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Aquafornia news January 18, 2019 Parker Pioneer

Tribal members to vote on leasing water to outside interests

Members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes will vote Saturday, Jan. 19 on a proposed ordinance to allow for the lease of a portion of the Tribes’ Colorado River water allocation to outside interests. The issue of leasing Tribal water rights has become a contentious issue among Tribal members. Opponents claim this compromises the Tribes’ resources, while supporters point to the economic benefits.

Aquafornia news January 16, 2019 Water Finance & Management

Nasdaq launches California water pricing index

Nasdaq, along with Veles Water and WestWater Research, has announced the launch of the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index (NQH2O), the first of its kind water index that benchmarks the price of water in a way that supports price discovery and enables the creation of a tradable financial instrument.

Aquafornia news July 11, 2014 Associated Press

Hot Spot: Yellowstone Road Melts, Sites Closed

From the Associated Press:

The ever-changing thermal geology of Yellowstone National Park has created a hot spot that melted an asphalt road and closed access to popular geysers and other attractions at the height of tourist season, officials said Thursday.

Aquafornia news July 8, 2014 Los Angeles Times

National Park Service Calls Development Plans a Threat to Grand Canyon

From the Los Angeles Times:

Looking eastward from the canyon’s popular South Rim, visitors could soon see a hive of construction as workers build restaurants, hotels and shops on a distant mesa on the Navajo Indian reservation. … That project and a second, unrelated development proposed for just south of the canyon have set off alarms at the National Park Service, which sees them as the most serious threat the park has faced in its 95-year history.

Aquafornia news July 7, 2014

Commentary: Yellowstone Grizzly Bears are on the Rebound and Outbound

From the Los Angeles Times, in a commentary by Jeff Burrell:

Today, working as a wildlife conservation scientist in the Northern Rockies, I see grizzly bears regularly. … Every sighting is gratifying, especially since the grizzly bear has been listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for most of my life.”

Aquafornia news July 3, 2014 Los Angeles Times

Thousands Go Without Water as Detroit Cuts Service for Nonpayment

From the Los Angeles Times:

In April, the city [Detroit] set a target of cutting service to 3,000 customers a week who were more than $150 behind on their bills. In May, the water department sent out 46,000 warnings and cut off service to 4,531.

Aquafornia news June 30, 2014 Los Angeles Times

River Cruise in Oregon Conjures the Spirit of Lewis and Clark

From the Los Angeles Times:

This is the same river route Lewis and Clark took 200 years ago, a 1,000-mile journey along the Columbia and Snake rivers and right up the musket of the American West. … For eight days we make shore visits to waterfalls, wineries, dams, fish ladders, museums and forts along the way.

Aquafornia news June 26, 2014 Associated Press

Lingering Drought Taking Toll on Northern Nevada Wildlife

From the Associated Press:

Lingering drought is taking a toll on wildlife across Northern Nevada, shrinking deer herds on the high desert, drying up fisheries in the valleys and starting to push everything from bears to snakes into urban areas they normally don’t frequent.

Aquafornia news June 18, 2014 New York Times

Arizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say

From The New York Times:

Arizona could be forced to cut water deliveries to its two largest cities unless states that tap the dwindling Colorado River find ways to reduce water consumption and deal with a crippling drought, officials of the state’s canal network said Tuesday.

Aquafornia news June 16, 2014 Associated Press

Feds Aren’t Inspecting 4 in 10 Higher-risk Wells

From the Associated Press:

“Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspection, unchecked by an agency struggling to keep pace with America’s drilling boom, according to an Associated Press review that shows wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks.”

Aquafornia news June 10, 2014 Associated Press

Court Rules Against Homeowners in Toxic Water Case

From the Associated Press:

“The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a group of homeowners in North Carolina can’t sue a company that contaminated their drinking water decades ago because a state deadline has lapsed, a decision that could prevent thousands of other property owners in similar cases from recovering damages after being exposed to toxic waste.”

Aquafornia news May 27, 2014 Los Angeles Times

Portland Water Scare: Water Bottles Sell Out, Restaurants Close

From the Los Angeles Times:

“Facing the largest boil-water order in the region’s history, Portlanders emptied stores’ supplies of bottled water, chucked potentially contaminated food and braced for a complicated Memorial Day weekend.”

News Release: Climate Change Accelerates Hybridization between Native and Invasive Species of Trout

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

“Scientists have discovered that the rapid spread of hybridization between a native species and an invasive species of trout in the wild is strongly linked to changes in climate. … The study, published today [May 25] in Nature Climate Change, was based on 30 years of research by scientists with the U.S.

Aquafornia news May 27, 2014 Bureau of Reclamation

News Release: New Grand Coulee Laser Light Show Debuts May 24

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“The Bureau of Reclamation will begin showing the new laser light show ‘One River, Many Voices’ May 24 at Grand Coulee Dam [in Washington].

Aquafornia news May 22, 2014

Commentary: Fish Need Trees, Too

From The New York Times, in a commentary by Brendan Jones:

“As a resident of Sitka, in southeast Alaska, I’ve worked in the local commercial fishing industry on and off for the past 17 years. … This year, though, the fishing fleet in southeast Alaska will work under the shadow of an announcement by the United States Forest Service that it intends to approve the Big Thorne timber sale …”

Feds Won’t Allow Water for Pot Growers

From the McClatchy Washington, D.C., Bureau:

“Delivering a major blow to state-licensed pot growers in Washington state and Colorado, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said today [May 20] it will not allow any federally-controlled water to be used on marijuana crops.”

Going to the Lake? Take a Selfie to Prove It

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

“Can’t get enough of the selfie craze? A Lake Mead scavenger hunt is taking the buoyant activity outdoors.”

Aquafornia news May 5, 2014 San Francisco Chronicle

Proposed Mine by Wild Smith River Roils Del Norte County Folks

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

“The clear, flowing Smith River is a life force in the northern corner of California, where the locals keep a sharp eye out for threats to the pristine water and thriving fish.”

Aquafornia news April 25, 2014 Associated Press

Scientists Want to Breed Fish to Be Better Biters

From the Associated Press:

“Prodded by fishermen, the Oregon Hatchery Research Center has agreed to see if it can breed the bite back into hatchery steelhead.”

OMG, What is in Your Drinking Water?

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

“In Portland, Ore., city authorities decided to drain a 38 million-gallon reservoir because someone had been reportedly peeing in it. Portland is not like California; it does not lack water.”

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