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The City of Rawlins saw record levels of snow this year and residents are wondering whether this will improve their water issues. Officials say it is too soon to know.More than a year ago the City of Rawlins literally ran out of water for several days. This was largely due to some serious infrastructure issues, but also drought.
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The 83 projects are located in 11 mostly Western states, including Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada.
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An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing.
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Sharing the pain of scarcity goes against Western water law – but this Nevada farm community is trying it anyway.
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A new U.S. Forest Service report shows that while national forests and grasslands make up about 19% of the land in the West, they contribute about 46% of its surface water supply.
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A new study shows that a large number of Native American households in the Mountain West lack indoor plumbing.
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Residents in the City of Rawlins will likely have to pay more for their water in the near future, due to expensive fixes to a water delivery system riddled with issues.
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As water levels in Lake Powell keep dropping, activists say Glen Canyon Dam is in need of upgrades to its plumbing so it can keep sending water downstream.
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The City of Rawlins is reporting that residents are using more water than what is flowing into the water treatment plant.Rawlins has enforced water restrictions since this spring, which includes things like only watering lawns once a week. The restrictions were implemented after infrastructure issues and drought caused water flows to be dangerously low.
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Progress is being made on the Rawlins and Sinclair water infrastructure after parts of the towns went without water for seven days in March.Poorly maintained and aging infrastructure that supplies Rawlins and Sinclair residents with drinking water led to water shortages, and a sustained drought did not help the issue.