Arizona Water Resource Vol. 22 No. 1 (Winter 2014)

University of Arizona. Water Resources Research Center.; Radonic, Lucero; Cusimano, Jeremy; Megdal, Sharon; McLain, Jean E.; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C.

dc.contributor.author	University of Arizona. Water Resources Research Center.
dc.contributor.author	Radonic, Lucero
dc.contributor.author	Cusimano, Jeremy
dc.contributor.author	Megdal, Sharon
dc.contributor.author	McLain, Jean E.
dc.contributor.author	Silvertooth, Jeffrey C.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-04-09T01:22:09Z
dc.date.available	2014-04-09T01:22:09Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/315531
dc.description.abstract	In January 2014, Arizona will begin its first farmland fallowing and forbearance project. Unlike similar fallowing programs in the West, this project does not transfer the water conserved in the agricultural sector to the municipal sector. For the time being, this program seeks to conserve water in the Colorado River system. The saved water will be maintained in Lake Mead, increasing its dwindling levels and helping forestall shortages to water users in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Since 2000, water levels in Lake Mead have fallen by an alarming 100 feet. If the lake’s elevation falls by another 30 feet, users in the lower basin would face reductions in water allocations.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Water Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/awr	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona.	en_US
dc.source	Water Resources Research Center. The University of Arizona.	en_US
dc.subject	Arid regions -- Research -- Arizona.	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources development -- Research -- Arizona.	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources development -- Arizona.	en_US
dc.subject	Water-supply -- Arizona.	en_US
dc.title	Arizona Water Resource Vol. 22 No. 1 (Winter 2014)	en_US
dc.type	text
dc.type	Newsletter
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the Water Resources Research Center collection. For more information, please contact the Center, (520) 621-9591 or see http://wrrc.arizona.edu.	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2018-06-11T21:53:40Z
html.description.abstract	In January 2014, Arizona will begin its first farmland fallowing and forbearance project. Unlike similar fallowing programs in the West, this project does not transfer the water conserved in the agricultural sector to the municipal sector. For the time being, this program seeks to conserve water in the Colorado River system. The saved water will be maintained in Lake Mead, increasing its dwindling levels and helping forestall shortages to water users in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Since 2000, water levels in Lake Mead have fallen by an alarming 100 feet. If the lake’s elevation falls by another 30 feet, users in the lower basin would face reductions in water allocations.