The Upper and Lower basin states are split on a long-term plan to manage Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but meetings between the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
California’s Colorado River commissioner. Such a scenario could lead to significant unexpected cuts in water deliveries to California, Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. “There are a couple of ways ...
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 ...
The expected cuts need to be enough to prevent the river ... “it gives us a fuller perspective of all the benefits the Colorado River provides,” Richter said. “That 19% going to native ...
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 ...