The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that passed the Senate this weekend provides significant funding for drought relief, earmarking $4 billion to the Bureau of Reclamation, the agency in charge of...
Category: Water News
Two reservoirs in Colorado's Great Plains Reservoir system are expected to go dry, prompting a fish salvage alert from the State's Parks and Wildlife department.
The drought has caused tinderbox like conditions in the southwest's forests, yet some behave irresponsibly anyway.
The Colorado River basin states have until mid-August to produce a plan to conserve water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell. So far, the Upper Basin states have submitted a 5-point plan. Both...
Small Arizona town demonstrates need for infrastructure help
Piling rocks in front of a breached dam is not a permanent fix, as a small community in Arizona is learning this monsoon season.
With the Rio Grande drying up near Albuquerque, irrigators may need to stop diverting water to honor the Pueblos' senior water rights. This curtailment has not happened since the 1980s.