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Western States Could Soon Face Colorado River Cuts; Pipeline In Doubt?

/in /by /St George News (Utah)by Julie Applegate

The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a University of Colorado research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded that the next president could almost immediately face the prospect of Colorado River water supply cuts to Arizona and Nevada in January 2018.

 

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California Water Use Up for 4th Straight Month

/in /by /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Nick Cahill

California’s urban water use jumped 8 percent in September compared with a year ago, the fourth-straight month that conservation totals have plunged after drought regulators loosened mandatory restrictions. September’s cumulative savings totaled 18.3 percent over 2013 levels, falling well below the state’s 23 percent average since regulators implemented mandatory drought laws in June 2015. The California State Water Resources Board said that while a majority of Californians remain stingy at the tap during the state’s historic drought, there’s room for major improvement.

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BLOG: Time to Re-think State’s Failing Water Policies

/in /by /Fox & Hounds Dailyby Richard Rubin Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant

As the debate rages over the election of the next President, it seems that another debate with significant implications for California has yet to take place. It concerns the one commodity which our state and the planet cannot do without—water. As California enters its sixth year of a historic drought, the solutions from Sacramento have been short in coming and predictions that there will be continuing water shortages are as solid as the belief that the sun will always come up again.

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