The American West was once seen as a place of endless possibilities: grand vistas, bountiful resources and cities that somehow grew out of deserts. Now, manifest destiny has become a manifest emergency. A scorching drought made worse by climate change is draining reservoirs at an alarming pace, fueling massive wildfires and deadly heat waves and […]
Climate change is forcing our state to reimagine our water supply future. How do we do that? Easy — we reuse water. Just like recycling a plastic bottle, we can safely use recycled water to drink, irrigate parks, support environmental uses, grow crops, produce energy, and much more. More than just a new source of […]
With the concrete towers of Hoover Dam in the background and the depleted waters of the nation’s largest reservoir below, an unlikely group of allies — conservation activists, businesspeople and officials representing cities and farming communities — on Thursday called for halting all plans that would take more water from the shrinking Colorado River. The 10 […]
Whether you’re a kayaker or an angler or a hard-core gardener in Colorado, we get that this water thing is confusing. If the eastern half of the state is getting plenty of water and the western half is literally burning up, why are we still pumping so much water east over the divide to already-green […]
High up on Colorado’s Independence Pass, a narrow, winding road weaves through the evergreens and across mountain streams, up and over the Continental Divide at more than 10,000 feet. At one point that road crosses a canal. It’s easy to miss if you’re not looking for it, but that canal is part of water infrastructure […]
Several of the state’s key canals will get a sprinkle of state money this year and next toward fixing more than $2 billion in damage caused by sinking land from excessive groundwater pumping. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a massive budget “trailer” bill, which authorizes actual funding for programs and services outlined in the […]
Megadrought Poses ‘Existential’ Crisis in California and the West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS SF Bay Areaby Ben Tracy and John GoodwinThe American West was once seen as a place of endless possibilities: grand vistas, bountiful resources and cities that somehow grew out of deserts. Now, manifest destiny has become a manifest emergency. A scorching drought made worse by climate change is draining reservoirs at an alarming pace, fueling massive wildfires and deadly heat waves and […]
Opinion: Secure California’s Future Water Supply and Invest in Recycled Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Jennifer WestClimate change is forcing our state to reimagine our water supply future. How do we do that? Easy — we reuse water. Just like recycling a plastic bottle, we can safely use recycled water to drink, irrigate parks, support environmental uses, grow crops, produce energy, and much more. More than just a new source of […]
At Shrinking Lake Mead, a New Coalition says Status Quo on Colorado River is Failing
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republic by Ian James and Anton L. DelgadoWith the concrete towers of Hoover Dam in the background and the depleted waters of the nation’s largest reservoir below, an unlikely group of allies — conservation activists, businesspeople and officials representing cities and farming communities — on Thursday called for halting all plans that would take more water from the shrinking Colorado River. The 10 […]
How Water Rights Work in Colorado — and Why Severe Drought Makes Them Work Differently
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Colorado Sunby Michael BoothWhether you’re a kayaker or an angler or a hard-core gardener in Colorado, we get that this water thing is confusing. If the eastern half of the state is getting plenty of water and the western half is literally burning up, why are we still pumping so much water east over the divide to already-green […]
A Massive Plumbing System Moves Water Across Colorado’s Mountains. But This Year, There’s Less To Go Around
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNC / Aspen Public Radio by Alex HagerHigh up on Colorado’s Independence Pass, a narrow, winding road weaves through the evergreens and across mountain streams, up and over the Continental Divide at more than 10,000 feet. At one point that road crosses a canal. It’s easy to miss if you’re not looking for it, but that canal is part of water infrastructure […]
State Ponies Up $100 Million Toward $2.35 Billion Repair Bill for Major Canals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SJV Waterby Lois HenrySeveral of the state’s key canals will get a sprinkle of state money this year and next toward fixing more than $2 billion in damage caused by sinking land from excessive groundwater pumping. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a massive budget “trailer” bill, which authorizes actual funding for programs and services outlined in the […]