Other Western states, however, are experiencing a “snow drought.”

Source: California is drought-free for first time in 25 years | NBC News

The Bureau of Reclamation on Friday released a draft of options for how to manage the Colorado River water supply for years to come.

Source: Feds release draft report outlining Colorado River options | Colorado Sun

The fastest‑growing piece of America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure is colliding with one of its most finite local resources: water.

Source: America’s AI Boom Is Running Into An Unplanned Water Problem | Forbes

The Joyce case remains a focal point in the ongoing conflict over state-governed water rights.

Source: Western water war | Beef Magazine

After an industrial building boom on Corpus Christi Bay, the city is drilling wells to meet water demand, and rural Nueces County residents say their own wells are being impacted.

Source: Corpus Christ drills wells to prevent looming water crisis | The Texas Tribune

Willcox is ground zero for Arizona’s groundwater crisis. The state’s settlement with Riverview, the company draining the town’s aquifer, requires it to fallow fields and compensate affected well owners.

Source: Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells | Inside Climate News

Water resources consist of surface and groundwater sources that are withdrawn for agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other uses. The proportion of the water used by agriculture varies across the country, in part because agriculture in arid regions is less able to depend on precipitation for water needs. For instance, in the Pacific region from 2005 to 2015, agriculture used about 26 million acre feet of the 36 million acre feet used in an average year—about 72 percent. In contrast, in the High Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas) water for irrigation amounted to 19 million acre feet of the 43 million acre feet of all water withdrawn in an average year—about 44 percent.

Source: Irrigation accounts for majority of water withdrawals in more arid Western regions | Economic Research Service

The United States and Mexico have reached a long-sought understanding under the 1944 Water Treaty that promises immediate relief for Texas farmers and ranchers while setting a path to repay years of overdue water deliveries from the Rio Grande.

Source: U.S., Mexico reach long-sought after water shortage agreement under 1944 treaty – Lockhart Post Register

Nationwide, Texas is one of the states with the greatest number of data centers, and in the past year, communities have raised concerns about them across Central Texas.

Source: Water manage concern with new data centers | FOX 7 Austin