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Colorado River Reservoirs Expected To Be Less Than Half Full, Headed Toward Historic Low
Reservoirs that store water along the Colorado River are projected to be less than half full later this year, potentially marking a historic low mark for the river system that supplies water to seven U.S. states and Mexico....
Western water strategy shifting from ‘use it or lose it,’ to ‘waste not, want not’
In recent weeks, federal officials have warned residents of the southwestern United States that their two major lifelines — the Colorado River and the Rio Grande — will deliver alarmingly low water supplies in the coming months....
Pine-Strawberry Officials Implement Heightened Water Use Restrictions
Officials in the communities of Pine and Strawberry this week put mandatory water restrictions in place. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, it’s one of the only areas in the state to have implemented heightened water conservation measures this y...
CAP kills purchase of rural land, water rights for suburban Tucson-Phoenix growth
The agency that operates the CAP must look elsewhere for water for future suburban growth, now that it’s killed a proposed $34 million deal to buy land and water rights in rural Mohave County along the Colorado River....
CAP challenges state recommendation on Quartzsite water lease
Calling the recommendation by ADWR that the Secretary of the Interior deny the proposed lease of Quartzsite’s Colorado River water entitlement a “significant blow” to Quartzsite, CAP argued its case for approval in a letter sent Thursday to...