Water
Pair of Lawsuits Challenges Need for More Colorado River Water
By Linday Fendt | Monday, March 11, 2019
The projects would provide a combined yield of 48,000 acre-feet of water for the sprawling Colorado Front Range, but environmental groups say permitting processes violated the law.
Why Drought Contingency Plan ‘Deadlines’ Don’t Tell the Full Story
By Bret Jaspers | Monday, March 4, 2019
As Colorado River states move closer to finishing the Drought Contingency Plan to boost Lake Mead, the federal government is moving forward on a parallel track.
Gila River Indian Community Celebrates Historic Groundwater Project
By Bret Jaspers | Monday, March 4, 2019
The tribe said the project allows it to take less Central Arizona Project water and make agreements to help prop up Lake Mead.
Taking the ‘Waste’ out of Wastewater: A 100% Recycling Goal for Los Angeles
By Ryan Fonseca | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Los Angeles announces a new goal to recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by 2035 with a $2 Billion plan.
What Is Happening With the Colorado River Drought Plans?
By Luke Runyon & Bret Jaspers | Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
The Drought Contingency Plan is designed to rein in water use and — at least for six years — prevent the whole system from crashing.
Push for Salton Sea Improvements Complicates Colorado River Drought Plan
By Jose Ivan Cazares | Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
Arizona and California still have work to do before a drought contingency plan can be implemented. California is taking water from Lake Mead in case the plan fails.
Arizona Lawmakers Agree on Drought Contingency Plan
By Lauren Schieler | Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
The goal is to keep water levels in Lake Mead from plummeting so low there wouldn’t be enough water for the millions of people throughout the Southwest who depend on it.
Western Water Managers Bet on Cloud Seeding, Despite Gaps in Science
By Luke Runyon | Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
The practice showed up in a recent agreement among Colorado River Basin states, and water agencies in Wyoming and Colorado are now putting funds toward aerial cloud seeding.