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.
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 ...
A Colorado sheriff's office says a 12 ... The truck was submerged in the river when law enforcement arrived at the crash scene Saturday night, finding two women with cuts on their faces and a man ...
The Colorado River Indian Tribes,which have the largest ... As for water to replace what’s cut from tribal CAP-based water settlements, the only location tribes have mentioned publicly is ...
The agricultural sector is the main target for cuts in water use ... Nearly three quarters of the water diverted from the Colorado River is being used for irrigation, according to the study.
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 ...
Two-thirds of the tribes with lands and water rights in the Colorado River Basin are calling for equal status in developing new river management guidelines and protection of their senior water rights ...