After serving three years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water Radhika Fox recently announced that...
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Consortium Formed to Address Water Concerns in Southwest
The Colorado River, which provides drinking water to tens of millions of people and irrigation water to more than 5 million acres...
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News Briefs: Pipe Breaks Deplete Water Supply in Florida Keys
A recent series of three underground pipe breaks in the Village of Islamorada, located in the Upper Keys, severely depleted the Florida Keys water...
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Arizona Taps ASU to Lead Water Innovation Initiative
Arizona State University and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that the university will lead a multiyear Arizona Water Innovation Initiative to...
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News Briefs: California Prepares for Another Dry Winter
Entry 335534With California’s official water year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) in the books, officials say the state is likely to continue...
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News Briefs: Arkansas Woman Dies After Trying to Save Boy From Storm Drain
Entry 335578A woman who recently attempted to save an 11-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain has also died, according...
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News Briefs: Lack of Water Access Costs U.S. Billions Annually, Says Non-Profit Report
Entry 335712A non-profit organization based out of California called Dig Deep recently released a report claiming that a lack of access to...
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New Method Predicts Summer Rainfall Months in Advance in Southwest
As reservoir levels dwindle in the arid southwestern United States, scientists have developed a method to estimate summer rainfall in the region...
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Bureau of Reclamation Takes Action to Boost Drought-Stricken Lake Powell
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently made an unprecedented move to protect water levels in Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border, announcing...
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Experts Predict Hurricane Season Will Only Be Slightly Above Average
For the seventh year in a row, University of Arizona hurricane forecasters say to prepare for an above-average hurricane season, which runs...
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News Briefs: Arizona Governor Announces Big Water Investment Plan at State of State Address
Entry 336186Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced a plan to invest $1 billion to secure Arizona’s water future for the next 100...
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Groundwater Flow to Colorado River May Decline by a Third over Next 30 Years
Entry 336332A new study projects that a hot and dry future climate may lead to a 29% decline in Upper Colorado River Basin “baseflow”...
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News Briefs: U.S. Declares Water Shortage on Colorado River
Entry 336571The U.S. government has declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering supply cuts as Lake Mead continues...
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Model Predicts Urban Development and Greenhouse Gases Will Fuel Floods
When rain began falling in northern Georgia Sept. 15, 2009, little did Atlantans know they would witness epic flooding throughout the city....















