Entries Tagged Drought

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is asking its contractors receiving Central Valley Project water for municipal and industrial use to begin planning...

How much water do you need on a daily basis? I mean, how much do you really need?You’ve no doubt budgeted money...

Many cities enjoy easy access to abundant drinking water from rivers, lakes, underground aquifers and the like.El Paso, Texas, is not one...

New research, launched recently by global professional services company GHD, titled “Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience” reveals droughts,...

A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River...

The Water Environment Federation has announced that John Benedict Estrada and Pauline Victoria Estrada, siblings from Clovis North High School in California,...

As reservoir levels dwindle in the arid southwestern United States, scientists have developed a method to estimate summer rainfall in the region...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently made an unprecedented move to protect water levels in Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border, announcing...

Researchers at the University of Kansas School of Engineering are set to begin a two-year project aimed at creating models using projected...

Entry 335950As the western United States continues to face an ongoing megadrought, Colorado politicians are proposing a turf-replacement program that would pay...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a new executive order calling on local water suppliers to activate their drought contingency plans as California faces...

The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced a funding opportunity for WaterSMART: Drought Resiliency Projects. This program provides federal cost-share funds for entities...

The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture recently joined the Western Governors Association to launch a Task Force on Collaborative Conservation designed...

In the drought-prone region between Dallas and Austin, the water utility in Round Rock takes water conservation seriously. The utility encourages conservation by...