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Water shortages in West likelier than previously thought
There’s a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States could dip to critically low levels by 2025, jeopardizing the steady flow of Colorado River... […]
Arizona’s drought plan offers key lessons for the road ahead
rizona will need to bring the same quality of leadership and creative problem-solving that produced the DCP success story when water stakeholders resume work on the other pillars of a sustainable water future: protecting groundwater in both urban and rural areas, starting the regional process of re-negotiating the 2007 Interim Guidelines, and finding collaborative ways of conserving water while b[...]
Feds seek governors’ input on drought plan as deadline missed
With another deadline missed Monday, the head of the Bureau of Reclamation is now looking for the governors in the states in the Colorado River basin to tell her what they think she should do to keep water levels from dropping even lower.
California district stalls West drought plan over lake money
The Imperial Irrigation District wants $200 million for the Salton Sea, a massive, briny lake in the desert southeast of Los Angeles created when the Colorado River breached a dike in 1905 and flooded a dry lake bed.
Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead
The Gila River Indian Community will provide the promised 500,000 acre feet of water for the state's drought contingency plan after being assured that legislation the tribe opposed is dead.
Bowers yanks contentious water bill that threatened drought plan
After House Speaker Rusty Bowers created a kerfuffle by pushing a bill that threatened to tank Arizona’s efforts to sign onto a multi-state drought plan and craft a similar intrastate plan, he asked at the last minute for the contentious proposal to be held.
Feds to Arizona, California: Drought plan not complete
Despite much fanfare over Arizona’s Legislature passing and Gov. Doug Ducey signing drought plan legislation Thursday, the Department of the Interior is stepping in because federal officials say the drought plan isn’t done.
Democrats: Water plan missing conservation requirement
House Democrats are balking at ratifying a proposed drought contingency plan over what they see as a key missing element.
$100 million water deal will include $30 million from state, Ducey vows
Gov. Doug Ducey vowed Thursday to work with the state Legislature to allocate $30 million to water mitigation efforts so the state can sign onto a multi-state plan to stabilize water levels in Lake Mead, which could soon face a water shortage.
No Arizona drought plan in sight as deadline looms
After months of drought plan negotiations and as the deadline for Arizona to produce an internal agreement on water reductions nears, the state’s water interests have nothing to show for their efforts yet.
Yuma desalination plant unused, could cost millions to update
A CAP report recommends fixing five plant “deficiencies” along with other repairs and replacements, necessary to run the plant even at one-third capacity.
Feds see shortage in 2018 Lake Mead water to Arizona, Nevada
Amid punishing drought, federal water managers are projecting ai??i?? by a very narrow marginai??i?? that Lake Mead won't have enough water to make full deliveries to Nevada and Arizona in 2018.
