Lower Basin

NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada faces ‘unrealistic reductions’ in ‘fundamentally flawed’ Colorado River plan, officials say

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 1, 2026

By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current The federal government has released its long-awaited 10-year plan to manage worsening water shortages along...

Reclamation publishes final environmental impact statement for future Colorado River operations

US Department of the Interior

Colorado River

July 31, 2026

Preferred alternative provides framework for post-2026 river operations with flexibility to adapt to changing needs Press release from the Department...

Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape

Maven

Colorado River

July 21, 2026

New federal guidelines could determine how Southern California manages dry-year reliability after 2026. The Colorado River is under increasing pressure...

CRONKITE NEWS: Utah senator warns Arizona, other downstream states, they’ll forfeit $354M in conservation aid if they sue over Colorado River water

Cronkite News

Colorado River

June 11, 2026

by Marcus Reichley, Cronkite News  The chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee warned Arizona and two other...

CRONKITE NEWS: Arizona faces 77% cut in share of Colorado River as states remain deadlocked over water allocation

Cronkite News

Colorado River

June 10, 2026

by Marcus Reichley, Cronkite News An ongoing deadlock between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River may have...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds will soon impose new framework on Colorado River if states can’t agree how to manage it

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

June 6, 2026

Amid the river’s worst water year on record and deadlocked negotiations over its future, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it...

COLORADO RIVER: Post-2026 operations: Lower Basin proposal and next steps

Maven

Colorado River

May 13, 2026

Two years ago, the Lower Basin states proposed post-2026 operating guidelines in hopes of building a seven-state agreement. But after...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Flexible pool of water could be key to protect Lake Powell

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

May 13, 2026

Concept paper lays out how water could be moved to where its needed By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism An environmental...

PRESS RELEASE: Lower Basin states advance plan to deliver up to 3.2 million acre-feet through 2028 to Protect Colorado River

Guest Contributor

Colorado River

May 2, 2026

Proposal adds up to a million-acre-feet of conservation on top of the 1.25 million-acre-feet annual Lower Basin reductions proposed earlier...

MET IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Lower Basin pushes back as Reclamation advances drought actions

Maven

Colorado River

April 29, 2026

The Colorado River Basin has been sliding toward a critically dry year since January—enough to put extraordinary federal action on...

MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River

Maven

Colorado River

April 16, 2026

Several years ago, both the Southern Nevada Water Authority and entities in Arizona each invested $6 million in Pure Water...

MET COMMITTEE: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River

Maven

Colorado River

April 15, 2026

Over the past several years, the Colorado River Basin states have been working, with limited success, on guidelines that will...

STATEMENT: California submits comments on Colorado River EIR, reiterates commitment to collaborative, durable solutions that equitably distribute risk and protect the river

Colorado River Board of California

Colorado River

March 3, 2026

From JB Hamby, Colorado River Commissioner, State of California Today, California submitted comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for...

MET ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Drought, disagreements, and deadlines: The fight for Colorado River’s future

Maven

Colorado River

February 11, 2026

The federal government has given the basin states until February 14 to reach a consensus solution that will serve as...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Valentine’s Day marks next crucial deadline on the Colorado River

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

February 7, 2026

But none of the U.S. states negotiating the river’s future have any love for each other. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...