It’s Time to Drain Lake Powell
By Peter Deneen at Gizmodo Nearly 25 years later, the campaign to bypass Glen Canyon Dam has never been stronger. Now may seem like an odd time to make the…
Water Board Attorney goes down Rabbit hole in Nevada water pricing case
Las Vegas, NV. Fourteen days after Virgin Valley Water Board attorney Jedediah (Bo) Bingham took Clark County District Court Judge Timothy Williams into Allice in Wonderland Territory, he led him…
A cost effective and quick way to find groundwater in arid regions
26-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT, by University of South Australia Newswise — Water is a scarce commodity in many countries worldwide, but new cost-effective technology pioneered by researchers in Australia, Egypt…
On the Water Front: Shortage, Accelerated
Since our last check-in on the Colorado River’s water shortage, our water forecast has only worsened. Meanwhile, the political forecast for federal climate action remains as bleak as ever. As we face a worsening water shortage, and as we contend with the apparent shortage in political will to properly address climate change, let’s examine why this pair of shortages is such a huge problem for us.
Reclamation releases updated projections of Colorado River system conditions
COLORADO RIVER BASIN - The Bureau of Reclamation has released its October 24-Month Study and 2-year projections of major reservoir levels within the Colorado River system. These projections detail hydrologic…
Can the Colorado River Sustain More Population Growth?
Gary Wockner Sep. 21, 2021 11:4 EchoWatch News reports about the Colorado River over the last few months have been intense and depressing. The first ever "cuts" in water deliveries out of…
Ancient aquifers are some of the most important, and delicate, water sources out West.
Communities that rely on the Colorado River are facing a water crisis. Lake Mead, the river’s largest reservoir, has fallen to levels not seen since it was created by the…
Attorney Takes Water Board Into Alice In Wonderland Territory
Las Vegas, NV. Once again, Attorney Jedediah (Bo) Bingham is making a mockery out of his client, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), by gratuitously extending and misdirecting legal arguments in…
A Century of Watching the Colorado River
Right where the Colorado River flows into the mouth of the Grand Canyon, an inconspicuous 20-foot-high concrete tower rises from the riverbank. Inside the tower is a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage that will mark its centennial year of monitoring the river on…
We’ll Need to “Return to the Water Front” Next Week.
Today, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its new projection for the Colorado River watershed. Long story short: Our already brutal Colorado River water forecast just got more gruesome. According…
