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Utah Tries a New Water Strategy

Civil Eats

The Arid West (Illustration by Nhatt Nichols) The ‘Soft Path’ of Water for Farmers in the Western US Colorado’s Groundwater Experiment Utah Tries a New Water Strategy In Corinne, Utah, where his family has farmed for 125 years, Ferry, who is 46, raises cows, corn, and alfalfa. Peterson describes her as “the lead water cop.”

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. from Chapter 21 of NCA5 Changes like sea level rise are resulting in the loss of culturally significant locations for subsistence harvesting. Many of these activities have long cultural traditions.

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Colorado’s Groundwater Experiment

Civil Eats

But the valley’s irrigation outlook is dire: Water withdrawn by wells exceeds the amount of snowmelt refilling aquifers, and there are more claims to water rights than there is water in streams. He is also implementing an innovative project designed to add water back into the aquifer.