Knowing how the maximum allotment of Colorado River water is used raises a few surprises about the amount cities take.
That means 30% of Southern California’s drinking water would be cut off, likely resulting in strict rationing and higher ...
Federal and Colorado programs pay farmers to save water, which often involves switching to crops that use less but have ...
Their proposal would have Arizona, California and Nevada reduce use when water storage in all seven reservoirs across the ...
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 ...
If federal officials can’t repair the tubes, MacEachern said his agency expected Reclamation to not place the burden of more ...
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.
But while the agreement is a success, it is only in the short term. Already, the seven Western states that use Colorado River water have submitted competing proposals for what comes after 2026. "This ...
The red swamp crawfish is an invasive species that state officials wanted no part of, but Coloradans recently won the right ...
Colorado rafting outfitters claimed the Biden administration's order to raise wages threatened to disrupt a decades-old ...
The Colorado River loses 19.3 million acre feet of water per year to cities, farms and evaporation — roughly the amount of ...