COURTHOUSE NEWS: Facing future of shortages, Colorado River users dream of making more water Courthouse News Service News February 23, 2024 342Annual Colorado River flows have decreased an average of four million acre-feet since the 21st century, while the number of...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million Aspen Journalism News February 16, 2024 187Bidders paid an average of $74,600 per acre-foot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been...
USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin USGS News February 13, 2024 83From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...
USBR: Reclamation publishes overview of Colorado River evaporation history Maven Agency News February 8, 2024 170From the Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation today published an overview of historical natural losses along the lower...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: In managing Colorado River dam, feds ignored climate change, conservationists tell appeals court Courthouse News Service News February 7, 2024 56The U.S. Department of the Interior updated operations of the Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in 2016, but conservationists...
NIDIS: Understanding Water Supply Forecast Error on the Colorado River NIDIS News January 10, 2024 110By Peter Goble, Russ Schumacher, Colorado Climate Center The Colorado River is perhaps the most critical resource to the southwestern...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water wars see some breakthroughs but more clashes loom Cal Matters News December 18, 2023 301By Dan Walters, CalMatters. Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Native American tribes call for recognition, compensation in post-2026 Colorado River operating agreement Courthouse News Service News December 15, 2023 86Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River which provides water to 40 million people...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water pressure builds between upper and lower basins over future distribution of the Colorado River Courthouse News Service News December 15, 2023 75The 75th gathering of the Colorado River Water Users Association drew 1,700 stakeholders from across seven states, 30 Native American...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: New look at old study could correct Colorado River Compact flaw Courthouse News Service News December 15, 2023 51Researchers believe the people who drew up the original Colorado River Compact ignored good science on how much water actually...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water districts agree to save 643,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water through 2025 Courthouse News Service News December 13, 2023 211California 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 Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 115Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming UC Santa Barbara News December 12, 2023 34Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions 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 Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 167From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Selling Back Some Pricey Colorado River Water for Cheaper Met Water Voice of San Diego News November 10, 2023 150A deal between formerly warring parties could generate more water supplies in the drying West. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of...
