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Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River

Compared to neighboring states, Utah is less dependent on water from the Colorado River

The Independent UK

Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope

Since 2000, flows on the Colorado River have declined 20% and water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead have dropped to less than 30% of their combined storage

The Independent UK

100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point

In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico

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Western drought funding pushes feds and states to cooperate - Roll Call

The climate and social spending package boosted funding levels for Western drought projects to an unprecedented level.

Roll Call

As talks on Colorado River water falter, US government imposes new restrictions

LOS ANGELES — After Colorado River Basin states failed to meet a deadline for emergency drought reductions Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced new emergency water cuts for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico as the nation’s two largest reservoirs decline to perilously low levels.

Los Angeles Times

As talks on Colorado River water falter, US government imposes new restrictions

LOS ANGELES — After Colorado River Basin states failed to meet a deadline for emergency drought reductions, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it would continue to work with affected states and tribes to reach an agreement.

Los Angeles Times

Tensions grow over lack of a water deal for the shrinking Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to prepare for emergency cuts next year to prevent reservoirs from dropping to dangerously low levels.

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They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado River is approaching a breaking point, its reservoirs depleted and Western states under pressure to drastically cut water use.

Los Angeles Times

Reduced to a trickle, river managers brace for more drying

With hotter and drier weather plaguing New Mexico, water managers are warning that more stretches of one of North America’s longest rivers will be drying up in the coming days

The Independent UK

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished

The Independent UK

A transformer fire at Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished

A transformer exploded Tuesday at the landmark, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt and the cause of the incident is under investigation.

WEKU

What is the role of the Hoover Dam?

The facility provides enough power for 8m people across Nevada, Arizona and California

The Independent UK

As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis

With water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023

The Guardian - US

A water expert reveals how farmers could save U.S. Southwest cities from drought

There is something profoundly unsettling about the lush green landscape in Southern California, a desert transformed by the power of water.

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Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears ‘moment of reckoning’

LOS ANGELES — As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching perilously low levels, a top federal water official said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado River fades

A key fish that has dwelt in the Colorado River since ancient times, and whose presence indicates a healthy river, is now up against a threat from a giant dam above

The Independent UK

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

Federal water officials have announced that they will keep hundreds of billions of gallons of Colorado River water inside Lake Powell instead of letting it flow downstream to southwestern states and Mexico

The Independent UK

Oregon tribe opposes water release for farmers

A Native American tribe in Oregon is assessing its legal options after the U.S. government said it would release water from a federally operated reservoir to downstream farmers along the Oregon-California border

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As drought persists in California, minimal water deliveries announced for the Central Valley Project

With California entering a third year of drought and its reservoirs at low levels, the federal government has announced plans to deliver minimal amounts of water through the Central Valley Project, putting many farmers on notice that they should prepare to receive no water from the system this year.

Benzinga

Stantec Secures $45M Contract From Reclamation Federal Agency

Stantec Inc (NYSE:STN) has secured a five-year IDIQ contract to provide a full suite of architectural, engineering, professional, and technical services for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under the $45 million contract, Stantec will work closely with Reclamation's Technical Services Center. It will…

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