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Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
256 pages : 20 photos and illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2000, a transformative climate-driven "megadrought" swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river's two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatening the water supply for forty million people. Outside the West, water stocks are stressed even in states with bountiful rainfall such as Florida. From coast to coast, conventional measures to sustain the most fundamental natural resource on earth--drinking...
Author
Series
Issue brief volume 22-03
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (2 pages).
Language
English
Description
In response to the ongoing drought in Colorado, the General Assembly passed House Bill 22-1151 to promote the efficient and maximum utilization of Colorado's water resources by decreasing the amount of irrigated turf within the state.
Author
Series
Research publication volume no. 781
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (various pagings)
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (20 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
This memorandum provides information about the interstate compacts, Supreme Court decrees, and international treaties that govern Colorado's use of interstate streams. Specifically, it gives a brief summary of the history of each of the compacts and outlines the specific components and requirements of each compact currently in state law. In addition, the memorandum discusses the two memoranda, the two Supreme Court decrees, and the two international...
Author
Series
Water-supply paper volume 1799
Publisher
United States Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
1965.
Physical Desc
vi, 90 pages : illustrations (1 folded in pocket), maps (4 folded in pocket) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Publisher
[Colorado Water Conservation Board]
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
In 2012, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) awarded a grant to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to identify potential projects and methods that could be used to meet both nonconsumptive and consumptive needs in the Yampa River Basin. This effort leveraged existing studies funded by CWCB (e.g., the Yampa-White Basin needs assessments) to identify the most favorable candidate locations for implementing alternative agricultural water transfer methods...
11) Availability and quality of ground water, Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Southwestern Colorado
Author
Series
Geological Survey water-supply paper volume 1576-J
Publisher
United States Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
1979.
Physical Desc
iv, 28 pages : illustrations, maps (1 folded in pocket) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (89 pages) illustrated
Language
English
Description
Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems utilize the sun's energy to create heat that is used to generate electrical power. CSP systems in the United States are installed primarily in the Southwest, with 92% of plants that are operational, under construction, or under development located in three western states--Arizona, California, and Nevada. This report provides an overview of CSP development in these states, or the 'Southwest' for the purposes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Natural Resources Law Center
Pub. Date
1991.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (vi, 101pages) : maps.
Language
English
Description
This report surveys the water sources available to a study area that includes Arizona and Southern California and the legal rights of water users in the two states. It assesses the security of those sources and how the various interests served by them will be affected during prolonged water shortages.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
129 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Una larga travesía hasta el agua, best-seller del New York Times, comienza como dos historias, que se van alternando, sobre dos niños de once años en Sudán, una niña en 2008 y un niño en 1985. La niña, Nya, va a buscar agua a un estanque que está a dos horas de caminata desde su hogar; cada día, hace dos viajes hasta el estanque. El niño, Salva, se convierte en uno de los 'niños perdidos' de Sudán, refugiados que recorren a pie el continente...
Publisher
Boyle Engineering Corporation
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The Yampa River Water Resources Planning Model Yampa Model was developed jointly by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Division of Water Resources as part of the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS). The objective was to develop a monthly water allocation and accounting model which includes 100 percent of the basins consumptive use and would be capable of making comparative analyses for the assessment of historical and future...
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