US EditionAs Colorado River declines, states are failing to tap an alternate resource
- A UCLA study revealed that states drawing from the Colorado River recycle only 26% of treated wastewater, data from 2022.
- Persistent drought, overuse, and shrinking river flows necessitate better management of water resources in the region.
- Researchers analyzed data from large wastewater treatment plants to highlight the potential for increased water recycling.
- Mark Gold stated that managing Colorado River water has been unsustainable for decades, citing climate change and federal inaction.
- Increased wastewater recycling could significantly augment water supplies, helping to offset the river's supply and demand gap.
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More water recycling could help fix Colorado River shortfall. California has a ways to go, report says
UCLA researchers say California and other states aren't recycling enough water. They recommend reusing much more to ease water shortages along the Colorado River.
As Colorado River declines, states are failing to tap an alternate resource
Five out of seven Colorado River basin states are failing to maximize a critical resource that could help alleviate the region’s longstanding water crisis, a new report found. Across all the states, just 26 percent of treated municipal wastewater is being reused, according to the research, released by the University of California Los Angeles, along…
Amid prolonged drought, LCRA program helps save millions of gallons of water
Amid drought conservation efforts announced earlier this spring, the Lower Colorado River Authority, or LCRA, has awarded funding that will help save millions of gallons of water annually.
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