Photo Slideshow: California’s Lingering Drought and Pollution Defy Solutions
Less snowmelt from Sierra Nevada leads to more pumping of Central Valley’s contaminated groundwater.
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California’s Historically Dry 2013 Redefines Drought
Even the soggy parts of California saw less rain than Phoenix.
Federal Water Tap, December 23: Congress Begins Tying Loose Ends
Budget Deal The House and Senate made nice and passed a budget deal, setting total spending limits for the next two years. Now comes the quick work of doling out the money to specific programs. Appropriations committees in both chambers have a January 15 deadline for these negotiations. When Congress reconvenes, two major bills with […]
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 people in Southern California, faces a number of threats to its water supply because of climate change, according to a comprehensive Bureau of Reclamation study. River flows and precipitation will decrease, as will the amount of water infiltrating the basin’s aquifers, which provide […]
NASA’s GRACE Satellites Show Colorado River Basin’s Biggest Water Losses Are Groundwater (2005-2013)
During presentations this week at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, announced that the region’s most visible signs of drought – shrinking reservoirs – are dwarfed by groundwater losses.
Federal Water Tap, December 9: House Passes Water Bills
Fire Hydrants The margin was atypical but not unprecedented. The House voted unanimously last week 384-0 to strike down a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would require fire hydrants to cut the amount of lead in their piping. Representatives from both sides of the aisle agreed with national drinking water lobby groups, who claim […]
Guess Who Proposed the Missouri River Pipeline in the Federal Government’s Colorado River Basin Study?
Hint: It’s not who you might think, says Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton.
Federal Water Tap, November 11: Water’s Value to the U.S. Economy
Chasing the Wind The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked itself a difficult question – What is the value of water to the American economy? – and came up with a broad answer. Water is obviously valuable, but because reliable data on price, quantity, and use is often not kept, water’s “total contribution to the U.S. […]
Federal Water Tap, November 4: President Obama Unveils New Elements in Climate Action Plan
What Should We Do? Continuing to flesh out a plan he outlined in June, President Barack Obama issued an executive order creating two climate change advisory bodies. The Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience is a federal conglomeration, comprising senior officials from at least 30 agencies. The other is a task force of prominent state, […]
Kansas and Army Corps Revive Study to Ship Water from Missouri River to Ogallala Aquifer
In addition to reducing demand from its key aquifer, Kansas wants to study the cost of importing water to the High Plains. But will this cause conflict with neighboring states that also use the river?
Federal Water Tap, October 21: Pakistan Aid Package Includes Money for Dam
No, Thanks The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to consider two water-related cases, Greenwire reports. One case involves the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling that pollution permits are not required to transfer water between sources. The Supreme Court upheld that decision in 2010, but the question now is which court has the jurisdiction to hear […]
Fallowing Farmland: A New Card in Arizona’s Water Shuffle
A pilot project will test how much water can be saved by not growing crops.
