The source for all your water and power news. http://waterandpowerreport.com SCOTT’S SUCCESS: Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt led the team of state lawyers that successfully rebuffed efforts by Tarrant County (Texas) to force water sales, in an important case before the U.S. Supreme Court. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6173/ok-water-rights-victory-historic-setting-stage-for-state-tribal-case Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:21 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6172/project-tries-to-solve-water-problems-on-the-backs-of-those-on-san-joaquin Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6171/water-rights-a-delicate-issue Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6170/should-california-implement-the-bdcp-yes Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6169/water-study-finds-future-water-challenges Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 Water experts, policy makers and resource managers will lead a two-day tour of the Colorado River headwaters June 20-21. Bob Berwyn photo. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6168/tour-to-raise-awareness-about-colorado-river-issues Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6167/the-fracker-rsquo-s-quest-more-water Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6166/the-leader-s-daily-schedule-6-18-13 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6165/u-s-epa-announces-5-million-in-s-f-bay-watershed-restoration-grants-available Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6164/columbia-farmer-questions-corps-of-engineers-policies Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6163/senate-looking-to-extend-lesser-prairie-chicken-decision Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6162/reclamation-to-explain-american-falls-reservoir-operations-in-public-meeting Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 Photo courtesy of Peter Paton Piping plovers are designated by the federal government as an endangered species in regions such as the Great Lakes, and they are a threatened species in Rhode Island, where they breed in the summer. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6161/the-plight-of-the-piping-plover Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:48 -0700 Amelia Templeton for NPR http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6160/water-wars-who-controls-the-flow Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:17:02 -0700 SOURCE: AP/Brennan Linsley In this March 29, 2013 photo, workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic-fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, Colorado. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6159/fracking-can-strain-u-s-water-supplies Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:16:00 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6158/water-planning-a-priority-in-austin Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6157/klamath-tribes-assert-water-rights-shutting-off-irrigation-to-some-ranchers Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6156/colorado-land-managers-leery-of-sage-grouse-habitat Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 Dianne Feinstein http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6155/dianne-feinstein-california-needs-more-water-storage-to-end-conflicts-bolster-its-economy Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 The Platte River Power Authority is embarking on a long-term planning exercise to determine what its future power portfolio should contain. The utility, which owns the Mary’s Lake Hydropower Plant pictured here, generates its own power from coal, hydropower, natural gas and wind energy. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6154/northern-colorado-utility-leaders-look-to-future Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 Project Manager Carl Brouwer, left, shows Sen. Mark Udall,state Rep. Joann Ginal and state Rep. Brian DelGrosso how the Robert V. Trout Hydropower Plant at Carter Lake operates during a tour of the facility on Saturday. (Jessica Maher) http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6153/sen-udall-tours-carter-lake-hydroelectric-plant Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:53 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6152/the-leader-s-weekly-schedule-week-of-june-17th Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6151/reclamation-to-host-public-meetings-to-seek-input-regarding-goose-bay-modernization Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6150/reclamation-seeks-public-input-on-ruedi-contracts-draft-ea Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6149/groundwater-transfers-get-tentative-nod-but-impacts-still-uncertain Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6148/tarrant-district-loses-water-fight-with-oklahoma-at-supreme-court Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6147/water-users-sue-over-bay-delta-plan Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0700 Reservoirs like this one in Robert Lee, Texas, are subject to severe drought, risking water supplies -- but the Supreme Court ruled that invading neighboring states isn't the answer.(Photo: Patrick Dove AP) http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6146/supreme-court-sides-with-oklahoma-in-water-fight Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:30:18 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6145/reclamation-announces-update-to-the-2013-central-valley-project-water-allocation-for-friant-division Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:28:47 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6144/red-bluff-diversion-dam-work-goes-out-to-bid Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:28:47 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6143/water-resources-budget-draws-two-no-votes Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:28:47 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6142/reclamation-selects-new-manager-for-bend-field-office Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6141/reclamation-to-host-open-house-on-black-canyon-diversion-dam-hydropower-construction-project Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6140/reclamation-to-hold-c-a-s-t-for-kids-fishing-event-at-shasta-lake-as-part-of-america-rsquo-s-great-outdoo Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6139/proposed-weiser-reservoir-cost-pegged-at-500-million Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6138/interior-announces-23-3-million-in-pilt-payments-to-rural-nevada-communities Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6137/reclamation-to-hold-truckee-basin-study-technical-webinar-workshop Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:25:35 -0700 A grizzly bear roams in the North Fork. | Photo courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6136/how-the-endangered-species-act-changed-everything Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:16:58 -0700 FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, a cowboy drives cattle near Fort Klamath, Ore., in the upper Klamath Basin. Watermasters started notifying ranchers drawing water from the Sprague River and its tributaries on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 that they have to shut off irrigation to leave water in the http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6135/first-klamath-irrigation-shutoffs-begin-in-oregon Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:14:07 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6134/fernley-approves-water-goals Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:14:07 -0700 PHOTO COURTESY SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Picking the right plants can conserve more water than a lawn. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6133/water-conservation-essential-part-of-living-in-desert Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:14:07 -0700 Transmission lines in the background enter California through the Ivanpah Valley | Photo: Jimmy Wayne/Flickr/Creative http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6132/midwest-court-ruling-may-ease-energy-sales-into-california Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6131/chairman-hastings-welcomes-rep-smith-to-the-committee-on-natural-resources Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6130/committee-approves-legislation-to-expand-american-energy-production-on-federal-lands-and-waters Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 Courtesy Hope for the Hills Chino Hills residents have waged a 6-year campaign against high voltage transmission lines wedged into narrow right-of-ways among homes that Southern California Edison says will connect Kern County wind energy to the LA Basin. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6129/puc-head-and-judge-differ-on-putting-southern-california-edison-transmission-lines-underground Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6128/reclamation-holds-c-a-s-t-for-kids-ndash-let-rsquo-s-move-outside-event-in-yakima Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6127/environmental-documents-available-for-the-tulare-irrigation-district-canal-modernization-project Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:31 -0700 The mayors of the five towns comprising the Northern Will County Water Agency met for a meeting Monday in Romeoville. Shown here are, from left, Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar and Homer Glen Mayor Jim Daley. (Tribune photo, Geoff Ziezulewicz) http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6126/water-agency-s-eminent-domain-lawsuit-is-1-5-years-from-court Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:52:45 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6125/explore-the-united-states-of-energy Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:52:45 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6124/status-of-the-fifra-esa-wars Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:52:45 -0700 The lesser prairie chicken makes its home in eastern New Mexico. (Current-Argus file photo) http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6123/prairie-chicken-not-so-rare-new-mexico-governor-s-administration-says Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6122/the-leader-s-daily-schedule-6-12-13 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 The Yakima River runs past orchards and farmland as it winds toward the Columbia River upstream of Benton City. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6121/full-water-supply-predicted-in-june-for-yakima-basin Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6120/idaho-water-rights-court-nearly-finished Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 RECORDER FILE PHOTO BY RENEH AGHA A photo of City of Porterville's Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Mitigation site located off of Highway 190. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6119/mccarthy-beetle-delisting-urged Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6118/irrigation-cutbacks-challenge-planning Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:39:49 -0700 Hoover Dam in Arizona is one of the 474 dams and dikes owned and operated by the federal Bureau of Reclamation, which spends $75 million to $85 million each year on dam safety.(Photo: Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic) http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6117/extreme-weather-raises-dam-safety-concerns Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:34:32 -0700 In this undated photo, Beartooth Ranger District firefighter Drew Brown places a siphon hose in the West Fork of Rock Creek in preparation for pumping water, in Billings, Mont. Water pumped from the West Fork of Rock Creek is to be shipped by United Parcel Service back to Cambridge, Mass., where it http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6116/mt-water-to-help-in-climate-change-study Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:28:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6115/vegas-water-battle-heads-back-to-court Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:28:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6114/klamath-tribes-and-feds-exercise-water-rights Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:28:49 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6113/court-ruling-protects-san-miguel-river Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6112/the-leader-s-daily-schedule-6-10-13 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6111/reclamation-joins-the-energy-providers-coalition-for-education Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6110/river-flows-may-have-peaked-in-parts-of-colorado Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 Rep. Greg Smith http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6109/initiative-would-recognize-hydropower-as-renewable Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6108/warm-weather-affects-water-supplies Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:25:19 -0700 A rainbow shines through a sprinkler as water is measured during a water efficiency check by CICWCD and Utah State University Iron County Extension Office. / Asher Swan / The Spectrum & Daily News http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6107/water-conservation-simplified Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:22:36 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6106/senate-democrats-see-farm-bill-rural-voters-as-key-to-2014-election Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:22:36 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6105/the-role-of-conservation-programs-in-drought-risk-adaptation Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:22:36 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6104/frogs-salamanders-turtles-declining-rapidly-in-us-due-to-climate-change-and-habitat-loss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6103/their-view-water-and-drought-a-call-for-cooperation Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6102/pending-sage-grouse-listing-could-impact-valley-terrain Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6101/water-well-screening-scheduled-for-monday Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6100/proposed-ending-of-federal-gray-wolf-protection-another-case-of-setting-science-aside Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6099/water-availability-should-be-considered-in-growth-planning Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700 Matthew Staver for The New York Times A pivot sprinkler waters crops on the Kells Farm Partnership in Kansas. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6098/farm-subsidies-leading-to-more-water-use Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:58:10 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6097/drought-takes-toll-on-southeastern-colorado Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:57:39 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6096/interior-department-proposes-removing-gray-wolf-from-endangered-list Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 Mike Hutmacher/File photo The Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project near Bentley. According to the City of Wichita's website, "the ASR Project involves pumping water out of the Little Arkansas River following periods of heavy rainfall, treating it to drinking-water quality, and inje http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6094/water-from-little-arkansas-helping-to-extend-life-of-cheney-reservoir Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6093/montana-s-stream-access-law-landowner-claims-to-own-water-on-ruby-river Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6092/building-a-21st-century-electric-grid Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6091/work-begins-to-remedy-declining-odessa-water Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:49:08 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6090/the-leader-s-weekly-schedule-week-of-june-10th Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6089/chairman-hastings-rsquo-statement-on-gray-wolf-endangered-species-delisting Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6088/reclamation-selects-recipients-for-groundwater-banking-funding-under-the-san-joaquin-river-rsa Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6087/reclamation-releases-final-environmental-documents-for-panorama-vista-preserve-habitat-restoration Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6086/city-we-sent-mixed-messages-about-water-conservation Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6085/water-sustainability-critical Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0700 Photo by Eric Gay Associated Press Water planners say lawmakers overhauled the Texas Water Development Board with a major bill signed by Gov. Rick Perry, in the process firing them without seeking their input or offering them a chance to save their jobs. http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6084/water-planners-were-excluded Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:20:24 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6083/ask-zimo-water-s-hard-to-come-by-no-matter-how-you-manage-it Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:19:36 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6082/mfwp-director-discusses-issues-with-nw-montana-citizens-advisory-council Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 FILE- In this June 24, 2004 file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., testifies on Capitol Hill before the House Resources Committee. Fifty seven years ago, Rep. John Dingell, who this week becomes the longest serving member of Congress in history, nearly began his career in tears on the floor of the http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6081/dingell-approaches-congressional-milestone Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6080/dead-in-the-water Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6079/drought-cuts-water-for-klamath-project-irrigators Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6078/california-dwr-restores-5-percent-of-friant-allocation Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6077/what-exactly-causes-rio-grande-foam-experts-not-quite-sure Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:11 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6076/yakima-basin-water-supply-june-forecast-released Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:09:46 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6075/klamath-project-2013-operations-plan-released Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:09:46 -0700 http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6074/china-s-mega-water-diversion-project-begins-testing Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:09:46 -0700 Former Wyoming Game and Fish large carnivore section supervisor Mark Bruscino lifts a dead calf into the back of his truck in early May 2011 after a rancher near Meeteetse reported it to him. Bruscino didn’t want the animal to attract a grizzly. Bruscino retired Sunday after more than 30 years wor http://waterandpowerreport.com/article-6073/biologist-reflects-on-changes-in-wolves-grizzlies-and-lions-in-wyoming Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:09:46 -0700 <a href="http://waterandpowerreport.com">Visit waterandpowerreport.com</a> http://waterandpowerreport.com