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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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Utah’s growing fast, and that’s having a big domino effect on housing development and farming. But it could also lead to a silver lining for the state’s water supply.
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There was little respite from the heat in Utah last year, even with overnight lows. Salt Lake City, Bountiful, Provo and Kanab all saw their warmest minimum temperatures on record, too.
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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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Some schools, parks and homes in St. George still use drinking water to water lawns. As the fast-growing desert community looks to stretch supplies, it’s connecting more of them to secondary water.
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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.