Water shortage may be next U S crisis
Water supply problems go beyond drought as surface supplies fall short and underground sources run dry. Pollution, aging systems, and bureaucratic overlap hinder planning while waste persists. Recent storms eased near term fears but raised questions about long term water management.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Wanda Phelan
U.S. Water Resources Council
Richard E. Hallgren
National Weather Service
Water crisis looms as drought tests US resources
A 1978 Water Resources Council report warns of critical water supply problems across all 21 regions. Groundwater depletion, saltwater intrusion, and pollution threaten drinking water, with overpumping in California and the Ogallala Aquifer drilling down water tables.
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United States
Midwest
Southwest
High Plains
Ogallala
Texas
South Dakota
California
Central Valley
If rains don't come Midwest farmers face drought woes
Midwest ranchers and farmers fear a repeat of past droughts if March through May fail to bring substantial rainfall. Experts warn subsoil moisture, reservoir levels, and irrigation costs could strain systems from Kansas to Colorado while Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and other plains states monitor rainfall and soil conditions for spring planting.
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Don Whitten
The
Weather Service
Clark
Whitten
Mississippi
Midwest
Kansas City, Mo
Phil Shideler
Tional Weather Service
Kansas
Shideler
Nebraska Crop Service
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Red River
Illinois
Ilinois
Paul Waite
Iowa
Colorado
New Hampshire votes on tax cap amid town meetings
New Hampshire towns from Salem to Hart's Location convene to consider a non binding plan capping tax and spending increases below inflation. Supporters argue it preserves restraint while opponents warn of harmed services. debate frames the state’s approach ahead of potential ballot inclusion. Also on the agenda in Salem is a dog racing referendum.
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Salem
Hart
New Hampshire
Meldrum Thomson
Lege Economics
State Education Association
Hillsboro
House
Harold Mooney
Dunbarton
Menge
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Army Corps of Engineers
Water and Power Resources Service
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
James G. Watt
Greenwich
Conn
Mississippi River
Robert A. Clark
Peter Barrett
New York City
New Mexico
SCO
Western
Wellington
Goodyear
Andrews Hwy
OBGSA
Odecee
Onesse
Ogesse
Odessa
Odessa Texas
Dewy and
Sundey
Dewy
Lala Ly
Pirit
Mayor’s Office
EL Paso
City of Odessa
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