Federal Water Tap, February 17: Congress Approves Funding for Drought Information System
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Both chambers of Congress reauthorized a program that coordinates…
Federal Water Tap, February 10: Budget Bill Muddles U.S. Foreign Policy for Large Dams
Language in the budget deal that passed Congress in January instructed…
Federal Water Tap, February 4: Water Crises a Global Threat, Says National Intelligence Director
James Clapper, director of national intelligence, presented the…
Federal Water Tap, January 27: Pulse Flow Coming Soon through Colorado River Delta
By Friday, a working group comprising state representatives,…
Federal Water Tap, January 20: Hark! A Budget!
After a period of budget gloom, the $US 1 trillion spending bill…
Federal Water Tap, January 13: Record U.S. Corn Production in 2013
Popping
U.S. corn production in 2013 set a record of 13.9 billion…
Federal Water Tap, January 6: 2014 Preview
In a normal week, I use this space to look back at U.S. government…
Federal Water Tap, December 30: U.S. Geological Survey Data on Pesticides, Groundwater Baselines
Pesticide Use
The U.S. Geological Survey updated its maps of…
Federal Water Tap, December 23: Congress Begins Tying Loose Ends
Budget Deal
The House and Senate made nice and passed a budget…
Federal Water Tap, December 16: Climate Change and Water Supplies for Two Western U.S. River Basins
Dropping When It's Hot
The Santa Ana watershed, home to 6 million…
Federal Water Tap, December 9: House Passes Water Bills
Fire Hydrants
The margin was atypical but not unprecedented.…
Federal Water Tap, December 2: Enough Salty Groundwater Beneath South-Central U.S. to Fill Great Lakes Twice, USGS Finds
Lots of Water
Aquifers beneath parts of 17 states in the south-central…
