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.
Water experts say key reservoirs sit just above ‘deadpool’ while Upper and Lower basins remain deadlocked over cuts By Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror The future of the Colorado River is looking bleak, and officials in the seven states that depend...
By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the Colorado River, hit their lowest levels since they first began to be filled in 1936 and 1963, respectively....
By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center The operating agreements that govern Colorado River allocations expire at the end of this year, and negotiations between the seven states that share the water are stalled....
Q&A with hydrologist Adrienne Marshall on why this past winter’s snowpack fell so low, how global warming increased the odds and what the future may hold By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk The American West’s historic snow drought in 2026...
By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current The federal government has released its long-awaited 10-year plan to manage worsening water shortages along the Colorado River, including deep cuts to Nevada’s allocation of the drought-stricken river. Following months of negotiations — and years of...
