Water Scarcity News Features

61. Many Believe Water Dowsing Works, Even If It's Stranger Than Fiction 10/28/2022

    One of the world’s oldest drinking water practices is one that still can’t be totally explained by science. But this Halloween, it’s worth embracing the decidedly mystical process of water dowsing.

62. California Proposes Cutting 130 Billion Gallons Per Year From Colorado River, But Will It Be Enough? 10/19/2022

    As water scarcity worsens around the world, one of the country’s largest consumers is volunteering to make a dramatic cut to consumption.

63. Las Vegas Bets On A Range Of Conservation Measures In Face Of Megadrought 9/21/2022

    Banking on its continued position as an oasis among the desert, Las Vegas is placing its bets on ambitious water conservation measures as regional drought conditions and consumption demand grow.

64. Arizona Rep.: California's Water Plan Is 'Reckless And Unacceptable' 9/13/2022

    Increasing drought in the American West has forced states to try and work together to collectively conserve the dwindling source water that remains. But recent comments from one state legislator to another indicate that cooperation could be hard to forge.

65. Feds To Cut Colorado River Usage As Drought Rages On 8/25/2022

    Ongoing water scarcity has now resulted in significant cuts mandated by the federal government, a precursor to ongoing burdens for consumers.

66. Can A Pipeline Really Bring Drinking Water From Mississippi To The West? 8/3/2022

    With water scarcity growing across the world, water systems are getting creative in how they’re meeting consumption demand. For instance, Israel has launched the world’s first project to channel desalinated water into a natural body and Los Angeles is exploring a billion-dollar plan to supply more of its drinking water from local sources.

67. Lakes Powell, Mead Face 'Collapse' If States Can't Work Together To Fight Drought 8/2/2022

    It appears that, after months of concerning historic milestones, some of the U.S. West’s most iconic waterbodies are on the verge of permanent damage caused by the ongoing drought.

68. Arizona's $1.2B Water Plan Will Bring Stormwater, Desalination To Desert Region 7/19/2022

    The extent of drought in the U.S. West is forcing many water systems to put significant dollars behind innovative water management measures. Now, that includes more than $1 billion in one of the country’s most arid regions.

69. World's First Project To Pipe Desalinated Water Into Natural Lake Set To Start Operations 7/13/2022

    As source water grows scarcer in stressed regions around the world, a new project in the Middle East is trailblazing what could become a central technology for drinking water systems in the Western U.S as well.

70. Critical Western Source Water Body Hits Scary New Low 7/6/2022

    As historic drought grows throughout the American West, a critical source water body has now reached a shocking low.