June 2015
In this issue …
MARKET INDICATORS
Lower Rio Grande Market Indicator: Expect a Short-Term Drop in Prices and Activity
JOW CORNER
Emerging Shortages in the Colorado River Basin: Is it Worse than We Think?
COLORADO RIVER BASIN
The Bureau of Reclamation Releases Moving Forward Phase I Report
ELSEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST
Deep Curtailments Are Not Impacting SWP Supplies
LEGISLATON
LEGAL ACTIONS
City of Riverside Demands Repeal of Mandatory Conservation Regulation
COMMENTARY & EDITORIALS
Author Discusses How Focus on California Drought Can Have Nationwide Policy Impacts
BLOGS & COLUMNS
GENERAL INTEREST
EPA and Army Corps Finalize Rule Defining “Waters of the United States”
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
Occasional Capital Market Commentary: Water Utilities and California’s Drought