In January 2014, Arizona will begin its first farmland fallowing and forbearance project. Unlike similar fallowing programs in the West, this project does not transfer the water conserved in the agricultural sector to the municipal sector. For the time being, this program seeks to conserve water in the Colorado River system. The saved water will be maintained in Lake Mead, increasing its dwindling levels and helping forestall shortages to water users in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Since 2000, water levels in Lake Mead have fallen by an alarming 100 feet. If the lake’s elevation falls by another 30 feet, users in the lower basin would face reductions in water allocations... more
Table of Contents:
Features
- Arizona Irrigation District Tries Land Fallowing Water Transfer
- Study Finds Land Fallowing Improves Soil Quality in PVID
Special Feauture
Announcements
Resources
- The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?
- Drinking Water Through Recycling: The Benefits and Costs of Supplying Direct to the Distribution System
- Conservation Synergy: The Case for Integrating Water and Energy Efficiency Programs
- Proactive Flood and Drought Management: A Selection of Applied Strategies and Lessons Learned from around the United States
- Taking on Water
- Drinking Water: A History
Guest View
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Q & A with Raanan Adin, CEO, Adin Holdings Ltd. Interview by Ann Posegate, Water Sustainability Program Graduate Outreach Assistant
Student Spotlight
Public Policy Review
WRRC Conference 2014