Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 September 2004

Colorado Springs continues winter watering restrictions
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcconserv/4colospri9.html

Boaters should do homework for Labor Day weekend [Utah]
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=116716

New fire restrictions, disaster loans due to drought [California]
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2242443

Cool summer baffles some plants: Trees changing color early due to drought, stress [South Dakota]
http://www.yankton.net/stories/090204/com_20040902008.shtml

Fisherman or not, pray for wet winter [California]
http://www.sierrasun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040901/SPORTS/40901001/-1/rss03

Public safety officials ready for busy weekend [Arizona]
http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2004/09/02/news/news03.txt

Cloudcroft water supply to be maintained [New Mexico]
http://www.alamogordonews.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=326&num=5152

End of summer fun [Nebraska]
http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2004/09/07/news/news1.txt

Drought may give rise to coal-seam fires
http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/04/news040906_2.htm

Waters disappearing: Boaters, anglers struggle with effects of drought [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/09/04/news/local/top/news01.txt

Drought declaration may not help local growers [Nevada]
http://nevadarancher.com/rminer/rm2004/rmsep2b.htm

Ramp extended for receding Lake Powell [Arizona]
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=090804a4_boatramps

Big Mac to supply irrigators next year [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/08/local/10054785.txt

Milk available [New Mexico]
http://www.thedailypress.com/artman/publish/article_1843.shtml

High court to revisit irrigation case [Nebraska]
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcrights/4highcour9.html

Vermilion drought [Louisiana]
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2279815&nav=EyAzQjoo

Hay supplies vary throughout area [North Dakota]
http://www.willistonherald.com/articles/2004/09/12/news/news1.txt

Campbell is drought disaster county [Wyoming]
http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2004/09/10/news/news1.txt

Drilling deeper: Finding water gets harder as drought parches land [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&tts=1&display=rednews/2004/09/14/build/state/10-water.inc

Illegal burn leads to large grass fire near Wood River [Nebraska]
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/091404/new_fire14.shtml

Algae advisory issued for Kirkman’s Cove [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/15/local/10055053.txt

Upriver, downriver interests clash on Missouri River water [Missouri River basin]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/14/nation/10055031.txt

Drought restores passable route to cave bottom [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/09/15/news/local/news03.txt

Sin City drying up [Nevada]
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/14/eveningnews/main643425.shtml

Lake Tahoe drops below natural rim, flow to Truckee River halts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/09/21/state1247EDT0039.DTL

Colorado Springs cutting down trees
http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=2709

River conservation plans dealt a blow [Missouri River]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/23/nebraska/10055216.txt

Angelina County in heightened drought level [Texas]
http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2004/09/23/1095912855.18121.7363.1428.html;COXnetJSessionID=BS59QuG8OaDZO2nSG8hdqC5PF4R3XzWrEUJ3Y9JERGzg3v2CzcKu!891511218?urac=n&urvf=10959567976970.259688002503337

Fire threat spurs forest closure [California]
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040923/news_7m23camps.html

Water levels drop at some reservoirs [Indiana]
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2336835&nav=0Ra7RD8l

Drought stricken lakes hurting land and wildlife [Utah]
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=121946

5-year drought takes toll on Truckee River
http://www.kolotv.com/news/headlines/1054956.html

Dry weather means conditions ripe for forest fires [Kentucky]
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=2365671&nav=0RZFRS4B