Consulting, strategic advice, and business incubation focused on solutions for western water and natural resources challenges.
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Breaking news of interest to #ColoradoRiver and #CAWater followers:
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"As the planet continues to warm, rare weather events like megadroughts are becoming increasingly common." Strategies for resilience are only becoming more critical as the West faces its driest period in over a millennium. Read about some of them: tenstrategies.net
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Yesterday's @usbr projections for the #CORiver in 2023 are a somber reminder that the future of hotter, drier conditions. We must act now to build climate resilience in the CO River Basin. Find out how at: tenstrategies.net
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"I had a connection deep in my soul with the rivers – and a strong need to be on them and understand them.”
Growing up, Caroline Nash spent her summers rafting the #CORiver with her grandfather, a Grand Canyon guide. Now, she works to save the river. ow.ly/hhxG50KcY4U
ALT Caroline Nash rows her grandfather's dory on the Colorado River at Lees Ferry in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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"Rich learning occurs whenever new approaches to managing water are tried," according to a new report from @WaterCenterCMU. Read about insights gained by studying water conservation projects in the agricultural sector, and the win-win solutions available: coloradomesa.edu/water-cente…
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Is a 22-year historic western drought exactly the right time, or exactly the wrong time, to build a big new lake in a struggling Western Slope county? with @chrisoutcalt in @ColoradoSun #water coloradosun.com/2022/03/18/c…
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Check out our SRF Implementation Memo - which will guide a collaborative partnership with states, tribes, and territories to deliver $43B in Water funding that communities desperately need. Please share far and wide!
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First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California. Could something like this ever happen in Arizona? theconversation.com/first-so… via @ConversationUS
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Incredibly generous of @SecDebHaaland & @AsstSecTrujillo to spend so much time in Arizona today: visiting tribes, utilities, NGOs & agencies to fully understand need and opportunity to best leverage incredible federal investment.
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"The #1 issue facing utilities is climate change. It's where the rubber hits the road for water utilities."
Jeff Kightlinger is the former GM of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the largest water utility in the US. @mwdh2o @8thGenCA
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Managing groundwater in rural Arizona for the long term protects property values and ensures sustainable communities.
We just released a study looking at the impacts of drought on groundwater and subsequent impacts on the housing market. Thanks @JorgeTWeather for the spotlight on the issue!
Cogent and compelling call for action from @katherinelorenz , chair of the board at @MitchFound .
.@MitchFound's board chair @katherinelorenz shares her opinion on why climate change should be a priority in @familygiving's blog: "Family Philanthropy Versus Climate Change: An Opportunity of a Lifetime and Beyond." ow.ly/XT2v30s6o46 #SustainableSolutions
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“One of the most valuable lessons that we as humans can learn from beavers is persistence. It’s not just that they are great engineers, it’s that they are persistent.” — Caroline Nash, hydrologist and geomorphologist with @CKBlueShift ow.ly/J4kE50HgNCg
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Healthy #Texas #rivers begin with healthy #groundwater. Learn about these inextricably connected resources and their importance to Texas by watching the @EnvDefenseFund's latest video! youtu.be/52Ln-LBr5ZU
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Thank you to all those (pictured and not pictured) who have contributed to the health of the Colorado River system! @CRWUA_water #crwua2021
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The need for action is clear. In working together w/ tribes, biz, utilities & NGOs we can address our shared water challenges. This resolution underscores our collective ability to scale up & expedite solutions to benefit communities, biz, & enviro Todd Reeve #CRWUA2021
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The #500plusplan invites water users in the Lower #CORiver Basin to take temporary and voluntary conservation actions in addition to reductions required under the 2007 Interim Guidelines and #DCP that will be implemented in 2022 in the Tier 1 Shortage. #ColoradoRiver #CRWUA2021
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Lower #CORiver Basin states, including @azwater, and several NGOs have signed a Resolution to take collective action to “improve the resiliency of the basin to a warmer and drier climate in order to protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River system.” #CRWUA2021
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‘Warm snow drought’ (it rains, does not snow) is a term we will be using often in the years ahead. ‘Dry snow drought’ is what we used to think of when we thought of snow drought - and applies to everywhere here except PNW.
Remarkable early-season "#SnowDrought" across essentially the entire American West. SWE <20% of average in Cascades, Sierra Nevada, & Southern Rockies. Interestingly, this includes watersheds in PacNW that have been very wet--pointing to key importance of warming temperatures.
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More details:
For Colorado River Lee Ferry 'Natural Flow':
2012-13 had 8.9 maf (107/116 years)
1999-00 had 10.5 maf (95/116)
1989-90 had 8.9 maf (106/116)
Last 22 years average about 12.3 maf or ~20% less than 1906-99.
The 3 comp years avg 9.5 maf or ~38% less than 06-99.
The other snow seasons in Colorado since 1980 that started this slowly (75%+ of SNOTELs in lowest quartile in early Dec):
2012-2013
1999-2000
1989-1990
Yes, snow is on the way, and the season has a long way to go--but 2021-22 is in a bad neighborhood.
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