Search for water gets harder in Southwest
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona  - Like many towns in this part of the arid U.S. Southwest, Flagstaff faces a never-ending challenge in its search for water, and it is getting harder.
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By Bert Caldwell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 8--Worrying about water when the morning air is so saturated you cannot see a block ahead may seem strange, but why wait for spring runoff?   And there will be a runoff, for which no small thanks is owed.
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By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 6--With the Everglades restoration running behind schedule, the region's water management agency has proposed water-supply restrictions that would raise bills and make future development more expensive.
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Last-minute measures to combat a drought in the Southeast belie a history of inaction when it comes to managing and conserving water.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 22--SARASOTA -- The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to know how outdoor enthusiasts rank local lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers on their water levels.
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A Las Vegas shopping center is trucking in water from as far away as Canada to fill its fountains. Reno will have to dip into its drought reserve supply for the first time in a decade. The most popular public ramp on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is closed because there's not enough water to float a boat.
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By Copyright  2007 Albuquerque Journal BY JOHN FLECK Journal Staff Writer  GALLUP -- Gallup is running out of water.   Nearby parts of the eastern Navajo Nation never had much water to begin with.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 11--MORE PEOPLE are starting to take seriously the problems of water quality in the Arkansas River.   The Colorado Legislature recently passed a bill addressing water quality in cases where water is transferred from one use to another, and Gov.
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By Erik Robinson and Jose Paul Corona, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 8--Just because Southwest Washington is due for a little rain this weekend, don't expect area firefighters to breathe easy.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--New houses on the outskirts of Tucson are drawing down the water table, drying up streams and causing subsidence.
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By MIKE HARTRANFT Rio Rancho " Journal Editor  The great Sandoval County quest for water is under way. As you've read in today's Sunday Rio Rancho Journal, the county is joining forces with Arizona developer Recorp Partners Inc. to find a source of water in the Rio Puerco basin.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. May 26--GUNNISON -- It all seemed so simple 85 years ago: The proportions were cut and dried. Turns out, they're all wet.
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Western oil companies are running out of likely places to look, and significant finds are becoming rarer.
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By Tim Ellis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 14--Residents of Tucson's far Southeast Side and others who oppose a plan to mine in Davidson Canyon are pondering their next move after a couple of recent setbacks.
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Peeking out over the office buildings and utility poles in this Atlanta suburb, a towering gray drill bores down in search of what everyone in north Georgia seems to be seeking these days: Water.
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Human activity such as driving and powering air conditioners is responsible for up to 60 percent of changes contributing to dwindling water supplies in the arid and growing West, a new study finds.
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By Wendy Victora, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 9--After receiving the Northwest Florida Water Management District's weekly report on drought conditions, at least three local utilities have urged users to restrict their water use voluntarily.