Archived Water News Archives

The following news snippets were available in the earlier version of Western-Water.com and include stories from 2004 and earlier.  You may find some dead links  in the archives directory - read more about link decay.

• Water News Archives - Assured Water Supply
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Assured Water Supply Issues: Land exchanges, emergency wells and purchases of agricultural water are some measures by cities to assure their water supplies.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Beneficial Use and Appropriations
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Beneficial Use; Appropriations: The "use it or lose it" doctrine, underground storage, traditional reservoir storage and other stories from the early 2000s.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Colorado River Issues
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Colorado River Issues: Drought and population contribute to a looming water crisis; western states enter Colorado River Accord; more.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Drought
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Drought: Stories about drought conditions, relief and planning; side effects of the drought such as bark beetle damage.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Endangered Species - Environmental Issues - Conservation
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Conservation: Archived news from the early 2000s about grazing, mining, pollution, endangered/threatened fish etc.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Groundwater - Surface Water Concepts
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Groundwater - Surface Water Issues: The relationship of groundwater to surface water supply is debated throughout the west; irrigation wells often blamed.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Health Issues; Water Borne Diseases and Viruses
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Health Issues; Water Borne Diseases and Viruses: West Nile scare was the big story during 2004 and earlier years.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Historical Interest Stories
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Historical Interest Stories: Archives about John Wesley Powell, California dam disasters.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Innovations, Research and Developing Science
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Innovations, Research, Developments: Fake turf, tapping ancient lakes and using manure for fuel are just a few new developments reported in 2004 and earlier.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Instate, Interstate and International Transfers
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Transfers: Stories about Gila River water transfers, Mexico water transfer issues, California water transfers and related archives.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Irrigation, Farming and Rural Issues
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Irrigation, Rural Issues: Farmers lose irrigation rights to salmon, rural Nevada fights city pipelines and wells, Colorado farmers sell historic water rights.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Law and Litigation
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Law, Litigation: Archives re: preferential rights, mining victories, Clean Water Act, nuclear waste, Arizona water adjudications, more.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Municipal Water Issues
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Municipal Water Issues: News archives on population growth, water rates, metering and so forth.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Native American Water Rights and Tribal Issues
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Native American Water Rights; Tribal Issues: Navajo rights to the Colorado River, Zuni Salt Lake, Western Shoshone distribution bill, uranium mining, etc.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Oddities and Entertainment
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Oddities and Entertainment: Water issues can be "dry," so to speak, so here are some water news stories from the lighter side.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Ownership and Cost of Using Water
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Ownership of Water; Cost of Water Use: Archives explore ranchers' rights to private water ownership, ownership of waste water, water broker wars.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Politics - Administrative Issues
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Politics; Administrative Issues: Archives include stories about Karl Rove, the CAP, drought aid, the EPA, federal appointments, more.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Public Lands and Watersheds
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Public Lands; Watersheds: The Healthy Forest Initiative, stewardship programs, methane extraction and other issues affecting public lands and watersheds.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Public Works and Utilities
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Public Works and Utilities: Utility regulations and suits, failing infrastructure of public works and other archived news stories from 2004 and earlier.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Social Issues, Lifestyles, Economy, Terrorism
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Social Issues, Lifestyles, Economy, Terrorism: Drought, climate change and security issues force regulators rethink policies and to look at expensive options.
  
  
• Water News Archives - Water Quality, Decontamination, Pollutants
  Archived Headlines (2004 and earlier) | Water Quality, Decontamination, Pollution: Articles about perchlorate contamination from rocket fuel, groundwater remediation, arsenic, etc.