Colorado River Archives ~ Page 21 of 23 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 1, 2021

New study holds implications for future water supply in the Colorado River Basin From the Desert Research Institute: In the...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate Change Fueling More Intense Megadroughts in US West

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 16, 2020

Hotter temperatures from climate change will likely mean the worst megadrought the region has ever seen. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service Climate change is pushing the western United States and northern Mexico toward an extreme long-term drought that could...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 21, 2020

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA loses another round in court

Nevada Current

Colorado River

March 10, 2020

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Seventh Judicial District Court in Ely has denied an appeal by the Southern Nevada...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Loss of Reflective Snowpack Causing Colorado River to Dwindle

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 20, 2020

Water is evaporating from the Colorado River Basin faster than rainfall can replenish it, researchers said in a study published Thursday, and the disappearance of seasonal snowpack has also diminished the river’s water supply. By Martin Macias, Jr., Courthouse News...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Tout Improved Odds for Survival of Colorado River Fish

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

January 21, 2020

Touting successful conservation efforts in recent decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will reclassify a Colorado...

COURT DOCS: Operational plan for Glen Canyon Dam

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

October 2, 2019

From Courthouse News Service: Save the Colorado, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming the environmental...

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

August 7, 2019

Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is reprinted here with permission. Amid nearly two decades of drought on the Colorado River, seven states that rely on its...

THE CONVERSATION: Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

The Conversation

Colorado River

July 10, 2019

By Brad Udall, Colorado State University; Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado Boulder, and John Fleck, University of New Mexico As Midwest...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Irrigation District Approves Salton Sea Restoration Project

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

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

Imperial Irrigation District

Colorado River

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

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

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

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

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

Metropolitan Water District

Colorado River

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...