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.
To that end, the four upper basin river states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming submitted their proposal for how ...
The Colorado River Compact, enacted in 1922 ... to convey more brackish groundwater after their river allocations were cut in ...
That means 30% of Southern California’s drinking water would be cut off, likely resulting in strict rationing and higher ...
Their proposal would have Arizona, California and Nevada reduce use when water storage in all seven reservoirs across the ...
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 ...
California’s Colorado River commissioner. Such a scenario could lead to significant unexpected cuts in water deliveries to California, Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. “There are a couple of ways ...
Paul Knowles has spent countless hours and days looking through newspaper articles online at Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, hoping to bring some clarity to the confusion that surrounds the ...
The Bureau of Reclamation estimates that Colorado River water users will need to collectively cut up to 4 million acre-feet to avoid catastrophe in the river’s reservoirs. Existing drought ...
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 ...
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 ...