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Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?   In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment.  What is in the sediment?  On top of it?  What is next?

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RiversEdge West

GUESTS
Pete Lefebvre
Dr Brenda Bowen
Dr Scott Hynek
Dr Cari Johnson
Dr Sasha Reed
Dr Jack Schmidt
 

LINKS
Returning Rapids
Cataract Canyon
Colorado River
Lake Powell
Center for Colorado River Studies
 

MEDIA
Salt Lake Tribune:  As Lake Powell shrinks, the Colorado River is coming back to life
New Yorker:  The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell
Book:  Under White Sky
 

RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES
The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021
The silty byproduct of Lake Powell
Recycling (river) water in Southern California
Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow

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The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912.  This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection.  This is a river of families, lineages and gathering.  

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Nathan Newcomer

Guadalupe Cano

Patricia Cano

Michael Darrow

Simon Sotello III

US Senator Martin Heinrich

INFORMATION

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Gila Wilderness

Aldo Leopold Wilderness

New Mexico
The M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act  (several links at bottom of linked page)

ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON LEGISLATION

New Mexico Wild

Wildgilariver.org

ORGANIZATION OPPOSED TO LEGISLATION

Heritage Waters

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American Rivers

GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

Mogollon Rim

Chihuahuan Desert

Sonoran Desert

Colorado Plateau

Basin and Range

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Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrisons new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film.

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RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES ON CALIFORNIA WATER

Ep. 27  "Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow"
Ep. 26  "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
Ep. 16  "Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea"
Ep. 18  "Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea"
Ep. 20  "Pacific Ocean takeout for SacSource2Sea"

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Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers.  In March of 2021, he passed away.  This episode is a conversation with his son, and his personal assistant/biographer about his life and his way.  

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ABOUT RAFAEL GALLO

A tribute to Rafael Gallo in Paddler Magazine

Ex-FARC Guerrillas in Columbia train to be Raft Guides

Rivers that build peace:  Rafting with ex-combatants in Columbia

Navigating Rough Waters with Rafael Gallo in Costa Rica

Honoring Rafael Gallo:  Go Fund Me Launched for RAFA, IWHOF, and IRF

International Whitewater Hall of Fame

Rios Tropicales

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RIVER BOOK by RAFAEL GALLO

The Rivers of Costa Rica

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River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat.  And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible.  This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences.  

RIVERS FROM THIS EPISODE

Usumacinta River, Mexico

Green River, Utah

New River, West Virginia

Gauley River, West Virginia

Gauley Fest

Rio Grande River, Texas

Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Mancos River, Colorado

John Day River, Oregon

Deschutes River, Oregon

Feather River, California

Feather Fest

French Broad River, North Carolina
 

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New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story.

GUESTS
Lesli Allison, Executive Director
Western Landowners Alliance

Steve Harris, Owner
Far Flung Adventures

ARTICLES
*There are years of articles on the 2015 Law and Rule.  A web search will lead you to many stories.

"New Mexico Supreme Court asked to weigh in on water fight"
"AG backs fishing access in streams across private land"
"Game Commission rejects landowners on stream access"

RESOURCES
2015 Law 
New Mexico Constitution
Red River Valley Supreme Court Case
American Whitewater's Navigability Toolbox
 

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This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius.  Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways?  We want to hear from you.  There are more details in this super short episode.  Thanks for listening!

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Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts.  Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal.  This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions.  

COMPANION EPISODE: 
"Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
 

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METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER ADVANCED PURIFICATION CENTER

PEOPLE, POLICY, INFORMATION
WILLIAM MULHOLLAND

ST FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSE

CALIFORNIA WATER WARS

COLORADO COMPACT

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CADILLAC DESERT

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ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West

RIVER RADIUS PODCAST
Link to episodes here
"Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea"

"The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021"

"The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"

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For many decades water has been recycled after it runs through sewage treatment plants in cities large and small in many states and countries.  That recycled water is used for landscaping and industrial cleaning.  Today with decreasing access to imported river water, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has built a test facility to further clean treated waste water to the standards of drinking water.  The plan is to learn how to do this so the water looks great and is completely safe, then return it to the drinking water system.  Essentially by reusing water, they are creating a new water source for their customers.  With decreasing flows in the rivers that deliver water to Southern California, this project is lining up to offset these losses, and can provide data and models for other cities to engage in the similar practices.  Metropolitan Water provides water to 19 million humans through their 26 partner agencies, the cities and counties of Southern California.  Join us for an onsite tour of the plant.  

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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center
 

INFORMATION ON PLACES, INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTIONS AND POLICY
Southern California

Colorado RIver

Sacramento River

Sacramento Source to Sea river expedition

State Water Project

Colorado River Aqueduct

Owens Valley

Colorado River Compact

BOOKS
Cadillac Desert

Science Be Dammed

ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West
 

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"Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea"

"The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021"

"The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"

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