Upper Basin Archives

June 27, 2025

By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how...

COLORADO NEWSLINE: Shared risk at the heart of dispute over Colorado River

Guest Contributor

Colorado River

June 4, 2025

By Allen Best, Colorado Newsline Even-steven. That was the intent of delegates from the seven basin states in 1922 when...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: Sharing Colorado River Water: A View From Southern California

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Agriculture Colorado River

May 3, 2025

By Daniel Crespo, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The Colorado River...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study finds Rocky Mountain snow contamination

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

April 2, 2025

An examination of Rocky Mountain snow finds higher contamination levels of mercury and others metals in the northern part of...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 1, 2025

Threat of compact call hangs over seven-state talks By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism is an independent nonprofit news...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 30, 2025

River District warns again about impacts to Western Slope By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism After years of studying and experimenting...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 11, 2025

UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...

NEVADA CURRENT: Upper and lower basin states hit tough impasse at annual Colorado River conference

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 6, 2024

by 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, 2024

Both 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, 2024

Millions 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, 2024

by 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, 2024

Colorado 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, 2024

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid stalled negotiations over how to manage the troubled Colorado River in the coming decades,...

METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: Colorado River Basin states grapple with post-2026 guidelines amidst challenging negotiations and potential water conflicts

Maven

Colorado River

November 20, 2024

The Bureau of Reclamation is currently developing the post-2026 operational guidelines for managing the Colorado River system reservoirs. The guidelines...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Feds rule that next round of drought relief funding won’t cover tribes’ unused water

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

October 4, 2024

Tribal and state officials say Reclamation walked back support for forbearance payments By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Tribes in the...