From the Bureau of Reclamation: On the surface, stocking more of the invasive fish you are trying to remove might...
Researchers from the University of Washington found that, in the absence of typical spring precipitation, plants along tributaries to the Colorado River consume enough water to meaningfully lower the river level. By Jake Bolster, Inside Climate News The Never Summer...
By Jennifer Solis, Stateline After Lake Mead hit an all-time low two years ago, the Colorado River’s water supply is...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Despite some improvements in water conservation, Nevada is facing a fourth consecutive year of mandatory...
By Sarah McQuate, UW News The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking water in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Much of this water comes from the snowpack that builds up over the winter and...
By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
While several reservoirs along the Colorado River system have a decent amount of water, Lake Mead is only a third...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Imperial Irrigation District in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other district in the West, finalized an agreement on Monday to leave up to 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead...
‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up to...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to fruition. The initial $8.7 million investment announced under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in July 2023 was earmarked for the purchase...
The government’s draft environmental assessment, released in June, moves a key water agency closer to approval of a plan that...
Southern California has become the cradle of water recycling in the United States, with several flagship projects aiming to become...
Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in the upper Colorado River basin took another step this week toward a more formal water conservation program that they say...