Colorado River Compact

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can a dam expansion hold back climate considerations on the Colorado River?

Maven

Colorado River

August 15, 2026

Climate change will almost certainly feature prominently in any multi-state litigation over the Colorado River. A court case over an...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 30, 2026

Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Western Slope lawmakers had harsh words...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River Compact negotiators see rocky road toward mediation

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2026

Amid decreasing supply, key agreements governing future water use along the Colorado River expired this year. So did initial deadlines...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Feds say new Colorado River plan will be short-term

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 6, 2026

Operating plan may be based on latest Lower Basin proposal. By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal officials announced on Thursday...

ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona hires high-powered law firm, setting the stage for a legal battle over Colorado River water

Arizona Mirror

Colorado River

March 24, 2026

by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Arizona is preparing for a legal battle over its rights to Colorado River water. Following...

CENTER SQUARE: Arizona leaders urge feds to defend state water rights

The Center Square

Colorado River

November 18, 2025

Officials write about Colorado River pact affecting Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. By Zachery Schmidt, The Center...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations

Maven

Colorado River

November 3, 2025

Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...

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

Colorado Newsline

Colorado River

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

Colorado Newsline

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...