Archive for July 2026

A proposed data center in Kern County, California, is drawing scrutiny over data center water use as state regulators weigh how much environmental review is needed for the project. The proposed RB Inyokern Data Center project would draw roughly 40,430 gallons of water per day from a groundwater basin already in overdraft that are under…

A new paper outlines how flexible conservation pools could help protect the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs during increasingly severe drought years. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are approaching historically low water levels under current management guidelines.   The Bureau of Reclamation’s April 2026 projections showed Lake Powell could fall below 3,500 feet this year,…