The Biden administration had raised the prospect of unilaterally imposing water cuts if the states did not come to an agreement. The Colorado River's two main reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell ...
Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River in 2024, thanks to a slightly improved outlook, but long-term challenges remain.
The Colorado River Compact, enacted in 1922 ... to convey more brackish groundwater after their river allocations were cut in ...
That means 30% of Southern California’s drinking water would be cut off, likely resulting in strict rationing and higher ...
calling on the seven states to reach a deal to voluntarily cut 2 million to 4 million acre-feet from their use of Colorado River water with the implicit risk of federal cuts if they couldn’t ...
Their proposal would have Arizona, California and Nevada reduce use when water storage in all seven reservoirs across the ...
To avoid this scenario, called “deadpool,” negotiators from California and Arizona – which use the most Colorado River water of any states — agreed last summer to massive temporary cuts in ...
Erin Schaff/The New York Times So far the Colorado River states have missed a deadline for consensus on cuts sought by the Biden administration to avoid a catastrophic failure of the river system.
The Bureau of Reclamation estimates that Colorado River water users will need to collectively cut up to 4 million acre-feet to avoid catastrophe in the river’s reservoirs. Existing drought ...
Community members are praising a group of Colorado law enforcement officers who spent one ... die after being swept away in ...
Years of overuse by farms and cities, and the effects of drought worsened by climate change has meant much less water flows today through the Colorado River than in previous decades. Despite ...
Even prior to the company's recent layoffs, some Austin-area community groups have been concerned about what they view as a lack of responsiveness from the company.