The Colorado River Basin has long depended on snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains to refill its rivers, reservoirs, and aquifers. But rising temperatures and droughts, driven by climate change ...

She added, “That practice of allowing development in one place and recharging elsewhere is just draining our aquifers. No one wants to face up to that.” A. It’s what’s allowed under the ...

For the purposes of this report, the region includes water stored in: surface water storages pipes and infrastructure as part of the urban water supply and wastewater collection groundwater aquifers .