Water Scarcity News Features
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Colorado’s Vanishing Snow Is Becoming A Crucial Water Management Issue
8/16/2023
As the U.S. West struggles in the face of mounting drought, every ounce of potential water supply is becoming critical.
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Google Is Consuming More Water Than Ever, And The Growth Of AI Will Make It Worse
8/9/2023
One of the world’s largest companies is also one of its most increasingly thirsty, and even as water becomes scarcer around the world, its consumption only seems poised to grow.
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Officials In California Unveil Regulatory Guidelines For Direct Potable Reuse
8/8/2023
One of the country’s thirstiest states is now a step closer to adopting a drinking water conservation practice that has struggled to gain public enthusiasm, despite support from treatment professionals.
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Investigation Finds Saudi Arabian Firm Tapped Arizona’s Dwindling Water For Years Without Oversight
8/1/2023
An overseas-based operation has been able to extract significant source water from Arizona’s Butler Valley, one of the country’s driest regions, for years, with relatively little oversight even as drought throughout the region grows.
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Florida Fresh Water Supply Isn’t Projected To Keep Up With Population Growth
7/20/2023
As Florida welcomes a surging number of new residents and struggles to maintain drinking water supplies, consumers, utilities, and public officials are being forced to adapt or risk running out of water altogether.
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As Water Scarcity Worsens In Texas, Austin Lost Nearly 7 Billion Gallons Last Year
7/18/2023
One of the Lone Star State’s thirstiest cities is seeing precious drinking water wasted as fundamental infrastructure problems worsen growing scarcity, but the issue may ultimately be an unavoidable aspect of its buried infrastructure.
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California Lawmakers Strike Down Governor’s Hopes For Expedited Water Tunnel Project
7/12/2023
Facing a range of high-profile water problems, legislators in the nation’s thirstiest state are at odds over a massive project that could impact millions of consumers.
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Following Major Dam Collapse In Ukraine, Lack Of Drinking Water Becomes International Priority
6/12/2023
Collateral damage from the Russia-Ukraine war has now claimed the drinking water of thousands as a major dam in Southern Ukraine was destroyed.
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Following Historic Colorado River Agreement, Federal Funding To Fuel Drought Solutions In Arizona
6/6/2023
Building on a historic agreement between the states that consume Colorado River water, the Biden administration is now allocating source water funding for one of the thirstiest regions of the country.
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Latest Wastewater Project In Sacramento Could Be 'The Future Of Water In California'
5/30/2023
As the epicenter of a historic megadrought in the U.S., the Golden State is now looking toward wastewater innovation as a solution for its most critical industry. Sacramento’s influential wastewater treatment plant, Regional San, has received $1 billion worth of upgrades so that it can now provide effluent to local farms.