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Glendale becomes latest Arizona city to begin ramped-up water conservation efforts
Glendale has become the latest Arizona city to enter into stage one of a water restriction plan, in response to the historic drought in the southwest....
Under federal pressure, Colorado River water managers face unprecedented call for conservation
Colorado River water managers are facing a monumental task. Federal officials have given leaders in seven Western states a new charge -- to commit to an unprecedented amount of conservation and do it before an August deadline....
Why Arizona lawmakers must act now – and do something big – on water
Opinion: With budget negotiations at a standstill, some Arizona lawmakers want to park $1 billion for water in a fund and work out the details next year. Big mistake....
Big Colorado River water cuts needed next year, top US official warns
The largest single batch of water-use cuts ever carried out on the Colorado River is needed in 2023 to keep Lakes Mead and Powell from falling to critically low levels, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioner told a congressional hearin...
Painful Colorado River cuts are coming, whether basin states agree or not
Opinion: Colorado River basin states have a choice. They can do more to keep Lake Mead and Lake Powell on life support, or they can balk and let the feds decide for them....