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Bring new water to the Colorado River, and a national infrastructure bank to finance it

December 25, 2022

Mike Wade, “Imperial Valley can’t sustain another water cut,” Dec. 14, is absolutely right. However, if we can’t get new water to the Colorado River, and even though conservation is important, no amount of conservation is going to fix this problem. Here’s one solution to avoid the looming disaster. The National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) set… >> Read More

Nation’s largest water supplier declares drought emergency

December 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s largest water supplier has declared a drought emergency for all of Southern California, clearing the way for potential mandatory water restrictions early next year that could impact 19 million people. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provides water to 26 different agencies that supply major population centers like… >> Read More

Houston issues boil water notice following power outages to water treatment plants

November 28, 2022

A boil water notice was issued in Houston, Texas, on Sunday after multiple water treatment plants lost power. Houston Public Works wrote in a press release that the water pressure had dropped “below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s required minimum of 20 PSI during a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant.” The… >> Read More

Facing a historic water shortage, agencies across the west target decorative grass

November 17, 2022

With the federal government calling for major cuts in water use to address the historic shortage on the Colorado River, the leaders of 30 agencies that supply cities from the Rocky Mountains to Southern California have signed an agreement committing to boost conservation, in part by pledging to target the removal of one especially thirsty… >> Read More

Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas

November 5, 2022

La Paz County, Arizona (CNN) – Workers with the water district in Wenden, Arizona, saw something remarkable last year as they slowly lowered a camera into the drought-stricken town’s well: The water was moving. But the aquifer which sits below the small desert town in the southwestern part of the state is not a river;… >> Read More

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