After two exceptionally dry California winters, the East Bay Municipal Utility District is on the brink of declaring a stage 1 drought and asking customers to establish a district-wide voluntary water use reduction of 10 percent. The utility district’s board of directors is meeting Tuesday night and district staff members will present the 2021 Water […]
Arizona may be facing its first official declaration of water shortage next year, a move that would trigger water cutbacks of 512,000 acre-feet — almost 20% of Arizona’s Colorado River entitlement — affecting mainly agricultural users. The 24-Month Study on the Colorado River system, released this month by the Bureau of Reclamation, projects that in June water levels in […]
Some Colorado River tribulations today remind me of a folk story: A young man went to visit his fiancé and found the family trembling and weeping. They pointed to the ceiling, where an axe was embedded in a rafter.
The long-term drought and effects of climate change means more trouble for the millions of people that depend on the Colorado River. In a statement released in early April, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Central Arizona Project state that they expect the first-ever shortage declaration for the river in 2022, meaning substantial […]
Scientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred into a dry area from a distant source. Other shortages are chronic, with communities continuously requiring more water than is […]
As yet another season of drought returns to California, the mood has grown increasingly grim across the vast and fertile San Joaquin Valley. Renowned for its bounty of dairies, row crops, grapes, almonds, pistachios and fruit trees, this agricultural heartland is still reeling from the effects of the last punishing drought, which left the region […]
Major Bay Area Water District on Brink of Declaring Stage 1 Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Amy GraffAfter two exceptionally dry California winters, the East Bay Municipal Utility District is on the brink of declaring a stage 1 drought and asking customers to establish a district-wide voluntary water use reduction of 10 percent. The utility district’s board of directors is meeting Tuesday night and district staff members will present the 2021 Water […]
Cutbacks in Water for Central AZ Farmers Expected
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Arizona Capitol Timesby Greta ForslundArizona may be facing its first official declaration of water shortage next year, a move that would trigger water cutbacks of 512,000 acre-feet — almost 20% of Arizona’s Colorado River entitlement — affecting mainly agricultural users. The 24-Month Study on the Colorado River system, released this month by the Bureau of Reclamation, projects that in June water levels in […]
Opinion: Pumping Up Fear Along the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Salt Lake Tribuneby George SibleySome Colorado River tribulations today remind me of a folk story: A young man went to visit his fiancé and found the family trembling and weeping. They pointed to the ceiling, where an axe was embedded in a rafter.
Arizona’s Water Supply Could be Impacted by Continued Drought Conditions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC 15by Jorge TorresThe long-term drought and effects of climate change means more trouble for the millions of people that depend on the Colorado River. In a statement released in early April, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Central Arizona Project state that they expect the first-ever shortage declaration for the river in 2022, meaning substantial […]
A Better Way to Understand Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /EOSby Elizabeth ThompsonScientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred into a dry area from a distant source. Other shortages are chronic, with communities continuously requiring more water than is […]
Wells Dry Up, Crops Imperiled, Workers in Limbo as California Drought Grips San Joaquin Valley
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagúnAs yet another season of drought returns to California, the mood has grown increasingly grim across the vast and fertile San Joaquin Valley. Renowned for its bounty of dairies, row crops, grapes, almonds, pistachios and fruit trees, this agricultural heartland is still reeling from the effects of the last punishing drought, which left the region […]