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Water In The West

US Senate Press Release:  Senators, Congressman Fight to Recover "Useable" Water in Arid West  April 18, 2007  

USGS Media Advisory:  USGS To Host Congressional Briefing on Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources  April 24, 2007  

NY Times:  Little Help for Watersheds in the West  April 24, 2007

CO - Summit Daily News:  Well crackdown intensifies in Summit   April 27, 2007
9News.com:  Colorado Farmers ask state to turn wells back on  April 30, 2007 Twin Falls , ID Times-News:  Idaho groundwater pumpers could lose water  May 1, 2007
ABQ Journal:  Water Storage Limits Looming for Farmers  May 1, 2007 Modesto Bee Editorial:  Making ethanol of corn takes far too much water  May 1, 2007
CattleNetwork.com:  US Drought: Dry Conditions Remain In The West, Moisture Helps Wyoming  May 3, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho water manager warns largest curtailment in history looms  May 6, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho communities could face restrictions under water call  May 6, 2007 Capital Press:  State files appeal on Delta pumps decision  May 7, 2007
Capital Press: Dry spring leaves Idaho dependent on reservoir carryover  May 7. 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho groundwater pumpers take their case to court  May 8, 2007  
Contra Costa Times:  Water agency appeals pumping ruling  May 8, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  Judge keeps water flowing  May 9, 2007
Coeur d'Alene Press:  Study says Spokane aquifer still running below capacity  May 9, 2007 Capital Press:  CA Governor calls for pressure on water plan  May 9, 2007
Highland CA  News:  Editorials: Humans first  May 10, 2007 Reuters:  Climate Change Threatens California Water Supply  May 10, 2007
Billings Gazette:  BuRec extends low releases from Wyoming reservoir  May 11, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho issues second round of groundwater warnings  May 11, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican:  Snowpack levels still hefty in northern New Mexico  May 11, 2007 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  With Low Snake Flows Likely, Spill/Transport Options Discussed  May 11, 2007
Living on the Earth:  Pumping Up Controversy  May 11, 2007 Ventura County Star:  Drought declared in parts of Ojai Valley  May 12, 2007
Denver Post:  Interior should approve Colorado River water plan  May 13, 2007 AP:  Colorado River flows again below normal  May 13, 2007
Aspen Times:  Officials worried about in-stream flows for Colorado waterways  May 13, 2007 High Plains Journal:  Senators, congressman fight to recover "useable" water in arid Colorado   May 14, 2007
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Even with approval, Nevada pipeline plan still under scrutiny  May 14, 2007 Denver Post:  Piping plan could bring peace to Colorado water wars  May 14, 2007
Billings Gazette:  Snowpack in Montana rapidly dwindling  May 15, 2007 CA Recordnet:  Officials vote to charge property owners to draw groundwater  May 15, 2007
Capital Press:  Economist sees strength for California agriculture  May 15, 2007 AP:  NM Court upholds commission authority over water quality  May 15, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican:  N.M. appeals court says state has authority over all surface water  May 16, 2007 California Farm Bureau:  For now, delta pump shutdown has been averted  May 16, 2007
Arizona Republic:  Group accuses Ariz. lawmakers of ignoring river health  May 16, 2007 Capital Press:  Farmers concerned over reuse project  May 11, 2007
AP:  Senate Defeats Provision To Require Army Corps To Consider Climate Change  May 16, 2007 Dissident Voice:  The Beautiful and the Dammed - How the West Got Flooded  May 17, 2007
Arizona Republic :  Arizona researchers detail 12th Century epic drought  May 18, 2007 Capital Press:  Suit targets Snake flows  May 18, 2007
Family Farm Alliance :  Bureau of Reclamation's Managing for Excellence Update  May 18, 2007 Los Angeles Times:  Agency expects extreme summer drought  May 19, 2007
Great Falls Tribune:  Tribes seek controversial water rights  May 20, 2007 Billings Gazette:  Wyoming says Montana jumped the gun on water lawsuit  May 20, 2007
USA Today:  Drought report for the West grows more dismal  May 21, 2007 Great Falls Tribune:  Montana, tribes piece together water bill for Congress  May 21, 2007
Billings Gazette:  Montana, Wyoming draw battle lines on water dispute  May 21, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho Power sues state over Snake River water  May 21, 2007
Denver Post:  Winter's fickle bounty means spotty summer water picture in Colorado  May 21, 2007 Billings Gazette:  Troubled Waters: Wyoming irrigators are also hurting  May 21, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican:  Judge's ruling solidifies N.M.'s authority over water  May 22, 2007 Santa Fe New Mexican:  Full reservoirs buoy New Mexico's water picture  May 22, 2007
Billings Gazette:  Drought, growth increases importance of Wyoming, Montana pact  May 22, 2007 Family Farm Alliance :  Important Water Resources Developments in Congress  May 23, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  Colorado man says water project could unite state  May 23, 2007 AP:  Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska plan water talks in August  May 23, 2007  
AP:  Colorado releases water to fulfill pact with Kansas , Nebraska   May 23, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho water users reach deal, avoid curtailment  May 24, 2007
Billings Gazette:  Collaboration may bring more control over use of Montana river  May 24, 2007 Grand Junction Sentinel:  Glen Canyon Institute leader: dam is doomed, so tear it down now  May 24, 2007
AP:  Arizona lawmakers limit growth based on water supply  May 25, 2007 AP:  Nevada lawmakers kill idea for another water authority  May 25, 2007
Albuquerque Tribune:  Protect N.M.'s rivers, don't just mess with them  May 25, 2007 Cattle Network:  Drought Creates Livestock Water Supply, Access Issues  May 25, 2007
Lahontan Valley News:  Drought reveals Nevada Lake's ghostly past  May 25, 2007 Aspen Times:  Diversity of interests compete for Colorado River water  May 29, 2007
Deseret News:  Utah program tackles watershed restoration across the state  May 29, 2007 d'Alene Press:  Tribe, county fight over jurisdiction of Idaho river  May 29, 2007
American Property Coalition:  Group Says Oberstar Water Bill Threatens Wide Range of Interests  May 29, 2007 Stockton Record:  Untamed river may get wilder  May 29, 2007
Deseret News:  State striving to 'rehabilitate' watersheds  May 29, 2007 Inside BayArea:  Judge rules Delta project permit illegal  May 29, 2007
KPBS:  Judge Mandates New Plan for Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta  May 30, 2007 Capital Press:  California shuts down delta pumps to save smelt  May 31, 2007
SacBee:  Delta pumps halted  June 1, 2007 AP:  State halts key water pumps to protect endangered delta smelt  June 1, 2007
Capital Press:  Water storage bill seen as vital to Oregon ag  June 1, 2007 Capital Press:  Idaho - Water storage options weighed  June 1, 2007
San Jose Mercury News:  Delta smelt: 'canary in the coal mine'?  June 2, 2007 Denver Post:  Entrepreneur says Colorado water pipeline a done deal  June 4, 2007
AP:  Lawmakers revive Northern Nevada water authority plan  June 4, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune :  Vegas tapping Utah water?  June 5, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  USGS report: Utah, Nevada desert aquifers interconnected  June 5, 2007 Albuquerque Journal:  N.M. desalinization project draws widespread attention  June 5, 2007
Billings Gazette:  Montana snowpack makes an early exit  June 5, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  EPA rule change will affect intermittent waterways in the West  June 6, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  Low flows on Colorado River have federal officials seeking solutions  June 7, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho judge lifts restraining order on water curtailment  June 7, 2007
Family Farm Alliance Press Release:  Family Farm Alliance Offers Congress Guidance to Meet Climate-Driven Water Challenges  June 7, 2007 Family Farm Alliance :  O’Toole Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power on Climate Change and Water Supply Impacts   June 6, 2007
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance :  Fishery Scientists Renew Appeal to Save Delta Smelt  June 6, 2007 Fitch Ratings: Fitch Monitors California Water Ratings in Light of State Water ...  June 7, 2007
Modesto Bee: Can't get handle on pump restart  June 7, 2007 Capital Press:  Idaho - Irrigation pumpers dealt setback  June 7, 2008
Santa Fe New Mexican:  As N.M. river begins to run dry, it picks up another endangered listing  June 8, 2007 Capital Press Editorial:  As fish, farmers fight for water, reservoirs must be built  June 8, 2007
Capital Press:  Delta pumping to resume SundayJune 8, 2007 AP:  Farmers in 23 California counties can get federal drought loans  June 8, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  Utah has a dog in the Las Vegas water fight  June 10, 2007 Reno Gazette-Journal:   Nevada lawmakers approve regional water authority for W. Nevada  June 11, 2007
UK Independent:  The wrath of 2007: America's great drought  June 11, 2007 Billings Gazette: Montana senators criticize BuRec for Wyoming water hold  June 12, 2007 
AP:  Texas Faces Daunting Challenge to Maintain Water Supplies  June 11, 2007 Capital Press:  Special meeting called on water - Westlands Water District to meet on delta water issues   June 12, 2007
Stockton Record:  California: Pumps may spark battle over endangered species  June 12, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  Idaho water official ready to shutdown groundwater pumps  June 13, 2007
Pleasanton Weekly:  Water officials expect to make decision on Delta pumps Friday  June 12, 2007 Water Technology Online:  Delta pumps restarted, water exports rise  June 13, 2007
SacBee:  Delta water exports to increase  June 13, 2007 Alameda Times-Star:  Pumps resume, farmers struggle  June 13, 2007
Capital Press:  Sonoma County makes water conservation mandatory  June 14, 2007 Voice of San DiegoWorries Grow Over Fragile, Vital Delta Water Supply  June 14, 2007
Modesto Bee:  Bank on the groundwater measure to store the liquid gold in Madera  June 18, 2007 Tri-City Herald:  Project aims for cleaner Columbia River   June 19, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  Western Slope water groups meet in Colorado  June 19, 2007 St. George Spectrum:  Utah Democrats hear both sides of Powell pipeline debate  June 19, 2007
Albuquerque Journal:  N.M. senator seeks $1.37 billion to settle tribal water claims  June 19, 2007 Walla Walla Union-Bulletin:  Deadline dominates talk on water rule  June 19, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  BuRec signs off on Colorado River drought management plan  June 20, 2007 Reuters  Search for Water Gets Harder in U.S. Southwest  June 20, 2007
Central Valley Business Times:  Drought reaches state of emergency in part of Central Valley  June 23, 2007 Norman, OK Transcript:  Continued drought in the West  June 23, 2007  
Capital Press:  Congressional hearing on Bay-Delta crisis July 2  June 22, 2007 Capital Press:  Sonoma Co. makes water conservation mandatory  June 22, 2007
Colorado Springs Gazette:  Water on loan  June 24, 2007 Grand Island, NE Independent:  Landowners play major role in water bank's success  June 24, 2007

Corvallis Gazette-Times:  Who gets the water?  Cities or fish?  June 24, 2007

Albuquerque Journal:  Water supplies dwindling on Navajo Nation  June 25, 2007
Montana Standard:  Montana river already down to 13 percent of normal  June 26, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune:  Colorado River drought plan bubbles up  June 27, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  NPS officials say new study needed for Lake Powell water plan  June 27, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune Editorial:  Drought plan: Hope for managing the Colorado River   June 26, 2007
Water Technology Online:  USGS develops ‘budgets’ for NV aquifer   June 27, 2007 Greeley Tribune:  Sen. Allard has secured $79 million for Colorado as part of the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill  June 27 , 2007
AP:  N.M. senators pledge to go it alone on Navajo water bill  June 28, 2007 Arizona Republic:  Arizona river runs dry  June 29, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho officials say enforcement of water curtailment order problematic  June 29, 2007 Family Farm Alliance :  June 2007 "Water Review"  June 29, 2007
Capital Press:  Veto threat scuttles Oasis Bill - Farmers will go another season without tapping
Columbia River   June 29, 2007
East Oregonian Editorial:  They call it 'Oasis Project' for a reason  June 28, 2007
Harry Cline:  California hiding behind tiny smelt, not facing reality  July 3, 2007 Capital Press:   West sizzles through heat wave, little rain raise fire concerns  July 5, 2007
Idaho Statesman:  City slickers need to keep their eyes on the water war  July 5, 2007 Summit Daily News:  So, how dirty is the Snake River?  July 4, 2007
The New Mexican:  Officials want data on pollution threat   July 5, 2007 Center for Biological Diversity:  San Pedro River Flow Disappearing Near Fort Huachuca for Third Time  July 6, 2007
Arizona Republic Wave of commitment can save Arizona river  July 6, 2007 Capital Press:  Owyhee Dam celebrates 75th anniversary  July 6, 2007
Contra Costa Times Editorial:  California must get control of water policy  July 8, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:  We're running out of water  July 8, 2007
Los Angeles Times:  California river roars back to life  July 9, 2007 Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:  San Pedro River Flow Disappearing Near Fort Huachuca for Third Time  July 6, 2007
Press Release:  Water Officials Warned: Get Used to Drought, Says New Climate Report  July 10, 2007 Rocky Mountain News:  Report urges Western utilities to take lead in water plans  July 11, 2007
LA Times:  State seeks funds for 2 dams, maybe a canal  July 11, 2007 LA Times:  Judge deems Lower Owens River healthy  July 12, 2007
Rocky Mountain News:  Denver Water is still paying for blazes long since quenched   July 13, 2007 Rocky Mountain News:  Wildfire risk puts Front Range water supplies in danger, too  July 13, 2007
Durango Herald:  Colorado, tribe strike deal on Pine River water  July 13, 2007 Vale Daily News:  Biggest water idea in decades?   July 16, 2007
InsideBayArea:  Chunk of state water may be cut  July 16, 2007 Capital Press:  Schwarzenegger touts water plan  July 16, 2007
Environment News ServiceWorried California Governor Pumps Water Storage Plan  July 17, 2007 Express-News:  Water as collateral?   July 17, 2007
Santa Maria Times:  10-year lawsuit nearly settled  July 18, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho water board plans 'revolutionary' policy changes  July 19, 2007
EarthJustice Press Release:  Clean Water Restoration Act Keeps Pollution Out of America's Waters  July 17, 2007 ENS:  House Bill Would Trump Supreme Court Clean Water Act Rulings  July 18, 2007
LA Times:  Schwarzenegger declares Riverside Co. drought an emergency  July 19, 2007    San Francisco Chronicle:  Charting California's water future  July 22, 2007
AP:  Navajo leader says San Juan water won't go to Desert Rock  July 23, 2007 Vail Daily News:  States want more time to look at proposed Colorado water project  July 23, 2007
Vail Daily News:  Attitude about recreational water rights evolves in Colorado  July 23, 2007 Albuquerque Tribune:  N.M., federal officials need to come clean about what's in our water  July 20, 2007
Durango Herald:  Study says neighboring states' dust melts Colorado snowpack  July 22, 2007 AP:  House approves Oregon water, conservation projects  July 23, 2007
CNET.com:  Hoover Dam prepares for seven years of drought  July 23, 2007   Voice of San Diego :  SoCal Water Cutbacks Proposed as Part of Delta Solution  July 23, 2007
Rocky Mountain News:  Western Slope officials clear on Colorado River talks  July 24, 2007 Las Vegas Now:  Water Authority Plays Hardball With Rural Nevadans   July 24, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  Battle to save Utah rivers pits preservationists against rural counties  July 25, 2007   Las Vegas Review-JournalArizona, Nevada, California team up on Colo. River wetlands bill  July 25, 2007
AP:  Pipeline completed south of Fort Sumner  July 26, 2007 Capital Press Editorial:  Water ignored and vulnerable  July 27, 2007
Tri-Valley Herald:  Groups seek 25 percent cut in Delta pumping  July 27, 2007 Billings Gazette:  Montana ranchers sue state over water rights  July 27, 2007

Contra Costa Times:  Water solutions begin to flow from Cal leadership  July 29, 2007

Roni Sylvester: Colorado must prioritize water in favor of agriculture  July 29, 2007
AP:  Nevada ranchers oppose Las Vegas' water plan  July 30, 2007 AP:  Powerful Farmers Negotiate Deal for Billions of Gallons of Water in Parched California   Aug 1, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  Pumping plan stirs fears of a modern 'dust bowl'   Aug 1, 2007 AP:  White House Threatens Veto of $20 Billion Water Projects Bill, Says It's Too Costly  Aug 2, 2007

Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho judge steps off high court's bench into water fight  Aug 2, 2007

Environment News Service:  Western Water Conservation Grants Fund 44 Projects  Aug 1, 2007
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Utah, Nevada senators disagree on need for 2nd aquifer study  Aug 3, 2007 Capital Press Column:  Water war pits urban vs. rural  Aug 3, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  Top Las Vegas water official blasts Utah request for study   Aug 4, 2007 Missoulian:  Montana's Flathead Lake heats up  Aug 6, 2007
Capital Press:  State plans hearing on Nevada developer's water plan  Aug 7, 2007 Grand Junction Sentinel:  Colorado, BuRec announce accord on Colorado River water  Aug 9, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  Water managers reach river deal  Aug 9, 2007 AP:  Nevada plans hearing on developer's water plan  Aug 10, 2007
Greeley Tribune CommentaryEngineers must guide us in water wars  Aug 10, 2007 Denver Post:  "No one is neutral" in water fight  Aug 12, 2007
AP:  Kempthorne: U.S., Mexico to meet on Colorado River issues  Aug 14, 2007 Reuters:   Las Vegas Growth Depends on Dwindling Water Supply  Aug 22, 2007
San Jose Mercury News:  Judge to set water rules - Supply From Delta Could Be Cut in half  Aug 22, 2007 Capital Press:  Study could affect Washington fruit-packing houses  Aug 22, 2007
Oregonian:  Two Oregon counties seek drought emergency status  Aug 23, 2007 Denver Post:  Expert: Water forecast for Colorado 'gloomy'  Aug 23, 2007
Rocky Mountain News:  Colorado water district wants to build 227-mile pipeline  Aug 23, 2007 Capital Press:  Plumbing system a 'marvel'   Aug 24, 2007
AP:  Hearing set for plan to pump rural Nevada water to Las Vegas   Aug 28, 2007 PEER Press Release:  Massive California Water Reclamation Scheme Full of Holes  Aug 30. 2007
Idaho Statesmen:  Nampa, Meridian irrigation water will stop flowing sooner  Aug 30, 2007 Albuquerque Journal:  Conference explores southwestern states' water future  Sept 3, 2007
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Biologist: Water plan invites peril  Sept 7, 2007 AP Denver:  Streams may be declared wild, scenic  Sept 9, 2007
Ely, NV Times:  SNWA seeks more water  Sept 10, 2007 Yakima Herald-Republic:  Time to address water needs is now, not later  Sept 12, 2007
Willamette Week:  Hydro hogs: These people waste so much water, it's scary.   Sept 13, 2007 Sacramento Bee:  Whoa! Stop the rush on Cal governor's water plans  Sept 14, 2007
Capital PressSpecial session called -   Schwarzenegger urges action on water, health care  Sept 14, 2007 Capital Press:  San Francisco eyes more Central Valley water  Sept 14, 2007
Bob Krauter:  Solution needed for water management  Sept 14, 2007 Capital PressWater crisis grips California   Sept 14, 2007
LA Times:  Arizona institute goes to bat for the Colorado River Delta  Sept 17, 2007 Santa Fe New Mexican:  N.M. city, county want to tap into Rio Grande River for water  Sept 16, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican:  N.M.'s real water supply doesn't add up  Sept 17, 2007 Pueblo ChieftainFarm group advocates for water protection  Sept 15, 2007
LA Times:  A trickle of water might save Colorado River Delta  Sept 17, 2007 Christian Science Monitor:  California turns back the taps  Sept 17, 2007

High Country News:  As West dries out, grows up, water recycling may become the norm  Sept 18, 2007

Capital Press:  Water association launches education effort  Sept 18, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle:  CA Gov. Schwarzenegger seeks $9 billion in bonds for water projects in state   Sept 19, 2007 LA Times:  Schwarzenegger urges water bonds while Dems promote clean up, conservation  Sept 19, 2007
Sac Bee:  California Governor unveils water plan  Sept 19, 2007 San Jose Mercury News:  Water conservation should be first on California legislative agenda  Sept 19, 2007
Durango Herald:  Colorado county takes another run at creating water district  Sept 19, 2007 Contra Costa Times:  Scathing scientific review of Cal Delta analysis   Sept 20, 2007
Reno Gazette-Journal:  Nevada nixes water pumping plan, cites lack of water  Sept 21, 2007 Capital Press:  Irrigators worry as West's reservoirs run low  Sept 21, 2007
Farmington Daily Times:  N.M. group tackles water issue  Sept 25, 2007 LA Times:  California's water works   Oct 1, 2007
New West:  New law will help protect Montana's water  Oct 2, 2007 Denver Post:  Colorado forum explores options to recharge aquifers  Oct 2, 2007
New West:  Water Markets & Ideologies of the West  Oct 2, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune :  Late storms help propel Utah moisture to 80 percent of normal  Oct 2, 2007
Capital Press:  Lawmakers push water plan  Sept 28, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune:  After almost 40 years, some Utah waterways may get federal recognition, protection  Oct 3, 2007
Yakima Herald-Republic:  This summer was driest on record in Cascades  Oct 4, 2007 Corvallis Gazette-Times:  Oregon county wades deep into water issue  Oct 4, 2007
Albuquerque Journal:  Santa Fe officials work to get water back in Santa Fe River  Oct 4, 2007 Capital Press:  Arizona opposed to changes in Colorado River plan  Oct 4, 2007
Arizona Republic :  Arizona balks at Colorado River drought-management plan  Oct 4, 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Las Vegas water request set for hearing on Feb. 4  Oct 5, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal:  Assessing farmers' willingness to participate in Water Banking: A Case Study  Oct 5, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune:  Utahns must keep water conservation efforts flowing  Oct 6, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle:  Governor in hot water over dam plans  Oct 6, 2007 Seattle PI:  For West, climate change is about water  Oct 8, 2007  
Casper Star-Tribune:  Groups win challenge of Wyoming water decision  Oct 8, 2007 LA Times:  Southern Cal gears up for water cuts, higher rates  Oct 9, 2007
AP:  Tribes' proposed water plan makes waves in Wyoming  Oct 9, 2007 California Farm Bureau:  More delta restrictions are possible  Oct 10, 2007
Arizona Republic :   Over-use threatens revitalized Arizona waterway  Oct 10, 2007 Greenwire:  Water woes loom as thirsty generators face climate change  Oct 10, 2007
AP:  SoCal Farmers to Face Water Woes in 2009  Oct 9, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:  Before the flood, Cal governor signs wise planning bills  Oct 11,
AP:  BuRec finds middle ground in Wyoming-Montana water dispute  Oct 11, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho groundwater users hope recharge project will work  Oct 11, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune:  New reservoir proposed for S. Utah  Oct 11, 2007 Denver Rocky Mountain News:  Environmental group releases report on Colorado water  Oct 12, 2007
Rapid City Journal:  Severe drought continues in southwest Hills  Oct 12, 2007 AP:  Cloud seeding lures farmers, insurance companies, desert nations  Oct 13, 2007
Las Vegas Sun:  Environmentalists criticize Reid for stance on Las Vegas water plan  Oct 13, 2007 American Statesman:  Water fight in Caldwell County splits neighbors, political allies  Oct 14, 2007
Austin American-Statesman:  Ranchers now see need for water rules  Oct 14, 2007 Redding Record-Searchlight:  Drowning on dry land: Ranchers fear mild winter might spawn ...  Oct 14, 2007
Capital Press:  Leaders in thirsty West discuss region's water future  Oct 15, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho water chief sends out hundreds of curtailment warnings  Oct 17, 2007
AP:   ID water director sending early warning about next summer  Oct 18, 2007 Ducks Unlimited Press Release:  Clean Water Act threatened  Oct 18, 2007
Capital Press:  Delta task force offers revised plan    Oct 19, 2007 Capital Press:  Water chief plans for more dams  Oct 19, 2007
Jim Beers:  "Restoring" "Clean" Water  Oct 19, 2007 Capital Press:  Leaders in thirsty West discuss future  Oct 19, 2007
Capital Press:  Cooperation must cover groundwater  Oct 19, 2007 Capital Press:  NRCS also wants to work with groups - Agency proposes Regional Watershed Enhancement Program  Oct 19, 2007
Jim Beers:  Clean Water and Hunting & Fishing  Oct 20, 2007 AP:  Well Users Review Ruling On South Platte Basin  Oct 20, 2007
LA Times:  Why we should save the delta smelt  Oct 21, 2007 New York Times Magazine:  West deals with the other water problem from climate change  Oct 21, 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel:  Colorado lawmaker wants to rein in water rights  Oct 22, 2007 AP:  Judge upholds Montana's water-quality regulations  Oct 22, 2007
Idaho Statesman:  Tree dispute muddies Idaho, tribe water settlement  Oct 22, 2007 National Center For Public Policy Research Press Release:  Oberstar and Feingold Bait-and-Switch: Deceptively-Named "Clean Water Restoration Act" Would Expand, Not Restore Federal Powers  Oct 9, 2007
Land Letter:  Western states strategize to avert impending supply crisis   Oct 18, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho group wants state to plant its way out of water woes  Oct 22, 2007
Albuquerque Journal:  Report details New Mexico's drier, more contentious climate  Oct 23, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  Fall storms don't put dent in Idaho drought  Oct 23, 2007
LA Times:  California has enough water  Oct 23, 2007 Denver Post:  Criticism mounts as river runs dry through Colorado city  Oct 23, 2007
Tehachapi, CA News:  Ordinance requires developers to provide water rights or pay  Oct 23, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  Consistent winter timeflows are needed for river survival  Oct 24, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho aquifer recharge effort races against the weather  Oct 24, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho county votes against its neighbors on water-rights issue  Oct 24, 2007ls
Capital Press:  New water year means more new challenges  Oct 19, 2007 Las Cruces Sun-News:  Dry days ahead, NMSU study says   Oct 24, 2007
Great Falls Tribune:  Montana lawmakers, tribe release details of new water proposal  Oct 25, 2007 Western Roundtable Press Release:  New Threat To Western Water  Oct 25, 2007
Capital Press:  Delta task force offers revised plan  Oct 26, 2007

Dan Bacher:  State Proposes to Give Away Water Resources  Oct 26, 2007

Twin Falls Times-News:  Governor unveils water conservation projects  Oct 27, 2007 AP:  Many States Seen Facing Water Shortages  Oct 27, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle:  The Delta's Endgame  Oct 28, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:  The Delta's Endgame  Oct 29, 2007
Denver Post:  Colorado water officials continue conservation drive  Oct 29, 2007 Casper Star-Tribune:  Pipeline could water Wyo, too  Nov 1, 2007
AP:  Arizona judge advises against water transfer to Nevada  Nov 2, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho lawmakers want governor to clarify water measure  Nov 2, 2007
Great Falls Tribune:  Irrigators question effect Montana-Alberta Tie Line will have on them  Nov 2, 2007 AP:  Bush vetoes water projects bill; Congress has votes to override  Nov 2, 2007
Capital Press:  Riverboat dreams: Creating a river takes farm water  Nov 2, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune:  Plan manages Colorado River in drought  Nov 3, 2007
New York Times:  Bush vetoes water bill, citing cost of $23 billion  Nov 3, 2007 New York Times:  Falling water levels in Lake Mead emphasize need for conservation  Nov 4, 2007
AP - CA:  Permanent crop farmers struggle with water limits  Nov 5, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune:  Plan manages Colorado River in drought  Nov 3, 2007
Capital Press:  Nunes warns that river funding may leave farmers high and dry  Nov 5, 2007 New York Times:  Congress Set to Override Water Bill Veto  Nov 5, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune The perfect drought: Water shortages demand efficiency, new thinking  Nov 5, 2007   AP:  Canadian projects raise Montana water issues  Nov 6, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune Utahns, the West face a different water world  Nov 6, 2007 Seattle Times:  Protecting water resources should be a priority  Nov 7, 2007
Great Falls Tribune:  House votes to override president's veto on water bill  Nov 7, 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Cost of building Nevada pipeline follows normal course -- up  Nov 7, 2007

Environment News Service:  Congress Overrides Bush Veto of Water Resources Development Act  Nov 8, 2007

Idaho Statesman:  Idaho governor's plan gives new meaning to 'dry' counties  Nov 9, 2007
Oregonian:  Governor stresses need to store water  Nov 9, 2007 San Diego Union Tribune:  Forecast not good for resorts, water managers, drought possible  Nov 18, 2007
Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:  Conservation Groups Ask Forest Service to Protect Key Southwest Rivers  Nov 19, 2007 Solon:  America's water war  Nov 19, 2007
Corvallis Gazette-Times:  Nonnative fish impact Western rivers  Nov 20, 2007 Durango Herald:  For whatever reasons, Colorado may face a drier future  Nov 20, 2007

Summit Daily News:  If you don’t know, our water is petering out  Nov 20, 2007

Inderscience Publishers:  Nuclear desalination: Could nuclear power by the answer to fresh water?   Nov 20, 2007
Capital Press:  Idaho water year outlook improves  Nov 20, 2007 ENN:  Winter Forecast: Above Average Temperatures, Southern Drought  Nov 20, 2007
Seattle Times:  Big growth, big fight over water  Nov 21, 2007 LA Times:  In a drought, who you gonna call?  Nov 22, 2007
Capital Press:  High precipitation raises hopes  Nov 23, 2007   Capital Press:  Water fight gets hearing  Nov 23, 2007
Capital Press:  Water leader: '08 supplies grim  Nov 23, 2007 Capital Press:  San Joaquin River restoration bill passes committee  Nov 23, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune :  Utah, Nevada could do more to conserve water  Nov 22, 2007 Rocky Mountain News:  Regulations flowing toward Yampa River  Nov 24, 2007
AlterNet:  We Face Worldwide Drought With No Contingency Plan  Nov 25, 2007 win Fall Times-NewsWater meeting will craft course of Idaho valley's future  Nov 26, 2007
University of Arizona :  La Nińa bringing a warmer, drier winter  Nov 26, 2007

New York Times:  California county will have world's largest water-purification plant  Nov 27, 

2007

Arizona Daily Star:  Arizona county wants changes in water policies for developments  Nov 27, 2007 Santa Fe New Mexican:  N.M. water director says tab for settling water rights could be $300M  Nov 27, 2007
Seattle 's KUOW News and Information:  Mining an Aquifer  Nov 27, 2007

Santa Fe New Mexican:  N.M. water official says state needs to OK tribal rights claims  Nov 28, 

2007

Hubert Bauch:  Canada: Should we sell our water to the U.S.?  Nov 28, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:  New Sacramento delta water diversion debate bubbles up  Nov 29, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News:  Testimony beings in critical Idaho water hearing  Nov 29, 2007 Vail Daily News:  Denver Water gives up water rights to Western Slope county  Nov 29, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune :  Utah lawmaker to try again to establish water conservation program  Nov 30, 2007 Capital Press/CA:  Need solutions to avoid crisis  Nov 30, 2007

San Jose Mercury News Editorial:  Treading water  Nov 30, 2007

Twin Falls Times-News:  Idaho water officials: Aquifer recharge effort 91 percent successful  Dec 3, 2007
Economist:  West rethinks how it uses water  Dec 7, 2007 Capital Press:  Water still tops E. Ore. wish list  Dec 7, 2007
California Farm Bureau:  California: Farm Bureau: Water will be 2008 priority  Dec 7, 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Kempthorne to sign Colorado River water deal Dec. 13 in Nevada  Dec 7, 2007
Arizona Republic Colorado River water users agree on a drought plan  Dec 9, 2007 Arizona Republic States agree on plan to make water last  Dec 9, 2007
Chico Enterprise-Record:  The word "drought" isn't used lightly in California  Dec 9, 2007 UPI:  Colorado River states eyeing drought plan  Dec 9, 2007
Capital Press:  Water contractors brace for dry year  Dec 9, 2007 Idaho Statesman:  Water hearing will affect users across Idaho  Dec 10, 2007
Idaho Statesman:  Water hearing in Idaho wends its way into third week  Dec 10, 2007 Arizona Daily Sun:  Group sues BuRec over management of Colorado River dam  Dec 10, 2007
Durango Herald:  Colo. lawmakers craft bill to handle 'call' on Colo. River water  Dec 12, 2007 Environmental Scie nce and Technology: Saving water for a dry day   Dec 13, 2007
Santa Fe New Mexican:  New Mexico puts finishing touches on San Juan River project  Dec 13, 2007 Environment News Service:  Drought-Stricken Colorado River States Agree to Conserve  Dec 13, 2007
LA Times:  Colorado River water deal is reached  Dec 14, 2007 AP:  California will benefit from Colorado River water pact  Dec 14, 2007
Capital Press:  Costa seeks consensus on river legislation  Dec 14, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune:  Sharing shortage: Colorado River deal is hopeful  Dec 16, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle:  Time is running out to conserve water  Dec 16, 2007 Voice of San Diego :  'The Dying West'  Dec 17, 2007
Planet Ark :  Mexico, U.S. suffer as Rio Grande sucked dry  Dec 18, 2007 Washington Governor Chris Gregoire Press Release:  Agreements Deliver Water For Farms, Cities And Salmon In Eastern Washington   Dec 17, 2007
AP:  California Hopes Storms Ease Drought  Dec 18, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News:  USGS: Groundwater levels decline in Idaho valley  Dec 19, 2007
Baxter Black:  Drought makes news when it affects cities  Dec 27, 2007 Durango Herald:  Colorado water managers want a voice in growth decisions  Dec 30, 2007
Capital Press:  Agreement brings water foes together  Jan 1, 2008   Durango Herald:  Colorado, N.M. wrangle over river water  Jan 2, 2008
Billings Gazette:  Federal solicitor urges U.S. high court to hear Mont.-Wyo. water case  Jan 3, 2007 Idaho Farm Bureau Federation:  Supreme Court won't hear water rights case  Jan 4, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Recent Storms Bump Water Forecast to 95 Percent of Average  Jan 11, 2008 AP:  Legislature's Feb. session to seek more water for rural Oregon  Jan 13, 2008
Capital Press:  CA Governor pledges action on water reforms  Jan 11, 2008 New York Times:  A Long-Dry California River Gets, and Gives, New Life   Jan 12, 2008
Arizona Republic :  Arizona pours $30 million into Colorado River reservoir project  Jan 13, 2008 Idaho Falls Post-Register:  Idaho groundwater users pin hopes on snowpack  Jan 13, 2008
Durango Herald:  Colorado committees work on ways to divvy up state's water  Jan 13, 2008 Durango Herald:  Colorado committees work on ways to divvy up state's water  Jan 13, 2008
Arizona Republic :  Storms fill Arizona reservoirs, pile on the snowpack  Jan 14, 2008 Pat Brennan:  California: The 'end of the pipe' for O.C. water agencies  Jan 14, 2008
Denver Post:  Mountain critters' disappearance may be a global warning  Jan 14, 2008 GAO Correspondence:  Bureau of Reclamation:  Reimbursement of California 's Central Valley Project Capital Construction Costs by San Luis Unit Irrigation Water Districts.  GAO-08-307R  Dec 18, 2007
Lassen County News:  Drought persists despite heavy snow  Jan 15, 2008 Western Farm Press:  Severe drought may be only way out of California water crisis  Jan 15, 2007
AP:  Idaho water officials' hopes rise as snowpack piles up  Jan 16, 2008 Great Falls Tribune:  Tribal members' objections stall Montana water agreement  Jan 17, 2008
James M. Taylor, The Heartland Institute:  Diverse Groups Protest Federal 'Water Grab' Bill  Feb 1, 2008 Science Centric:  High-flow experiment proposed to improve Grand Canyon resources  Jan 18, 2008
Tri-City Herald:  Columbia River water proposal can be reviewed    Jan 18, 2008 San Jose Mercury News:  Irrigation district slow to repay loan  Jan 18, 2008
LA Times:  Drought plan opens rifts over fairness  Jan 20, 2008 Great Falls Tribune:  Montana farmers, tribe at odds over new water agreement  Jan 20, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune:  Dirty snowpack could mean less drinking water, says U of U researcher  Jan 21, 2008 Albuquerque Journal:  EPA wades into water management in northern New Mexico  Jan 22, 2008
Idaho Statesman:  Idaho needs a lot of snow to fill reservoirs this spring  Jan 23, 2008 Idaho Statesman:  House panel advances bill to study, manage Idaho aquifers   Jan 24, 2008
AP:  As supplies dry up, Cal growers pass on farming and sell water  Jan 24, 2008 Las Vegas Review-Journal:  SNWA says Nevada town perfect for pipeline plans  Jan 24, 2008
Durango Herald:  Expert says Colorado snowpack adequate, but melting much earlier  Jan 25, 2008 Palm Springs Desert Sun:  Water dilemma reaches Cal's Coachella Valley  Jan 29, 2008
San Jose Mercury News:  Recent rain no excuse to stop conserving water  Jan 29, 2008 Las Vegas Review-Journal:  West's water laws need to be changed  Jan 29, 2008
Coeur d'Alene Press:  Idaho committee advances $20-million bill for aquifer study  Jan 30, 2008 Deseret Morning News:  Land use and water politics among topics at St. George conference  Jan 30, 2008
New Scientist:  Western U.S. drought "man-made," says study  Jan 31, 2008 National Geographic:  Western US Faces Drought Crisis, Warming Study Says  Jan 31, 2008
AP:  Study: Much of West’s climate-related water trends human-caused  Jan 31, 2008 Washington Post:  Decline in snowpack is blamed on warming  Jan 31, 2008
Sacramento Bee:  Farmers sue in fight over water  Jan 31, 2008 National Geographic:  Historical records predict a much drier American West  Feb 1, 2008
Arizona Republic :  Climate change disrupts water plans in the West  Feb 1, 2008 Billings Gazette:  Climate change tweaks Montana's water picture  Feb 1, 2008
Oregonian:  Culprits in a hotter, drier West: People  Feb 1, 2008 LA Times:  Water troubles in the West may worsen  Feb 1, 2008 
Columbia Basin Bulletin:   Paper:  Climate Change Demands New Ways to Plan Water Management  Feb 1, 2008 KLAS-TV - Las Vegas :   I-Team: Nevada Enters Into Water Banking Agreement With Arizona  Feb 5, 2008
Sac Bee:   Fight widens over Delta  Feb 6, 2008 AP:  Texas farmers to ask Canadian judge to impose sanctions on Mexico for taking Rio Grande water  Feb 6, 2008

Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Bountiful snow good news for Colorado River water users  Feb 6, 2008

Denver Post:  Colorado snowpack at highest level in a decade  Feb 6, 2008
Coeur d'Alene Press:  Idaho city reports a record 127 inches of snowfall  Feb 6, 2008 AP:  Texas-Mexico Water War Continues  Feb 6, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Snow news good news for Colorado River area  Feb 6, 2008 Oregonian:  Farmers float aquifer idea to quench their thirst  Feb 7, 2008
Spokane Spokesman-Review:  County officials in N. Idaho ask Legislature to slow down water process  Feb 7, 2008 Association of California Water Agencies Press Release:  Groundwater Banking is Focus of New ''California’s Water'' Segment  Feb 6, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Nevada water debate centers on where growth will happen  Feb 8, 2008 Capital Press:  Ranchers, conservationists oppose Las Vegas water plan  Feb 8, 2008   
Seattle Times:  Snowpack makes water supply look solid  Feb 12, 2008 AP:  WA snowpack great for stream flows; some worry about rapid melt  Feb 12, 2008
Christian Science Monitor:  Lake Powell dry by 2021  Feb 13, 2008 AP:  Study: Key Western reservoirs in danger   Feb 13, 2008
LA Times:  Water board approves drought plan  Feb 13, 2008 Seattle Times:  Winter snowfall reigns in summer  Feb 14, 2008
AP:  Las Vegas water 'grab' hearings wrap up   Feb 15, 2008 Glenwood Springs Post Independent:  Wet winter helps battle drought  Feb 17, 2008  
New West:  Steady Snows Easing Drought?  Feb 18, 2008 Oregonian:  Going with the flow  Feb 20, 2008
Billings Gazette:  U.S. high court will take Montana-Wyoming water dispute  Feb 20, 2008 Great Falls Tribune:  Montana, tribe sign water agreement  Feb 20, 2008
Las Vegas SunNevada governor urges SNWA to deal with California for water  Feb 21, 2008 Capital Press:  Panel approves bill to fund Oregon groundwater recharge study  Feb 21, 2008
Las Vegas Sun:  Gibbons takes another whack at pipeline plan  Feb 21, 2008 The Desert Sun:  Valley water is safe from Vegas raid  Feb 22, 2008
Idaho Statesmen:  Stream protection specialists safeguard Idaho's precious water  Feb 22, 2008 Capital Press:  Water bond debate resurfaces at Capitol  Feb 22, 2008
Capital Press:  Idaho State official denies irrigator's water call  Feb 22, 2008 Capital Press:  Long-term water solutions sought in Idaho - including new dams  Feb 22, 2008
Oregonian:  OR will accept bids for Columbia water project  Feb 26, 2008   AP:  Big U.S. water agencies form group to tackle climate change  Feb 26, 2008
Salem Statesman Journal:  Oregon set to take bids for Umatilla water project  Feb 27, 2008 AP:  ID Senate committee backs guv's $20 million aquifer proposal  Feb 28, 2008
San Jose Mercury News:  Snowpack confirms it: No drought this year  Feb 29, 2008 Capital Press:  Calif. snowpack above average; water pumping reduced to protect smelt  Feb 29, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune 17 alternatives to the water pipeline proposed by Nevada  Mar 2, 2008 East Oregonian Guest Editorial:  Oregon SB1069 will help find solutions  Mar 7, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Governor, Umatilla Basin Residents Mark Signing of Oregon Water Bill  Mar 7, 2008 Voice of San Diego :  Another Little Fish Threatens Big Water Problems  Mar 10, 2008
Rocky Mt News:  Colorado gathers public input on water-court system  Mar 11, 2008 Las Vegas Sun:  Submerged town emerges from Lake Mead  Mar 12, 2008
Stockton Record:  State to study if additional dams worth trouble  Mar 12, 2008 AP:  Robert Redford narrates film detailing risks to Colorado River  Mar 12, 2008
Denver Post:  Colorado Senate shuts down legislation to help water-deprived farmers  Mar 12, 2008 Durango Herald:  Colorado lawmaker wants $500K to study Colorado River water call  Mar 12, 2008  
AP:  Federal agency not fighting Nevada developer's water plan  Mar 12, 2008 AP:  BuRec: Wyoming snowpack may fend off repeat of Montana water fight  Mar 13, 2008
Sarah Bates:  Rising to the challenge - Thoughtful response to climate change could spark
long-needed reforms in western water management
  Mar 13, 2008
Arizona Republic : Bills on rural water supplies move through Arizona Legislature  Mar 14, 2008
Billings Gazette:  BuRec lets Montana, Wyoming water officials get their feet wet  Mar 14, 2008 High Country News:  Navajo Nation prepares to wade into Colorado River agreement  Mar 17, 2008
Missoulian:  In Montana, River Restoration Underway  Mar 17, 2008 Eugene Register Guard:  Analysis to Detail Water Supply Challenges in Oregon's Yamhill County  Mar 19, 2008

KUOW:  Oregon Looks Down for Water Storage Solutions  Mar 19, 2008

ES&T News:  Sacrificing water quality for quantity  Mar 19, 2008
Idaho Statesman:  Lawmakers have their eye on new dams, higher dams  Mar 20, 2008 Salt Lake Tribune:  Utah asks FERC to begin water pipeline study  Mar 20, 2008
Las Vegas Now:  Crossfire -- Water, Power, and Politics  Mar 20, 2008 Albuquerque Journal:  Energy, Water In 'Catch 22'  Mar 20, 2008
Sac Bee:  Jean Sagouspe: Rains only help if water can be delivered to farms  Mar 20, 2008 The Columbian:  The Columbia Basin Getting More Water   Mar 20, 2008
Las Vegas Sun:  Thirsty Nevada considers desalination project to boost water supplies  Mar 21, 2008   AP:  Sierra snowpack dips to normal after early storms  Mar 27, 2007
Capital Press:  Gregoire signs off on water deal  Mar 28, 2008 Aspen Times:  Colorado River water managers make annual peak flow predictions  Mar 28, 2008
Business Wire Press Release:  Bureau of Reclamation Projects Water Levels at Lake Powell to Rise ...  Mar 27, 2008 AP:  BuRec: Snowmelt will raise level of Utah-Arizona reservoir by 50 feet  Mar 29, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal:  SNWA report proposes 12 options to Colorado River water  Mar 31, 2008 The Alternative Consumer:  Is Lake Mead Disappearing  Mar 31, 2008  
AP:  Developer seeks rural Nevada water for $30 billion project  April 1, 2008 Salt Lake Tribune:  Utah residents wonder if Lake Powell will have water for pipeline  April 1, 2008
New York Times:  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer  April 1, 2008 AP: