Oakley City, Utah, is placing a 180-day moratorium on new building permits and landscaping requiring city water. The ban is due to public health and safety concerns resulting from extreme drought.
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Every 10 years, NOAA releases updated temperature and rainfall averages based on thousands of weather stations from across the country. For the Western states, the “new normal” means hotter,...
The California Department of Water Resources announced that it began construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on the West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The project...
Due to extreme drought conditions, the Bureau of Land Management is enacting fire restrictions on all of Utah's BLM-managed lands. The first phase of restrictions begins June 16.
The Colorado River: One of the West’s Most Important Resources
The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the US. Read about some of its features, history-making law, and the threat of drought and climate change.
Water Banking: AZ Officials Say “The Plan” Should be Implemented
Faced with alarming shortages in the Colorado River, Arizona is looking to implement "The Plan" and tap into its water stored underground as part of a 25-year water banking project.