Colorado River

Imperial Irrigation District

May 7, 2019

A major Southern California water purveyor paved the way for a massive restoration project at the Salton Sea in an...

THIS JUST IN … Imperial Irrigation District files suit in Superior Court over Drought Contingency Plan; Metropolitan responds UPDATED with coverage from The Desert Sun

April 17, 2019

Petition alleges CEQA violations by Metropolitan Water District From the Imperial Irrigation District: On the same day President Trump signed the Drought Contingency Plan into law, Imperial Irrigation District filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging violations of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds sued over plan to drain more of Colorado River Basin

March 21, 2019

Beset by the impacts of climate change, a drought and increased water demand, the Colorado River Basin was already running...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water managers decry blind eye for shrinking Salton Sea

Metropolitan Water District

March 19, 2019

Residents and officials who packed a yacht club on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California on...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Board steps up to support Drought Contingency Plan; protects Southland’s stored water in Lake Mead

March 12, 2019

From the Metropolitan Water District: With the fate of a long-negotiated deal to protect Colorado River supplies in jeopardy, the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted unanimously today to contribute additional water to Lake...

DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis?

Climate change Colorado River Notebook News and Features

February 20, 2019

Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Water District begins drawing down stored water in Lake Mead

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

January 7, 2019

“If there is no Drought Contingency Plan, we don’t want to leave potentially half a million acre-feet or more locked...

COLORADO RIVER: Metropolitan Committee hears more details on the Drought Contingency Plan

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

November 14, 2018

Metropolitan Board of Directors expected to vote in December At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, members were presented with an overview of the proposed Drought Contingency Plan for the Colorado River Basin which has been...

The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan agreement and what it means to Metropolitan

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

October 11, 2018

Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee discusses the drought contingency plan for the Colorado River On Wednesday, the major headline...

NEVADA CURRENT: Pipeline opponents to SNWA: See you in court

Nevada Current

September 18, 2018

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Less than a week after the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) board voted unanimously to...

NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West

NASA/JPL

Colorado River Hydrology

January 23, 2018

By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the pace of spring snowmelt that feeds the headwaters of the Colorado River. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the amount of dust...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists Fight Giant Water Project for Las Vegas

August 1, 2017

Groundwater pumped through a proposed water pipeline from central Nevada to Las Vegas could have permanent and devastating effects on...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate Change Wreaking Havoc on the West’s Key Water Supplies

May 15, 2017

Fears over how climate change will manifest itself in the United States typically center on coastal areas, where predictions of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe fights over water allotment in Arizona