TIME OUT?
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...
Category: Does a Changing Climate Alter Phoenix’s Water Supply?
Running on Empty with Developers and
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...
Bureau of Reclamation “Non-Plan for Lake Mead”
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...
Arizona golf courses exceed water allotments
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...
Why are Lake Powell and Lake Mead dropping so fast?
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...
Phoenix gives up delivery of more water from Lake Mead
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...
Bureau of Reclamation weighs in on recent declines in Lake Powell
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...
Common Myths About De-Salinization
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...
LAKE POWELL TOURIST INDUSTRY MAY TAKE A HIT WITH LAKE’S DECLINE
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...
Current Status of Lake Powell and Lake Mead Reservoirs
Current water levels, Lake Powell and Lake Mead So, how are the current water levels faring in these reservoirs? There has been limited snowpack melt in the upper basin at this time, so the current level of Lake Powell is 3,525 feet above sea level....