USBR: Biden-Harris Administration leaves Colorado River Basin on path to success Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River January 18, 2025Alternatives report released today provides detailed data to support consensus agreement for post-2026 Colorado River operations to prevent catastrophic drought...
NEVADA CURRENT: Upper and lower basin states hit tough impasse at annual Colorado River conference Nevada Current Colorado River December 6, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Western states that rely on the Colorado River are in a heated deadlock over how...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers deadlocked on Colorado River Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 6, 2024Both Upper and Lower basin reps say their alternative is best By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism At the largest annual...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders puzzle over future distribution as waters dry up Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 6, 2024Millions of people in the U.S. and Mexico depend on the Colorado River, but as the river shrinks, the Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: California conservation efforts have raised Lake Mead by 16-feet in two years, regulators say Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water users in California have conserved enough water since 2022 to raise Lake Mead water...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Despite Biden Administration proposals to address Colorado River shortages, a solution is far off Inside Climate News Colorado River November 22, 2024Colorado River users are in tense negotiations over the critical waterway’s future as climate-driven drought and overuse continue to diminish...
NEVADA CURRENT: Feds release long-term Colorado River management options, including water cutbacks Nevada Current Colorado River November 21, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid stalled negotiations over how to manage the troubled Colorado River in the coming decades,...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Puts Colorado River on Path to Success Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River November 21, 2024Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have staved off crisis in the Colorado River Basin. Alternatives released today...
METROPOLITAN: Committee briefed on Colorado River interim and post-2026 operating guidelines Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features March 21, 2024At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River basin states pitch two alternative plans Nevada Current Colorado River March 7, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of tense discussion over the future of the Colorado River, western states that...
PRESS RELEASE: Arizona, California, Nevada propose new approach for post-2026 Colorado River operations Press Release/Notice Colorado River March 6, 2024Alternative addresses the impacts of drought and climate change through a holistic and sustainable approach to the coordinated operations of...
GRIST: States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election Grist Colorado River March 6, 2024By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. There are...
USBR NEWS: Biden-Harris Administration releases Final SEIS for current operations of the Colorado River Basin; Lower basin states, Metropolitan respond Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River March 5, 2024Interior Department continues long-term planning with robust input from Basin States, Tribes and other parties From the Bureau of Reclamation:...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West start negotiations in Las Vegas Nevada Current Colorado River December 18, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin water managers say it’s time to fix their supply/demand problem Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 15, 2023Colorado has long pushed for recognition of overuse By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalsim Representatives from two lower basin states on...
