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Category: News: Understanding Water Shortages & Drought Impacts in the West
Almost half of the United States is experiencing moderate drought or worse, with the West particularly hard hit. Most of the western U.S., including Southern Montana to northern Mexico and from the...
During drought, communities near forests are at risk of wildfire damage. The Bureau of Reclamation is working with various agencies in California to allow goats to graze on 474 acres of...
The State has announced more water curtailments for July. The latest order affects water rights to the Sacramento River and its tributaries.
Groundwater conservation easements may be an up-and-coming tool for water management. In Colorado's San Luis Valley, a farm is ending 150 years of operations to help save the depleted aquifer.
California urban water users are headed in the right direction
California's urban water users reduced their water use by 3.1% this May compared with May 2020. The State expects the number to increase to 7.7% in June compared with June 2020. The biggest share of...