Nevada lawmakers introduce legislation that could limit residential use, buy back over-appropriated rights, and use science for groundwater decisions.
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State official addresses loophole in water supply to developments
A state representative in Arizona is addressing yet another loophole in water regulations to make sure home dwellers in small subdivisions will have water.
California districts celebrate groundwater replenishment milestone
The Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District are celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the largest water reuse facility in the world.
Rural Utah residents concerned about perceived groundwater grab
Residents of rural Beaver County, Utah, Native tribes and conservationists worry that a plan to pump their groundwater to nearby Cedar City is a groundwater grab that could hurt them.
The right to use a groundwater well in a New Mexico ghost town was partially forfeited, following a state supreme court ruling.
A bill aimed at making it more difficult to drill agricultural wells in California would have added hurdles to obtaining well drilling permits. Although it passed the senate, it was not brought up...