Alfalfa dominates Utah farm fields. It also takes a lot of irrigation. So, some farmers and ranchers in Utah’s Colorado River Basin are experimenting with alternative crops that might help agriculture diversify and survive in a future with less water.
A lithium boom in southeastern Utah is only getting bigger, and the mining companies involved in two new explorations for the mineral want to use a lot of water.
Watermelon farmers in the area are meticulous in the care of their crops, like bakers who are driven to add just the right amount of flour not a smidgen more.
Melon Days, held since 1906 during the third weekend of September, is where strangers make new friends and old friends who are natives of Green River reconnect through their shared heritage and culture.
The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River, the powerhouse of the U.S. West.
A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress has taken a major step forward with its introduction to the Navajo Nation Council.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people. The 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) river is a lifeline for seven U.S. states, dozens of Native American tribes, and two states in Mexico. It irrigates nearly 5.5 million acres (about 2.2 million […]
Utah continues to suffer from ongoing drought and depleted water supplies, Gene Shawcroft, chairman of the Colorado River Authority of Utah believes the way residents and businesses water their lawns has to change.
