The Arizona Diamondbacks ripped out the grass at Chase Field ahead of the 2019 season, replacing it with synthetic grass. It was a business decision, but it also ended up being a water-conservation measure. The Phoenix-based major league baseball team thought it would save 2 million gallons a year. In the first season, the savings […]
The takeaway from the “500-plus plan,” the recently inked effort to save Lake Mead, can be summed up in just three words: We’re. Not. Done. That doesn’t make the deal any less consequential.
Like a sinister specter that won’t vanish, drought was already writing the playbook for water supplies in Utah and the rest of the West as early as fall of 2020. The year 2021 may have been months ahead, but extremely dry conditions during those last few months of 2020 amplified the reality of what was […]
A federal plan to spend $210 million on water conservation programs includes $40 million for “conserving 500,000+ acre-feet of water over the next two years to stabilize the decline of Lake Mead.” The plan also includes $10 million for efforts to suppress wildfires in the West.
John Entsminger walks a fine line as Southern Nevada’s top water official. On one side, he has to explain the seriousness of a shrinking Colorado River to climate change skeptics and people who are content with not immediately handling the West’s water woes. On the other, he has to quell concerns of crisis on a river […]
A Southern Nevada water board approved a pair of resolutions Monday that seek to scale back future water consumption to accommodate population growth over the next several decades. The Southern Nevada Water Authority board of directors approved one resolution to ban the installation of grass in new developments and another that supports a moratorium on the use […]
Water Worries in West Force Sports Teams to Get Creative
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Erica HunzingerThe Arizona Diamondbacks ripped out the grass at Chase Field ahead of the 2019 season, replacing it with synthetic grass. It was a business decision, but it also ended up being a water-conservation measure. The Phoenix-based major league baseball team thought it would save 2 million gallons a year. In the first season, the savings […]
Opinion: The Lower Basin Inked A Plan To Save Lake Mead In Just 4 Months. But We’re Not Done
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Arizona Republicby Joanna AllhandsThe takeaway from the “500-plus plan,” the recently inked effort to save Lake Mead, can be summed up in just three words: We’re. Not. Done. That doesn’t make the deal any less consequential.
The Pain Of The West-wide Drought In 2021
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Deseret Newsby Amy Joi O'DonoghueLike a sinister specter that won’t vanish, drought was already writing the playbook for water supplies in Utah and the rest of the West as early as fall of 2020. The year 2021 may have been months ahead, but extremely dry conditions during those last few months of 2020 amplified the reality of what was […]
Federal Drought Funding Includes $40 Million to ‘Stabilize’ Lake Mead Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /8 News Now Las Vegasby Greg HaasA federal plan to spend $210 million on water conservation programs includes $40 million for “conserving 500,000+ acre-feet of water over the next two years to stabilize the decline of Lake Mead.” The plan also includes $10 million for efforts to suppress wildfires in the West.
Water Authority Manager says Colorado River Out of Easy Solutions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Blake ApgarJohn Entsminger walks a fine line as Southern Nevada’s top water official. On one side, he has to explain the seriousness of a shrinking Colorado River to climate change skeptics and people who are content with not immediately handling the West’s water woes. On the other, he has to quell concerns of crisis on a river […]
Las Vegas Board Approves Grass Ban in New Developments
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Blake ApgarA Southern Nevada water board approved a pair of resolutions Monday that seek to scale back future water consumption to accommodate population growth over the next several decades. The Southern Nevada Water Authority board of directors approved one resolution to ban the installation of grass in new developments and another that supports a moratorium on the use […]