Where the Water Goes
by David Owen · first published 2018
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If anyone wants to dive deep into the water rights and history of hydrology + politics in the Colorado River Basin, I highly recommend Where the Water Goes by Davin Owen. The books starts at the headwaters near Rocky Mountain National Park and follows the river down to the Gulf of California. It addresses every major issue, water right and major construction…
on “U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado River's Lake Powell” ↗Add to that list "Where the Water Goes" by David Owen.
on “U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado River's Lake Powell” ↗…(It's not clear to me this is anthropogenic, my impression is that it's a natural cycle of drought exacerbated by global climate change, but it's beside the point.) Read up on the Colorado River Compact. Where the Water Goes by David Owens is a very accessible primer. The tl;dr is that the water was portioned out to the Western states (including Arizona) during an unusually wet period, and we're now in a period of drought.…
on “Why don't we use awnings anymore (2022)” ↗So there is another book called Where the Water Goes. In that book the author talks about how if the Salton Sea does disappear the accumulation of dust, fertilizer and other less than great chemicals may be picked up by winds and significantly reduce air…
on “Pakistan's floods have created 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images” ↗