Thursday, March 1, 2018
Lawmakers consider changing Utah Constitution
Water experts in Utah have been assigned to study amending the state Constitution to address a common practice that some fear could one day deprive thousands of Utah households of reliable drinking water. The proposal, HJR15, would tweak the Constitution to free Utah’s cities and towns of rules that currently prohibit them from leasing their water rights to others.
READ MORE ►Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator Tuesday released new requirements aimed at reducing the risk of earthquakes from hydraulic fracturing in shale regions in central and southern areas of the state. The new rules from the Oklahoma Corp. Commission come as the state has seen a sharp rise in earthquakes due to the injection of saltwater produced from oil and gas drilling into disposal wells.
READ MORE ►Water service is generally affordable for most Americans, but lower-income people can face acute burdens. Yet affordability is not just a challenge in the nation’s large cities and isolated rural corners. Vulnerable populations are in every American community.
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Tesla finally starts installing its massive ‘world’s largest solar rooftop array’ at Gigafactory 1
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Lawrence, Kan., reducing zebra mussels in water transmission main
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Topeka, Kan., drinking water violates EPA contamination standards
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Oklahoma City receives rare lake effect snow from storm
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$2.8 million grant to fund abandoned coal mine cleanup in eastern Oklahoma
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NRD signs off on more groundwater survey flights
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Pierre, S.D., voters to decide on new water treatment plant
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Berkeley Pit pumping and treating to begin, possibly this year
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Montana receives more than $7 million to clean up coal mines
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Company pulls controversial oil and gas well application near Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Carbon County dam supporters battle for Wyoming funding
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Montana bottling plant opponents appeal water-use permit
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Scientists monitor Yellowstone's dynamic Norris Geyser Basin for clues
Kittleson Family Partnership selected 2017 Cooperator of the Year
High-strength concrete developed at MSU could save state money, time
Daily Herald
Lawmaker proposes bill allowing Utah Lake land to be exchanged for conservation projects
Albuquerque Journal
Motion seeks to overturn Navajo Nation water rights ruling
Utah Public Radio
Upcoming iUtah workshops highlight communication as key to collaboration ► READ THE STUDY
KUTV Salt Lake City
New water treatment facility expected to encourage growth in Southern Utah
Standard-Examiner
Utah's snowpack still far from normal, but late February storms help
Drone Below
Utah State University researchers show drones could help avert water crises ► READ THE REPORT
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Carlsbad, N.M., farmers expecting full irrigation allotment
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When it comes to groundwater use in oil and gas, know the rules
NMSU News Center
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Cloud Seeding in Colorado
Denver Water partners with 6 other Front Range water providers to support the Central Colorado Mountains Cloud Seeding Program. The goal is to increase snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
