Source: Wet spring couldn’t douse drought – DailyTrib.com

The U.S. Supreme Court said the United States is not required “to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Tribe” because the Navajo Treaty of 1868 does not state that in a 5-4 vote in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. The case was the third and final federal Indian law case this term. Thursday’s decision reverses […]

Source: Supreme Court rejects Navajo Nation’s water rights trust claim – Source New Mexico

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

Source: Texas aquifer is running dry, jeopardizing agriculture industry | The Texas Tribune

Hay swallows triple the water used by everyone in the region to shower, water lawns, and do laundry.

Source: An Underlooked Reason the Colorado River Is Drying Up – The Atlantic

Using satellite data from more than 7,000 global reservoirs, Texas A&M researchers found that while total storage capacity has increased, the filling rate is lower than expected.

Source: New Study Reveals Global Reservoirs Are Becoming Emptier – Texas A&M Today

PHOENIX—Across the Southwest, water users are preparing for a future with a lot less water as the region looks to confront steep cuts from the Colorado River and states are forced to limit use to save the river. Farms are being paid to not farm. Cities are looking to be more efficient and find new […]

Source: As the Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive up  Rates – Inside Climate News

The river is a crucial source of power and water for more than 40 million people in cities that have grown since dams were built.

Source: Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

Source: Briggs subdivision fails to get vote, but denial could bring legal trouble – DailyTrib.com

“Water is nonpartisan. But, oh, my God, it is totally political.” Those words, from Central Texas Water Coalition President Jo Karr Tedder, summarized much of the fraught and frank discussion about the future of water resources in Central Texas during…

Source: Water panelists examine how to supply Austin as growth continues – Austin MonitorAustin Monitor

A Killeen sewage leak may have contaminated water wells — which some local residents rely on as their primary drinking water source — in southwest Killeen this week.

Source: Killeen resident 6 miles from sewage spill: ‘City … contaminated our well water supply’