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Mammoth Snow Year Has Lifted Half the West Out of Drought and Promises to Raise Parched Lake Powell by 60 Feet

/in , , /by /Fortuneby Brittany Peterson and The Associated Press

Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven’t entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday.

Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack across much of the West will bring short-term relief, but the equally deep “bathtub rings” at Lake Powell and Lake Mead reservoirs are a reminder of the long road to bringing supply and demand in balance.

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The Science Behind Atmospheric Rivers

/in , , /by /Earth.orgby Christiana Jansen

Atmospheric rivers are essential for the transportation of precipitation occurring in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The rapidly changing climate is causing shifts in these long, flowing regions of the atmosphere, resulting in an increasing number of extreme weather events that bring about destruction across the world.

 

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Joint Venture Inked for ‘Landmark’ Southern California Water Reuse Program

/in , , /by /Water Finance and Management by WFM Staff

A joint venture of AECOM and Brown and Caldwell (AECOM-BC Team) has been chosen to provide program and project management support and engineering design services for the Pure Water Southern California program, one of the largest water reuse programs in the world.

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What to Know About the Colorado River

/in , , /by /CPR Newsby Michael Elizabeth Sakas and Rachel Estabrook

The Colorado River has shaped life as we know it in the southwestern United States. Its water has allowed for explosive population growth and agricultural development in some of the driest parts of the country. But due to overallocation and climate change, the river is drying up.

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Mangoes and Agave in the Central Valley? California Farmers Try New Crops to Cope With Climate Change

/in , , /by /Cal Mattersby Alastair Bland

In a world of worsening heatwaves, flooding, drought, glacial melting, megafires and other calamities of a changing climate, Gary Gragg is an optimist.

As California warms, Gragg — a nurseryman, micro-scale farmer and tropical fruit enthusiast — looks forward to the day that he can grow and sell mangoes in Northern California.

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Three Scenarios Predicted for Lake Powell Water Levels

/in , , /by /Newsweek by Robyn White

Three possible scenarios have been mapped out for Lake Powell as the summer months approach.

Lake Powell’s water levels could rise to 3,615.62 feet by the end of July, according to a 24-month report on maximum probable inflow released in April by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. This is the best-case scenario mapped out by the bureau.

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Massive Snowpack’s Summer Bonus: Clean, Cheap Electricity for California

/in , , /by /Mercury News by Paul Rogers

The huge snowpack that has blanketed the Sierra Nevada this winter has done more than end California’s drought and extended ski season. It’s also changing how Californians keep the lights on.

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Water, Water Everywhere

/in , /by /Colorado Public Radio by Michael Elizabeth Sakas

On the beach in Southern California, it’s easy to look at the Pacific Ocean and wonder what would happen if we could drink it. It’s already happening in some places, and others from Arizona to the California coast want to expand desalination. If big cities there use more of the ocean and less of the Colorado River, would that leave more water for the southwest? Part 4 of a 10-part series.

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Lower Colorado River Water Users Anticipate Dry 2024

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Service by Joe Duhownik

Following one of the wettest winters in recent history, Arizona officials anticipate a dry 2024 as federal water usage cuts loom.

In a joint Colorado River shortage briefing held by the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Project, officials analyzed current conditions in Colorado River Basin reservoirs and how they’ll change in the near future.

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Los Angeles County Officials Working to Lower Water Consumption

/in , , /by /8 News Nowby Kyle J. Paine

The 8 News Now Investigators ran a four-part series on the “California Water Hogs,” with a special focus on the water used to irrigate farmland in the Imperial Valley, water storage, water recycling, and desalinating seawater. However, officials in Los Angeles County said they are doing more there than people in Las Vegas might think.

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