UCLA Report: Cities pay hundreds, farms pay pennies for water
A UCLA–NRDC report reveals that many agricultural districts pay little or nothing for Colorado River water while cities face soaring costs.
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Water board to pay $3000 an acre-foot for groundwater retirement
To save its aquifer, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District plans to pay farmers in the San Luis Valley $3,000 an AF to retire their groundwater wells.
California paying farmers to reduce water use (Oct18 deadline)
California will give farmers financial incentives to reduce their water use and protect wildlife and water quality in the Delta as part of a Delta Drought Response Pilot Program.
Small water systems face higher PFAS treatment costs
A nationwide study finds small and rural water systems face disproportionately high costs to remove PFAS from drinking water.
Colorado wildfire, water measure makes ballot
Colorado voters will decide whether existing sales tax revenue should fund water protection, wildfire prevention and land conservation.
World Economic Forum opinion calls Colorado River ‘water bankruptcy’
A World Economic Forum opinion calls the Colorado River’s supply-demand imbalance “water bankruptcy” and points to ways to address it.