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.
By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell University As water restrictions tighten in Southern California in anticipation of summer, the Southwestern United States...
Akin to robbing Peter to pay Paul, the feds say the influx of water into Lake Powell is necessary to keep generating hydroelectric power. By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service In a sign of how dire drought conditions have become...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The second largest reservoir on the Colorado River has dipped below a key water level for the first time, despite emergency releases from upper basin reservoirs last summer and fall meant to prevent the troubling...
From the Courthouse News Service: The Ninth Circuit revived the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim alleging the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to consider its “as-yet-undetermined...
While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower basin states (California, Nevada, and Arizona) still have been meeting regularly to discuss the response to the worsening drought conditions,...
SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that a changed climate means their rights will outstrip the available water by...
