Exploring the Issues

Regions across the country are tackling water issues in varying capacities. Learn more about local efforts to address these issues below.

Water Conservation and Drought

• Comment Letter to Aurora Mayor — Home Builders Association of Metro Denver
• As the Colorado River Dries Up, States Can’t Agree on Saving Water — The Washington Post
• Facing a New Climate Reality, Southern California Lawns Could Wither — The Washington Post
• The Water Wars Come to the Suburbs — The New Yorker
• What Will Happen to the Colorado River? What We Know About Looming Water Cuts — Yahoo News
• Las Vegas to Save 10 Billion Gallons of Water With New Plan Amid Megadrought — CBS News
• Water Wise: Strategies for Drought-Resilient Development — Urban Land Institute

Groundwater

• Unique Colorado Project Could Guide Decisions on Water Usage for the West — 9News
• There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. — The New York Times

Saltwater Intrusion

• Mississippi River Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Louisiana Drinking Water — The Washington Post
• New Orleans Pipeline Plan to Combat Saltwater Detailed — nola.com
• Saltwater Intrudes On Household Wells and Septic Systems — Pulitzer Center
• Southeast Louisiana’s Drinking Water At Risk From Saltwater Intrusion — Forbes
• What is Saltwater Intrusion, and What it Means for New Orleans Drinking Supply — Axios New Orleans