That means 30% of Southern California’s drinking water would be cut off, likely resulting in strict rationing and higher ...
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.
Their proposal would have Arizona, California and Nevada reduce use when water storage in all seven reservoirs across the ...
To that end, the four upper basin river states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming submitted their proposal for how ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Colorado River loses 19.3 million acre feet of water per year to cities, farms and evaporation — roughly the amount of ...
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." ...
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 ...