Tag: U.s. Bureau Of Reclamation
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The Water Wars of the West have begun | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark down January, 2023, as the month the Water Wars of the West began in earnest. Four incidents this month point to intensifying skirmishing ahead as the fight is joined over the dwindling amount of water carried by The Colorado River. The West’s most important…
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Colorado River states face new deadline on water usage reductions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another deadline to establish major cutbacks in water use in the seven-state Colorado River Basin is quickly approaching, as the states continue talks, as ordered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Last summer Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton ordered the states to figure out how to…
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Feds to pay farmers to use less water, reducing Colorado River strain
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Wednesday announced it will pay farmers in Arizona, Nevada and California to reduce their water use. The newly-created Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program will pay farmers in the the lower basin states of the Colorado River system to conserve water at prices ranging from $330 per acre-foot of water…
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California takes major step to cut back on use of Colorado River water
California water providers, in a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, announced they would conserve up to 400,000 acre-feet annually of Colorado River water in Lake Mead, beginning in 2023 and continuing until 2026. “This water, which would otherwise be used by California’s communities and farms, will meaningfully contribute to stabilizing the Colorado River…
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Tax, climate package includes $4 billion to combat drought in Arizona, Colorado, other basin states
Tucked in the U.S. Senate’s tax and climate package is $4 billion for drought resiliency – money that comes at a critical time as the West grapples with dwindling supply from the Colorado River, depleting reservoirs and a drier climate that’s causing the worst wildfires the region has seen this century. The funding would benefit Colorado…
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Lake Pueblo State Park to take over wildlife area, expand by 800 acres in April
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The most-visited state park in Colorado is about to get even bigger next month, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Lake Pueblo State Park is set to expand by 800 acres with the addition of a wildlife area along the lake’s north shore. The area,…