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Hydrowonk Blog Has Moved

We are pleased to announce that Hydrowonk Blog has found a new home on Substack.

Apr 4 •

March 2025

November 2024

COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Colorado River Basin: Part 5: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 on each Colorado River Basin State

Hydrowonk breaks down the COVID-19 Economic Recovery for each Colorado River Basin state.

Nov 6, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Colorado River Basin: Part 4: Evolution of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Role

Addressing the over-appropriation of the Colorado River requires the Bureau of Reclamation to evolve in its role as “watermaster.” Understandably, the…

Nov 6, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Colorado River Basin: Part 3: Rethinking the Over-Appropriated Colorado River

The historical narrative of the Colorado River focuses on how to address the rapid economic development in the Lower Basin relative to the pace of…

Nov 6, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Colorado River Basin: Part 2: COVID-19 and the Economies of the Colorado River Basin States

How did the Colorado River Basin states’ economic recovery from COVID-19 perform?

Nov 6, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

COVID-19 Economic Recovery and the Colorado River Basin: Part 1: The Nature of the National Economic Recovery

Almost five years ago, the US economy was on the verge of collapse.

Nov 6, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

April 2024

SGMA Gone Awry in Indian Wells Valley

The California Supreme Court can protect incentives for responsible groundwater management by agreeing to review an appellate court decision (Mojave…

Apr 9, 2024 •

Rodney T. Smith

October 2023

Salton Sea: En Attendant for Action

Time for Hydrowonk to update the deteriorating status of the Salton Sea.

Oct 12, 2023 •

Rodney T. Smith

January 2023

What Would Lloyd Allen Do?

With the Colorado River in crisis, long-term and newly found friends in the Imperial Valley have reached out to Hydrowonk seeking advice and counsel.

Jan 17, 2023 •

Rodney T. Smith

December 2022

What Can Colorado River Senior Water Right Users Learn from the NLF Players Union?

Hydrowonk attended the Colorado River Water Users Association in Las Vegas, catching up with clients at Thursday’s Percolation and Runoff reception.

Dec 22, 2022 •

Rodney T. Smith

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