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...
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,...
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...
AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River November 1, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert AgricultureColorado RiverCommentary August 2, 2023Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal Ag Alert Colorado River June 14, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River states reach an agreement, but not a solution Nevada Current Colorado River May 23, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of negotiations, seven Western states along the Colorado River have agreed to water...
GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis Grist Colorado River April 26, 2023This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...
GRIST: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? Grist Colorado River April 11, 2023By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Almost half...
