Colorado River Archives ~ Page 14 of 21 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

April 6, 2023

by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current The Biden administration will send $585 million to water projects in 11 Western states, Interior...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona announces $233 million in Colorado River water conservation efforts

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

April 6, 2023

The investments will conserve enough water for more than half a million people per year and raise the level of...

COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Western water crisis solutions inevitably end with a lot less for California farms

Cal Matters

Colorado River Commentary

March 23, 2023

The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for Southern California farms, and a lot less water. By Jim Newton, a veteran journalist, best-selling author and teacher. Posted at...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe’s fight for water in drought-plagued West divides Supreme Court

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 20, 2023

Over 150 years ago the federal government agreed to provide the Navajo Nation with land to live on, but the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Low Lake Mead water level tough on small town

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 17, 2023

Twenty-three years of drought have dried up tourist dollars for Overton, Nevada. But some residents think the federal government bears...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Western water wars at high court focus on Navajo Nation

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 16, 2023

Out of the arid American Southwest is a case headed to the Supreme Court dealing with the hottest commodity in the region: water. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service The fight for water in the West heads to the Supreme...

STATELINE: Facing Drought, Western States Seek to Deny Groundwater to Foreigners

Stateline

Colorado River Policy and regulation

March 15, 2023

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

STATELINE: Can Western States Agree on the Future of the Colorado River?

Stateline

Colorado River

February 16, 2023

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

February 13, 2023

Grand Valley Water Users propose payment for land, not water By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in Western Colorado are helping to shape a water conservation program with policies they say are aimed at protecting water users. Last week,...

THE CONVERSATION: As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges

The Conversation

Colorado River

February 6, 2023

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California bypasses consensus, goes its own way on plan for Colorado River water cuts

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 3, 2023

Golden State officials say they have senior water rights. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service While six states came up...

CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River

Cal Matters

Colorado River

January 31, 2023

Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back as much as six other states proposed in a new plan today. Imperial valley growers have the most to lose....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: States come up with plan to save Colorado River water

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

January 31, 2023

With the ongoing drought, the outlook for Colorado River is bleak unless huge reductions can be made. By Bob Leal,...

NEVADA CURRENT: Waiting for California: 6 Colorado River states reach agreement even as 7th still on sidelines

Nevada Current

Colorado River

January 31, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Six Western states along the Colorado River have reached a tentative agreement to cut back...

CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Agriculture Colorado River

January 17, 2023

The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers will have to sacrifice 10% of their supply because of shortages in the river’s supply. By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters...