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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 The Ogallala aquiferof the Texas high plains: A race against time http://aquafornia.com/archives/60550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60550#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:15:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60550/feed 0 USGS on YouTube: Water in the 21st century: The National Water Census http://aquafornia.com/archives/59180 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59180#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:40:15 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59180 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59180/feed 0 $53 Billion needed for Texas water projects http://aquafornia.com/archives/58992 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58992#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:13:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58992 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58992/feed 0 Peter Gleick’s Senate testimony calls for fundamental changes to U.S. water policy http://aquafornia.com/archives/58508 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58508#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:50:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58508 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58508/feed 0 Water Wired blog: The State Department’s Senate testimony by Dr. Aaron Salzberg: The global water challenge http://aquafornia.com/archives/58510 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58510#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:47:30 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58510 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58510/feed 0 ‘Water witcher’ is in high demand in Texas http://aquafornia.com/archives/56031 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56031#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:49:40 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56031 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56031/feed 1 Colorado empties popular lake to pay its water bill http://aquafornia.com/archives/55692 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55692#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:08:47 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55692 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55692/feed 2 Texas plans for water needs, but slow to implement http://aquafornia.com/archives/54924 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54924#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:29:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54924 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54924/feed 1 NOAA announces contract to construct National Water Center: Alabama facility will improve river and flood forecasting http://aquafornia.com/archives/54922 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54922#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:28:18 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54922 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54922/feed 0 Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry http://aquafornia.com/archives/54788 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54788#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:15:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54788 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54788/feed 0 Elwha Dam removal begins, and soon the fish will flow http://aquafornia.com/archives/54640 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54640#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:15:48 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54640 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54640/feed 1 Christian Science Monitor editorial: Texas toasts but will it conserve? The Lone Star State is breaking heat and drought records this summer, with no end in sight, but it’s record on conserving water is so-so at best http://aquafornia.com/archives/53162 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53162#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:15:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53162 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53162/feed 0 Salty water may flow on Mars, images suggest http://aquafornia.com/archives/52941 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52941#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:00:58 +0000 Susan Lauer http://aquafornia.com/?p=52941 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52941/feed 0 West Palm Beach’s big water users get flak in drought; Calls for surcharges as vast amounts consumed by wealthy residents draw ire of neighbors http://aquafornia.com/archives/51910 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51910#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:12:43 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51910 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51910/feed 0 How likely is the fear the West could steal Great Lakes water? http://aquafornia.com/archives/51095 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51095#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:27:43 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51095 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51095/feed 0 Amid Texas drought, high-stakes battle over water http://aquafornia.com/archives/50923 http://aquafornia.com/archives/50923#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:32:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=50923 http://aquafornia.com/archives/50923/feed 0 A city built on oil discovers how precious its water can be http://aquafornia.com/archives/48028 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48028#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:48:50 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=48028 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48028/feed 0 Drought hits southern U.S. pretty hard; Oklahoma sees driest 4 months since Dust Bowl http://aquafornia.com/archives/47159 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47159#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:27:50 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47159 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47159/feed 0 Sea lions’ appetite for salmon has lawmakers out for blood http://aquafornia.com/archives/47046 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47046#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:59:21 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47046 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47046/feed 0 Atlanta: Appeals court to consider tri-state water dispute http://aquafornia.com/archives/45581 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45581#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:01:28 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=45581 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45581/feed 0 Midwestern farmers fear the return of the Dust Bowl: For years the Ogallala Aquifer, the world’s largest underground body of fresh water, has irrigated thousands of square miles of American farmland; Now it is running dry http://aquafornia.com/archives/45550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45550#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:32:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=45550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45550/feed 0 Cranberry farmer, EPA still nose to nose in 20-year-old wetlands fill case http://aquafornia.com/archives/42720 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42720#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:33:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=42720 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42720/feed 0 Supreme Court’s murky Clean Water Act ruling created legal quagmire http://aquafornia.com/archives/42560 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42560#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:07:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=42560 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42560/feed 1 Budget proposals call for elimination of Bureau of Reclamation, $500 billion cuts proposed http://aquafornia.com/archives/42253 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42253#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:58:15 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=42253 http://aquafornia.com/archives/42253/feed 0 Chance of Rain blog: The Week That Was, 12/26/2010 – 1/1/2011 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37936 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37936#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:41:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=37936 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37936/feed 0 Chance of Rain blog: The week that was, 12/19-25/2010 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37680 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37680#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:42:25 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=37680 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37680/feed 1 Water challenges no longer just in Western U.S. http://aquafornia.com/archives/37142 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37142#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:10:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=37142 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37142/feed 0 Chance of Rain blog: The week that was, 12/5-11/2010 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36933 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36933#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:14:56 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=36933 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36933/feed 0 Chance of Rain blog: The week that was, 11/28-12/4/2010 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36535 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36535#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:13:14 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=36535 http://aquafornia.com/archives/36535/feed 0 The 10 biggest American cities that are running out of water http://aquafornia.com/archives/35030 http://aquafornia.com/archives/35030#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:38:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=35030 http://aquafornia.com/archives/35030/feed 0 Thursday’s top of the scroll: Army Corps new report, “Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future” http://aquafornia.com/archives/33978 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33978#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:50:49 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=33978 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33978/feed 0 Asian Carp: “I was like fish, fish! People wouldn’t believe a fish could do that to you.” http://aquafornia.com/archives/33331 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33331#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:19:23 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=33331 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33331/feed 0 North Dakota lake swallows land and buildings http://aquafornia.com/archives/33271 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33271#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:30:56 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=33271 http://aquafornia.com/archives/33271/feed 0 Chattahoochee blues: Are Georgia, Alabama and Florida fighting over water or over growth? http://aquafornia.com/archives/32990 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32990#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:56:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=32990 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32990/feed 1 Charting new waters: A call to action to address U.S. freshwater challenges http://aquafornia.com/archives/32988 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32988#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:52:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=32988 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32988/feed 0 Commentary: National water policy for a sustainable future http://aquafornia.com/archives/32942 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32942#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:48:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=32942 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32942/feed 0 Where dams once stood, prospectors spur anger http://aquafornia.com/archives/32586 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32586#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:47:12 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=32586 http://aquafornia.com/archives/32586/feed 0 Asian carp the new bullies of America’s waterways http://aquafornia.com/archives/31816 http://aquafornia.com/archives/31816#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=31816 http://aquafornia.com/archives/31816/feed 0 Water Wired blog: No captain, no rudder: Walter A. Lyon on water governance in the U.S. http://aquafornia.com/archives/28615 http://aquafornia.com/archives/28615#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:18 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=28615 http://aquafornia.com/archives/28615/feed 0 Lake Superior, a huge natural climate change gauge, is running a fever http://aquafornia.com/archives/28305 http://aquafornia.com/archives/28305#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:23:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=28305 http://aquafornia.com/archives/28305/feed 0