AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River March 20, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River basin states pitch two alternative plans Nevada Current Colorado River March 7, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of tense discussion over the future of the Colorado River, western states that...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ Aspen Journalism Colorado River March 7, 2024Colorado River basin states submit competing proposals for reservoir operations post-2026 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism This article was first...
USBR NEWS: Biden-Harris Administration releases Final SEIS for current operations of the Colorado River Basin; Lower basin states, Metropolitan respond Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River March 5, 2024Interior Department continues long-term planning with robust input from Basin States, Tribes and other parties From the Bureau of Reclamation:...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House launches water conservation initiative for western US Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 5, 2024The plan comes as the Colorado River Basin languishes in the driest period it’s seen in a thousand years. By...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West start negotiations in Las Vegas Nevada Current Colorado River December 18, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water pressure builds between upper and lower basins over future distribution of the Colorado River Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 15, 2023The 75th gathering of the Colorado River Water Users Association drew 1,700 stakeholders from across seven states, 30 Native American...
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...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration announces several new water conservation agreements in California to protect the Colorado River system Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River December 13, 2023Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Study finds that livestock growers need more compensation for water conservation Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 8, 2023Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...
NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 100,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water in exchange for compensation Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System US Department of the Interior Colorado River December 1, 2023From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds Bet on Paying for Water Conservation to Protect the Colorado River Inside Climate News Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation November 7, 2023Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to...
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...
