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The return of the Colorado River —
almost http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14917 The writer finds a newly emerged rapid on the Colorado
River and a new reality at Lake Powell, revealed by
droughtNo publisherJohn WeisheitDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:43:09ZNews ArticleLake Powell gets an A for boating and a D for water
storage http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16466 The writer visits half-full Lake Powell and finds a
message for the WestNo publisherAllen BestWeatherGlobal WarmingDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:42:35ZNews ArticleThe terrifying saga of the West’s last big
dam http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14812 The writer visits the increasingly costly Animas La-Plata
Dam Project in southwestern ColoradoNo publisherJoshua ZaffosDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:42:31ZNews ArticleRevisiting "A River No More" http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14778 The writer wishes he weren't right about "A River No
More."No publisherPhilip FradkinRiversDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:42:08ZNews ArticleBig dams, big battles http://www.hcn.org/issues/317/16159 In Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams,
Displaced People, and the Environment, Jacques Leslie
profiles people dealing with dams in India, Africa and
AustraliaNo publisherMichelle NijhuisDams and Water Supply ProjectsDamsriverswater supply projectsJacques LesliejournalistsDeep WaterMedha PatkarNarmada RiverIndiaanti-dam activistsThayer Scudderanthropologistsdisplaced
peoplerefugeesresettling peopleDon Blackmorewater
engineersMurray Ri2010-02-05T08:57:12ZNews ArticleDam's price tag skyrockets http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14737 Controversy over the long-planned Animas-La Plata Dam in
southwestern Colorado flares again, when the soaring price tag of
"A-LP Ultralight" becomes knownNo publisherGail BinklyDams and Water Supply ProjectsAnimas-La PlataA-LP UltralightUte Mountain Utesdamsreservoirswater supply projectsBureau of ReclamationPhil DoeCitizens’ Progressive AllianceBen Nighthorse
CampbellScott McInnis2010-02-05T09:57:14ZNews ArticleWater 'holy war' rages in central Utah http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14736 In central Utah, Sanpete County wants to build a dam and
reservoir to provide for its fast-growing population, but
neighboring Carbon County says the Gooseberry Narrows Dam will be a
water-stealing boondoggleNo publisherJoshua ZaffosDams and Water Supply ProjectsSanpete CountyCarbon CountyUtahPrice RiverGooseberry Narrows Damreservoirsdams and water supply projectsBureau of ReclamationUtah Rivers CouncilMichael MilovichKerry
SchwartzJoel Bikman2010-02-05T09:57:13ZNews ArticleThe great Central Arizona Project funding
switcheroo http://www.hcn.org/issues/270/14628 The state of Arizona and the federal government have long
bickered over who should pay for the Central Arizona Project, but a
recent agreement reduces the state’s share, and puts money
toward funding Indian water projectsNo publisherDaniel KrakerDams and Water Supply ProjectsWaterCentral Arizona ProjectCAPdams and water supply
projectsIndian water rightsGila River Indian CommunityNative
AmericansirrigationagricultureArizona farmingColorado
RiverPhoenixTucsonNative Americans2010-02-05T09:56:40ZNews ArticleRe-opening Glen Canyon's floodgates http://www.hcn.org/issues/230/11324 Conservationists say it's time for another flood of the
Colorado River through Glen Canyon Dam to restore beaches and
habitat downstream in Grand Canyon National Park.No publisherAnne MinardDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T08:54:11ZNews ArticleAnimas-La Plata staggers on http://www.hcn.org/issues/192/10129 The latest version of Colorado's controversial Animas-La
Plata water project passed the Senate and could become a rider on
spending legislation when Congress resumes Dec. 5.No publisherOakley BrooksDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T08:32:50ZNews Article'The vampires are in charge of the blood bank' http://www.hcn.org/issues/188/10015 Utah Rivers Council director Zachary Frankel talks about
his love for rivers and the need to protect them.No publisherGreg HanscomDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:15:51ZNews Article'We haven't got anything back' http://www.hcn.org/issues/188/10014 Nephi, Utah, resident Ross Garrett in his own words talks
about water and population growth in Utah.No publisherLisa ChurchDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:15:50ZNews ArticleUtah's river kid takes on the water buffaloes http://www.hcn.org/issues/188/10013 Zachary Frankel's Utah Rivers Council is fighting the
Central Utah Project, particularly a plan by farmers and investors
to sell CUP water intended for irrigation to rapidly growing Salt
Lake County.No publisherLisa ChurchDams and Water Supply Projects2010-02-05T09:15:50ZNews ArticleWatch the river flow http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16417 Farmers and conservationists have reached a settlement
that allows water to flow in California’s San Joaquin River,
home to the Friant DamNo publisherAllison GerfinDams and Water Supply ProjectsFriant DamSan Joaquin RiversalmonirrigationagricultureCentral Valley farmersJudge Lawrence KarltonJared
Huffmanconservation settlementsconsensusNatural Resources
Defense CouncilRon JacobsmaFriant Water Authoritycourt casesenvir2011-11-21T22:30:25ZNews ArticleHCN looks to the future http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16379 In a special summer reading issue, HCN
dishes up a science fiction story that imagines life in the
Southwest in 2030 or so, when "Big Daddy Drought" is in full
stride, and California claims all waterNo publisherGreg HanscomScienceClimate ChangeDams and Water Supply ProjectsPaolo BacigalupiThe Tamarisk Hunterscience fictionsci-fishort storiessummer readingdroughtclimate changeglobal warmingfuture scenarioswater rights1922 Colorado River
CompactIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Changedystopiasutop2011-11-12T22:40:54ZNews Article