February 16, 2024

This Week's News: Water protection funding jeopardized by HB2561, legislation puts half of Missouri's drinking water at risk, a visioning session for the Roy Blunt reservoir, using MO Carp for global good, water levels dropping at Lake of Ozarks, a Nevada Supreme Court water ruling for groundwater management, the future of Utah's water, pushback on Nebraska Governor's plan to silence public meetings, a Minnesota fish kill, and protecting the Mobile-Tensaw Delta 

MISSOURI

Half of Missouri’s Drinking Water at Risk with Bills
Half of Missouri's population at risk of no longer having clean drinking water if new bill passes, expert says
KSDK.Com

Water Protection Funding Jeopardized
Missouri House Bill Would Jeopardize Millions in Funding To Fight Water Pollution
stlpr.org

Reservoir ‘Visioning Session’
North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission To Hold Reservoir ‘Visioning Session’ and Open House
Kirksville Daily Express

Using Carp For Global Good
Carp Are Killing Missouri’s Rivers and lakes. Instead, They They Can Be A Global Force For Good, Expert Says
KSDK.com

Beginning of Dropping Water Levels
Lake Of The Ozarks Water Level Drops Three Feet In Two Weeks, And It’s Not Done Yet
Lake Expo

NATIONAL

Nevada Supreme Court Water Ruling
Nevada Supreme Court Issues Major Water Ruling
Barn Raising Media

Pushback on Governor’s Plan
Pushback meets governor’s plan to ‘streamline’ approval of Nebraska livestock operations
Nebraska Examiner

Utah’s Water Future
Does Utah’s Water Future Mean Importing It From Other States?
Deseret News

Protecting The Mobile-Tensaw Delta
The Land Between The Rivers
The Nature Conservancy

Fish Kill Event
Minnesota DNR Responds To Hundreds Of Dead Fish On Mississippi River
KTTC