The Bureau of Reclamation approved an additional $17.5 million in WaterSMART Drought Resiliency Project grants for ten more projects in the Western United States, and has scheduled a webinar for...
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NOAA's 2020 spring outlook published earlier this month projects nearly 60% of the continental U.S. experiencing minor to exceptional drought conditions. Western states will continue to be hard hit.
The USDA reports that Colorado's statewide snowpack is 90% of median, raising water management concerns along the Colorado River.
Faced with a third year of drought, California is decreasing State Water Project deliveries to just 5% of requested supplies and regulating groundwater in medium to high priority basins.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced his state's "Coordinated Action Plan for Water," intended to ensure water security for future generations. The Plan prioritizes conservation, storage, agriculture...
Worried about dwindling supply, a group called Arizona Water Defenders has submitted a petition to create an Active Management Area to regulate groundwater in Cochise County.