Water Scarcity News Features

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. 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.

66. As California Forces Farm Water Cutbacks, Nation Could Feel Impact 6/16/2022

    As the heart of a historically severe drought in the U.S., California is forcing its emblematic agricultural industry to adapt.

67. White House Reveals Plan For Tackling Water Security 6/7/2022

    Underscoring the far-reaching implications of growing water scarcity, the White House has announced a forthcoming effort to help systems around the world secure drinking water supplies.

68. Imperiled Source Water Body Could Be Environmental Savior As Source For Lithium 5/27/2022

    While it’s well known that source water scarcity is presenting numerous drinking water problems across the country — forcing consumer cutbacks, interstate conflicts, and more — recent innovation has uncovered a silver lining, right in the heart of this historic drought.

69. With Federal Water Resources Act Set For Vote, D.C. Legislator Advocates For New Drinking Water Source 5/25/2022

    One of the largest drinking water systems in the country may soon make a major resiliency upgrade, as Washington, D.C. considers adding a second source waterbody to its roster.

70. More Than 98% Of U.S. Southwest Now In Drought 5/19/2022

    Source water scarcity is growing throughout the U.S., presenting problems for water systems and consumers as it does. Now, virtually every part of the most severely impacted section of the country is feeling the strain.