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Historic Water Shortages Prompt Government Restrictions in Colorado River Basin
2013-08-16 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Water users in the parched Southwest U.S. were just hit with a devastating warning. Due to water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation today announced first-ever cutbacks in water releases to the rivers lower basin, which could mean reduced water deliveries to Nevada and Arizona as early as next year. The decision, triggered by historically low water levels in one of the rivers key reservoirs, Lake Powell in Utah, is unprecedented and significant. It caps...
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Drought Forces Restrictions On Colorado River Water Releases
2013-08-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Relentless drought will force the government to cut back on water releases between Glen Canyon and Lake Mead. It's the first time that's happened since dams were built on the Colorado River. Reduction starts next year, and the announcement gives the 40 million water users in the Southwest time to plan.
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Drought, river fragmentation forcing endangered fish out of water, biologist finds
2013-06-06 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A Kansas State University researcher is discovering that the North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish communities. "A couple of key species that we have been studying have virtually disappeared where they historically were abundant," said Keith Gido, professor of biology who researches fish ecology and conservation of aquatic systems. Gido and his team study state and federal endangered and threatened fish species in river ecosystems, including the Arkansas, Kansas,...
Red River water quality gets mixed reviews
2013-04-29 17:00:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
SHREVEPORT -- Whether the Red River in Louisiana is a pure steam of water running to the Mississippi River depends on whom you ask.
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DEQ investigating river water report
2013-02-16 16:41:29| Waste Management - Topix.net
A new study that says effluent from Medford's wastewater treatment plant illegally harms insect life and promotes unwanted algae growth in the Rogue River is being run up a state agency's flagpole to see whether it flies.
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