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Tag: Lake Mead

Brett Fleck shows where Colorado River water enters Peoria’s water treatment facility on March 18, 2024. The city has plans to build new water purification technology that will turn sewage into usable water, decreasing the strain on the Colorado River and groundwater. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC)
Posted inSustainability

Does Arizona have enough water? Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does

by Adnan Alam Jun 25, 2024Jul 3, 2024

Brett Fleck does not have an easy job. He manages water for a city in the desert. He has to keep taps flowing while facing a complicated equation: Peoria is growing – attracting big business and thousands of new residents each year – but its main source of water is shrinking. Standing on the edge […]

Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

A plumbing issue at Lake Powell dam could mean big trouble for Western water

by Steve Crane May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Indigenous, Sustainability

Gila River Indian Community rejects states’ plan for Colorado, works with feds

by Steve Crane Mar 15, 2024Mar 15, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Colorado River states offer competing proposals for managing water

by Steve Crane Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

If trees could talk: Tree rings show recent decades warmest in 500 years

by Steve Crane Mar 4, 2024Mar 4, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

An early-winter ‘snow drought’ is leaving the West’s mountains high and dry

by Steve Crane Jan 3, 2024Jan 3, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Winter snow could help recharge the Colorado River. But what if it doesn’t?

by Steve Crane Dec 20, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Some breathing room as water managers meet to weigh Colorado River’s future

by Steve Crane Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

River reprieve: Wet winter, conservation deal ease Colorado planning for now

by Steve Crane Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

‘Scoping’ results show new Colorado River rules will face a range of demands

by Steve Crane Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage

by Steve Crane Aug 23, 2023Aug 24, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Feds ease Colorado River cuts after positive forecast, but work remains

by Steve Crane Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023

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