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17 Apr California Water Agencies Hoped Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. When It Came, Some Weren’t Ready.

Posted at 16:10h in Aquifers, California Water Agencies, Colorado River, Drought by ConserveWaterNow

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California water agencies have long sought a way to take advantage of the heavy rainfall events caused by atmospheric rivers. These events have the potential to recharge the state's depleted aquifers, which are essential for water storage and drought mitigation. However, when the much-anticipated deluge...

02 Mar An unfair plan to cut California’s use of Colorado River water

Posted at 18:46h in Colorado River, LA Times by ConserveWaterNow

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(Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California) The seven states that rely on the Colorado River must urgently address how to keep enough water in two severely depleted reservoirs to provide water and power to 40 million people in the southwestern U.S. Emergency steps must...