MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: From crisis to collaboration: The past and future of Colorado River management Maven Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation May 29, 2025The Colorado River’s water future was a major topic on the agenda at the inaugural meeting of the Metropolitan’s Subcommittee...
NEVADA CURRENT: California conservation efforts have raised Lake Mead by 16-feet in two years, regulators say Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water users in California have conserved enough water since 2022 to raise Lake Mead water...
PRESS RELEASE: IID’s Colorado River Agreement to Raise Lake Mead by 10+ Feet Maven Colorado River September 27, 2024IID inked a landmark conservation agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to conserve up...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River August 28, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Forgoes More Colorado River Water in New Deal Voice of San Diego Colorado River August 16, 2024By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026 Nevada Current Colorado River August 14, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Imperial Irrigation District in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other...
PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District acts to protect Colorado River, Salton Sea with new Conservation Agreement Imperial Irrigation District AgricultureColorado River August 13, 2024The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up 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, 2024The 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 RiverWater supply augmentation July 6, 2024Southern California has become the cradle of water recycling in the United States, with several flagship projects aiming to become...
AG ALERT: Habitat concerns muddle Colorado River water plan Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River June 5, 2024For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use,...
NEVADA CURRENT: Lake Mead to benefit from $99M grant for water recycling project Nevada Current Colorado River May 29, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that...
METROPOLITAN: Committee briefed on Colorado River interim and post-2026 operating guidelines Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features March 21, 2024At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin water managers say it’s time to fix their supply/demand problem Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 15, 2023Colorado has long pushed for recognition of overuse By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalsim Representatives from two lower basin states on...
NEVADA CURRENT: CA agencies agree to conserve a combined 643,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead Nevada Current Colorado River December 14, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead is getting a massive boost in water this summer after several California water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water districts agree to save 643,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water through 2025 Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 13, 2023California water districts signed Colorado River water conservation agreements with the federal government at the start of the 75th meeting...
