An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
Interior Department announced earlier this year that historic investments led to record water savings, helped stave off immediate collapse of Colorado River system From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today finalized its process to protect the short-term...
By Laura E.P. Rocchio The Colorado River has an accounting problem. More water is taken from the river than it has to give. The dwindling state of the river has recently prompted mandatory water cutbacks, and the realization that if...
Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who rely on it. By Kyle Dunphey, Stateline This story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across...
And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado River runs through four states — it brushes past Arizona — and 11 national parks. It provides drinking water for...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of tense discussion over the future of the Colorado River, western states that depend on the river’s water submitted two competing plans for how it should be managed in the long-term on Wednesday....
