For the second time ever, a system call has been made by a senior right holder to the White River in Colorado. Water is needed for hydroelectric production.
Category: Water News
With the ongoing drought, fears are being raised about Lake Powell and its abiity to continue hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam.
Despite a promising snowpack so far this year, officials are worried about a fourth consecutive dry year for California. Already, reservoirs are at record lows and a growing number of household wells...
Reclamation funds projects for access to previously unusable water
New technologies could tap into previously unusable water. The Bureau of Reclamation is funding $1.69 million to nine pilot projects.
Colorado speeds up use of effluent with Direct Potable Reuse regs
Colorado's "Direct Potable Reuse" regulations are lauded as a way for municipalities dealing with growing populations and dwindling water supplies to meet their needs by sending treated wastewater...
An impressive list of projects have received funding under the year-old Bipartisan Infrastructure bill, improving communities throughout the country.