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Restoring the Colorado: Bringing New Life to a Stressed River
The Colorado River has been dammed, diverted, and slowed by reservoirs, strangling the life out of a once-thriving ecosystem. But in the U.S. and Mexico, efforts are underway to revive sections of the river and restore vital riparian habita...
Drought, what drought? The Colorado River Basin dance
At the invitation of ...
With CVWD okay, Imperial Irrigation District now holds key to seven state drought deal
It’s all up to the Imperial Irrigation District. The fate of a seven-state plan to address dwindling Colorado River water supply now appears to rest squarely with the sprawling southeastern California water district. Its neighbor to the nor...
Auditor General: Hit by Recession, Arizona's Water Department 10 Years Behind
A decade after the recession cut its budget and staffing to the bone, the state agency tasked with making sure Arizona has a solid water supply is 10 years behind in key elements of groundwater management, according to a recent report by th...
Does Arizona really use less water now than it did in 1957?
Even in the midst of a historical 19-year drought in the Southwest, Arizona uses less water now than it did 62 years ago....