Results for keyword: water
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Making an effluent market
How will Westerners pay for – and market – their recycled drinking water?
by Peter Friederici, Sep 17, 2007 -
Effluent, effluent everywhere
A recent turbidity crisis in Paonia resulted in the issuance of a “boil order,” which reminded us locals how precious clean water is in the arid West.
by John Mecklin, Sep 17, 2007 -
Getting fresh with the West’s groundwater
A new desalination technology uses the sun and your air conditioner to create fresh water.
by Morgan Heim, Jul 19, 2007 -
Getting the salt out
Arizona considers plans to clean up salty irrigation water without drying out wetlands created by that water.
by Michelle Blank, Apr 25, 2007 -
Water is definitely for fighting in Montana
Rob Breeding calls steam access one of the most contentious water issues in his state.
by Rob Breeding, Apr 23, 2007 -
Stream leases languish
Efforts to privatize instream-flow protection – to keep enough water in rivers and streams to sustain their ecological functions – face tough going in the West.
by Matt Jenkins, Mar 05, 2007 -
The Land of the Dry
A Westerner makes the disconcerting discovery that as we age, the high, dry West we love isn't so good for our moisture-loving bodies, and the only cure is a trip to the beach.
by Ted Kerasote, Feb 19, 2007 -
The Efficiency Paradox
Water efficiency has long been touted as a silver bullet for the West’s water problems, but too much efficiency can cause problems of its own, especially in the fragile Colorado River Delta.
by Matt Jenkins, Feb 05, 2007 -
A River Once More
In Oregon, a revolutionary community alliance is working to put water – and steelhead trout – back into the Deschutes River
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 16, 2006 -
The wet Net
John Orr created his "Coyote Gulch" blog to follow Denver-area politics and Colorado water issues
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 02, 2006






