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The water conservation pilot will use state money to compensate farmers who temporarily stop irrigating some of their land. It aims to launch by April, but some hurdles remain.
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St. George is on track for its driest winter ever, and southwest Utah’s snowpack stands at record lows.
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Utah and other Western states are putting a lot of effort and money into improving irrigation efficiency. It’s not clear, however, how big of a dent it makes when it comes to keeping water in the Colorado River.
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Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Donald Trump's executive order put that spending on hold.
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Water experts say cloud seeding deserves more funding and research to measure its impact on the drought-stricken Colorado River basin.
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Those who hoped for clarity on the Colorado River's future this year were disappointed. Instead, deep divisions between the states and a new unpredictable incoming president are providing more questions than answers.
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Utah is launching a new multimillion-dollar program that pays farmers to leave their irrigation water in the Colorado River — and tracks where that saved water ends up.
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Inflation Reduction Act money helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Donald Trump appears poised to take away that funding.
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Beyond getting a multi-million dollar project on track, backers of Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway also wanted to shrink the scope of federal environmental reviews.
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The seven states that share the shrinking river are deeply divided about new rules for its future. They met in Las Vegas for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, conference.
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The case is about more than Utah’s long-fought oil train project. It’s become a test case, with many interested parties, over the future of environmental review.
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As the Colorado River Water Users Association gathers, the seven river states are like kids coming home to a family reunion. Policy watchers are frustrated with their level of disagreement.