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,...
METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: Colorado River Basin states grapple with post-2026 guidelines amidst challenging negotiations and potential water conflicts Maven Colorado River November 20, 2024The 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, 2024Tribal and state officials say Reclamation walked back support for forbearance payments By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Tribes in the...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 13, 2024‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...
USBR: Advancing Water Management: Installation of eddy covariance stations in the Upper Colorado Basin Maven Colorado River July 31, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water Aspen Journalism Colorado River June 28, 2024Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in...
STATELINE: Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states Stateline Colorado River April 17, 2024Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River March 7, 2024California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 16, 2024Bidders 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 Colorado River February 13, 2024From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...
