water supply phoenix drought
Updates Feb 2, 2023 I’m watching the final pipe sections of the drought contingency pipeline being placed into the ground in my neighborhood here in Phoenix. That’s good, since the CAP allocation has been cut by about 20% into the city. So, what’s happened recently...
TIME OUT? We just returned from Lake Mead, where we took a tour of the dam and the turbine room. The BLM tour guide took us to just above the Nevada side turbines, where we could see a 30-foot pipe that led down to the...
What to Do to Save the Colorado As the drought continues, some valley developers are running into problems securing water This is happening because the AZ Dept of Water Resources (agency that issues water certificates) is questioning whether existing groundwater supplies are enough for these...
Joanna Allhands, Columnist for the AZ Republic in the Opinion Section of 8/17/22 lays out the recent developments in the ongoing water crisis of the Colorado River. Weeks ago, the Bureau (which oversees Lakes Powell and Mead) had given the 7 basin states a 8/16/22...
A recent (July 31) article in the Arizona Republic outlines how local golf courses are going over their water allotments, underlining how little conservation is being taken seriously in the Phoenix area. (author) As the article states, Arizona golf courses have claimed that they are...
Recently the Bureau of Reclamation has placed an additional requirement on the 7 states that make up the Upper and Lower Colorado River Group. They must come up with an additional 2-4 million acre-feet of water by August 2022 or else the Bureau will take...
The city of Phoenix said on July 1 that it would leave an additional 14,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead to bring its yearly total so far to 30,000 acre-feet. (Phoenix Business Journal, JULY 1) This effort is part of the 500plus plan, whose...
As of 6/24/22, the Bureau of Reclamation has imposed a new requirement on the water managers of the Central Arizona Project and the 7 Colorado river states: They must come up with a plan by mid-August 2022 to somehow save 2-4 million additional acre feet...
The earth is presently warming due to climate change and the burning of fossil fuels. In the coming years, this will have the effect of diminishing and limiting the amount of freshwater available worldwide. Many countries and areas already are nearing the point where freshwater...
As lake Powell declines there have been a lot of changes to the tourist industry in the area. There used to be fifteen points of access or boat ramps around the lake, but with recent declines in the water level, that has changed markedly. Now...