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Lake Mead Drains to Record Low As Western Drought Deepens
Despite drying conditions, four states plan additional water projects. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Lake Mead — America’s largest reservoir, Las Vegas’ main water source, and an important indicator for water supplies in the Southwest — will fall this week to its lowest level since 1937 when the manmade lake was first being filled, […]
The Stream, June 19: One Quarter of India’s Land Becoming Desert
Desertification Approximately 105 million hectares, or 32 percent of India’s land, is degraded and one quarter is facing desertification, according to India’s environment minister, Reuters reported. The trend is thought to be caused by overuse of land for grazing livestock and shifting rainfall patterns. India is not alone. Globally, 2 billion hectares a year are […]
Study: Water Stress Affects Fewer Cities Than Previously Thought
Pipelines and canals buy some cities a ticket out of water stress — for now. Image via Shutterstock The Central Arizona Project moves water 540 kilometers (336 miles) from the Colorado River to cities in the desert heart of Arizona. Click image to enlarge. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue For water, as for the […]
Federal Water Tap, May 27: Senate Passes Water Infrastructure, Drought Bills
Both sides of Congress passed a $US 12 billion water infrastructure package last week. The 532-page Water Resources Reform and Development Act is a doozy. It hands out money, defines policies, and orders new studies. The highlights: Project planning assessments, called feasibility studies, will be capped at three years and $US 3 million dollars, codifying […]
Federal Water Tap, May 19: EPA Recommends New Water Quality Standards for Chemical Pollutants
How much benzene should be allowed in a liter of river water? Or how about vinyl chloride? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a new answer for 94 federally regulated chemicals, though states and tribes will be the ultimate arbiters. The EPA is updating human health benchmarks for chemical concentrations in rivers, lakes, and streams […]
Federal Water Tap, May 5: Irrigation Expansion and Water Project Proposals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture brought a bounty of farm data to the public market on Friday when it released the 2012 agriculture census. Published every five years, the census is a trove of information down to the county level on production practices, farm economics, and rural demographics. Being a water news site, Circle of […]
Federal Water Tap, April 28: Release Dates Set for Major Agriculture, Climate, Water Reports
Air, land, and water. Greek elements each, the basic substances of life will have a turn in the American spotlight in the coming weeks and months. First in line is land. Data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture will be released online May 2. Published every five years, the census is the most comprehensive picture […]
The Stream, April 14: Crowdsourcing Data to Map China’s Water Quality
China A startup program in China, initiated by the company behind the Taobao Marketplace, seeks to create a map of water quality across the country by allowing residents to purchase water quality testing kits and upload the results with their smartphones, Bloomberg News reported. The results will be aggregated in a map that the company’s […]
The Stream, April 7: Tehran May Be Headed For Water Rationing
Water Supply Reservoir levels outside of Tehran are at a “critical level” and approximately 500 cities across Iran are facing water shortages, according to water officials in the country, Voice of America reported. Officials said water cuts could be imposed for some of the 22 million people served by Tehran’s water supply if consumption is […]
Federal Water Tap, April 7: Population Growth and Climate Change Will Radically Alter California’s Largest Watershed
A major Bureau of Reclamation study depicts widespread changes in the coming decades for water supply and demand in California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, as well as for water quality in the delta ecosystem where the two rivers intersect. The study, to be released publically later this month, uses climate models and population trends […]
Q & A: Julene Bair, Author of The Ogallala Road
Fancy machinery and irrigation systems that pull millions of gallons per day from the nation’s largest aquifer have transformed the High Plains. But at what cost? Circle of Blue’s Brett Walton spoke with Julene Bair, author of The Ogallala Road, a memoir of a life shaped by land and water. Farmers in the High Plains […]
