drought in West | Richard Restuccia's H2o Trends

On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior declared the Colorado River’s first-ever tier 2 shortage. This is historic news with far-reaching consequences. This means further reductions in water delivery to the West, specifically a 21% river draw reduction for Arizona. The drought in the West looks like it will get worse before it gets better. The Department of the Interior is also reducing Nevada’s share by 8% and Mexico by 7%…. Read more »

How Water In The West Impacts Everyone

May 08, 2013 /

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This is going to be the third consecutive year of drought in the West and we are feeling an impact. The water source in Colorado’s Front Range is in short supply. 100 percent of the state is experiencing some level of drought, snowpack is at 70 percent of the long-term average and just 91 percent of last year’s total. Local experts say the water situation is worse than 2002 when Colorado experienced severe… Read more »