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The Year in Water, 2022

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The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin.

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2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment

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On November 8, 2022, voters there approved an amendment to the city charter to include a right to clean water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 10, 2022. The post 2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment appeared first on Circle of Blue. Sunrise in Titusville, Florida.

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What’s Up With Water — March 1, 2022

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It was filed by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union and the Green League, who object to a 30-year groundwater pumping permit given by state regulators. In responding to climate change, water and energy conservation systems could have a negative influence if efforts create plumbing systems that allow bacteria to grow.

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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — August 23, 2022

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By Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue – August 23, 2022. The Gila River Indian Community pulls out of a water conservation agreement due to little progress on basin-wide water cuts. An Arizona agricultural coalition proposes the federal government pay farmers to conserve water. American Rivers (@americanrivers) August 19, 2022.

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Arizona and California Farmers, Targets for Colorado River Cuts, Draft Their Conservation Strategy

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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 4, 2022. Knowing they are targets, farmers in southern Arizona and California who receive irrigation water from the Colorado River are discussing a plan that could go a long way toward meeting a federal conservation mandate in the drying basin. Such a plan would require billions in funding.

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FRESH, November 8, 2022: Ontario Government Proposes Less Strict Wetlands Protections

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November 8, 2022. The conservative government in Ontario is pushing for changes to the province’s wetlands policy that would loosen protections for “provincially significant wetlands.”. “If Conservation groups, however, demanded an even faster timeline. Brett Walton, Interim Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2022

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Last week, the state’s largest municipal water provider declared a regional drought emergency and asked its 26 member agencies to voluntarily conserve water. Because their supplies are less secure, those agencies are already required to conserve water through measures such as once-a-week lawn watering.

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