New database maps 42 years of water use in Upper Colorado River
New database maps 42 years of water diversions in the Upper Colorado River Basin, aiding management of one of the world's most overallocated rivers.
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Utah’s snowpack melts, leading to healthy surface water levels
Utah's reservoirs are at 92% capacity as snowpack melts, boosting the Great Salt Lake and causing high water levels in rivers and streams.
Utah politician’s well project near Great Salt Lake fuels debate
A Utah lawmaker's bid to extract water near Great Salt Lake stirs debate over the connection between aquifers and surface water.
California marks largest tidal habitat restoration in history
California’s Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement Project in Solano County is the largest project of its kind in the state’s history. Fish, habitat, flood protection and...
New Mexico's Environment Department has made public commenting much easier, launching an easy-to-use web portal.
The legal battle between Oklahoma and Texas over water rights to the Red River Basin is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Oral argument was heard on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The case,...