NEVADA CURRENT: Waiting for California: 6 Colorado River states reach agreement even as 7th still on sidelines Nevada Current Colorado River January 31, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Six Western states along the Colorado River have reached a tentative agreement to cut back...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Nevada Current Colorado River December 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...
NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference Nevada Current Colorado River December 15, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River August 16, 2022From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds to take water from Wyoming to bolster Lake Powell Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 3, 2022Akin to robbing Peter to pay Paul, the feds say the influx of water into Lake Powell is necessary to...
NEVADA CURRENT: Utah water pipeline proposal premised on faulty population estimates, critics say Nevada Current Colorado River March 11, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As the battle over a planned groundwater pipeline near the Utah-Nevada border continues, conservation groups...
USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years USGS Colorado River October 28, 2021First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...
NEVADA CURRENT: Utahans seeking Lake Powell pipeline already use too much water, critics say Nevada Current Colorado River August 3, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current There are cheaper, more efficient ways to meet the water needs of a growing population...
NEVADA CURRENT: Broad coalition blasts ‘wasteful’ Colorado River pipeline proposal Nevada Current Colorado River July 16, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, hit record-low water levels last month....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds sued over plan to drain more of Colorado River Basin Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 21, 2019Beset by the impacts of climate change, a drought and increased water demand, the Colorado River Basin was already running...
