Colorado River Archives ~ Page 19 of 22 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 24, 2021

While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower...

THE CONVERSATION: As climate change parches the Southwest, here’s a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River

The Conversation

Colorado River

November 17, 2021

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies...

USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years

USGS

Colorado River

October 28, 2021

First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry future climate may lead to a 29% decline in Upper Colorado River Basin “baseflow” at the basin outlet by the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 16, 2021

SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...

NEVADA CURRENT: Drought conditions, climate crisis spur calls for more efficient water infrastructure

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 6, 2021

by Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing...

FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 24, 2021

In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River, specifically, California, Arizona, and Nevada. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Reclamation released updated modeling projections of major reservoir levels within...

USGS: A century of watching the Colorado River

USGS

Colorado River

September 22, 2021

The streamgauge at Lee’s Ferry turns 100 years old By the USGS Right where the Colorado River flows into the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: La Niña responsible for megadroughts in North and South America, study finds

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 30, 2021

Over the past 1,000 years, the North American Southwest has endured nine megadroughts averaging nearly 32 years in length, while...

BERKELEY LAB: Mountains of data: an unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water

Berkeley Lab

Colorado River Hydrology Science

August 24, 2021

First-ever “bedrock-to-atmosphere” observation system could allow scientists to predict the future of water availability in the West By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab The “megadrought” impacting the Colorado River system this year has been devastating to the 40 million people who...

NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 20, 2021

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban...

NEVADA CURRENT: ‘There is no climate plan for the Colorado River’

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 17, 2021

BuRec’s first-ever declared water shortage prompts calls for a policy rethink by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As drought and climate...

THE CONVERSATION: As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to focus on reducing demand

The Conversation

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to draw from the river. The...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces 2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin; Level 1 Shortage Condition declared at Lake Mead From the Bureau of Reclamation:...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds confirm Colorado River shortage, water-allocation cuts coming in 2022

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

A Bureau of Reclamation report released Monday triggered a Tier 1 shortage among river water users, with Arizona farmers taking...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribal influence over Arizona water growing

Courthouse News Service

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 the Tohono O’odham Nation and Gila River Indian Community — which hold the two largest tribal allocations of river water...