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Water cuts for Arizona farmers haven't hit hard yet, but they may soon - Daily Independent
1+ day, 48+ min ago (1203+ words) WASHINGTON – Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now, the 30% statewide cuts imposed by the federal government won’t affect Arizona farmers, who supply most of the nation’s lettuce and other leafy greens for…...
Scottsdale's 'unusual' plan to help Arizona's water woes | Exclusive
2+ day, 46+ min ago (90+ words) Scottsdale pitched a plan that it believes will bolster the regional supply of Colorado River water as communities brace for looming cuts. Scottsdale's 'unusual' plan to help Arizona's water woes | Exclusive Scottsdale is developing a regional approach to addressing the…...
WASHINGTON – Colorado River cuts haven’t hit Arizona farmers yet, but that might be coming
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (995+ words) WASHINGTON – Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now, the 30% statewide cuts imposed by the federal government won’t affect Arizona farmers, who supply most of the nation’s lettuce and other leafy greens for…...
Climate change, not data centers, behind Colorado River drought
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (819+ words) "Lake Powell dropped 34 feet in one year. Data centers are guzzling water while our reservoirs are drying up," says text over an August 21, 2026 Facebook reel. On X, another user claimed: "There are many Data Centers that have been put in…...
Panels stretch across 110 feet of open canal in California's Central Valley and the water beneath runs cooler, but the evaporation number that would justify a solar canal statewide has not been published
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (780+ words) A canal runs through farmland east of the valley floor, carrying water to almond groves and tomato fields. For most of its length it lies open to the sky. Over two short stretches it does not. Steel trusses cross the…...
Drought brings urgency to state House water hearing
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (468+ words) Looking for more news? Visit our sister site, OK Politics Today, and subscribe here today! Rep. Carl Newton, R-Cherokee, held an interim study this week before the House Agriculture Committee examining Oklahoma’s existing water resources, current management practices and long-term…...
Troubled Waters: Scarcity and the Colorado River battle
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (332+ words) Arizona will bear the largest reduction — 760,000 acre-feet annually — while California will lose 440,000 and Nevada 50,000. Together, the Lower Basin will take 1.25 million acre-feet in annual cuts. The federal framework keeps negotiations open for longer-term rules, but it also raises the prospect…...
Mexico to share Colorado River cuts
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (559+ words) The United States and Mexico have signed a Colorado River treaty amendment under which Mexico will share in the water-use reductions to be imposed on Arizona, California and Nevada over the next two years, the International Boundary and Water Commission…...
The Colorado River basin is running out of water
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (973+ words) by Emily Gardner - Thursday, Sep 10th, 2026 Though overallocation is one reason the river is shrinking, reduced snowpack and increased evaporation caused by climate change are also contributing factors. The Upper Basin states—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—are not facing…...
How Much Water The Colorado River Has Lost Since 2000
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (670+ words) WorldAtlas Since the year 2000, the Colorado River has been quietly living beyond its means, handing out more water than nature returns to it. So how much has it actually lost? The number is genuinely staggering, but the full story is…...