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Lake Powell is about to get a boost. How much will it help?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 4 days agoSpring represents a fresh start for plants, animals, alarm clocks — and Lake Powell. Lake Powell’s...
Colorado River study reveals how water is used
Newsweek· 10 hours agoMore than half of the Colorado River's total annual water flow is used on agriculture, a new study has found. The report, published in Communications...
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds
LA Times via AOL· 10 hours agoThe river’s flow has declined dramatically since 2000, and research has shown that global warming...
The Colorado River has been overused for years, but no one knew exactly where all the water was...
The Salt Lake Tribune· 14 hours ago“Remarkably, the whole water budget of the Colorado River’s water has never been put together,”...
More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study
Courthouse News Service· 19 hours agoAll the water from the Colorado River is accounted for, by either humans or the surrounding...
Cox optimistic Utah will end up with 'fair' Colorado River allocation as negotiations continue
KSL Salt Lake City· 7 days agoRiver Basin states will be able to reach an agreement on how to share the river's vital water supply...
U.S. hydropower production dropped to a 22-year low in 2023 - Marketplace
Marketplace· 13 hours agoU.S. hydropower production was down 11% from the year before and dipped to a 22-year low last year,...
What uses most of California’s water supply?
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn its analysis of water year 2023, the DWR says the Colorado River Basin benefited from the wet winter and saw improved amounts of water in Lake ...
It's easy to find fecal pollution in SWFL waters; what's hard is finding how to stop it
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBecause it is ag. And it is septic. And it is the lake ... all of these things we can improve upon....
Las Vegas Is Going All In on Its Water Conservation Plan
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoAnything goes in Las Vegas, except excessive water use. In contrast with cities like Phoenix or Los...