’t have the heart to ask them if I could use the bathroom. There’s no water to spare, so some families flush only once a day. As for showers, they’re rationed and timed: […]
Read more »Lake Powell Is Rising, but Megadrought’s Effects Still Felt
May 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how a large snowpack is quickly melting into the critical Colorado River reservoir, but experts say it will do little to reverse the effects of a historic megadrought: Weeks after the surface of Lake Powell sunk to an all-time low, the key Colorado River reservoir is rising more […]
Read more »Plan To Pay Farmers To Use Less Colorado River Water Comes Up Dry
May 11th, 2023
Via Coyote Gulch and Denver Post, a look at how a plan to pay farmers to use less of the Colorado River comes up dry. Specifically, Glen Canyon Dam just upstream from Lee’s Ferry where the Upper Basin ends and the Lower Basin begins. Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, which make up the Colorado […]
Read more »Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water — if Cities Can Afford Them
May 7th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how Phoenix-area communities plan to spend millions to find new water supplies to help the region continue to grow amidst a continuing drought: Sixty miles west of Phoenix along the I-10 freeway to the California border lies what many Valley cities with limited water supplies and investment companies […]
Read more »In Arizona, Fresh Scrutiny of Saudi-Owned Farm’s Water Use
May 2nd, 2023
Via CityNews, a report on Arizona’s recent decision to rescind drilling permits for Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Co., to pump up to 3,000 gallons of water per minute to irrigate its forage crops: In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned […]
Read more »Arizona Revokes Water Permits For Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm
April 27th, 2023
Via KTAR News, a report that Arizona has revoked the water permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called […]
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