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Topic: Articles from Young Writers
- How are you irrigating your crops this summer? Some pros and cons
- Water Conservation: The shower vs. bath debate
- Kids’ Water Conservation Tips: Doing the Dishes
- Should young people care about drought?
- What is the Colorado River Compact?
- A Young Guy’s Guide on How to Stop Wasting Water with Each Flush
- Ten Cool Facts About Water You Might Not Know
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Topic: Research and Legal News
- Utah appeals court upholds homeowner rights in easement dispute
- Environmental groups sue Utah over Great Salt Lake levels
- Waters of the US: EPA announces rules change
- California appeals court upholds ruling against Westlands Water District
- Nevada groundwater rights case reaches the state’s highest court
- El Paso Water sewage spill lawsuit against New Mexico Environment Department will stay in Texas courts
- NV tribe sues feds over water rights, failure to protect endangered fish
- Arizona sues alleged “forever chemicals” manufacturers
- Waters of the US: Supreme Court tightens criteria for Clean Water Act application
- American Bar Association weighs in on Navajo case before SCOTUS
- Appeals court finds high discretion duty for CA State Water Board
- Arizona v. Navajo Nation set to be heard by SCOTUS March 20
- Litigation watch: Water rights on federal lands case gears up
- Are wetlands subject to federal jurisdiction?
- The Colorado River: One of the West’s Most Important Resources
- New Colorado River Basin Map Released
- Arizona | Safe Yield Not So Great, Reports Morrison Institute
- Learn About the Central Arizona Project — for Free!
- 9th Circuit opinion on federal reserved right to groundwater
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Topic: Tips and Guides
- A look at flood irrigation in the Colorado River Basin states
- What’s an acre-foot?
- ‘Low-Tech Stream Restoration for Landowners’ webinar announced
- Arizona presents Groundwater Site Inventory app webinar
- Tackling Water Scarcity: USDA Releases Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas
- Interior Department launches interactive map to track infrastructure investments
- ASU announces Colorado River water visualization tools
- Arizona launches statement of claimant locator map
- Interactive map of Arizona water data now available
- Visual data is available for reservoir levels in the West
- Arizona releases interactive subflow zone map for the public
- Amidst drought, Wyoming expects a huge influx of visitors (safety tips)
- A New Normal? Colorado Offers Impressive Drought Info Portal
- New Colorado River Basin Map Released
- A Quick Primer on Wyoming Water Rights (Prior Appropriation)
- Enter Your Zip Code to See Local Drought and Wildfire Outlook
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Topic: Water News
- Climate change doubles toxic metals in Colorado mountain streams
- Drought conditions worsen in parts of the Colorado River Basin
- Tribes lose court battle to halt massive Arizona wind project
- New Mexico rivers #1 in 2024 endangered rivers report
- Bill introduced to boost water storage in Arizona
- Interior announces $95m for water, ecosystem resilience projects
- Agencies finalize plan for saving Utah’s Great Salt Lake
- Wyoming legislation funds cloud seeding, water conservation, more
- $29.7 million allocated for Upper Colorado River Basin states
- California targets groundwater overdraft, threatening small farms
- “Forever Chemicals” found in New Mexico’s water
- Glen Canyon Dam faces potential outlet risks
- Panguitch Lake Dam stabilizes, mitigation efforts successful
- EPA announces drinking water limits for forever chemicals
- Panguitch Lake Dam crack raises flood concerns
- Colorado bill seeks to make graywater use easier across the state
- Peak Water Sustainability Engine launched by University of Utah
- Arizona extends deadline for water applications in Douglas AMA
- Reclamation to invest in solar panel covers for irrigation canals
- March storms revive California’s snowpack, boosting water supply
- August 4 deadline: Tribal water infrastructure projects funding
- Nevada groundwater rights buyouts face challenges
- Arsenic standard exceeded in New Mexico utility’s water samples
- Bureau of Reclamation invests in snow monitoring technology
- April 6 event: Arizona celebrates Water Awareness Month
- Northeast Wyoming wildfire season heats up early
- California’s state water project allocation doubles
- Reclamation ups Central Valley Project water allocations
- PG&E repairs lead to Nevada Irrigation District water reduction
- Latest report on drought conditions in Colorado River Basin states
- EPA, White House issue warning re cyber attacks on water systems
- Can states settle Rio Grande water fight without U.S. approval?
- Alcova Reservoir to begin refilling; levels to rise in April
- Wyoming irrigators face mounting fees for reservoirs on forest land
- Strong gains reported for California’s reservoirs
- Colorado River Basin snowpack close to average, future uncertain
- California invests $50 million in bold move to save salmon
- President’s budget proposal includes $1.6B for Reclamation
- Utah’s water outlook brightens: Record snowpack, full reservoirs
- Arizona measures groundwater levels in northwest region
- Colorado River Basin states clash over management plans
- American Water Works annual conference slated for June 2024
- California completes mapping for vital groundwater resources
- Reclamation: Dry conditions expected on Rio Grande this spring
- Drought persists in Colorado River Basin’s Four Corner states
- Snowpack boosted to 105% of normal in Colorado River Basin
- Water rights settlement with Navajo, Hopi may finally happen
- Early start for Middle Rio Grande irrigation, outlook cautious
- Bill on Utah Lake study to aid Great Salt Lake raises concerns
- Western Colorado groups band together to buy Shoshone water rights
- Arizona rural groundwater bill draws supporters and critics
- California’s high reservoir levels reflected in 2024 allocations
- California’s toxic mix: DDT contamination; raw sewage from Mexico
- Water infrastructure gets historic funding boost
- Deadline approaches for Nevada water right holders
- USDA: Net farm income hits record high, but fewer farms exist
- Bill amending temporary water rights advances in Wyoming senate
- Lake Mead’s rise may not end water crisis
- After years of drought, Utah’s water outlook brightens
- 6 salinity control projects get $20.9M to keep Colorado River healthy
- New Mexico’s big water plan dries up
- California reservoirs see major surges after storms
- Review launched for snail’s status in vicinity of lithium mine
- New study sheds light on Colorado River water losses
- Colorado River Basin states receive a snowy uplift
- Plan released on removing predatory fish below Glen Canyon Dam
- Agreement reached to expand Colorado’s Montgomery Reservoir
- ASU Study: Lithium mining vs. water supply in arid Western states
- Tensions over local groundwater control sparked in Arizona
- Cybersecurity in drinking water systems heard before subcommittee
- Navajo look to water settlements with Hopi, AZ stakeholders
- California reports below average snowpack
- SCOTUS to hear federal objections to Rio Grande settlement
- Utah bill regarding a body of water’s “personhood” advances
- Nevada high court ruling addresses wildlife, water rights
- Informal public meeting set for Gila Bend AMA in rural Arizona
- New Mexico requests information on brackish water by end of March
- Lawsuit in San Pedro Valley seeks to stop transmission project
- California advances groundwater sustainability efforts
- Lead pipes: Help is on its way for water systems in Wyoming
- Water issues featured in New Mexico State of the State address
- EPA and Navajo Nation reach $100M wastewater settlement
- Arizona’s Salt River Project offers free shade trees, workshops
- Report: conserved water is not restoring the Great Salt Lake.
- Snow drought threatens west, senators call for Farm Bill action
- Governor Hobbs’ delivers strategy for Arizona’s water future
- Federal efforts underway to restore water levels in Topock Marsh
- Lumo’s smart irrigation system helps California wine growers
- “Split season leasing” could aid both farmers and Great Salt Lake
- Cybersecurity should continue to be a priority
- Public meetings announced re: contract for Folsom Reservoir
- Dry start for California snowpack despite El Niño
- New Mexico’s proposed new rule aims to promote water reuse
- Deadline looms for Nevada landowners to sell groundwater rights
- 2023-24: Colorado River & Arizona water report
- Dry start to winter raises water concerns in the West
- EPA reports on cleanup efforts at New Mexico Superfund Sites
- Utah issues a mixed report on water conditions
- Historic $99 million deal reached for Xcel water rights
- Pipeline to southern Utah ditched for water conservation, reuse
- $51 million invested in ecosystem restoration across 8 states
- The West is finding its pot of gold
- Final EIR issued for California’s Delta Conveyance Project
- Arizona works to conserve water in the Colorado River system
- Federal funds tackle Tribal drought, revitalize Colorado River
- Arizona launches supply-demand studies for 51 groundwater basins
- California farms need water, not simple calls for resilience
- Utah appeals court upholds homeowner rights in easement dispute
- $72 million allocated for Salton Sea revitalization
- The Flint Effect: EPA wants lead water lines replaced in 10 years
- Utah State University researchers explore Colorado River issues
- Milestones: A $1.08 billion boost for Tribes in Colorado River states
- Waters of the U.S. – Colorado expected to address wetlands
- Historic deal conserves 100,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water
- Artificial turf: It’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t story
- Water treatment projects in California and Colorado get boost
- Arizona Rio Verde Foothills residents win water access battle
- ‘Low-Tech Stream Restoration for Landowners’ webinar announced
- Rio Verde Foothills hearing scheduled for Wednesday
- New Mexico recognized with America the Beautiful Challenge grant
- California’s challenge: flood control, conservation & storage
- Utah politician’s well project near Great Salt Lake fuels debate
- Water shortage spurs septic system conversions in Southern Nevada
- Gila River Indian Community to place solar panels over canals
- Feds less optimistic about Lake Mead water levels
- Tribal Water Institute funded to provide water rights training
- It’s liquid gold. Arizona DWR tackles potty humor.
- Fifth National Climate Assessment coincides with historic funding
- California DWR partners with district on key projects, programs
- $200 million pipeline debated to solve groundwater crisis
- Abandonment protection shelved, turf ban moves forward in Colorado
- After 20 years, groundbreaking ceremony held at Toquer Reservoir
- California is 100% free of drought
- Arizona presents Groundwater Site Inventory app webinar
- Colorado River system conservation funding announced
- Advanced Water Purification: Arizona’s answer to water scarcity
- Water right settlements: $33.4 million allocated to AZ tribes
- New Mexico receives $17 million for rural water projects
- Utahans concerned about water, report finds
- Probation? California groundwater management faces scrutiny
- Historic Colorado River water rights purchase considered
- Nevada seeks to buy and permanently retire water rights
- Changes to California groundwater adjudication become law
- New Mexico official urges funding for Indian water settlements
- $500,000 prize pool: BLM’s water supply forecast competition
- Administration announces next steps for Colorado River Basin
- Waters of the US: Legislators seek to undo Sackett decision
- Farm Bureau to present Water in Wyoming seminar
- Farm interests dissatisfied with direction of governor’s council
- Bureau of Reclamation announces plan for Glen Canyon Dam
- Challenges faced by New Mexico’s irrigation districts
- 2024 looks good for the Central Valley Project reservoirs
- St. Helena advocates push for citizen involvement in water system
- Utah city buys historic water rights for sustainability
- California legislature passes bill on pre-1914 water claims
- Trust Doctrine: Ute Tribe plans on appealing court decision
- Utah Focuses on Cloud Seeding for Enhanced Water Sustainability
- Tackling Water Scarcity: USDA Releases Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas
- Upper Basin States renew conservation incentives amid trust gaps
- California juggles water and environmental concerns
- Groups demand regulation of rural Arizona’s groundwater
- California board halts water-bottling operations
- Utah: Promising rainfall and the fight to save Great Salt Lake
- EPA announces new rule to strengthen state, tribal say in water quality
- Groundwater depletion leading to fissures across US Southwest
- $50.6 million allocated for wetland and bird habitat conservation
- Innovations: Seaweed and bacteria for cleaner water
- Colorado Governor signs executive order on environmental actions
- Wyoming’s Colorado River Advisory Committee holds first meeting
- Nevada’s groundwater: Sacred land, lithium and the environment
- Rio Grande’s Challenges: Drying stretches and wastewater clean-up
- Arizona eyes tighter rural groundwater oversight
- “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” rulemaking begins
- Environmental groups sue Utah over Great Salt Lake levels
- NASA study sheds light on heat waves in Southern California
- WOTUS: New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction
- $312 million water rights settlement reached with Hualapai Tribe
- Arizona reps introduce the Domestic Water Protection Act of 2023
- Waters of the US: EPA announces rules change
- University of California and State award $80 million in climate action grants
- Colorado Water Congress hosts largest ever conference on critical water issues
- National Parks boost economy by $50.3 billion in 2022
- Groundbreaking marks next phase of Eastern New Mexico water project
- Utah’s Great Salt Lake: A dive into recent developments
- Mapping out America’s “forever chemicals” in community water systems
- Hilary takes a toll on agriculture; reservoirs nearing capacity
- Report finds agriculture uses 80% of New Mexico’s fresh water
- Utah reservoirs at 81% capacity; heat wave a concern
- California appeals court upholds ruling against Westlands Water District
- Good News: Lake Powell and Lake Mead to operate under improved conditions
- $50 million investment announced to help protect and sustain the Colorado River System
- U.S. Drought Monitor map released
- Nevada facing sporadic monsoon activity, delayed wildfire season
- EPA to investigate allegations of discrimination by California Water Board
- Nevada groundwater rights case reaches the state’s highest court
- $195 million in funding announced for water resilience and ecosystem protection
- Millions of dollars paid for unused water
- Dismal monsoon season raises fears that New Mexico will slip back into drought
- Fact or Fiction: Is ‘The Grab’ documentary revealing a real global conspiracy or simply sensationalism?
- Trout adaptations reveal rapid evolution in Wyoming’s restocked alpine lakes
- El Paso Water sewage spill lawsuit against New Mexico Environment Department will stay in Texas courts
- Study implies a looming water crisis for the Colorado River basin
- $152 million allocated for water storage projects in the west
- Citizens’ initiative to overturn Douglas AMA voided
- NV tribe sues feds over water rights, failure to protect endangered fish
- California approves ten groundwater sustainability plans
- American White Pelican colony vanishes from Great Salt Lake’s Gunnison Island
- Colorado tackles water quality complaints from mobile home parks
- California allocates $17 million for sustainable groundwater use in Central Valley
- Lake Mead water level expected to rise
- Arizona Town of Queen Creek receives Colorado River water for the next century
- Pro-Agriculture, bipartisan Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act introduced
- 800 Wyoming toads released to bolster endangered population
- Planned dam removal project begins on Klamath River
- California Court halts ‘Safe Harbor’ program on the Shasta River
- July to remain hot and dry in the Southwest
- Reclamation publishes “June 2023 Most Probable 24-Month Study”
- California legislation takes aim at historic, rural water rights
- Interior Department official key in Colorado River negotiations to depart
- Nevada moving forward with water conservation efforts
- Aug. deadline announced for Arizona grant applications for river and riparian restoration projects
- Interior Department launches interactive map to track infrastructure investments
- Special Master recommends approval of Rio Grande settlement agreement in Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado Case
- Water from the air? Innovative partnership brings drinking water to remote Arizona communities
- Lake Oroville at almost full capacity, thanks to winter precipitation
- Colorado’s San Luis Valley faces arsenic and water shortage challenges
- This 4th of July, caution urged during wildfire season
- California’s Salton Sea: Battling ecological decline with legislative progress
- Rio Grande water dispute: Farmers in the crosshairs of proposed settlement
- A leap towards water sustainability: Salt Lake City’s innovative waterMAPS initiative
- San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe may finally have its own land
- Water use: Study shows it’s time to stop biting the hand the feeds us
- Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in landmark water rights case
- Largest ag water district in the US sees success with groundwater recharge
- Emergency legislation gives Arizona unincorporated community access to water
- Utah delegation introduces the Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act
- Southwest monsoon season begins with a mixed bag of expectations
- Supreme Court ruling triggers reconsideration of water permitting in New Mexico
- Department of the Interior announces new Colorado River sustainability guidelines development
- Eew! The Mormon crickets are back
- Bureau of Reclamation solicits public comments for Middle Rio Grande Project
- A gift from a wet winter: Utah’s Crystal Geyser erupts more frequently
- Seeking sustainable solutions for Colorado River’s shrinking supply
- Raw sewage crisis: Senator Padilla pushes for clean water initiatives at U.S.-Mexico Border
- California continues some outdoor watering bans
- Unintended Consequences: Recycling practices leading to microplastic contamination
- Groundwater modeling prompts halt of new assured water supply certificates for Phoenix area subdivisions
- Regulatory burdens: Senator fights for affordable water in Wyoming’s rural areas
- Utah County weathers over $10 million in flood damages
- Arizona sues alleged “forever chemicals” manufacturers
- Utah to confirm first-ever Great Salt Lake commissioner
- 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan launched by Bureau of Reclamation
- Gila River Indian Community emerges as key player in Arizona’s conservation strategy
- Rural America and agriculture applaud Sackett decision
- EPA comments on Sackett ruling
- Waters of the US: Supreme Court tightens criteria for Clean Water Act application
- New Mexico’s affordable infrastructure solution: Apply now for the low-interest Clean Water State Revolving Fund loans
- Fire restrictions begin on BLM lands in western Arizona
- California Water Code Amendment curbs speculative investments by funds in water rights
- There’s a lot to do, says Central Arizona Project
- Lower Basin States reach historic Colorado River system agreement
- Help available for farmers who suffered 2022 drought, wildfire and other disasters
- Arizona city unveils innovative groundwater recharge project
- California agency allocates $143.7M to bolster water security in the face of climate change
- Household water control considered for Nevada emergencies
- ‘It’s good to have water.’ The Rio Grande flows again
- Upending policy: An uncertain future predicted for Lakes Powell and Mead
- Lake Powell water levels rise, uplifting tourism
- Wyoming seeks instream flow rights to protect cutthroat trout
- Arizona lauds successful hydrological restoration in the Verde River watershed
- New Mexico brackish groundwater research facility receives funding
- “Operational Neutrality” on Colorado River ends with extra water release
- Utah no longer in extreme or exceptional drought, but not out of woods yet
- $36 million invested in Legacy Roads and Trails Program
- American Bar Association weighs in on Navajo case before SCOTUS
- $56 million invested to replace Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel treatment plant
- The Great Salt Lake is reviving, but conservation still urged
- California agencies prepare for snowmelt and flood prevention
- Projects funded for water treatment innovation
- High flow experiment aims to restore Colorado River sandbars
- Navajo Nation orders Chinle evacuations due to flooding
- Lake Mead water levels rising with near-record snowpack melt
- Arizona revokes approval for Saudi-owned farm’s deepwater wells
- Historic investment announced for Gila River Indian Community
- Wet winter gives a glimmer of hope to the Great Salt Lake
- California invests $17M to aid water systems in underrepresented areas
- Four western states seek $1.25 billion grant for hydrogen energy hubs
- Arizona water authorities weigh in on Colorado River plan
- Arizona looks to wastewater to augment water supplies
- Plan to address Colorado River Basin water shortages released
- Arizonans urged to conserve water as a way of life
- Waters of the US: Biden’s veto and the ongoing debate
- Utah’s snowfall eases drought, desert waterfalls emerge
- Colorado River Basin sees positive water supply turn
- Hopi site receives international conservation award
- California snowpack at record levels, posing flood risks
- Department of Interior proposes new public lands rule
- Nevada lawmakers hope to tackle the driest state’s woes
- Innovation Highlight: California’s on-farm recharge pioneer
- Facing flooding, county issues advice for septic and well systems
- California governor asks for presidential disaster declaration
- Senators ask for funding to save recreational access to Lake Mead
- Fights gear up over waters of the United States definition
- Arizona removes two rivers from impaired waters list: Citizen scientists play vital role
- Lake Powell water levels finally rising
- Climate, conservation, water plans emerge from White House Summit
- California to launch groundbreaking microplastics testing
- Water rates may increase in Phoenix
- Feds agree to fund cloud seeding efforts in western states
- Flooding shuts down parts of Arizona
- EPA announces proposal to regulate “forever chemicals”
- California eases rules to recharge aquifers with floodwater
- Bureau of Reclamation gets into the xeriscaping movement
- Bureau of Reclamation to receive $1.4 billion in proposed budget
- Utah to invest in water infrastructure
- Storms prompt Salt River Project to release Bartlett Dam water
- Extra releases from Flaming Gorge for Lake Powell ending for now
- California announces 2023 Tribal Summit
- Water board to pay $3000 an acre-foot for groundwater retirement
- Drought situation eases in the southwest
- Appeals court finds high discretion duty for CA State Water Board
- Is getting paid not to farm a good option?
- Snow levels uplifting water supply outlook
- Public comments requested on invasive fish at Glen Canyon Dam
- Arizona v. Navajo Nation set to be heard by SCOTUS March 20
- Grass for cash effort leads to impressive conservation in Nevada
- Over $50 million awarded to California environmental projects
- Report finds that summer wildfires are affecting snowpack
- Agencies request emergency measure to balance floods and drought
- Western Water and Working Lands Framework released by USDA
- Feds to go on a feral cattle hunt to protect Gila Wilderness
- High snowpack reported for the Sierra Nevada mountains
- Deadline looms for comments on Medicine Bowl dam proposal
- Rural stakeholders ask for a voice in groundwater management
- Infrastructure funds allocated for Indian water right settlements
- State official addresses loophole in water supply to developments
- Governor issues executive order regarding the Great Salt Lake
- Proposed consent decree released in Rio Grande dispute
- Beneficial Use: Is it time to get rid of lawns?
- Water a big focus for Utah’s legislators
- It comes down to seniority, says California about Colorado River
- Tomorrow marks federal deadline on Colorado River
- Water banking a key management tool
- Utah sees its best winter in about 20 years
- Applications for water funding due March 28
- Utah Water Research Lab research foresees sustainable agriculture
- Arizona community loses first round in fight for water
- Drought situation improving in some Colorado River basin states
- California districts celebrate groundwater replenishment milestone
- Babbitt says agriculture must take water cuts
- Upper basin states prepare for Colorado River fights
- With storms, California drought conditions downgraded but not over
- Water shortages dampen Arizona development plans
- Arizona Indian water right settlements addressed at close of 2022
- Report on the Great Salt Lake crisis available from BYU
- Above-average snowpack in California
- Waters of the U.S. – Final rule announced
- Two Nevada agricultural valleys experiencing groundwater deficit
- Utah has a pink snow problem
- Year closes with snow, easing drought conditions in West
- Irrigation restrictions created with new western Arizona INA
- More than $84 million invested in drought resiliency projects
- Arizona moves toward binational desalination project
- Colorado River system reaching crisis stage
- Upper basin states to encourage water conservation
- Major reservoir project near Ft. Collins, Colorado approved
- Rare system call made at White River in Colorado
- Alarms ringing over Lake Powell power generation
- California facing fourth year of water shortage
- Reclamation funds projects for access to previously unusable water
- Colorado speeds up use of effluent with Direct Potable Reuse regs
- A year’s worth of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill successes
- Silvery Minnow Protection: WildEarth Guardians sues the US
- Rural Utah residents concerned about perceived groundwater grab
- Arizona panel recommends statewide drought emergency declaration
- California reservoirs remain low
- Navajo Nation water disputes placed on US Supreme Court Docket
- Nevada commission recommends judicial training in water issues
- Thanksgiving more expensive this year; rising costs will continue
- Western agencies, providers sign on to Colorado River protections
- Snowpack looking good so far this season
- Klamath dams receive federal approval for removal
- Groundwater regulation slams California farmers
- Tech industry faces water issues; seeks innovative solutions
- Endangered fish recovery funds awarded to Colorado Basin states
- California city’s water supply saved by drought relief funding
- Utah’s Governor proclaims suspension of new water appropriations
- One of two groundwater-related initiatives approved in Arizona
- DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system
- Hydropower plant in western Colorado nixed
- Drought: Cal. giving workshops for rural water providers
- Snowpack encouraging, for now.
- Colorado River Crisis: AZ Sen. Kelly wants CA to do more or have Salton Sea funding withheld
- Settlement proposal to be filed for Rio Grande water rights case
- Arizona citizens test ability to regulate groundwater pumping
- Water Crisis: Upscale Arizona community will lose supply
- Farming town in California about to run out of water
- California approves desalination project
- ASU announces Colorado River water visualization tools
- Serious trouble ahead for the Great Salt Lake
- California paying farmers to reduce water use (Oct18 deadline)
- California to experience another year of drought, experts say
- Groundwater in New Mexico ghost town partially forfeited
- Federal officials get bird’s eye view of Colorado River Basin
- $73 million for Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project announced
- Source water protection week begins Sept. 25
- New Mexico offers free well water tests
- Flaming Gorge levels drop amidst grim outlook for Colorado River
- Californians drop water use; desalination funding announced
- Utah youth stage “die in” for the Great Salt Lake
- Arizona responds to Colorado River shortage reductions
- California legislation targeting ag wells shelved for now
- Drought affecting the Colorado River Basin’s fish and ecosystem
- Flaming Gorge’s time as Colorado River savior is running out
- Litigation watch: Water rights on federal lands case gears up
- Klamath Irrigation District shuts down water deliveries
- Tucson changes mind about CAP allotment
- Upper Klamath Lake diversions ended, threatening crops and farms
- Over $300 million infrastructure funds for water reuse projects allocated
- La Nina forecasts not encouraging for Colorado River basin states
- 2023 cuts announced for Colorado River system, Arizona hit hard
- Decision about Colorado River cuts likely to be painful
- California offers new mapping tool for groundwater resources
- Drought monitor predicts “robust” monsoons in the southwest
- Arizona launches statement of claimant locator map
- Utah to save water with secondary water metering
- Over $4 billion in drought relief to be funded under IRA
- Fish as much as you can, says Colorado agency
- Toilet paper, spiders, and drought-enhanced wildfires
- Deadline looms for Colorado River plan to save reservoirs
- Small Arizona town demonstrates need for infrastructure help
- Irrigators may need to stop diverting Rio Grande water
- Climate Action: 1 billion trees, 4 million acres of forest
- Arizona non-profit challenges alleged non-use of Utah water right
- SRP first in nation to earn climate leadership distinction
- Transformer fire at Hoover Dam quickly extinguished
- Comments open for Post-2026 Colorado River Operational Strategies
- Drought, heat continue in the southwest
- Feds, California fighting wildfire risk with goats
- California farmers face more water cuts
- Are groundwater conservation easements the next big thing?
- California urban water users are headed in the right direction
- Federal funding awarded to safeguard water supplies
- The Great Salt Lake continues to drop to record-breaking levels
- Learn about water, get a discount on smart irrigation controller
- Experts anticipate an unusual La Niña pattern
- Donors can help Arizona Game and Fish deliver water to wildlife
- California marks largest tidal habitat restoration in history
- New Rule: Utah to designate water judges
- New Mexico makes it easier for public to comment
- Looking Deep: California deploys AEM to view groundwater tables
- Arizona senate okays $1 billion for water projects
- Interactive map of Arizona water data now available
- California announces drought relief funding, conservation stressed
- Leave it to beavers, the climate change resistance force
- Time to conserve Colorado River water, warns Feds
- Groundwater management plan approved by Nevada Supreme Court
- Conservation groups funded to help diffuse Utah’s environmental bomb
- Hearing before Senate committee weighs food on drought scale
- Drought unmatched: The slow-motion train wreck is speeding up.
- New Mexico fines El Paso Water for discharging sewage into Rio Grande
- Drought prompts curtailment orders in CA’s Delta watershed
- Colorado’s water outlook bleak, according to simulations
- Major reservoirs on Colorado River below 30% capacity
- Arizona cities ask residents to conserve water
- Flow restrictors installed for California water guzzlers
- Drought resiliency report highlights federal progress to date
- New Mexico’s water quality, ecosystems impacted by wildfire
- California residents face mandatory water restrictions
- Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement signed, funded
- Water22 aims to save Colorado water statewide
- Southern Arizona citizens want a vote on groundwater regulation
- Monsoons may deliver good water news for Arizona
- Drought contingency plans signed as Lake Mead drops below 1050 feet
- Attorney General asked to look into water rights abuse, drought profiteering
- Sacramento Valley hit hard by water cuts
- Another eight years of megadrought in the West predicted
- The Great Salt Lake Pipeline? Desperate measures explored.
- It’s a Flip Blitz in Drought-Stricken Utah
- Food bank to add water to Wyoming town’s deliveries
- California Farm Bureau looks to water storage and regulation
- Permit for California desalination plant denied
- Summit to feature “Growth in a Time of Drought”
- Colorado homeowners encouraged to adopt water-wise landscaping
- With ongoing drought, LA moves to next phase of emergency plan
- Aging water infrastructure to receive funding
- Prove it or lose it: Nevada announces deadline for pre-statutory proofs
- Snow drought adds to Colorado River system woes
- Utah residents encouraged to harvest rain to conserve water
- Hopi Arsenic Management Project to receive infrastructure funds
- California announces first phase groundwater management funding
- In search for water, Utah District wants to explore deep aquifer
- Drought fuels an early wildfire season
- May 6, Agencies to deliver Colorado River water supply information
- Water use restrictions begin in parched Western states
- Basin states agree to less water for Lake Mead
- Forests a theme of administration’s Earth Day actions
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir release may buy Lake Powell some time
- Utah likely to face another drought state of emergency
- American Rivers issues its 2022 endangered rivers report
- Prior appropriation: Colorado’s illegal ponds and fire suppression
- Climate change forces California to rethink water forecasts
- Glen Canyon Dam selected for international award
- Water vs. Power: Uncertain times along the Colorado River
- With fire season around the corner, Utah reservoirs remain low
- Arizona mountain community running out of water
- Defense Department plan for San Pedro River conservation rejected
- Visual data is available for reservoir levels in the West
- Drought persists throughout Wyoming, hitting ranchers
- California’s below-average snowpack means another year of drought
- Rural eastern New Mexico to benefit from pipeline project
- Cleaning up brackish water a way to address drought
- California farm produces water-wise vegetables
- Bureau announces Drought Resiliency Project grants, webinar
- Sixty percent of the continental U.S. experiencing drought
- Colorado snowpack is 90% of median
- California braces for 3rd year of drought
- Utah announces Coordinated Action Plan for Water
- Arizona group wants voters to create active management area
- High schoolers tackle lead contamination problem
- Faced with drought, California restricts water usage
- Arizona may tap into desalination projects
- Congress conducts hearing on Klamath River Basin drought impacts
- Appropriable groundwater in NM cannot be sold due to non-use
- Is hydropower production sustainable in the drought-stricken West?
- Great Salt Lake water level remains low
- Colorado bill encourages artificial turf, water-wise landscaping
- CA awards sixth round of Small Community Drought Relief funding
- Arizona releases interactive subflow zone map for the public
- Lake Powell water level to drop below 3525 feet
- Utah water district looking at restrictions
- Nevada publishes its 2021 water-year review
- Bipartisan infrastructure law to fund billions in Indian water right settlements
- Can water law keep up with climate change?
- Mormon Battalion’s journey across the Colorado River re-enacted
- EPA announces $20 million grant funding to remove lead sources
- Arizona eyes rural groundwater regulation
- Calif. non-profit reveals climate change impacts on water supply
- Thanks to drought, wildfire season may start early this year.
- Water Conservation: HOAs vs. Artificial Turf
- New Mexico settlement in the works for Gold King Mine disaster
- Infrastructure funds to boost critical projects in Arizona
- American Southwest’s megadrought the worst in 1200 years
- Drought persists in Utah
- Calif. water district launches first-in-the-nation solar project
- Are wetlands subject to federal jurisdiction?
- Utah DNR recommends extension of drought emergency
- Senior right holders sue California over water restrictions
- Monsoons fill major Arizona reservoir system to over 70%
- Utah drought situation critical, but conservation provides hope
- Water supply alert declared by Metropolitan Water District
- Federal water shortage declared, Arizona hit hardest
- Utah embarks on comprehensive water conservation plan
- Tips for the West: 5 ways Israel addresses water shortages
- Desalination Development Act reintroduced to ease CA water woes
- Monsoon rains deliver relief to hot, dry Arizona
- Water wells drying up in California county
- The Test Your Well Water Act Introduced
- Colorado River releases planned for upper basin reservoirs
- Damn the status quo, says Great Basin Water Network
- Space agencies join forces to address climate change
- Hot weather threatens endangered salmon; Calif. reservoirs low
- Drought, heat inflict deadly toll on migrants
- Great Salt Lake water levels are dropping to historic lows
- Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act introduced
- Drought Emergency: Governor asks Californians to conserve water
- Water providers face cybersecurity challenges
- Drought delivers grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations
- New Mexico seeks public input on climate change plans
- July is Smart Irrigation Month
- Drought Emergency Continues in Navajo Nation
- Drought in Southwest might have nationwide implications
- Colorado to evaluate blockchain for water management
- PG&E, California reach $5.9 million settlement for water quality
- More than 20 wildfires burn in Arizona, forcing forest closures
- Businesses Partner with Arizona to Conserve Water at Hoover Dam
- Huge Swaths of Western States Suffering Drought
- Thousands of junior water rights in California shut off
- No new developments, per Utah town faced with drought
- New “climate normals” mean a hotter, drier West
- Congress urged to include groundwater wells in infrastructure bills
- California begins construction on emergency drought barrier
- Drought prompts fire restrictions on all Utah BLM Lands
- Calif’s Farming Capital Sinking Due to Groundwater Pumping
- Amidst drought, Wyoming expects a huge influx of visitors (safety tips)
- Water Banking: AZ Officials Say “The Plan” Should be Implemented
- Department of Interior to receive 17% increase in proposed budget
- Klamath Project Farmers Shut-Off From Irrigation Water
- Federal Wildfire Legislation Introduced
- Water Banking: Large Recharge Project Reopening at Granite Reef
- A New Normal? Colorado Offers Impressive Drought Info Portal
- Upper Colorado River States Look at Drought Response Plan
- Decorative Grass May Be Banned in Southern Nevada
- National Geographic Takes a Look at Water Supply Solutions
- New Mexico Tribes Sue EPA Over Trump Clean Water Act Rule Changes
- Save water by watering flowers, not cement, says Utah
- Wyoming Water News: Big Sandy Dam To Be Improved
- California | Drought Hits the Post-Covid Economy and Job Market
- Arizona | Safe Yield Not So Great, Reports Morrison Institute
- Learn About the Central Arizona Project — for Free!
- Critics say ‘more efficient’ Clean Water Act reviews may result in increased municipal burdens
- Hopi Tribe’s Lawsuit Over Snowmaking Reinstated
- Wetlands Protection May Erode in Wisconsin
- Denver, Tucson and 3 other cities receive water conservation award
- NASA study projects warming-driven changes in global rainfall
- Oklahoma, Texas water fight before the US Supreme Court — State water sharing agreements nationwide could be impacted
- $1 million to be invested in fly fishing ranch along Utah’s Upper Provo River
- Texas cattle industry slammed by drought — use of native grasses helps some ranches survive
- University of Missouri tests drought simulators
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Topic: Water Rights and Legislation
- Wyoming legislation funds cloud seeding, water conservation, more
- Can states settle Rio Grande water fight without U.S. approval?
- Arizona rural groundwater bill draws supporters and critics
- Deadline approaches for Nevada water right holders
- Bill amending temporary water rights advances in Wyoming senate
- Utah bill regarding a body of water’s “personhood” advances
- Abandonment protection shelved, turf ban moves forward in Colorado
- Changes to California groundwater adjudication become law
- Waters of the US: Legislators seek to undo Sackett decision
- California legislature passes bill on pre-1914 water claims
- Trust Doctrine: Ute Tribe plans on appealing court decision
- EPA announces new rule to strengthen state, tribal say in water quality
- $312 million water rights settlement reached with Hualapai Tribe
- Colorado tackles water quality complaints from mobile home parks
- Pro-Agriculture, bipartisan Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act introduced
- Special Master recommends approval of Rio Grande settlement agreement in Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado Case
- California’s Salton Sea: Battling ecological decline with legislative progress
- Water use: Study shows it’s time to stop biting the hand the feeds us
- Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in landmark water rights case
- Emergency legislation gives Arizona unincorporated community access to water
- California Water Code Amendment curbs speculative investments by funds in water rights
- Proposed consent decree released in Rio Grande dispute
- Arizona Indian water right settlements addressed at close of 2022
- Waters of the U.S. – Final rule announced
- Irrigation restrictions created with new western Arizona INA
- Nevada commission recommends judicial training in water issues
- Over $4 billion in drought relief to be funded under IRA
- New Rule: Utah to designate water judges
- Groundwater management plan approved by Nevada Supreme Court
- Prove it or lose it: Nevada announces deadline for pre-statutory proofs
- Defense Department plan for San Pedro River conservation rejected
- Arizona eyes rural groundwater regulation
- Senior right holders sue California over water restrictions
- Desalination Development Act reintroduced to ease CA water woes
- The Test Your Well Water Act Introduced
- Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act introduced
- Federal Wildfire Legislation Introduced
- Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act Promises Relief
- 9th Circuit opinion on federal reserved right to groundwater
- Oklahoma, Texas water fight before the US Supreme Court — State water sharing agreements nationwide could be impacted