FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — To maintain power generation for thousands of homes across much of the western United States, a canyon in eastern Utah will gush so much water this spring that it will keep as many as 50,000 toilets flushing at any one time. While the Green and Colorado rivers may seem like … Read more
Kagwell, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akechi still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water in 2002. At 39 years old, the mother of seven was about to break one of Lake Victoria’s oldest taboos: women boarding fishing boats. The now 61-year-old said: “People were claiming that if a woman went into the water … Read more
In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more
Kern County, California — Tucked into a green-gold hillside at the base of the San Joaquin Valley, this low midcentury building is the heart of California’s great water system. For more than 50 years, the Edmundston Pumping Station has pumped water nearly 2,000 feet from the towering Tehachapi Mountains, connecting water from Northern California to … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — As severe drought conditions continue across central North Carolina, Raleigh Water announced that it will be implementing Stage 1 water restrictions starting Monday due to prolonged dry weather impacting major watersheds in the region. The drought is having a major impact on the watersheds that feed Falls Lake and Swift Creek, … Read more
The water crisis along the Colorado River, a critical water source for California and six other states, has become so serious that the Trump administration is responding with emergency measures to prevent disaster at the nation’s second-largest reservoir. Efforts to raise Lake Powell’s water levels would result in reduced water flow to farms and cities … Read more
An “incomprehensible” disaster has struck NSW wetlands after the state water board abruptly stopped environmental flows in the north-west region, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterfowl, frogs and sheep. Researchers at the University of New England (UNE) are desperately trying to save more than 300 turtles they say were left for dead at Gwydir … Read more