Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that ...
Water and environment experts aim to make sure endangered fish, Grand Canyon ecosystems and more aren’t left out of the ...
Environmental organizations have influenced Colorado River management in the past. In 2007, they suggested that states take on voluntary water cuts for conservation purposes. That plan was ...
If the water level in Lake Powell falls too low, the dam may not be able to release water to downstream users.
The Colorado River Compact, enacted in 1922 ... to convey more brackish groundwater after their river allocations were cut in ...
Cattle feed, including alfalfa and other forms of hay, accounted for 46% of all water directly diverted from the Colorado ...
With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s ...
The Colorado River's water levels are the lowest they have ... to reduce our use by 20 percent immediately, and we'll need to cut more as the climate warms and further reduces the river's flow." ...
But when drought years shrink the Colorado River, the Upper Basin is forced to cut consumption under the 1922 Colorado River Compact. Therefore, the Upper Basin’s representatives argue ...
Denver City Council clarifies budget cuts and reallocations, addressing mischaracterizations and vacancy savings. Police ...
Two-thirds of the tribes with lands and water rights in the Colorado ... developing new river management guidelines and protection of their senior water rights against proposed cuts or caps ...