blog post The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea By Sarah Bardeen Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 ... The first problem is that it's a terminal lake whose inflows are primarily composed of agricultural drainage flows from the Imperial Irrigation ...
blog post A Shrinking River Inspires Growing Collaboration By Sarah Bardeen Jan 24, 2022 Jan 24, 2022 ... As water users face steadily declining water levels in Lake Mead, we asked Sorenson, director of research at Arizona State University's Kyl ...
blog post Cultivating Optimism as Drought Cripples the Colorado River By Sarah Bardeen Jul 19, 2021 Jul 19, 2021 ... With Lake Mead and Lake Powell at record lows, are we nearing a shortage declaration? JF: The short answer is yes.
blog post Planning for a Drier Future in the Colorado River Basin By Lori Pottinger Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019 ... Photo of the Colorado River at Lake Powell ... pulled about 1.2 million acre-feet more water out of Lake Mead than enters it each year.
blog post A Balancing Act for the Colorado River By Lori Pottinger Jun 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018 ... Bonnie Colby: We're in a more difficult situation than in previous droughts because the major reservoirs—Powell and Mead—are so low.
blog post The Search for Sustainability in the Colorado River Basin By Lori Pottinger Jul 13, 2017 Jul 13, 2017 ... Right now, most would probably say it's the effort to maintain the levels of water stored in the big reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell.