SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage Maven Meetings May 18, 2023 177Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin Maven Breaking News April 11, 2023 1766Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Initiates Significant Action to Protect Colorado River System Maven Breaking News October 28, 2022 646Reclamation initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Maven Breaking News August 16, 2022 1272From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...
FEATURE: Mountain Atmospheric Observatory Will Help Track Colorado River Water Maven News and Features January 11, 2022 139The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, forming the border between California and Arizona along...
COLORADO RIVER: An update on efforts of the lower basin states to address worsening conditions Maven Meetings November 24, 2021 267While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower...
FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations Maven Meetings September 24, 2021 267In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River,...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces 2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Maven Breaking News August 16, 2021 5598Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin; Level 1 Shortage Condition declared at Lake Mead From the Bureau of Reclamation:...
MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries Maven Meetings September 23, 2020 202Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...
PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Maven News and Features August 7, 2019 321Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is...
THIS JUST IN … Imperial Irrigation District files suit in Superior Court over Drought Contingency Plan; Metropolitan responds *UPDATED with coverage from The Desert Sun* Maven Breaking News April 17, 2019 916Petition alleges CEQA violations by Metropolitan Water District From the Imperial Irrigation District: On the same day President Trump signed...
THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Board steps up to support Drought Contingency Plan; protects Southland’s stored water in Lake Mead Maven Breaking News March 12, 2019 401From the Metropolitan Water District: With the fate of a long-negotiated deal to protect Colorado River supplies in jeopardy, the...
DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis? Maven Event coverage February 20, 2019 1108Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall...
THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Water District begins drawing down stored water in Lake Mead Maven Breaking News January 7, 2019 2529“If there is no Drought Contingency Plan, we don’t want to leave potentially half a million acre-feet or more locked...
COLORADO RIVER: Metropolitan Committee hears more details on the Drought Contingency Plan Maven Meetings November 14, 2018 426Metropolitan Board of Directors expected to vote in December At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee,...
