Budget Constraints, Anomalies Delay USGS Water Data Release

tap Budget and personnel issues have delayed the 2005 U.S. Geological Survey national water use data, leaving many in the water world anxiously awaiting its release.

Buried for Decades, Urban Waterways Are Natural Cure for Concrete World

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cheonggyecheon2 Among the losers of the great twentieth century urbanization were the rivers and streams in cities around the world, soon to be sharing their space with millions of new people.

Federal Judge Declares Atlanta Water Withdrawals Illegal

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lanier According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a federal judge has given Georgia three years to stop withdrawing water from a federal reservoir.

Peter Gleick: Saving California Agriculture

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pacinstreport The Pacific Institute has just released a major new study that shows that a strong and healthy California agricultural sector can flourish despite diminishing water supply and future uncertainty from climate change.

California Report: In Dry Times, Deep Reservoir of Water Solutions

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New report highlights possible solutions to state's water shortages.

Video: Toxic Coal Ash Town in Indiana

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A small Indiana town is slated for cleanup as an EPA Alternative Superfund Site.

Coal Ash: Town’s Toxic Water Embodies National Challenge

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Dirty legacy contaminates groundwater of an Indiana town.

Peter Gleick: An Eastern Judge Points the Way to Solving Western Water Problems

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chattahoochee A District Court judge in the southeastern United States has just described our water problems with stunning clarity.

Rains Bring Mumbai Long-awaited Reprieve from Drought

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mumbia_rain Mumbai’s weather goes from one extreme to another, as heavy monsoon rains follow a prolonged dry spell in western India.

Turkmenistan Vows to Water its Desert, Write New Tale of Glory

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desertwstroke Turkmen leaders are determined to revive life in the country's barren sands with a grandiose water project.

Peter Gleick: California’s Looming Groundwater Catastrophe

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gleickcalipump21 California is one of the only states in the United States with almost completely unregulated groundwater use.

Democrats Call for Studies as Industry Assails Proposals to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing

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