Recently, Arizona, California, and Nevada agreed to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. 40 million people receive their water supply from the Colorado River. This voluntary conservation effort, close to one-third of the river’s average annual flow, comes in exchange for $1.2 billion from the Biden administration. However, the difficulty lies in deciding how to effectively conserve this water amidst the ongoing “megadrought” in the West. Many steps have been taken to address the water crisis. Cities in Nevada and Arizona have long banned water-thirsty grass lawns in areas where they serve no practical purpose. Nevada … Continue reading Solar Canals Redefine Water Conservation and Energy Production in the West: From Megadrought to Megawatts