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Here’s how Valley utilities protect water supply amid rapid growthArizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, gaining about 150,000 new residents annually. Along with the rise in population comes an increase in home, business and entertainment...
AZ Central
Metro Phoenix is losing water from the Verde River when we need it most. Can we stop it?Opinion: Sediment from the Verde River is slashing storage capacity at Horseshoe Lake, creating potential problems for metro Phoenix's future water supplies.
AZ Central
Some Arizona golf courses are pushing back against the state's plan to reduce water useManagers of some Arizona golf courses are fighting a plan that would cut water use at a time when the state is being forced to confront shrinking water supplies. A group representing golf...
Associated Press
Lake Mead, Key Reservoir On Colorado River, Hits Record Low Amid DroughtA key reservoir on the Colorado River has dipped to its record low in the latest showing of the drought's grip on the region.
Discover Magazine
Drought And Overuse Of Water Push The Western U.S. Across A Scary ThresholdLake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, passed a scary threshold last week.
AZ Central
As Lake Mead drops below shortage mark, shifting shorelines keep marinas in motionPeople who fish for striped bass and catfish in Lake Mead are seeing their favorite stretches of shoreline transform around them.
The Hill
The Colorado River is facing an alarming water shortage for the first time everBetween Las Vegas and Arizona, Lake Mead, the body of water that is fed by the Colorado River, dropped below 1,075 feet on Tuesday. The low water marks are signaling what could be the first-ever...
AZ Central
Hoover Dam, symbol of the modern West, faces a new test with an epic water shortageHoover Dam towers more than 700 feet above Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada state line, holding back the waters of the Colorado River. On top of the dam, where visitors peer down the graceful...
CNN
First-ever Colorado River water shortage is now almost certain, new projections showThousands of people will celebrate Memorial Day this weekend on the water of Lake Mead, just 24 miles east of Las Vegas on the border of Arizona and Nevada.
The Hill
Lack of water efficiency funding undercuts fight against droughtWith the current drought already impacting over 90 million people in the U.S. and with water scarcity likely to get worse because of population growth and climate change, there is an...
