Colorado River Compact Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

COLORADO NEWSLINE: The government takes a dim view of the Colorado River’s future. Is it too optimistic?

August 26, 2025

‘Immediate action’ needed as states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline A version...

THE CONVERSATION: As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Conversation

Colorado River

August 7, 2025

By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river...

THE CONVERSATION: Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension

The Conversation

Colorado River

July 25, 2025

By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US...

AZ CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Colorado River

July 23, 2025

by Christopher Lomahquahu, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Guiding a Toyota pickup along a narrow dirt road south of Second...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Can learning from past policy save future users of the Colorado River?

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2025

Key agreements that adapt the century-old Colorado River Compact to the strains of modern climate change are set to expire...

COLORADO NEWSLINE: Shared risk at the heart of dispute over Colorado River

Guest Contributor

Colorado River

June 4, 2025

By Allen Best, Colorado Newsline Even-steven. That was the intent of delegates from the seven basin states in 1922 when...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 1, 2025

Threat of compact call hangs over seven-state talks By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism is an independent nonprofit news...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers deadlocked on Colorado River

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

December 6, 2024

Both Upper and Lower basin reps say their alternative is best By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism At the largest annual...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders puzzle over future distribution as waters dry up

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 6, 2024

Millions of people in the U.S. and Mexico depend on the Colorado River, but as the river shrinks, the Colorado...

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...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: New look at old study could correct Colorado River Compact flaw

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 15, 2023

Researchers believe the people who drew up the original Colorado River Compact ignored good science on how much water actually...

UC RIVERSIDE: Model to illustrate scenarios for the Colorado River water use

UC Riverside

Colorado River

November 2, 2023

Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the...

GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis

Grist

Colorado River

April 26, 2023

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...

THE CONVERSATION: As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges

The Conversation

Colorado River

February 6, 2023

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...

NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 19, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...