Colorado River

December 19, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Water managers sound alarm over Colorado River

December 15, 2022

Water managers have until the end of January to come up with voluntary plans to conserve 2 to 4 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River basin. If that doesn’t work, The Bureau of Reclamation will step in and...

NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference

Nevada Current

December 15, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water managers utilizing technology, innovation to combat effects of drought

December 14, 2022

One of the panel discussions highlighted new technologies and tools water managers are using to get the most out of...

COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River

Colorado River Commentary

November 9, 2022

By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month that it is prepared to undertake substantial water conservation measures from 2023 through 2026 as a part of California’s voluntary...

AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns

November 9, 2022

By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court adds fight over Colorado River water rights to its docket

Bureau of Reclamation News

November 4, 2022

In the drought-prone West, a tribal nation claims the government should have protected its access to water. By Kelsey Reichmann...

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Initiates Significant Action to Protect Colorado River System

October 28, 2022

Reclamation initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams in 2023 and 2024 Press Release from the Department of the Interior: As collaborative work continues across the...

AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river

Agriculture Colorado River

October 19, 2022

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...

CAL MATTERS: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water

Cal Matters

October 5, 2022

Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California offers allocation cut to save the Colorado River

October 5, 2022

The voluntary cut amounts to a tenth of its annual allocation. By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service Following federal pressure to reduce how much water it takes from the Colorado River, California on Wednesday announced a plan to cut its...

STATELINE: Water cuts hit Western states

Stateline

Colorado River Groundwater News

September 15, 2022

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

PRO PUBLICA: Q&A with Jay Famiglietti: As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis

Pro Publica

August 25, 2022

The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and...

AG ALERT: Anxiety grows over Colorado River crisis