Lake Mead
Lower Colorado River Tour
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January 11, 2010--Technology, mussels could halt wastewater project (Denver Post)
Local government managers are urging elected officials to force the Clean Water Coalition to scrap a plan for an $860 million pipeline to pump treated wastewater into Lake Mead. The coalition project was once seen as a way to better mix wastewater with lake water, by pumping the treated water deep into the lake.
December 15, 2009--Satellites measure dwindling water in Calif. farmbelt as more wells sap underground supply (Los Angeles Times)
New data from satellites show the vast underground pools feeding faucets and irrigation hoses across California are running low, a worrisome trend federal scientists largely attribute to aggressive agricultural pumping.
November 10, 2009--Las Vegas gambles with an uncertain water future (New York Times)
Across the United States, water managers are beginning to grapple with climate change. And it's changing the way they think about almost everything.
Trillions of Western Mussels
The picture at left depicts quagga mussels removed from the Mississippi River lock and dam number 7 (2001). This invasive species has inundated waterways east of the 100th meridian.
September 8, 2009--Colorado River operations draw concerns (Pueblo Chieftain)
Colorado River water users are concerned about the potential that
agreements over the levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead could be
jeopardized by federal policies on release and storage of water.
August 10, 2009--Study: Invasive mussels can survive in Lake Tahoe (Denver Post)
Scientists say a new study shows invasive quagga mussels can survive and possibly reproduce in Lake Tahoe.
July 21, 2009--Climate change puts western water supply at risk (Environmental News Service)
The Colorado River system, which 30 million people depend on for drinking and irrigation, could lose all of its reservoir storage to climate change by the middle of the century, a new University of Colorad
July 19, 2009--Invasive mussels imperil western water system (Denver Post)
Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.
- Agriculture
- Aqueduct
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado River
- Invasive Species
- Irrigation
- Lake Mead
- Lake Powell
- Lake Tahoe
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Park Service
- Nevada
- Press Clippings
- Quagga Mussels
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Utah
- Water Storage
- Zebra Mussels
June 26, 2009--Trillions of invasive mussels in Lake Mead (Denver Post)
University researchers estimate that Lake Mead's Boulder Basin is infested with nearly three trillion invasive mussels.
