High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 5. Pipe dreams http://www.hcn.org/articles/17161 Leaky irrigation ditches in Washington’s Methow Valley have made the desert bloom, at the expense of endangered salmon. No publisher Eve Rickert Lawsuits And Water Rights salmon dams irrigation ditches wells irrigation districts endangered salmon spawning 2010-02-05T09:39:58Z News Article The Gila's Monster http://www.hcn.org/articles/16932 Along the upper Gila in New Mexico, conservationists and the state squabble over managing the river's water. No publisher Erin Halcomb Dams And Water Supply Projects Gila River New Mexico dams water rights water supply project wells 2010-02-05T08:40:04Z News Article Factory wants to squeeze cheese underground http://www.hcn.org/issues/301/15618 The Hilmar Cheese Company near Modesto, Calif., wants to dig a deep well to dispose of its salty, milky wastewater No publisher Tony Barboza Pollution Modesto California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board Hilmar Cheese Company cheese factories cheese waste wastewater water pollution water quality wells aquifers Chuck Ahlen California Food and Agriculture Jo Anne Kipps Environmenta 2010-02-05T09:25:27Z News Article A world built on groundwater http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16435 In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of groundwater dependency in a dry land No publisher Matt Jenkins Agriculture Irrigation Groundwater Ogallala Blue William Ashworth Ogallala Aquifer groundwater farming agriculture irrigation grain farmers Great Plains High Plains Jon Opie wells wheat drought 2011-11-21T22:36:46Z News Article Harvesting the sky http://www.hcn.org/issues/343/16919 Thirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting systems. No publisher Cristina Opdahl water supply growth reservoirs New Mexico drought Marta Ahrens building codes Western mayors Communities Santa Fe River development David Coss cisterns wells water use Paryski Colorado Santa Fe Land use and Rivers water rights planning rainwater harvesting water shortages Paul 2010-08-13T22:32:45Z News Article