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Nonnative Quagga Mussels Impacting Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Mead and Lake Powell are both infested with non-native quagga mussels. The task ahead is keeping them from infesting other waters and infrastructure....
Survival of North America’s Desert Wetlands Depends on Lake Mead
Shortages of Colorado River water could reduce water available for agriculture, in turn reducing the agricultural runoff that supports the Cienaga de Santa Clara and the Salton Sea. ...
Monsoon rains found to be beneficial to underground aquifers
A team of researchers has been studying the fate of monsoon rainfall and its impact on groundwater recharge in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico....
Watering Reminder - August
The recommendations above are for plants that are established in the landscape (in the ground about two years). To determine how long (how many minutes or hours) to run your sprinklers and/or your drip irrigation, visit ...
Valley Cities Find Innovative Ways To Remake Irrigation Canals For Multiple Uses
For more than two generations, the hundreds of miles of irrigation canals lacing the Valley of the Sun have served a single, utilitarian purpose. They delivered water where it needed to go....