Mitigating Drought

 News Articles Relating to Drought Mitigation

 February 2005

Six governors to attend Missouri River summit
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/10787349.htm

Water, water everywhere [Maine]
http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=107911

Heineman to dive into river issues [Nebraska]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1325485

The West’s new boomtowns are looking beyond the drought [Colorado]
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/national/03water.html

27 Front Range cities’ water pact pledges to improve conservation [Colorado]
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcconserv/527xxfron2.html

Heineman seeks balanced river plan [Missouri River]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1330743

Proposed compacts could end water wars [Colorado]
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1107874808/3

Missouri River states meet to discuss water, drought [Missouri River]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10839057.htm

Water users venture on mitigation efforts [Idaho]
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-feb0605-water_mitigation.803deb21.html

SF ready to turn on tap [New Mexico]
http://www.abqjournal.com/north/301532north_news02-05-05.htm?tease

Foes take aim as bill on water advances [Arizona]
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0209water09.html

More large air tankers could come back to fight wildfire as early as June [western US]
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050209/OPINION01/502090304/1014/NEWS01

Cimarron celebrates water diversion project [New Mexico]
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2005/02/07/daily13.html

Three years after drought, area still awaits new plan [Virginia]
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780797584&path=&tacodalogin=no

Deal keeps water flowing to city [North Carolina]
http://www.news-record.com/news/local/gso/water_021505.htm

Costs to hike water bills, say experts meeting here [western US]
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/azstar/20050215/lo_azstar/coststohikewaterbillssayexpertsmeetinghere

Colorado lawmakers agree to extend time for Front Range farmers to find water
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/5cololawm2.html

Hurricane damage may put Fla. at fire risk [Florida]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=675&u_sid=1326164

Drought over, but worries are not [Texas]
http://www.valleystar.com/editorial_more.php?id=56803_0_28_0_M

Corps warns of lower Missouri streamflows
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/02/17/nebraska/doc421533f3a42b6106966474.txt

Towns await water money [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/02/22/build/state/35-water-money.inc

 

 

 

 

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