The Colorado River Basin states have 60 days to come up with a plan to save water, or else the Bureau of Reclamation will take unilateral action.
Tag: drought
Hearing before Senate committee weighs food on drought scale
Looking for solutions, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the drought situation in the west, with witnesses expressing the urgency of the crisis that is affecting...
Curtailment orders have gone into effect in the Delta watershed, which is California's largest source of surface water. What this means is that at least junior right holders, including public water...
Faced with ongoing drought, some Arizona cities are asking their citizens to voluntarily conserve water. Unlike Southern California, there are no mandatory cutbacks.
Southern California water users who refuse to conserve and use more than their share aren't just facing fines -- they face the possibility of having water flow restrictive devices installed. The...
Having experienced drought and one of the worst fire seasons on record, New Mexico will face effects on its ecosystems for the next several years.