Nevada Archives

August 29, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid tense negotiations over the Colorado River’s future, Nevada leaders came together Thursday to focus...

NEVADA CURRENT: Lawmakers aim to rethink excessive water use penalties in Southern Nevada

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 8, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Las Vegas Valley Water District implemented a water rate structure two years ago that...

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, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...

THE CONVERSATION: Colorado River states bought time with a 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger

The Conversation

Colorado River

June 26, 2023

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to...

AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal

Ag Alert

Colorado River

June 14, 2023

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...

PRO PUBLICA: Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find It in Lawns.

Pro Publica

Colorado River

June 9, 2023

by Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash Ngu, and photography by Liz Moughon This story was originally published by ProPublica. ...

STATELINE: Colorado River agreement punts on drastic cuts and difficult negotiations

Stateline

Colorado River

May 24, 2023

The proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is not a long-term fix, water experts argue. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline State...

NEVADA CURRENT: NV and other lower Colorado River Basin states face major water cuts under federal proposal

Nevada Current

Colorado River

April 12, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials on Tuesday proposed unprecedented cuts to the amount of water Nevada, California, and...

STATELINE: Water cuts hit Western states

Stateline

Colorado River

September 15, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

NEVADA CURRENT: Sisolak calls on feds to step up river basin management, but ‘no need’ to slow growth

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 24, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak called on states along the Colorado River and the federal...

NEVADA CURRENT: Citing Nevada’s example, Cortez Masto calls on feds to make other states conserve water

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 23, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined state water officials Monday to demand immediate federal action on...

NEVADA CURRENT: More water cuts for lower Colorado River Basin states

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 16, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and Arizona are facing a second year of mandatory water cuts as drought and...

NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 16, 2021

SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces 2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

August 16, 2021

Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin; Level 1 Shortage Condition declared at Lake Mead From the Bureau of Reclamation:...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 21, 2020

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend...