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...
STATELINE: Despite recent water supply improvement, more cuts expected for Colorado River, feds say Stateline Colorado River August 16, 2024By Jennifer Solis, Stateline After Lake Mead hit an all-time low two years ago, the Colorado River’s water supply is...
NEVADA CURRENT: Another year of water cuts for lower Colorado River Basin states, feds say Nevada Current Colorado River August 16, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Despite some improvements in water conservation, Nevada is facing a fourth consecutive year of mandatory...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River allotment cuts coming to Arizona, Nevada, Mexico Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 15, 2024While several reservoirs along the Colorado River system have a decent amount of water, Lake Mead is only a third...
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...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 13, 2024‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...
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...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water Aspen Journalism Colorado River June 28, 2024Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in...
EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact American Geophysical Union Colorado River June 25, 2024The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now...
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,...
USBR: Reclamation finalizes SEIS process to address drought and climate impacts on Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River May 10, 2024Interior Department announced earlier this year that historic investments led to record water savings, helped stave off immediate collapse of...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada joins six western states demanding more water investments Nevada Current Colorado River April 30, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding...
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...
