Colorado River

August 14, 2021

Because of the confluence of relatively recent water rights settlements and a looming shortage of Colorado River water, tribes like...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River shortage to hit Central Arizona farmers hardest

August 7, 2021

Seven states from Utah to California share the Colorado River’s roughly 15 million acre-feet of water annually. But in the 100 years since the states agreed how to share the water, it has become clear that the river is over-allocated....

NEVADA CURRENT: Utahans seeking Lake Powell pipeline already use too much water, critics say

August 3, 2021

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current There are cheaper, more efficient ways to meet the water needs of a growing population...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River shortage expected to hit farms first

July 23, 2021

With Arizona farmers expecting to take hit next year on their allocation of Colorado River water, water planners, managers, and...

NEVADA CURRENT: Broad coalition blasts ‘wasteful’ Colorado River pipeline proposal

July 16, 2021

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, hit record-low water levels last month. Now business leaders, farmers, conservation groups and elected leaders are asking the federal government to place a moratorium on new...

THE CONVERSATION: ‘Megadrought’ along border strains US-Mexico water relations

The Conversation

July 1, 2021

By Robert Gabriel Varady, University of Arizona; Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona, and Stephen Paul Mumme, Colorado State University...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA warns Congress of a ‘real and urgent’ drought crisis

May 26, 2021

by Allison Winter, Nevada Current A drought crisis unfolding across the West will require short-term relief and massive, long-term federal...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona Readies for Cuts in Colorado River Water Allocation

April 29, 2021

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is expected to declare a shortage on the Southwest’s lifeline in August, which could leave some Arizona crops parched next year. By Brad Poole, Courthouse News Service Arizona farmers are bracing for a reduced share...

COURT DOCS: Navajo Nation’s water rights

Desert Research Institute

April 28, 2021

From the Courthouse News Service: The Ninth Circuit revived the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim alleging that the federal...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: As climate warms, summer monsoons to produce less streamflow

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

February 1, 2021

New study holds implications for future water supply in the Colorado River Basin From the Desert Research Institute: In the...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

Maven

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish a formal process managed by the International Boundary Waters Commission to discuss issues of mutual concern to both nations related...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate Change Fueling More Intense Megadroughts in US West

August 16, 2020

Hotter temperatures from climate change will likely mean the worst megadrought the region has ever seen. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project

May 21, 2020

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA loses another round in court