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UNIV. OF WASHINGTON: Why isn’t Colorado’s snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? New research suggests the problem might be the lack of spring rainfall

August 16, 2024

By Sarah McQuate, UW News The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking water in...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Forgoes More Colorado River Water in New Deal

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

August 16, 2024

By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River allotment cuts coming to Arizona, Nevada, Mexico

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 15, 2024

While several reservoirs along the Colorado River system have a decent amount of water, Lake Mead is only a third full. By Sam Ribikoff, Courthouse News Service Even though the water level on Lake Powell rose half a foot this...

NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 14, 2024

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Imperial Irrigation District in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

August 13, 2024

‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...

PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District acts to protect Colorado River, Salton Sea with new Conservation Agreement

Imperial Irrigation District

Agriculture Colorado River

August 13, 2024

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up to 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026. From the Imperial Irrigation District: Today, the Imperial Irrigation District Board...

USBR: Advancing Water Management: Installation of eddy covariance stations in the Upper Colorado Basin

Maven

Colorado River

July 31, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds contradict scientific research, say the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed is not a significant source of pollution for disadvantaged communities

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

July 27, 2024

The government’s draft environmental assessment, released in June, moves a key water agency closer to approval of a plan that...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Hoping to reduce Colorado River dependency, Southern California bets big on wastewater recycling

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River Water supply augmentation

July 6, 2024

Southern California has become the cradle of water recycling in the United States, with several flagship projects aiming to become the gold standard for water purification. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service Can wastewater be made potable again on a...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 28, 2024

Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in...

EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact

American Geophysical Union

Colorado River

June 25, 2024

The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now...

EOS: Potential relief for the Colorado River’s near future

American Geophysical Union

Colorado River

June 20, 2024

A new study reveals that precipitation could boost the iconic river’s flow in the next couple of decades despite the deleterious effects of warming temperatures due to climate change. By Jane Palmer, AGU Drought has plagued the Colorado River for...

NASA satellites find snow didn’t offset Southwest groundwater loss

NASA/JPL

Colorado River Science

June 18, 2024

By James R. Riordon, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough...

PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation updates Colorado River consumptive uses and losses data

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

June 8, 2024

Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation has updated its Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and...

AG ALERT: Habitat concerns muddle Colorado River water plan

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

June 5, 2024

For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use, the inland sea has receded, impacting habitat for species that live in its marshes and nearby drainage ditches. By Caleb...