Category Water

The Grand Coulee Dam in the Columbia River Basin in Washington has a ginormous capacity of 6.8 GW, making it the 6th largest power plant in the world and the biggest producer of power in the US. It has a…

The Imperial Valley in California gets 20% of all water from the Colorado River. During time of extreme drought, this will have to change. There's no way Arizona will ship the water through to California while they have mandatory cutbacks

Las Vegas uses far less water than other users of Lower Colorado River water yet gets bashed considerably more because of the gaudiness of casino fountains (which use recycled water.) The problems are region-wide, not just confined to Vegas and…

Perky suggestions to lessen the effect of the California drought by fixing leaks, using less, and recycling won’t work says water wonk David Zetland. A well-meaning report from NDRC / Pacific Institute highlights various ways water can be saved yet…

The California drought will probably continue into 2015, historical data shows. There is just a 29% chance of 2015 precipitation being above normal or wet. Yes, an El Nino is coming. However, it doesn’t always dump rain and when it…