It is no doubt a sign of the drought-struck times that efforts to strictly account for lower Colorado River water use are now focusing on individual landowners and homeowners who have drilled wells and pump water along the lower Colorado River. Up to now, efforts to regulate Colorado River water use have mainly been directed at the big water users: states, Indian nations and irrigation districts. Collectively these small-scale water users, most of whom are householders taking care of domestic water needs, consume a significant amount of Colorado River water, an amount estimated at between 9,000 and 15,000 acre feet.
Table of Contents:
Legislation and Law
- Dissenting View: Boulder Dam, March 24, 1928
News Briefs
- AZ Developer Agrees to Pay Record Section 404 Fine
- Research: Prickly Pear's New Potential; Drip Irrigation's Overrated Potential
- Prickly Pear Cactus Used to Treat Water
- Study: Drip Irrigation Not Water Efficient
- AZ Water Community Scores Successes
Features
- Well Owners Along Lower Colorado River Face Stricter Enforcement of Water Laws
- Saltcedar Found to be Friend, not Foe of Western Waterways
- USGS Sponsors Newsletter Supplement
- WRRC News and Notes
- Mark Calendar for WRRC's March 17 Conference
- Public Policy Review
Guest View
- Water Conservation Plans Should Consider Need for Sustainability
AWR Insert: Colorado River or Tributary Water - U.S. Geological Survey Update of the Accounting Surface Along the Lower Colorado River The U.S. Geological Survey provided this insert on the accounting-surface method which is used to identify wells outside the flood plain of the lower Colorado River that yield water that will be replaced by water from the river.