Colorado River Archives ~ Page 5 of 23 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

July 14, 2025

Agrivoltaic solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture from vegetation cools the panels to increase their productivity, researchers...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 30, 2025

The bill will allow farmers to exchange land and water rights with urban developers to decrease water use and increase...

COLORADO RIVER: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2025

Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026, aiming to stabilize Lake Powell and Lake Mead while crafting the post-2026 guidelines for managing the river. With last...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 27, 2025

By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how...

STANFORD: Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike

Stanford University

Colorado River

June 20, 2025

A new water market model for the Colorado River basin could improve water security and restore ecosystems amid intensifying shortages....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 20, 2025

Conservationists demand that the state reevaluate the physical and legal availability of water taken by subdivisions from the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area. By Joe Duhownik, Courthouse News Service Fifty-five southern Arizona subdivisions have been illegally siphoning water from federally...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Settlements and stalemates: Tribal leaders steer the Colorado River conversation

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2025

Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River, a vital water source for 40 million...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Can learning from past policy save future users of the Colorado River?

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2025

Key agreements that adapt the century-old Colorado River Compact to the strains of modern climate change are set to expire...

COLORADO NEWSLINE: Shared risk at the heart of dispute over Colorado River

Colorado Newsline

Colorado River

June 4, 2025

By Allen Best, Colorado Newsline Even-steven. That was the intent of delegates from the seven basin states in 1922 when they met near Santa Fe to forge a compact governing the Colorado River. But what exactly did they agree upon?...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Colorado River Basin aquifers are declining even more steeply than the river, new research shows

Inside Climate News

Colorado River Groundwater News

June 3, 2025

Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the negotiations among...

MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: From crisis to collaboration: The past and future of Colorado River management

Maven

Colorado River Policy and regulation

May 29, 2025

The Colorado River’s water future was a major topic on the agenda at the inaugural meeting of the Metropolitan’s Subcommittee...

NEVADA CURRENT: Lake Mead in for a painful summer after dry winter

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 20, 2025

By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead’s infamous bathtub ring is expected to get bigger this summer as low snowpack levels in the Rocky Mountains choke the reservoir’s biggest source of water – the Colorado River. Snow melt from the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Lawmakers aim to rethink excessive water use penalties in Southern Nevada

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 8, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Las Vegas Valley Water District implemented a water rate structure two years ago that...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: Sharing Colorado River Water: A View From Southern California

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Agriculture Colorado River

May 3, 2025

By Daniel Crespo, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The Colorado River...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: Funding the flow: Federal water conservation investments in the Colorado River Basin

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Colorado River

May 3, 2025

From Paloma Avila, Mehdi Nemati, Daniel Crespo, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg. Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Federal funding has been crucial in addressing the rising water supply and demand imbalance in the Colorado River Basin (CRB). We...