Government Goings-on: Late Summer Thunderstorms
—Alan Dulaney Lightning flashes and the rumbles and booms of thunder comprise the usual picture we have of late summer storms. However, this year they are being replicated in meetings...
Government Goings-on: MODFLOW Funding Threat
—Alan Dulaney One of the most important programs ever developed by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Resources Division is MODFLOW. Hydrologists everywhere use this software package to better understand the...
Government Goings-on: Summer Water News
—Alan Dulaney Even in the depths of summer, with intense heat and multiple fires, developments occur within the world of water resources. Water Saved through Conservation No provider likes to...
Government Goings-on: Holding Pattern in the Drought
—by Alan Dulaney Yes, we are still in a drought. California went ahead and declared the drought’s end on the basis of one wet winter, but that hardly seems prudent....
Government Goings-on: The DCP & a Tale of Two Agencies
—Alan Dulaney Apparently, water really is for fighting over. The heavy precipitation this year across the Colorado River Basin improved storage to the extent that the probability of a declared...
Government Goings-on: No Cents for WaterSense
— Alan Dulaney It is becoming clear that President Trump’s bite will be as deep as his bark. In the proposed FY 2018 budget, the Department of Interior is now...
Government Goings-on: Trump on Water
—Alan Dulaney The Senate is busy with appointment confirmations, and the House is busy with the Federal budget. Agencies are being given tight not-to-exceed numbers within which they can budget,...
Government Goings-on: Legislation for 2017
— Alan Dulaney Bills are still dropping at the Legislature and could change radically before the end of February, but here is the current picture on proposals related to water....