EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact American Geophysical Union News June 25, 2024 183The 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 News June 20, 2024 64A new study reveals that precipitation could boost the iconic river’s flow in the next couple of decades despite the...
NASA satellites find snow didn’t offset Southwest groundwater loss NASA/JPL News June 18, 2024 76By 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 Press Release/Other June 8, 2024 134Press 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 News June 5, 2024 133For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use,...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Rising temperatures will significantly reduce streamflow in the Upper Colorado River basin as groundwater levels fall, new research shows Desert Research Institute Science May 24, 2024 122Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...
GRIST: Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? Grist News May 16, 2024 91The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do...
USBR: Reclamation finalizes SEIS process to address drought and climate impacts on Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam Bureau of Reclamation News Agency News May 10, 2024 212Interior Department announced earlier this year that historic investments led to record water savings, helped stave off immediate collapse of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: In blow to green groups, Ninth Circuit upholds federal plan for Glen Canyon Dam Courthouse News Service News April 25, 2024 89Wednesday’s ruling puts the kibosh on claims that the federal government ignored climate change when developing a 20-year plan for...
STANFORD NEWS: For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day Stanford University News April 20, 2024 148Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Wet March boosts Colorado snowpack, streamflow forecasts Aspen Journalism News April 13, 2024 81Runoff still depends on temperature, dust on snow By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The month of March in Colorado was...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study Courthouse News Service News March 28, 2024 181And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado...
METROPOLITAN: Committee briefed on Colorado River interim and post-2026 operating guidelines Maven Meetings and Events March 21, 2024 129At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of...
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert News March 20, 2024 263By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters News March 7, 2024 193California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...