Showing posts with label Colorado River Compact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado River Compact. Show all posts
January 31, 2019

Arizona joins Colorado River drought plan

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Decision to join drought plan, authorized by lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey, went right up to edge of federal deadline. In this July 28, 2014...
August 16, 2018

As Colorado River Basin reservoirs drop to near-record low levels, possibility of unprecedented water shortage declaration rises

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Climate shift to hotter, drier conditions worsening current water crunch Colorado River Basin By BRUCE FINLEY The Denver Post T he ...
June 21, 2017

Colorado’s runoff has peaked

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Lake Powell 65 percent full, but much of it going to Mead Lake Powell By Gary Harmon The Daily Sentinel T he runoff of 2017 is over and...
December 24, 2016

Lake Powell ‘savings account’ has the potential to run dry

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Completed in 1966, the massive concrete structure of Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the...
December 16, 2016

Delayed Colorado River deal will likely fall to Trump administration to finish

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The Colorado River flows near Arches National Park in Utah in February 2016. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert Su...
December 15, 2016

Feds give 20 more years to Glen Canyon Dam on Colorado River

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FILE - This Nov. 19, 2012, file photo, shows the high-flow release of water into the Colorado River from bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam i...
August 30, 2015

How a 1930s water war between California and Arizona delayed Parker Dam

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Parker Dam and Lake Havasu on the Colorado River in 1939. In 1922, six of seven states signed the Colorado River Compact. Upset with its all...
July 18, 2015

Shrinking Colorado River is a growing concern for Yuma farmers — and millions of water users

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By WILLIAM YARDLEY Los Angeles Times T he Colorado River begins as snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains and ends 1,450 miles south in Mexico ...
May 11, 2015

Colorado River and drought: Arizona's dam problem

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Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. (Ariane Middel/Flickr) Jon Talton - Rogue Columnist Tucson Sentinel A photo hangs in my study showing my moth...
February 27, 2015

As the River Runs Dry: The Southwest's water crisis

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ARIZONA AND THE SOUTHWEST SEEK A BALANCE OF GROWTH AND WATER CONSERVATION AS SUPPLY CONTINUES TO DECLINE Evening and water levels fall at...
December 5, 2014

Water Woes Among Topics For 8 Governors In Vegas

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A view of the Colorado River from a scenic overlook at Glen Canyon on Nov. 22, 2004, in Page, Ariz. (Photo by Jeff Topping/Getty Images) K...
September 28, 2014

Colorado River supply concerns mounting

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Lake Mead levels stand at an all-time low By Dale Rodebaugh Durango Herald T he water in Navajo Reservoir could play a role in meeting Co...