THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River April 11, 2023Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West...
NEVADA CURRENT: Biden administration rolls out $585 million for Western water projects Nevada Current Colorado River April 6, 2023by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current The Biden administration will send $585 million to water projects in 11 Western states, Interior...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona announces $233 million in Colorado River water conservation efforts Courthouse News Service Colorado River April 6, 2023The investments will conserve enough water for more than half a million people per year and raise the level of...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 13, 2023Grand Valley Water Users propose payment for land, not water By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in Western Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Nevada Current Colorado River December 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...
NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference Nevada Current Colorado River December 15, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...
COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River Ag Alert Colorado RiverCommentary November 9, 2022By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert Colorado River November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...
AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River October 19, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...
CAL MATTERS: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River October 5, 2022Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California offers allocation cut to save the Colorado River Courthouse News Service Colorado River October 5, 2022The voluntary cut amounts to a tenth of its annual allocation. By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service Following federal pressure...
NEVADA CURRENT: Citing Nevada’s example, Cortez Masto calls on feds to make other states conserve water Nevada Current Colorado River August 23, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined state water officials Monday to demand immediate federal action on...
COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CA: Chairman Nelson Issues Statement on Protection Volumes Effort Colorado River Board of California Colorado River August 16, 2022STATEMENT FROM COLORADO RIVER BOARD CHAIRMAN PETER NELSON The Colorado River Basin is in the 23rd year of a historic drought....
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River August 16, 2022From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds order Arizona and Nevada to cut water use as Colorado River levels drop to historic lows Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 16, 2022The amount of water Arizona gets from the Colorado River will be cut by more than 20%, Nevada’s allocation by...
