The Upper and Lower basin states are split on a long-term plan to manage Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but meetings between the ...
Glen Canyon Dam, which creates the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., enables the distribution of Colorado River water ...
Knowing how the maximum allotment of Colorado River water is used raises a few surprises about the amount cities take.
Tribal leaders from the Colorado River Basin laid out three key ideas they want in any new river operating plan, including a permanent seat the table.
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 river is a lifeline for seven states, dozens of tribes, and two states in Mexico Suman Naishadham Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce ...
The Colorado River is in crisis — one of the worst in recorded history. We take more water out of the river than flows in, ...
Seven western states are now at an impasse over how to keep the Colorado River from collapsing due to climate change and overuse. On Wednesday, the states of California, Arizona and Nevada ...
A group of tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government amid contentious talks ...
The seven states that rely on water from the shrinking Colorado River are unlikely to agree to voluntarily make deep reductions in their water use, negotiators say, which would force the federal ...
The initial agreement in 1922 allocated 7.5 million acre-feet from the river each to its Upper and Lower basins, which include Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming; and Arizona, California and ...
A recent memo published by the US Bureau of Reclamation raises concerns about the future of water management in the Colorado River basin. Glen Canyon Dam, substation (left) and bridge (in front of ...